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Pago Pago Defenses

Seems I have more fighters than he has on the carriers. Now I have no real naval attack forces but I should be able to bleed him.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 25 & 26, 42

Yep, those are troop ships about to land at Palembang.....

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ASW attack near Singkawang at 55,86

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 22

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

SS KXVIII is sighted by escort
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Singkawang at 55,86

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 22

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

SS KXIII is sighted by escort
KXIII bottoming out ....
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kuantan at 51,79

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 8

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 1

SS O23 is sighted by escort
SC Ch 8 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 369 encounters mine field at Saigon (60,71)

Allied Ships
SS S-40, Mine hits 1



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TF 369 encounters mine field at Saigon (60,71)

Allied Ships
SS S-40, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



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Submarine attack near Cairns at 95,140

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62

Allied Ships
xAP Kota Tjandi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAP Kota Tjandi is sighted by SS RO-62
SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes


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Sub attack near Lingga at 51,87

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 24
SC Ch 7
SC Ch 26
SC Ch 25

Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1

SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 24
S-38 bottoming out ....
SC Ch 26 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 25 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 25 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 25 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 25 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 25 is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
Ki-27b Nate x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 9 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 208th RAF Adv Base Force, at 53,64 , near Prachuap Khiri Khan

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 18

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44 Tojo x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 38
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 29 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 8

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 7th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 30th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 11

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 10th Group Army ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 50,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
D3A1 Val x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML 1096

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,87

Japanese Ships
TB Hatsukari
TB Chidori
TB Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS S-38

SS S-38 is located by TB Hatsukari
S-38 bottoming out ....
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Miyake-jima at 111,63

Japanese Ships
CMc Katashima

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

CMc Katashima is sighted by SS Thresher
SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes at CMc Katashima


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Pre-Invasion action off Puerto Princesa (73,83)

Japanese Ships
DD Nokaze
xAK Yamagiku Maru

DD Nokaze firing at 2nd PI Base Force
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Puerto Princesa (73,83)

TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 73,83



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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 537

Defending force 21951 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Assaulting units:
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army


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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 753 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 427 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
III/124th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
Pontianak Base Force


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Ground combat at 74,100 (near Sidate)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1806 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Defending force 761 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese adjusted assault: 26

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion


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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 595 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Defending force 133 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
100th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 612 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Defending force 352 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
6th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
107th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at 85,47 (near Sinyang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4671 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 715

Defending force 180 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied adjusted assault: 95

Japanese adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
30th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
2nd Group Army
21st Group Army
31st Group Army

Defending units:
9th Armored Car Co


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 26, 42

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ASW attack near Pescadores at 83,63

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 18
SC Ch 17

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

SS Sailfish is sighted by escort
Sailfish diving deep ....
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Palmyra at 171,131

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
xAK Arizonan, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Arizonan is sighted by SS I-174
SS I-174 attacking on the surface


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TF 56 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS W-3, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DMS W-2, Shell hits 1
xAP Koan Maru, Mine hits 1
xAP Huzi Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-14
DMS W-14 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
DMS W-3 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-3
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-2
DMS W-2 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
8 mines cleared


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Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CL Adelaide
CL Leander
DD Voyager

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

CA Canberra firing at Shortlands
CL Adelaide firing at Shortlands
CL Leander firing at Shortlands
DD Voyager firing at Shortlands


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TF 56 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14, Shell hits 3
DMS W-3, Shell hits 2
DMS W-2, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
DD Hatsushima
DD Maikaze
PB Kamitsu Maru
xAP Montevideo Maru, Mine hits 1
PB Tonon Maru
xAP Miike Maru, Mine hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-14
DMS W-14 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
DMS W-3 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-3
DMS W-2 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-2
DMS W-14 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-14
DMS W-3 firing at Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-3
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-2
46 mines cleared


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Submarine attack near Palmyra at 172,130

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
xAK Harry Luckenbach, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAK Harry Luckenbach is sighted by SS I-173
SS I-173 attacking on the surface


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TF 56 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14, Shell hits 1
DMS W-3
DMS W-2, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Minekaze
DD Maikaze
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru
xAP Huso Maru, Mine hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-14
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-3
Palembang ML Base Force firing at DMS W-2
17 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
Ki-27b Nate x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 208th RAF Adv Base Force, at 53,64 , near Prachuap Khiri Khan

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 18

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 29th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44 Tojo x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 6
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 7th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 12th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 17
Ki-30 Ann x 4
Ki-32 Mary x 8

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd War Area ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 30
B-339D x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
B-339D: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Asama Maru
xAK Arizona Maru
xAP Tatsuta Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Canberra Maru

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Arizona Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 83 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 89 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Tacoma Maru

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wirraway bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 13
Ki-30 Ann x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 5 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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ASW attack near Wake Island at 137,98

Japanese Ships
SS I-17

Allied Ships
APD Fox
AVD Thornton
AVD Hulbert
AVD McFarland
AVD Ballard

SS I-17 is sighted by escort
I-17 diving deep ....
AVD Thornton fails to find sub and abandons search
AVD Hulbert fails to find sub and abandons search
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Ballard fails to find sub and abandons search
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD McFarland fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 537

Defending force 21951 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Arm

Overview as of Jan 27th

As my opponent is out of pocket today, I will be posting a lot of information on the current status, any comments or thoughts are welcome from anyone. I have found lots of help from the forum so thanks again in advance.

