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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/22/42

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Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45


Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito NF: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 54
Ki-48-I Lily x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 48

Well with how hard he is hitting me elsewhere it is time to begin getting very, very serious about the resource bombing campaign in China.

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged

Resources hits 2

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 23
Ki-51 Sonia x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 destroyed

Resources hits 37

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Day Air attack on Tsuyun [W China] , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 1

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Day Air attack on Kunming [W China] , at 38,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 damaged

Resources hits 15

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Day Air attack on Manado [Celebes] , at 39,67

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 30

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 12
Hawk 75/P-36 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 damaged

Well he attempted an intercept here but obviously his pilots must be very low quality a none of his 20 fighters got a kill.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 7
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 99

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Runway hits 20

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Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 36
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 13
Me 264 Angel x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 22

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32
Ki-48-I Lily x 82
Ki-21-II Sally x 30

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56

I am seeing more Allied fighters in the air over Hawaii. Any day now I expect them to become active and try to strike back. That's when the 48 Zeroes and 60 Nates ( which will be upgrading to Mikes as soon as possible) at Hilo will come into play.It'll also act to divert fighters and bombers from China which is extremely important for me... I also expect a carrier raid here momentarily.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 13
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 44

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 15

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Day Air attack on Lahaina [Maui] , at 115,73

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 54
B4Y1 Jean x 20
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 63

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Day Air attack on IJA 52nd Division, at 17,16


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 2
Wirraway CA-1 x 4
IL-2 Shturmovik x 12


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 25th Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 64
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 114,75


Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 3
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Wuhu Maru
AK Keian Maru
AK Nankai Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Gyoku Maru

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Day Air attack on Kaifeng [Cent China] , at 51,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 14
Me-109E-4 Mike x 15

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 13
B-17E/F Fortress x 21
B-25C/D Mitchell x 20
IL-4C/DB-3F x 12
SB-2M x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 damaged
Me-109E-4 Mike: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E/F Fortress: 3 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Not really a great outcome. I've bumped up the Mike CAP level in order to facilitate the turning back of future waves.

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Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IV x 46
Hudson IV x 46
Martin 139/B-10 x 12
Spitfire VB x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 68

The daily raid on Pangim comes in again.

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Day Air attack on TF at 8,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9
A5M4 Claude x 2
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 19
B4Y1 Jean x 3
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Felix Roussel, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Empire Trooper, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 8,4

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 7
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Empire Diplomat, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Druid, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 8,4

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Madura, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58780 troops, 1174 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1336

Defending force 74098 troops, 1499 guns, 763 vehicles, Assault Value = 2490

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56321 troops, 1188 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 2490

Defending force 62327 troops, 1182 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1336

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 51,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16402 troops, 243 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 973

Defending force 30051 troops, 443 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 711

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30298 troops, 806 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1162

Defending force 53182 troops, 772 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1427

Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2665 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 3759 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6974 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Defending force 10897 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 281

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Bangalore [India]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2991 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Defending force 160 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Allied max assault: 206 - adjusted assault: 55

Japanese max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 55 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3022 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Defending force 7227 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 952 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Defending force 1064 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/23/42

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74)

Japanese Ships
DE Sanae

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Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74

Japanese Ships
AK Durban Maru
DE Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Dolphin

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Sub attack at 42,46

Japanese Ships
TK Manei Maru

Allied Ships
SS SHCH131

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Coastal Guns at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36, firing at TF 1033
TF 1033 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36


16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
397 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 24

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 18
IL-2 Shturmovik x 74
LaGG-3 x 11
R-12/Yak-4 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 9 destroyed
IL-2 Shturmovik: 7 destroyed
LaGG-3: 8 destroyed

Heavy Industry hits 18

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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 8

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 58

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 19

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Day Air attack on Tsuyun [W China] , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Kunming [W China] , at 38,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 18

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Resources hits 5

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Day Air attack on Kungchang [N China] , at 46,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 29

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 107

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 22

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28
Ki-27 Nate x 10

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8
B-17E/F Fortress x 19
B-25C/D Mitchell x 14
PBY-5 Catalina x 3
Hudson IV x 44
IL-4C/DB-3F x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hudson IV: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1

I gambled that the Allied air force would be set to naval attack given that I put the two CVLs into a naval TF yesterday. I gambled and lost. These two CVLs will now certainly sink. I've gotten all the planes off but it is still a pity to see them sink. In his efforts to sink these CVLs the second wave of the invasion has been allowed to land freely and I think that Jagdfluger is going to pay for this. By week's end fully 16 division equivalent will be ashore and that should prove sufficient to take all of India even without the 3 division equivalents of the third wave.

