Aussie Affair, Beta's Twilight

[Raverdave]

Luskan makes a pathetic attemp to try and stop supplies reaching Timour and launches 14 LRBs only to be met with Spitfires and even a couple of Beaufighters over the skies of Lautem. So much for his vaunted "experten" Betties. They loose three of their number and the rest drop their loads without even attempting a run at the ships then flee for home.
In other news the USS Arizona finally rejoins the fleet today after nearly 14 months of repairs. She is the last of the ships that were hit on December the seventh to leave the docks (and was one of the worse hit). Her Captain reports that her crew is itching to get back in the fight and "kill some japs".


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/28/43

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 10
Beaufighter VIC x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged
Beaufighter VIC: 2 damaged

[Raverdave]

Here I am with an example of one of the fighters that slapped Luskans' betties.

[Terminus]

HEY! You promised you wouldn't expose your backside unless you couldn't take Wake!

[Panzer76]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Here I am with an example of one of the fighters that slapped Luskans' betties.

I think you actually put that helmet on when you play WiTP. Come to think of it, I hope you ONLY put that helmet on when you play WiTP..

[Raverdave]

The helmet is only worn when the shells are falling.

[TheElf]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Here I am with an example of one of the fighters that slapped Luskans' betties.

Raver,
That doesn't look like an actually model, but a molded plastic toy. Is that an Aussie manufacturer? Where did you get it?

[Raverdave]

@ The Elf

It is actually a 1/48 diecast model made by"Armour". I have seven of these now all in 1/48.
Spitfire
SBD
F4U
P-51
P-38
Me 109
B-25

[Nomad]

As long as Raver doesn't post a picture of him wearing ONLY the helmet I guess we can stand it. [:D][X(]

[Raverdave]

Here I am re-building my shattered CV fleet. You can see that I am working on a new Essex class CV.

[Raverdave]

Here I am gaining some inspiration !

[Raverdave]

A quick night raid on Rangoon delivers up ten or so destroyed jap a/c on the ground, not really worth the effort, but it is more of a nusance raid than anything else. But the raid did show that Luskan has a lot of bloody units parked there.....31 in all.....and that begs the question, does he still have designs on India? Or is he simply looking to hit Akyab?????
Either way I am now continuing with my plans to reinforce southern India and also Akyab. I now have all of my Hurricane Sqaudrons upgraded to Spitfires so one would think that Luskan would be mad to try it. But then again who really knows what lurks in the mind of a banana? I also lost USS Amberjack today. Her crew will be missed.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/30/43

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 26
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 67
B-25J Mitchell x 3
B-24D Liberator x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
20 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
20 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
26 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
MSW Tomozono Maru #3
MSW W.24
MSW Wa 104
DD Nagatsuki
DD Oshio
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Teruzuki
DD Akizuki

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack, hits 4, on fire


SIG INT REPORT FOR 01/30/43

6506 men are based at Wonsan.
Radio transmissions detected at Kitakyushu.
49th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mukden.
21st Division is located at Hanoi.
133rd IJN Base Force is located at Tokyo.
Radio transmissions detected at Saipan.
18th Army is located at Manila.
58th Construction Battalion is located at Takamatsu.
4th AA Regiment is located at Toyama.
17th Mixed Brigade is located at Kaifeng.
46th Construction Battalion is located at Harbin.
4th Mixed Regiment is located at Rangoon.
56th Division is located at Bangkok.
6th Aviation Rgt is located at Changkufeng.
Radio transmissions detected at Prince Rupert.
Radio transmissions detected at 65,93.
Radio transmissions detected at 86,115.
Radio transmissions detected at Rangoon.
4834 men are based at Seoul.

[Luskan]

Raver just got smacked 600 points for not withdrawing British stuff. is that 600 political points (no meaning any more) or 600 game points, which is the equivalent of loosing 2 CVs . . .

I hate it when night bombings provide recon intelligence. He shouldn't have seen those units . . .

[Raverdave]

600 points for NOT sending back two RN DDs..............................DDs which I might point out I don't have ! Luskan....it is Political Points you greedy bugger. But the point is how can I withdraw ships that I don't got?[:(]

[WhoCares]

I don't expect you to seriously bother about the loss of PPs by now. The game is almost 14 month old which makes 50x400 = 20k PP you got by now. PPs are only a problem early in game, except if you keep switching divisions from HQ to HQ...

If you see it different or have additional comments add your insights to Wiki: Political Points and Wiki: Spending Political Points [:D]

[Raverdave]

Yeah but I've been using my PP each month on this and that.....so much so that I have stuff all in the bank...infact I am in debit to the tune of 287 PPs. I just hope to hell that they don't charge interest[;)]

A quite turn with not one shot fired in the entire Pacfic.

[51st Highland Div]

Must admit this is my favourite of all the AAR's..probably due to the level of sarcasm[:)]

[EUBanana]

ORIGINAL: WhoCares

I don't expect you to seriously bother about the loss of PPs by now. The game is almost 14 month old which makes 50x400 = 20k PP you got by now. PPs are only a problem early in game, except if you keep switching divisions from HQ to HQ...

If you see it different or have additional comments add your insights to Wiki: Political Points and Wiki: Spending Political Points [:D]

I'm in debt to the tune of thousands of PPs in my game, and its only September 42. I've not spent one for months.

It's that miser, Winston, to blame, hoarding his toy ships.

[WhoCares]

Did you send the british fleet to bombard Tokyo or do you just not return ships when requested???

Anyway, just add your experiences to the Wiki so we can document all the facettes of this part of the game [8D]

[Luskan]

Another very quiet turn. I just found 50+base forces sitting on their asses doing nothing (they accrue at Tokyo - earlier int he game I moved 50 of them to osaka, planning to send them all over the joint, got distracted, forgot about them.

Right now 50 small transport tfs are going to about 50 different airfields throughout the pacific.

[1275psi]

These 50 base forces - were they at full TOE?

Are they going all over, or do you group some together making bigger bases.
Im still trying to work out what is best, a handful of 200 plus capacity bases, or lots and lots of 30 a/c ones

Im so desperate for troops i watch each one grow slowly in japan like a mother hen over her chicks[:'(]