Main KB: Believed to be at 140,144 north of Fiji. There are coming back from the Line Islands I am assuming they are in route to Truck to take replacements and do minor repairs. From there I am going to assume that they will proceed to support the taking of Truk.

Mini-KB: In the NEI area at 49,89. Supporting the landing to follow soon at Palembang.

Lexington: The Lady Lex no longer know as Fishy Food (Trade Mark Pending) is at Port at Bremerton and will be fully repaired in 68 days --- 19/28(28)/2(2). The air units are at Seattle with the exception of the TB squadron that is split with all of its aircraft at Wake Island. The air units have been stripped of their best pilots and converted to training until the Lexington is repaired. A mission is underway to "rescue" the TB unit at wake as the 12 TBD-1 Devastators are really needed for my pools......

Enterprise:Repaired, refitted, re-planed and about to set sail from San Diego to bomb naval units at/near and the airfield at Christmas Island.

Saratoga:Repaired, refitted, re-planed and following Enterprise.

YorktownRepaired, refitted, re-planed and following Enterprise.

Force Z Appears to be undetected at Soerabaja with the loss of Price of Wales this force is reduced but still ready to rock and roll for some more dashes north for night combat using British Radar.

Wake Thirty mines in place, Level 2-40% Forts, 8 F4F-3's and 12 TBD-1'a. There is one USN Std Base Force, 2 Marine Def Art and 1 Inf Bat (in route). Supplies at 4593. I make a hard push to hold this as grabing Marcus Island in 43/44 might be able to give him a good scare.

NEI It appears he is going to really start his push now. The Mini-KB is here and is now in route to Palembang. Looking at trying to bomb the Oil field with the Dutch forces at Batavia.

Paymyra Is now held by two Def Art Units, 1 MAG HQ and 1 USN Std Base Force.1 USA Inf Bat.151 mines, 1 ACM and level 2-40% forts. Aviation Engineering Battalion is in route, this will put us over the 6K stacking limit but it will only be on the island until the building of the airfield/ports/forts are maxed out and then I will move it to Fanning. Four Fighter units Back up to 49P-40E's, 25 P-39D's and 5 PBY's. operational for defense.

Fanning Forts are at Level 2 and the port is 0-35%. 1 Base Group, 1 US Army Inf Bat and 1 Fanning Inf Det. There is are 6 PBY's at the island. I have one Combat Engine Bat is in route (prepping for Christmas Island). Two US INF Divisions, 2 Art Battalions, 2 Combat Engineering Bat have been identified and will move when safe to do so to Fanning to retake Christmas Island. Hope to find two non-marine armor units to add at some point but this might be overkill.

PHI and Singapore:The overall plan to hold the Philippines and Singapore seems to still be intact. Clark Field that is now over-stacked by 10K to 50K of troops. All that we really hold now in Clark Field and Bataan.

Christmas Island: Is firmly held by ~7K of Enemy troops and climbing. No idea on the ports/airfields.

Port Blair: Held by 1 IND Inf Bde, 1 Port Blair Adv Base Force, Forts 2-62%, 28K of supplies and one RN Base Force in route. Will have a fighter unit over this at some point.

Horn Island: 1 RAAF Base Force, 1 Horn Island Base Force, 1 AUS Inf Bar, Fort 2-18% and 2100 supplies. Willing to write this off I did add the extra Eng unit but at this point other than supplies these units will DIP (die in place).

Port Moresby: 1 AUS Anti-Tank Rgt, 2 AUS Art Rgt, 2 AUS Inf Bat, 1 AUS Inf Company, 2-99% Forts and 65K supplies. As he is taking so long I may see what else I can get in here to slow him down.

New Caledonia: Koumac is held by an AUS Commando Company with 1 small AUS ENG Det in route. Noumea has 3 AMc's, Forts 2-37%, 1 AUS RAN Base Force, 1 AUS Commando Company, 1 New Cat Inf Det, 1 AUS Light AA Reg and 6500 supplies. The plan is to send the rest of the AUS Commando Companies to build the Battalions to the islands - all other Commando companies will be flown to port Moresby as reinforcements. Two two remaining battalions of the 8th AUS Inf Division will also be sent here once the make it to Brisbane (30 days out maybe????).