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Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 35

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 6
Ki-27 Nate x 34
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 100

No Japanese losses


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

Runway hits 14

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Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 38
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 13
Me 264 Angel x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 22


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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 16
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 27

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 13
P-36A Mohawk x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 8 destroyed, 8 damaged

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

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Lahaina [Maui] , at 115,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 46
B4Y1 Jean x 20
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 13
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-48-I Lily x 78
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 4 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A Hawk: 24 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 130

Rather unsurprisingly the P-35 proves to be a bit of a death trap.

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Day Air attack on IJA 52nd Division, at 17,16


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 2
Wirraway CA-1 x 4
IL-2 Shturmovik x 11


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 64
B4Y1 Jean x 7

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 4
CW-21B Demon x 12
Hawk 75/P-36 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 10
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IV x 47
Martin 139/B-10 x 12
Spitfire VB x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 31

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Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 15
Ki-27 Nate x 24

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 14
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 11
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Wuhu Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DE Sanae
AK Shinmei Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Himekawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Gyoku Maru
AK Taikai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Durban Maru

Unfortunately it'll still be a few days before I can upgrade the Nates here to Mikes. Until then I will just have to swallow the necessary shipping losses. These ships are bringing 16,000 tons of supplies to Hilo, supplies which are badly needed, especially as I've had to re-route a couple of supply convoys to Wake to properly provision it for the bombing campaign against Wake.

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Day Air attack on TF at 112,77


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Nankai Maru #2, on fire

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58964 troops, 1182 guns, 443 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342

Defending force 74399 troops, 1506 guns, 767 vehicles, Assault Value = 2501

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

The Allied AV just continues to climb as disabled enemy forces repair in Manilla. I don't mind though as all of this repair just wastes supplies and my adjusted defence is well over 6,000.

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Ground combat at 52,32

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12047 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 325

Defending force 797 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese max assault: 299 - adjusted assault: 548

Allied max defense: 44 - adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7320 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Defending force 3344 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese max assault: 340 - adjusted assault: 280

Allied max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan [Borneo] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
5995 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Cold Bay [Alaska]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1527 troops, 20 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Defending force 110 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56544 troops, 1199 guns, 405 vehicles, Assault Value = 2499

Defending force 62512 troops, 1190 guns, 445 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342


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Ground combat at 51,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16341 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 972

Defending force 30207 troops, 448 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 715


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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30382 troops, 814 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1182

Defending force 53032 troops, 765 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1424


Japanese ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Lots of losses but nothing significant. These troops are still due to be relieved in the next 3 or 4 days and will continue to tie down significant portions of the enemy force. 13 enemy units are located at Poona with an additional 10 units at Bombay. In contrast only 3 enemy units are stationed at Karachi. One of these will be the Karachi fortress, another will be an aviation unit and the third will be an infantry combat unit. If it is only Brigade-strength then it may well be worth speculatively hurling a few divisions ashore into the teeth of the coastal defences. It'll certainly be a threat Jagdfluger has to honour.

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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2651 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Defending force 3741 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124



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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7007 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Defending force 10960 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 281



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1364 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Defending force 1074 troops, 22 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 51



Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Meanwhile in China operation "draw the SOBs eastward" continues apace. Nanchang is next up to be abandoned and once that falls I will abandon everything east of and south of Shanghai ( but not including Shanghai). My strategic concept here is as follows:
1. to draw the Chinese ever westward and, potentially, northward... This essentially boils down to drawing them away from Hong Kong and the region to the west of it.

2. to destroy the resources and productive capacity in the cities of eastern China - thus reducing their garrison requirements throughout the rest of the war. This will also mean that when the Allies do retake India and China in 43 and 44 they will be utterly unable to sustain a significant strategic bombing campaign from China due to lack of indigenous supplies.

3. to increase the Chinese vulnerability to a sudden thrust into the vitals in the west.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/24/42

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Coastal Guns at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36, firing at TF 1033
TF 1033 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36

Allied ground losses:
510 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36, firing at TF 1037
TF 1037 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
1153 casualties reported

Lots and lots of casualties being incurred here. I have been pulling cadres of units out by Mavis Express so that when he attacks I won't lose entire units and can rebuild them by the end of the year.