Pago Pago: 75 mines, 2 ACM, Port 2-67%, Air Field 2-59%, Fort 3-0%. There are 4 Fighter (74 P-39D's), 3 Medium Bomber (33 B-26) and one PBY (12 PBY-5s) units at the island. At the island I have 2 ARM Bat, 1 Art Bat, 1 MAR Def Bat, 1 USN Std Base Force, 1 Const Reg, 1 Aviation Eng Bat, 1 Pion Bat, 1 Base Group, 1 MAG, II Fighter HQ, 1 MAR Inf Rgt. Maybe I move 1 base force and 1 Mar Def Art Unit to Luganville?????

Fiji: Nadi has 1 Nadi Base Force, 1 NEZ Inf Bat and Forts 3-09%. Suva has Port 3-09, Air Field 2-48, Fort 3-05. There are four 4 Hudson's, 9 Vincent, 2 S.19 and 12 PBY's for air units. On the ground in Suva we have 4 Art Bats, 1 Base Group, 1 RNZAF Base Force, 1 MAG, 1 MAR Inf Reg, 2 NEZ INF Bats and 1 MAR Para Bat. I might be ok with risking an art bat or four but they would need to have something else added to them to hold some thing.

New Hebrides & Espiritu Santo: The e is nothing here other than 1 SS at sea at Luganville. The question is what if anything do I pull from Fiji/Pago Pago to hold this area?

Still Shuffling units to the islands around Pearl and hope for the best. At this point it hard to tell what he may be up to but for some reason I am still thinking OZ but this is looking less and less likely. Want to try and reinforce Baker Island next and start something prepping to take back Canton and Christmas but this is a long ways off.

Rook

KB

They have to be in route to Turk to re-arm. I now his upgrades don't start until June of 42 for the carriers do most player get these as soon as possible or do they wait as the 1st batch seems to add some AA but not any radar?

RD&D Tracking

I have pulled the below data from tracker (have it in an Excel file if anyone wants to take a look). The hope here is to track what airframes are being advanced so it does not surprise me at some point. If anyone see what he is up to let me know!

I marked the ones that I think matter coming in 1942 but if there is an aircraft that has vaule to him I missed shout [:D].

This just leads me to more questions.... but lets start with is the Zero A6M3a range worth the trade off in loss of maneuver? I don't think so but will he????


ID Name Type Avail. Date Nation Attributes
806 Ki-57-II Topsy Transport 42/03 IJ Army
605 A6M2-N Rufe Float Fighter 42/04 IJ Navy Float
681 H6K2-L Mavis Transport 42/04 IJ Navy Float
789 Ki-48-IIa Lily Level Bomber 42/04 IJ Army Medium bomb
793 Ki-49-Ia Helen Level Bomber 42/04 IJ Army Medium bomb
671 G3M3 Nell Level Bomber 42/05 IJ Navy Medium bomb
775 Ki-45 KAIa Nick Fighter-Bomber 42/05 IJ Army
609 A6M3 Zero Fighter 42/06 IJ Navy
684 H6K5 Mavis Patrol 42/06 IJ Navy Float
768 Ki-44 Tojo Fighter 42/06 IJ Army
769 Ki-44-IIa Tojo Fighter 42/06 IJ Army
686 H8K1 Emily Patrol 42/07 IJ Navy Float
645 D3A2 Val Dive Bomber 42/08 IJ Navy CV capable
762 Ki-43-IIa Oscar Fighter 42/08 IJ Army
682 H6K4-L Mavis Transport 42/09 IJ Navy Float
794 Ki-49-IIa Helen Level Bomber 42/09 IJ Army Medium bomb
655 D4Y1-C Judy Recon 42/10 IJ Navy CV capable
690 J1N1-C Irving Recon 42/11 IJ Navy
809 Ki-61-Ia Tony Fighter 42/11 IJ Army
610 A6M3a Zero Fighter 42/12 IJ Navy CV capable
748 Ki-21-IIb Sally Level Bomber 42/12 IJ Army Medium bomb
776 Ki-45 KAIb Nick Fighter-Bomber 42/12 IJ Army
784 Ki-46 KAI Dinah Fighter 42/12 IJ Army
649 D4Y1 Judy Dive Bomber 43/01 IJ Navy CV capable
783 Ki-46-III Dinah Recon 43/01 IJ Army
790 Ki-48-IIb Lily Dive Bomber 43/01 IJ Army Medium bomb
801 Ki-54c Hickory Transport 43/01 IJ Army
763 Ki-43-IIb Oscar Fighter 43/02 IJ Army
630 B6N1 Jill Torpedo Bomber 43/03 IJ Navy CV capable
687 H8K2 Emily Patrol 43/03 IJ Navy Float
612 A6M5 Zero Fighter 43/04 IJ Navy CV capable
694 J2M2 Jack Fighter 43/05 IJ Navy
777 Ki-45 KAIc Nick Fighter-Bomber 43/05 IJ Army
796 Ki-49-II KAI Helen Transport 43/05 IJ Army
810 Ki-61-Ib Tony Fighter 43/06 IJ Army
688 H8K2-L Emily Transport 43/07 IJ Navy Float
714 N1K1 Rex Float Fighter 43/07 IJ Navy Float
715 N1K1-J George Fighter 43/07 IJ Navy
770 Ki-44-IIb Tojo Fighter 43/07 IJ Army
664 E15K1 Norm Float Plane 43/08 IJ Navy Float
721 P1Y1 Frances Level Bomber 43/08 IJ Navy Medium bomb
791 Ki-48-IIc Lily Dive Bomber 43/08 IJ Army Medium bomb
709 L2D2 Tabby Transport 43/09 IJ Navy
795 Ki-49-IIb Helen Level Bomber 43/09 IJ Army Medium bomb
811 Ki-61-Ic Tony Fighter 43/09 IJ Army
631 B6N2 Jill Torpedo Bomber 43/10 IJ Navy CV capable
691 J1N1-S Irving Night Fighter 43/10 IJ Navy
798 Ki-51b Sonia Level Bomber 43/11 IJ Army Light bomb
674 G4M2 Betty Level Bomber 44/01 IJ Navy Medium bomb
815 Ki-67-Ia Peggy Level Bomber 44/01 IJ Army Medium bomb
604 A6M2 Sen Baku Fighter-Bomber 44/02 IJ Navy CV capable
771 Ki-44-IIc Tojo Fighter 44/03 IJ Army
650 D4Y2 Judy Dive Bomber 44/04 IJ Navy CV capable
656 D4Y2-C Judy Recon 44/04 IJ Navy CV capable
665 E16A1 Paul Dive Bomber 44/04 IJ Navy Float
679 G4M1-L Betty Transport 44/04 IJ Navy
695 J2M3 Jack Fighter 44/04 IJ Navy
727 Q1W1 Lorna Level Bomber 44/04 IJ Navy Medium bomb
778 Ki-45 KAId Nick Night Fighter 44/04 IJ Army
812 Ki-61-Id Tony Fighter 44/04 IJ Army
818 Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy Level Bomber 44/05 IJ Army Medium bomb
614 A6M5b Zero Fighter 44/06 IJ Navy CV capable
615 A6M5d-S Zero Night Fighter 44/06 IJ Navy CV capable
658 D4Y2-S Judy Night Fighter 44/06 IJ Navy
675 G4M2a Betty Level Bomber 44/06 IJ Navy Medium bomb
764 Ki-43-IIIa Oscar Fighter 44/06 IJ Army
820 Ki-76 Stella Level Bomber 44/07 IJ Army Light bomb, CV capable, Amphib
635 B7A2 Grace Dive Bomber 44/08 IJ Navy CV capable
639 C6N1 Myrt Recon 44/08 IJ Navy CV capable
651 D4Y3 Judy Dive Bomber 44/08 IJ Navy CV capable
813 Ki-61-II KAI Tony Fighter 44/08 IJ Army
816 Ki-67-Ib Peggy Level Bomber 44/08 IJ Army Medium bomb
740 Ka-1 Patrol 44/09 IJ Army CV capable, Float, Amphib
825 Ki-84a Frank Fighter 44/1 IJ Army
616 A6M5c Zero Fighter 44/10 IJ Navy CV capable
692 J1N1-Sa Irving Night Fighter 44/10 IJ Navy
712 M6A1 Seiran Torpedo Bomber 44/10 IJ Navy Float
785 Ki-46-III KAI Dinah Night Fighter 44/10 IJ Army
632 B6N2a Jill Torpedo Bomber 44/11 IJ Navy CV capable
661 E13A1b Jake Float Plane 44/11 IJ Navy Float
677 G4M2e Betty Level Bomber 44/11 IJ Navy Medium bomb
678 G4M3a Betty Level Bomber 44/11 IJ Navy Medium bomb
716 N1K2-J George Fighter 44/11 IJ Navy
724 P1Y2 Frances Level Bomber 44/11 IJ Navy Medium bomb
725 P1Y2-S Frances Night Fighter 44/11 IJ Navy
839 Ki-102b Randy Fighter-Bomber 44/11 IJ Army
697 J2M5 Jack Fighter 45/01 IJ Navy
817 Ki-109-I Peggy Night Fighter 45/01 IJ Army
607 A6M2-K Zero Fighter-Bomber 45/02 IJ Navy
652 D4Y4 Judy Dive Bomber 45/02 IJ Navy CV capable
707 K11W1 Shiragiku Level Bomber 45/02 IJ Navy Light bomb
742 Ki-9 Spruce Level Bomber 45/03 IJ Army Light bomb
826 Ki-84b Frank Fighter 45/03 IJ Army
836 Ki-100-I Tony Fighter 45/03 IJ Army
838 Ki-102a Randy Fighter 45/03 IJ Army
765 Ki-43-IV Oscar Fighter 45/04 IJ Army
617 A6M7 Zero Fighter-Bomber 45/05 IJ Navy CV capable
640 C6N1-S Myrt Night Fighter 45/05 IJ Navy
705 K5Y1 Willow Level Bomber 45/05 IJ Navy Light bomb
800 Ki-54b Hickory Level Bomber 45/05 IJ Army Medium bomb
802 Ki-55 Ida Level Bomber 45/05 IJ Army Light bomb
822 Ki-79a Nate Fighter-Bomber 45/05 IJ Army
621 A7M2 Sam Fighter 45/06 IJ Navy CV capable
819 Ki-74-I Patsy Level Bomber 45/06 IJ Army Medium bomb
844 Ki-115a Tsurugi Level Bomber 45/06 IJ Army Light bomb
828 Ki-84r Frank Fighter 45/07 IJ Army
619 A6M8 Zero Fighter 45/08 IJ Navy CV capable
837 Ki-100-II Tony Fighter 45/09 IJ Army
718 N1K5-J George Fighter 45/10 IJ Navy
824 Ki-83 Fighter 45/10 IJ Army
830 Ki-93-Ia Fighter 45/10 IJ Army
834 Ki-95 Recon 45/10 IJ Army
840 Ki-102c Randy Night Fighter 45/10 IJ Army
641 C6N2 Myrt Recon 45/11 IJ Navy CV capable
647 D5Y1 Myojo Dive Bomber 45/11 IJ Navy
831 Ki-93-Ib Fighter-Bomber 45/11 IJ Army
699 J7W1 Shinden Fighter 45/12 IJ Navy
701 J8M1 Shusei Fighter 45/12 IJ Navy
734 Toka Level Bomber 45/12 IJ Navy Light bomb
845 Ki-115b Tsurugi Level Bomber 45/12 IJ Army Light bomb
847 Ki-119 Fighter-Bomber 45/12 IJ Army
622 A7M3-J Sam Fighter 46/01 IJ Navy
703 Kikka Level Bomber 46/01 IJ Navy Light bomb
722 P1Y3 Frances Level Bomber 46/01 IJ Navy Medium bomb
732 S1A1 Denko Night Fighter 46/01 IJ Navy
849 Ki-202 Shusei Fighter 46/01 IJ Army
832 Ki-94-II Fighter 46/02 IJ Army
848 Ki-201 Karyu Fighter 46/03 IJ Army