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Night Time Surface Combat at 76,51

Japanese Ships
MSW W.4
AP Muro Maru
AP Nati Maru
AP Nishiki Maru
AP Ryohu Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Anzan Maru
AK Izan Maru
AK Kyokusei Maru
AK Akagane Maru
AK Keizan Maru
AK Kenshin Maru
AK Kosyu Maru
AK Rakuto Maru
AK Ronsan Maru
AK Sinko Maru
AK Takegawa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Asama Maru
AK Bujun Maru
AK Fuyukawa Maru
AK Gyoun Maru
AK Hachimanzan Maru
AK Hisashima Maru
AK Junpo Maru
AK Kashu Maru
AK Peihua
AK Risen Maru
AK Shingetsu Maru
AK Showa Maru
AK Shunsei Maru
AK Suruga Maru
AK Taichu Maru
AK Yagi Maru

Allied Ships
BB Arizona
CA New Orleans, heavy damage
DD Shaw
DD Phelps, Shell hits 2
DMS Wasmuth

Japanese ground losses:
404 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Well now THIS was unexpected. In the middle of the ocean one of my convoys bringing reinforcements ( mainly base force and naval station troops) to my Central Pacific holdings manages to run smack into the middle of an enemy battlefleet. It looks like these are the least damaged survivors of the forces at Pearl Harbour. Obviously the ran norh-westward following my massacre of the forces at Midway. I am surprised to see them still heading toward the Home Islands though. Maybe this is a gambit to see just how strong my defences are? Well, time to let them in close before spotting them. Feigning poor recon coverage at this time could pay major dividends at a later stage.

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Naval bombardment of Adak Island [AK], at 97,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed

90 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD SN Razyaryonny
DD SN Revnostny
DD SN Rezki
DD SN Retivy, Shell hits 8, on fire
DD SN Redki
DD SN Rastoropny
DD SN Stalin, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD SN Baku, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
DD SN Voykov, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD SN Tbilisi, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 3

Not bad, the CD unit does quite a job on the Soviet DDs heading for Alaska. The DD Baku is later confirmed as sunk but, really, the Soviet DDs are too weak to be much of a threat so whatever happens to them isn't too important. Their relative weakness will, sooner rather than later, condemn them to an early demise.

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Coastal Guns at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36, firing at TF 1033
TF 1033 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36, firing at TF 1037
TF 1037 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW SN BTShch-2


Allied ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Sunwu [Manchukuo] , at 66,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 141

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged

Resources hits 31

Gees, the Nates don't even do well against unescorted strikes.

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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 19
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 45
Ki-48-I Lily x 41
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 34

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 99

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 30

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 36

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 17,15


Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 4
IL-2 Shturmovik x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 64
B4Y1 Jean x 7

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 4
CW-21B Demon x 14
Hawk 75/P-36 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 99,37

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD SN Razyaryonny
DD SN Tbilisi, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Cold Bay [Alaska] at 105,36

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Lazar

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Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IV x 51
Martin 139/B-10 x 15
Spitfire VB x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 36

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45


Allied aircraft
B-25C/D Mitchell x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Niitaka Maru

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59137 troops, 1183 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1347

Defending force 74464 troops, 1512 guns, 770 vehicles, Assault Value = 2508


Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1681 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 3071 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38


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Ground combat at Cold Bay [Alaska]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1527 troops, 20 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 509 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Mustering an AV of only 14 it really looks like the Americans have taken a terrible beating. The Regiment they have landed should be able to muster an AV of at least 120 so 14 is really a shocking drop.

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Ground combat at Bandoeng [Java]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2087 troops, 35 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

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

Japanese max assault: 63 - adjusted assault: 31

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng [Java] base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
CXIV-W: 3 destroyed


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56647 troops, 1206 guns, 407 vehicles, Assault Value = 2508

Defending force 62685 troops, 1191 guns, 446 vehicles, Assault Value = 1347


Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 51,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16300 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 972

Defending force 30448 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 719



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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30458 troops, 814 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186

Defending force 52794 troops, 758 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1415


Japanese ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2691 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 3718 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Just a little holding action designed to tie down 2 British Brigades with 2 Thai divisions. These Brigades would be immensely useful in India but now are just biding time in a jungle achieving nothing.

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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6988 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Defending force 11014 troops, 185 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 283


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Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1356 troops, 37 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Defending force 1076 troops, 23 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Once my transports have finished unloading at Hilo I will begin moving these forces out of Lahaina. The Americans have moved an entire regiment into Lahaina and weakened PH by as much. This is a really poor decision on Jagdfluger's part as he should try to hold one or two things strongly rather than many points with minimal force.

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IJN Sasebo NGF Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Luganville [New Heb] by attrition.
A significant cadre, about 50% of the force, got away.