Japanese Ships Sunk

Over a month later its still reporting to BB's of his as lost after the Battle of Borneo with Task Force Z. And the one BB with 25 Shell hits and 1 Torpedo heavy Fires and Heavy Damage is not on this list. If I got just one of the BBs for the Price of Wales with the three weeks of time I bought it was a great trade.

Japanese Air Losses

It seems his losses have been high but I have no real basis to compete it to. Am I wrong?

Victory Points

All I am trying to do is avoid the 4-1 Auto Victory in 1943. I am thinking he will make out at 2 - 1 sometime mid to the end of 1943. There are a bunch of points he will get for the land forces in the PHI, Singapore and the NEI.

Mini-KB & the NEI

Palembang is not long for the free world.

ORIGINAL: rook749

KB

They have to be in route to Turk to re-arm. I now his upgrades don't start until June of 42 for the carriers do most player get these as soon as possible or do they wait as the 1st batch seems to add some AA but not any radar?

I try to get every upgrade I can ASAP, unless it is one I am not ever going to do. However, with carriers, I wouldn't necessarily pull them out of an operational need just to get the upgrades.

Re: your list of Japanese aircraft.

Other interesting aircraft: Ki-49-IIa (armoured and better range than the Sally)

Also note that some of the later aircraft may be R&D rather than the earlier:

Ki-43-IIb (first armoured Oscar)
A6M5 (has an R&D path via the Rufe meaning it can arrive very early)
A6M8 (also can arrive very early)
D4Y3, D4Y4 (often easier to research than the D4Y1)

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg
I try to get every upgrade I can ASAP, unless it is one I am not ever going to do. However, with carriers, I wouldn't necessarily pull them out of an operational need just to get the upgrades.

Thanks Krieg, that is what I was thinking but as this is my first PBEM game I wanted to see if I was missing anything that someone else knows that I just missed. I am going to assume for Planing Purposes that the KB will start to go into overhaul starting in June of 1942 with some portion of it not available to strop my counter attack at Christmas.

As some point he will need to pull the KB back to port to repair some minor damage for just being at sea for so long. So far the KB has....

1. Hit Peal.
2. Moved to Wake to hunt my CV in the area.
3. Moved to Turk I assume but was off the grid for 10 days.
4. Moved to Christmas Island to support taking it and failed.
5. Moved to support the landing at Canton.
6. Moved back to Christmas to and took it.
7. Split with some of it at Christmas and some of it going to Wake to hit the Lexington.
8. Reformed at Christmas and smashed more stuff heading to the area.
9. Now moving to Truk.

But as its January 27th, I have to assume it will just re-arm at Turk and then move to Take Rabual as he has to get this and the Islands around it. Right now all he has is Shortlands and I have hit this with six or seven bombardment task forces to make sure its not building.

Rook

ORIGINAL: Spidery

Re: your list of Japanese aircraft.