To give an example of the strength of the ASW campaign which is being waged almost unmentioned by the IJN I should point out that today my naval search missions attacked and hit 5 separate enemy submarines with 6 different aerial attacks and one enemy submarine was noted to have succumbed to wounds inflicted several days previously.

Below you can see the area in which my transport convoy ran into the enemy battlefleet.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/25/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DE Sanae
AK Chicago Maru
AK Durban Maru
AK Gyoku Maru
AK Havana Maru
AK Keian Maru
AK Taikai Maru

Allied Ships
PT -61, Shell hits 20, and is sunk

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74)

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DE Sanae
AK Durban Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

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Sub attack near Suva [FIJI] at 83,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
AK Arizonan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Sub attack near Suva [FIJI] at 83,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
AK Arizonan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

And down she goes.

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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 46
Ki-48-I Lily x 48
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 37

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 60

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 25

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 9

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 21
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged

Resources hits 6

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 18

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 4
CW-21B Demon x 15
Hawk 75/P-36 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 12
Runway hits 34

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-48-I Lily x 80
Ki-21-II Sally x 30

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 20
P-35A Hawk x 13
P-36A Mohawk x 20
P-39D Airacobra x 20
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 6 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 13 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 10 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Hmm, the Zeroes did an excellent job but there were just too many fighters and many managed to break through and shot down quite a lot of my bombers. Time to withdraw most of my planes from Hilo and concentrate on defence for a while. Once that's done I can bring KB in to smash Pearl Harbour's airfield once again and rack up another 100+ Allied planes in a single day.

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 18,14


Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 4
IL-2 Shturmovik x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 3rd Group Army , at 47,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 90

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on IA 99th Brigade, at 12,19

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 29
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 18
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45


Allied aircraft
B-25C/D Mitchell x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Asakasan Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45


Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kiji

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,41


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 5
B-25C/D Mitchell x 14
B-26A Marauder x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Michiyu Maru
CL Akagi Maru
AK Holland Maru
AP Achou Maru
AP Rozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

And here we see some Allied bombers basing out of Burma seeking to interdict my SLOCs to Ceylon. Fine, I'll just detour around the southern end of Sumatra. It'll add a few days but this intervention comes too late to be decisive.

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Day Air attack on TF at 14,15


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IV x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Toyokawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yasushima Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yutaka Maru, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45


Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Tofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD SN Rastoropny
DD SN Retivy, on fire, heavy damage
DD SN Rezki
DD SN Redki
DD SN Tbilisi, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Cold Bay [Alaska] at 105,36

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Slava

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Day Air attack on TF, near Umnak Island [AK] at 101,37

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Gulfdisc

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Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 11
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IV x 51
Martin 139/B-10 x 15
Spitfire VB x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 40

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,44


Allied aircraft
B-25C/D Mitchell x 2


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW W.16

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45

Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Asakasan Maru
AK Aobasan Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,41


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6
B-25C/D Mitchell x 9
B-26A Marauder x 6


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Toko Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Taietsu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daitei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

More attacks out of Tavoy etc. Of course all that's happening is the picking of low-hanging fruit here. It is easy to hop around from airfield to airfield along the interior picking up a few ships here or there. We'll have to see how things proceed when resistance is tougher.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Cold Bay [Alaska] at 105,36

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Slava
MSW SN BTShch-1

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ASW attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DE Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 1

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

And it looks like the Royal Navy have decided to sell itself as dearly as possible. Unfortunately both of the ports at which I'm loading or unloading troops are well covered by my surface fleet.

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, Shell hits 5
CL Kinu, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kuma
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 2
DD Yugiri
DD Honda

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 9, on fire
CL Dragon, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
DD Paladin, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CL Manxman, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Kinu, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kuma
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirayuki, on fire
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Honda

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
CL Dragon, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
DD Paladin, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
CL Manxman, Shell hits 18, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kinu, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kuma
DD Shinonome
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri, on fire
DD Honda

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
CL Dragon, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

3 CLs and a DD are sunk in return for the Ayanami.

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Day Time Surface Combat at 75,51

Japanese Ships
AK Takegawa Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PG Isabel, heavy damage

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Sub attack at 11,27

Japanese Ships
AK Takao Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Kosei Maru
AK Koki Maru
AK Tempei Maru
AK Taibun Maru
PC Ch 1

Allied Ships
SS Travancore

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Wake Island [USA] at 85,72

Japanese Ships
AP Yamakuni Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

Yamakuni Maru sinks as a result of the multiple bomb and torpedo hits she has received over the last few days.

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Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74

Japanese Ships
AK Keian Maru
DD Oite
DE Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 7

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TF 1119 troops unloading over beach at Nanumea [Ellice], 84,103



Allied ground losses:
437 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59344 troops, 1188 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1327

Defending force 74961 troops, 1528 guns, 774 vehicles, Assault Value = 2530



Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21005 troops, 306 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 528

Defending force 13448 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

Japanese max assault: 1154 - adjusted assault: 904

Allied max defense: 634 - adjusted defense: 127

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
884 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
398 casualties reported
Guns lost 17


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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 27620 troops, 381 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 827

Defending force 13729 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 725

Japanese max assault: 1702 - adjusted assault: 1954

Allied max defense: 711 - adjusted defense: 348

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1745 casualties reported
Guns lost 30

Allied ground losses:
281 casualties reported
Guns lost 15


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1697 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 3062 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57479 troops, 1221 guns, 408 vehicles, Assault Value = 2529

Defending force 62338 troops, 1192 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1327

Allied max assault: 9 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 1335 - adjusted defense: 6293

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

He's just testing the defences again. At this rate I think I can afford to remove another 200 to 300 AV from the encircling forces in order to bolster my Pacific holdings.

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Ground combat at Kaifeng [Cent China]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3234 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 85845 troops, 1223 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 2311

Allied max assault: 126 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 2501 - adjusted defense: 3950

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)



Allied ground losses:
1542 casualties reported
Guns lost 40


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Ground combat at 51,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16352 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 981

Defending force 44750 troops, 677 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30565 troops, 818 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1193

Defending force 52789 troops, 758 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1418

Japanese ground losses:
398 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2694 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 3751 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125



Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7012 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Defending force 11051 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 284


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1364 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 136

Defending force 1064 troops, 22 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 50



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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1324 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 2084 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied max assault: 88 - adjusted assault: 12

Japanese max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 26

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


Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Cadre evacuation here continues also. I'm happy to let them take this atoll though as I can bypass it on my return AND it is within torpedo range of my own Level 4 airfields and, as such, will require sacrifice to resupply.


The last of the two damaged CVLs at Colombo have succumbed to their wounds. This is a major stroke of luck for Jagdfluger but, at the same time, the fact that I now have 12 divisions and 5 Tank Regiments ashore in India is the most important factor here.

I also just did a quick check on enemy naval forces. 408 enemy ships have been destroyed ( with about 20 British ships docked in Bombay and Karachi just waiting for the hammer to fall) so far in the 48 days since the war has began with my submarines accounting for an incredible 25 enemy ships destroyed, including 1 CL and 4 DDs with at least as many enemy ships being damaged. 2 friendly submarines have been lost so far while 38 enemy submarines have been destroyed.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/26/42

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TF 1119 troops unloading over beach at Nanumea [Ellice], 84,103


Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Wake Island [USA] at 85,72

Japanese Ships
DE Karukaya

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

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TF 1119 troops unloading over beach at Nanumea [Ellice], 84,103


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Johnston I [USA] at 104,78

Japanese Ships
AK Nankai Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S51

But S-51s success is short-lived.

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Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 20
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 50
Ki-48-I Lily x 48
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 7

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

Resources hits 36

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 22
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 5

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Day Air attack on Ichang [C China] , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 98

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

Resources hits 33

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Day Air attack on Victoria Point [BMA] , at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 23
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 29
Ki-21-II Sally x 52
Ki-49 -I Helen x 10
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 119

Needless to say the bombers have already moved on. Still, it is better than not hitting the airfield and, once the airfield is hit, it will reduce Jagdfluger's future basing options.

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 18,14


Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 4
IL-2 Shturmovik x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 51,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 99th Field Army , at 51,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 99th Field Army , at 51,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Blenheim IV x 23
Martin 139/B-10 x 9
Spitfire VB x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 19

Most of the bombers are gone. I wonder where they will hit next?

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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanumea [Ellice] at 84,103

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Standard

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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanumea [Ellice] at 84,103

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Matafele
AK Proteus
AK Fort Aklavik
AK Balus, Bomb hits 1, on fire

So much for skip bombing the enemy transports [8D]

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ASW attack at 27,51

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 15
PC Ch 14
PC Ch 13
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PC Ch 5
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 2
APD Patrol Boat No. 39

Allied Ships
SS L-8, hits 12

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59309 troops, 1185 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1330

Defending force 74797 troops, 1520 guns, 774 vehicles, Assault Value = 2521


Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Ground combat at 51,40

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 44924 troops, 682 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117