Other interesting aircraft: Ki-49-IIa (armored and better range than the Sally)

Also note that some of the later aircraft may be R&D rather than the earlier:

Ki-43-IIb (first armored Oscar)
A6M5 (has an R&D path via the Rufe meaning it can arrive very early)
A6M8 (also can arrive very early)
D4Y3, D4Y4 (often easier to research than the D4Y1)

Thanks Spidery I want to keep an eye on all of these so every 30 days I can see if arrival dates are advancing. Not much I can do about it as the new aircraft will achieve tactical surprise but I want to avoid the strategic surprise a new airframe arriving unexpectedly could cause.

Rook

While I wait....

My esteemed Opponent AirGriff is AFK for the weekend so while I wait for the combat replay and study the map I figured I would address some questions I have been getting about the Lady Lex and the Wake Island boondoggle.[:o]

I believe that you have to be aggressive and calculating with the surface forces at your disposal, they need to be shown, active and engaging something somewhere every 15 - 30 days to ensure the other side is honest. I can't have him running out to grab the Shortlands or Christmas Island in December of 1942 unsupported --- bypassing everything behind them. He needs to advance in good order or under cover of one of the KB's. Also playing two day turns have an effect how how this mess played out.

Contrary to the disaster at Wake, I believe the carries need to be split into single CV task forces and ground together in groups of two. The need to be held in reserve for key objectives and only used when the location of the KB is known and the mini-KB is at least suspected if not know. The initial plan for for one grouping at Christmas Island and one at Dutch Harbor went out the air lock when he made his first move on Christmas Island that was repulsed by the DD Force.

I don't understand why some Allies Players hurl their carriers at locations to try and prevent landings or bomb and island just to drop some bombs. I believe the carrier should be at sea (need to max the day/night xp at the very least) and ready to respond to a landing/opportunity if the above notes on the KB/Mini-KB are true.

The issues with Wake was bad intelligence, aggressive Allied Play and very solid play by AirGriff. The Lexington moved from Dutch harbor to escort the reinforcement of one marine defense battalion, one coastal AA regiment and supplies to Wake Island. The KB was off bombing Fanning/Palmyra and making sure I could not get anything else into those area as he made his second attempt to take Christmas Island (which he did). At some point he split all but two of his CV's out of the KB and swung them around and outside of search area to support a landing at Wake (well played).

Day 1
A turn orders can be issued. The Lexington Task Force and the reinforcement task force arrived at the same time as his second landing force at Wake but his CV's were one day out at this time. My marine defense battalion got ashore and the Lexington smashed the landing. However, she was under order to linger northeast of Wake for one day and then withdraw (just in case). Unfortunately, the AI reacted my CV force to the southwest of Wake I assume to crush what was left of the landing force.

Day 2
At the start of the next day the KB minus two CV's was northeast of Wake --- close to where I had been and should have before withdrawing towards Dutch Harbor while I was three hexes southwest of Wake. Instead of being safely in route to Dutch Harbor I was in a word FUBAR'd. [X(] His CV's hit first in the AM and damaged the Lexington and my return fire was split between a BC and two CV's for no effect. I was not able to FLY in the PM and he again hit the Lexington and some DD's.

Day 3
A turn orders can be issued. The Lexington is damaged and can't fly operations. After looking at the relative locations, the damage and my options. We select the "Hail Mary" play - one DD and the Lexington are set to direct, absolute and destination Tokyo (a little early but what the hell) and all other forces are set to run back to pearl as if they were tying to dodge the KB and save the Lexington. It does not go well for the decoy forces as both CA and Two DDs are lost of the next day or so. The Lexington and her lone DD sail without being spotted. The KB also smashes the landing task force so the Coastal AA Regiment does not make it ashore.

The Enterprise and Saratoga are ordered to ambush the two CV's of the KB in the Christmas Islands at Maximum speed. They were 18 hexes from Christmas Island.

Day 4
The decoy force breaks contact. The Lexington is turned north to start its famous run to Dutch Harbor and then to the Bremerton Shipyard. The Enterprise and Saratoga end up un-deteded and eight hexes from the two CV's split from the KB.

As the KB in in route south to these carriers and these two CV's are in route north the Enterprise and Saratoga are ordered to bomb Christmas Island and then retire to San Diego. Sooooo Close but such is life.