Defending force 19311 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 977

Japanese max assault: 2184 - adjusted assault: 1729

Allied max defense: 974 - adjusted defense: 142

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2134 casualties reported
Guns lost 49

Allied ground losses:
699 casualties reported
Guns lost 26


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1875 troops, 17 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 481

Defending force 12836 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 610

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 550 - adjusted defense: 101

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Palembang [Sumatra]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2729 troops, 67 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 1174 troops, 25 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese max assault: 182 - adjusted assault: 78

Allied max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 46

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

I will take Palembang over the next few days as I am finally getting enough Oscars and Mikes online (with a sufficiently low ongoing loss rate) to begin converting my airgroups at a rapid pace - I am looking at a combined production of roughly 300 army fighters per month ( 100 Oscars and 200 Mikes).

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Ground combat at Cochin [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12853 troops, 146 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 373

Defending force 297 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1697 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 3062 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 56729 troops, 1210 guns, 408 vehicles, Assault Value = 2521

Defending force 62295 troops, 1189 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1330

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Tatung [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4782 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 959

Defending force 3323 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60


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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31357 troops, 823 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339

Defending force 52455 troops, 746 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404

Allied max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 1327 - adjusted defense: 1501

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

He's still testing things out. Obviously he wants to try to force an automatic retreat once my forces are relieved but if he tries for an auto-retreat and fails he is going to be in a world of hurt and invite a Shock Attack on the next turn... something I think he is aggressive enough to risk. It would, however, be a suboptimal choice on his part.

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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2713 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Defending force 3664 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6991 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Defending force 11134 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 287


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1850 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Defending force 2172 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied max assault: 164 - adjusted assault: 33

Japanese max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 23

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

It looks like Nanumea will fall tomorrow. That's fine though as I've got elements of all my units off the island so my losses will not be too severe at all.


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Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1810 troops, 48 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 175

Defending force 1072 troops, 22 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 50


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported


I should also point out that S-51 was sunk at Johnston Island today following multiple attacks by my Kates and Vals. It turns out that this is the 39th Allied sub sunk so far. 2 additional submarines were also hit today.

In addition I have a suspicion that I've found the US BB TF trying to sneak past Etoforu Jima on its way to the Soviet Union. I've moved some Bettys to a Level 4 airfield in Manchukuo - it will serve a dual purpose as an offensive platform AND bait - bait protected by over 70 of my Mikes and a load of barely trained ( 30 Exp or so) Jeans to a Level 2 airfield near the US fleet. I doubt the Jeans will even launch but if they do it will prove useful ( albeit expensive ) live training for them.

Why sneak BB's to Russia [&:], I cant see any point unless he's planning to invade japan from Vladivostok.

Seems like a suicide mission for them imo.

Hmmm interesting looks like he is being very aggressive in China and Russia how will you respond will you pull troops back from other operations ?
 
 
 

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Hmmm interesting looks like he is being very aggressive in China and Russia how will you respond will you pull troops back from other operations ?

I don't think that the term "pull back" is part of Nemo's vocabulary[;)].

The "battlefleet" may well be a TF of some subs (would make sense to station some old S-Class subs in Russia) or some AK's loaded with supplies...

Both players have lost far too many ships (IMHO, speaking from the point of view of someone who has lost less than 70 Allied ships in a PBEM that is in 1944).

ORIGINAL: Kereguelen

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Hmmm interesting looks like he is being very aggressive in China and Russia how will you respond will you pull troops back from other operations ?

I don't think that the term "pull back" is part of Nemo's vocabulary[;)].

The "battlefleet" may well be a TF of some subs (would make sense to station some old S-Class subs in Russia) or some AK's loaded with supplies...

Both players have lost far too many ships (IMHO, speaking from the point of view of someone who has lost less than 70 Allied ships in a PBEM that is in 1944).

LOL thats some dumb spotter plane pilots up there then [;)]..

Lt Blindasabatsu -- humm Submarine or battleship? i need thicker glasses commander-san
commander- No Lt you need a transfer to the infantry, dismissed !

It looks like the TF on its way to the Soviet Union comprises APs and AKs along with escorts ( at least I've only identified APs and AKs and an Armed Merchant Cruiser ). On the other hand it looks like he has sneaked another convoy, comprising tankers, into Petropavlovsk - probably to refuel his BB TF ( that is supposition on my part obviously but I think it is also reasonable supposition.

As to China and the Soviet Union.
Well in China Operation "Draw Them East" will continue. It will allow me to considerably shorten the line I have to defend, shore up the defences against the Soviets by freeing some units from the Chinese theatre of operations AND set the Chinese theatre of operations up for my offensive later in the year. The cost is the resources and HI I will lose as the Chinese advance but since I don't require those HI and resources things should work out pretty well. Plus when I retake China my garrison requirements will be infinitesmal due to the complete destruction of HI and resources. So, really, it is a win/win proposition for me ( except for the lost resources and HI... which aren't really an issue).

As to the Soviet Union. Well, I'm going to TRY to fight it out on the border in the Soviet Union but I'm not sure how possible that is as I've never, yet, faced a major Soviet offensive and am worried about how my Japanese forces will stack up to the Chinese.

Kereguelen,
Well I always find it interesting that people seem to have the idea that I won't pull back etc. Sure when I attack I try to hit as hard as possible but operational art is all about stringing together a pattern of acceptances and declinations of combat in order to gain advantage. That simply isn't possible if one isn't willing to pull back on occasion. In any case I plan to pull back from all but 5 Chinese cities which should settle the issue of whether or not the strategic withdrawal is within my remit for once and for all.

Do you mind me asking why you say both sides have lost too many ships? True the Allies have lost over 400 ( but they receive over 5,500 ships) and the Japanese have lost over 80 ( but they get almost 3,000). I think that the context is important insofar as those 80 ships hae bought me the DEI, Port Moresby, Guadalcanal, the Pacific including a foothold in Hawaii and India. As with all things the price can only be assessed as worthwhile or excessive when the return on this investment is taken into account. I truly am interested why you think 80 ships is too much to pay for those holdings + the horrific losses I've inflicted on his merchant and battle fleet. I may be missing something, to be honest though I think that once I pay the hundred ships for India, the DEI and the Pacific that my losses will tend to fall markedly as I'll be able to phase future advances such that they can be covered, in series, by KB.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/27/42

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TF 1119 troops unloading over beach at Nanumea [Ellice], 84,103

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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TF 71 encounters mine field at Colombo [Ceylon] (11,25)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.1
AK Taisei Maru, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Naval bombardment of Manado [Celebes], at 39,67

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao


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

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 11
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 7

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Sub attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
AK Kanto Maru
AK Amagisan Maru
APD Patrol Boat No. 46
DE Tsuga
AK Kenkon Maru
AK Sasako Maru
AP Santos Maru
AP Awa Maru
AP Koan Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 23
Ki-21-II Sally x 64

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 17 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged

Resources hits 3

A nice ambush over China costs me 27 planes and pilots. Painful losses indeed.

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Day Air attack on Ichang [C China] , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 13
Ki-43-I Oscar x 2
Ki-21-II Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

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Day Air attack on Victoria Point [BMA] , at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 2
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 51
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 122

I'm trying to keep the Level 4 airbases he is hopping around closed through pre-emptive bombing for a few days while transport TFs pass close to them.

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9
A5M4 Claude x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7
Ki-27 Nate x 38

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6
B-17E/F Fortress x 16
B-25C/D Mitchell x 26
Hudson IV x 32
IL-4C/DB-3F x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 damaged
Ki-27 Nate: 11 destroyed, 5 damaged
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 destroyed
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
Hudson IV: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 46

The Nates, again, prove themselves completely incapable of even meeting unescorted bombers on a one to one basis. Fortunately as my fighter production continues to increase ( over 200 Zeroes, almost 200 Mikes and over 100 Oscar Is per month) I am continuing large-scale conversion from the outclassed Nates.

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Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 50

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Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 20

Allied aircraft
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Interesting. I wanted to test how well the Me-264s would do in an unescorted raid. These Me-264s flew from Tokyo and while the losses were high they withstood the Wildcats relatively well, shooting down two of their number. Once I have enough Me-264s to mount massed raids I think I should be able to close any field within range whenever I want, a suitable counterweight to the American heavy bombers.

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Day Air attack on Red 47th Guerilla Regiment, at 49,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 86

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on KNIL So Sumatra Gar Battalion, at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 16
Ki-48-I Lily x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Palembang Base Force, at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 15
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 50
Ki-48-I Lily x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 22

No Japanese losses


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

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A Hawk: 1 damaged
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DE Sanae
AK Gyoku Maru

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Naval bombardment of Manado [Celebes], at 39,67


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Lockheed 212: 2 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 3

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ASW attack near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73

Japanese Ships
DE Sanae
DD Oite

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59360 troops, 1189 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329

Defending force 75392 troops, 1543 guns, 780 vehicles, Assault Value = 2526


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 49,35

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15443 troops, 196 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 766 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese max assault: 798 - adjusted assault: 774

Allied max defense: 25 - adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Palembang [Sumatra]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2679 troops, 65 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Defending force 1037 troops, 17 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Japanese max assault: 178 - adjusted assault: 208

Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang [Sumatra] base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 52,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12367 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336

Defending force 840 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Japanese max assault: 388 - adjusted assault: 108

Allied max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 106

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
879 casualties reported
Guns lost 35

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Cochin [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12884 troops, 145 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 375

Defending force 217 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12



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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1671 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 3101 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38



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Ground combat at Kragen [Java]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4709 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

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

Japanese max assault: 174 - adjusted assault: 85

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 85 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen [Java] base !!!