Conclusion
The good news is that we still hold Wake, added a marine defense battalion and its has a bunch of supplies. The Lexington is safe and repairing. It also appears from conversations with AirGriff he thinks he got the Lady Lex so it will be fun to read his e-mail when she shows back up and does something nasty to him. He also does not know how close we came to a 2 on 2 CV battle in January of 1942 where I would have gotten in the 1st strike an Allied Players wet dream. The losses, three DDs, two CA, one CL, two xAK, two xAPs.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 27 & 28, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Palembang (48,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
DD Asagao
DD Minekaze
DD Hatsushima
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
DD Asashio

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Haguro firing at Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force firing at CA Haguro
CA Chokai firing at So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
DD Asagao firing at Palembang ML Base Force
DD Minekaze firing at Zuid KNIL Battalion
DD Hatsushima firing at Zuid KNIL Battalion
PB Tonon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kamitsu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Palembang (48,91)

TF 56 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 48,91

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 20th Ind Engr Rgt /2
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 41st Guard Bn /2
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 38th Div /3
75mm T41 Rgt Gun lost overboard during unload of 38th Div /3
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 38th Div /3
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 38th Div /4
70mm T92 Bn Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of 38th Div /4
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 38th Div /4
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 38th Div /5
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 38th Div /5
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 38th Div /5
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 38th Div /5
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 38th Div /6
15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 38th Div /6
Type 92B Tractor accidentally lost during unload of 1st Hvy.Artillery Rgt


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Sub attack near Swatow at 82,64

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 6
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 10

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

SS Skipjack launches 4 torpedoes at SC Ch 6
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 6 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 6 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 6 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 6 is out of ASW ammo
SC Ch 10 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 6 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-6

Allied Ships
APD Gilmer
APD Brooks
AVD Thornton
AVD Hulbert
AVD McFarland
AVD Ballard

SSX Ha-6 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Gilmer
Ha-6 bottoming out ....
AVD Thornton fails to find sub and abandons search
AVD Hulbert fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD McFarland fails to find sub and abandons search
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Hulbert fails to find sub and abandons search
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
AVD Ballard fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Pensacola
CL Perth
DD John D. Edwards
DD Edsall

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 6

CA Australia firing at Shortlands
CA Pensacola firing at Shortlands
CL Perth firing at Shortlands
DD John D. Edwards firing at Shortlands
DD Edsall firing at Shortlands


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ASW attack near Swatow at 82,64

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 1
SC Ch 3

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

SS Skipjack is sighted by escort
Skipjack bottoming out ....
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Swatow at 82,64

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 1

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

SS Skipjack is located by SC Ch 3
Skipjack bottoming out ....
SC Ch 3 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
DD Minekaze
DD Hatsushima
DD Asashio
DD Maikaze
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
DD Asagao

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Haguro firing at Zuid KNIL Battalion
DD Maikaze firing at Zuid KNIL Battalion
PB Tonon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kamitsu Maru fired at enemy troops
DD Minekaze fired at enemy troops
DD Asashio fired at enemy troops
DD Maikaze fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Puerto Princesa (73,83)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Akikaze
DD Nokaze
xAK Yamagiku Maru

DD Akikaze fired at enemy troops
DD Nokaze fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
CA Haguro
DD Hatsushima
DD Asagao

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

PB Tonon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kamitsu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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TF 49 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 3

24 mines cleared


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ASW attack near Muntok at 51,89

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri
DD Yomogi

Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 9, heavy damage

SS O21 is located by DD Sagiri
O21 bottoming out ....
DD Yomogi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yomogi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yomogi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yomogi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yomogi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Muntok at 51,89

Japanese Ships
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS S-38

SS S-38 is sighted by escort
S-38 bottoming out ....
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CL Yura
CS Chiyoda
DD Hayashio
DD Sanae
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 2

SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at DD Wakaba
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Ki-27b Nate x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 3

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 5 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 208th RAF Adv Base Force, at 53,64 , near Prachuap Khiri Khan

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 30th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44 Tojo x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 29th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 8

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 16th Construction Regiment ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...


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Submarine attack near Lahaina at 185,107

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
xAP Empire Star

xAP Empire Star is sighted by SS I-172
SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
CA Haguro
DD Hatsushima
DD Asagao

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

PB Tonon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kamitsu Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6750 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 543

Defending force 21942 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 681

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army


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Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2870 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 703 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Assaulting units:
Kimura Det

Defending units:
3rd/101st PA Battalion
305th Base Sqdn


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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa (73,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 612 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 180 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
2nd PI Base Force


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4189 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Defending force 15519 troops, 147 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 455

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
Pakanbaroe Det.
Padang Garrison Battalion
Zuid KNIL Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Padang Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force

Defending units:
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd AA Regiment


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42

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TF 56 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-14
DMS W-3
DD Asagao
DD Hatsushima
DD Asashio
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru

31 mines cleared


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TF 49 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 3

38 mines cleared


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Sub attack near Madjene at 64,101

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
DD Piet Hein
DD Parrott
DD Paul Jones
DD Bulmer
DD Barker
DD Tenedos
DD Van Ghent
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With

SS RO-33 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Java
RO-33 diving deep ....
DD Tenedos attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tenedos cannot establish contact with SS RO-33
DD Van Ghent fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Banckert attacking submerged sub ....
DD Witte de With fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Banckert fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Witte de With attacking submerged sub ....
SS RO-33 eludes ASW attack from DD Witte de With
DD Witte de With fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Witte de With fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Witte de With fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Witte de With fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CL Yura
CS Chiyoda
DD Wakatake
DD Wakaba
DD Hayashio
DD Sanae
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 2

SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Taiyo
S-38 bottoming out ....
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kuantan at 51,79

Allied Ships
SS O23

SS O23 is sighted by escort
O23 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection


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TF 49 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 3

27 mines cleared


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 147,98, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
AKV Hammondsport, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Turkey, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AM Turkey at 20,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 15,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AM Turkey at 13,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AM Turkey at 10,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
AM Turkey sunk by CL Kiso at 7,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 7,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 8,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 9,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Kiso engages AKV Hammondsport at 18,000 yards
Ono, Takeji* orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Ki-27b Nate x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-30 Ann x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 29th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44 Tojo x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 85,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 84th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 88,56 (Chuhsien)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd War Area ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 26
Ki-30 Ann x 17

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
B5N2 Kate x 30
D3A1 Val x 80

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Maetsuycker, Bomb hits 1
xAK Don Isidro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AM Matai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Petronella
TK Emidio, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK William H. Berg, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK British Columbia, Bomb hits 15, and is sunk
xAP Van Swoll, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Gulfking, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AM Breeze, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
AM Kingfisher, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Nairana, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAP Cremer, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
13 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
35th PG/HqS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

Massive explosion on xAK Don Isidro
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Don Isidro
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Emidio
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK William H. Berg
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK British Columbia
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Kingfisher
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Nairana
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Breeze


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 85 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
TK Josefina

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13535.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
35th PG/HqS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 88 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Maetsuycker, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
35th PG/HqS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16535.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Poelau Telo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
35th PG/HqS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 20

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Don Isidro, heavy fires
TK Gulfking, heavy fires
AM Bobolink

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Don Isidro
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Gulfking


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ASW attack near Swatow at 82,64

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 4
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 10
SC Ch 6

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

SS Skipjack is located by SC Ch 4
Skipjack bottoming out ....
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
LSD Shinshu Maru
CA Haguro

40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at LSD Shinshu Maru


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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 543

Defending force 21938 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Assaulting units:
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army


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Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2873 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 703 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Assaulting units:
Kimura Det

Defending units:
3rd/101st PA Battalion
305th Base Sqdn


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4195 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Defending force 15599 troops, 147 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 456

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
Padang Garrison Battalion
Zuid KNIL Battalion
Pakanbaroe Det.
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Padang Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force

Defending units:
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
41st Guard Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
23rd AA Regiment

So the Question is I am wining or Losing???

So he keeps sending the KB right at my land based and and 1/3 of the time catching task forces unloading, the loss of the tankers is not cool but I am losing or wining with losses like this?

The loos of 41 Planes this turn alone from the KB after all of the other losses has to be hurting his Pilot quality or am I am wrong?


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
B5N2 Kate x 30
D3A1 Val x 80

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Maetsuycker, Bomb hits 1
xAK Don Isidro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AM Matai, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Petronella
TK Emidio, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK William H. Berg, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK British Columbia, Bomb hits 15, and is sunk
xAP Van Swoll, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Gulfking, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AM Breeze, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
AM Kingfisher, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Nairana, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAP Cremer, Bomb hits 3, on fire

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 85 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
TK Josefina

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13535.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
35th PG/HqS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
35th PG/40th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 88 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Maetsuycker, on fire

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAP Poelau Telo

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 148,161

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 20

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Don Isidro, heavy fires
TK Gulfking, heavy fires
AM Bobolink

Samoa and Fiji

It appears as if there is a landing about to occur at Fiji. I have about 20 Vincent's I's that I will throw at it plus ~20 Hudson's. From what I will move two NZ Battalions to reinforce Nadi but the rest of the LCU's will hold Suva. I don't see from just what he is sending he has enough to evict me but I am open to any input.

At Pago Pago I am looking at setting the B-26's to 15000 naval bombing at six hexes (for fighter cover) and hoping he stays out of Range. There are more LCU's, Supplies and Fuel in route to help hold these Suva and Pago Pago. I am just not sure he can take them Suva with the forces I see right now. This also assumes the DM DM ADP ADP ADP DMS DMS TK TK --- is an invasion force and those are AKs and not TKs.

Samoa and Fiji Defenses

Have some NZ air units that will fly in along with some P-39s from the Pools that will be emptied.

Palembang

This is going to fall this turn, and I want to bomb it from Batavia (7 hexes) with the Dutch air force in two days (we are using two day turns). Can I assume I have to wait till it falls and select City Attack and then Palembang?

E-mail Exchanges

Incoming round.

I tend to spill my coffee when I recce a base that is supposed to be empty and see a report "5 units, x,xxxtroops, 50 guns". What it should say is, "day late and a dollar short, sucker."

AirGriff

LOL. Well I am just trying to be a good host to any Japanese tourists that may want to visit. Unfortunately, all I could find for a wait staff at short of notice were these marines but they do at least have those snazzy uniforms.

The sign we have been hanging is "go back to your historical perimeter" and "venture forth at your own peril" but all we could find were these guys with the snazzy uniforms instead.

Rook