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Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1220 troops, 41 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 175

Defending force 1090 troops, 22 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Allied max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 12

Japanese max defense: 48 - adjusted defense: 93

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Tatung [Cent China]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 18498 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 958

Defending force 3347 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Allied max assault: 1614 - adjusted assault: 279

Japanese max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 33

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tatung [Cent China] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Good the Allied capture of Tatung will act as a severe supply drain on their forces once I reach my final defensive position.

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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30760 troops, 825 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1322

Defending force 52387 troops, 738 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404


Japanese ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Guns lost 16


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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2710 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 3665 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123



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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6992 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Defending force 26928 troops, 497 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 646


Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1608 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 1873 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied max assault: 86 - adjusted assault: 15

Japanese max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 12

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Waingapu [Sumba]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Waingapu [Sumba] base !!!



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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 21965 troops, 327 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 627

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 637 - adjusted defense: 1033

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported


Unfortunately I lost the combat replay for January 28th but the main thing that happened was that a surface combat TF went in to Nanumea and caught 1 MSW and 2 AKs there. One of the Aks and the MSW were sunk while the other AK was driven off. Friendly forces sustained no damage. On the 29th these same forces were used to begin evacuating troops from Nanumea via Fast Transport TF.

My bettys continue to refuse to attack the enemy convoy heading for the Soviet Union so, instead, I've ordered KB to make for the area. Soon after the beginning of February I should be able to greatly increase the cost of the Allied operations in the north. Once that's done I'll refuel using a tanker convoy which is loading fuel at Tokyo and will then swing down by Hawaii in order to close the airfield there once again and to provide close escort for an important resupply convoy heading for Hilo.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/29/42

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Sub attack near Batavia [Java] at 20,60

Japanese Ships
AP Kensyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS SHCH108

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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TF 37 encounters mine field at Colombo [Ceylon] (11,25)

Japanese Ships
AP Kensyo Maru, and is sunk
AP Kizan Maru, and is sunk
AK Nana Maru, and is sunk
MSW W.5
AK Kyokko Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
2883 casualties reported

The report above is an error. Basically the Kyokko Maru hit a mine going into Colombo but the other 3 transports sank due to damage inflicted in previous battles all over the map. One sank near Batavia after being torpedoed by Beauforts while another sank as a result of an earlier pounding delivered by the enemy BB TF lurking south-east of Tokyo and yet another succumbed to bomb damage. Whatever killed them the point is that a lot of support troops went down with them. Ah well, omellettes and egg breaking and all that.

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Sub attack near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 15
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 14
PC Ch 13
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6

Allied Ships
SS O16, hits 5, on fire

These 5 hits include at least two direct hits by depth charges. I doubt O-16 will make it back to port.

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Sub attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
DD Shikinami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Honda
DD Sagiri
DD Asagiri
DD Uranami
DD Murakumo
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 23
IL-2 Shturmovik x 28
LaGG-3 x 3
Pe-2 x 50
R-12/Yak-4 x 5
Yak-1 x 14


Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 41

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 63


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 46

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Day Air attack on Mishan [Manchukuo] , at 67,30


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 40


No Allied losses

Resources hits 4

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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Me-109E-4 Mike x 17
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 56
Ki-48-I Lily x 48
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 4
CW-21B Demon x 12
Hawk 75/P-36 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 destroyed
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D/F2A: 2 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed
Hawk 75/P-36: 4 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 63

The Dutch Air Force gets involved in the defence of China. Unfortunately for them they prove singularly ineffective.

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 55

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 18
Ki-21-II Sally x 21
Ki-49 -I Helen x 12

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBN/GST/PBY Nomad: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 15
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Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 18

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 29

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 43

No Japanese losses

Just a maximum altitude training run. If I can train these guys up to 80+ Exp then they should form a formidable ASW group.

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

I decided to take a chance and order a sweep of Pearl Harbour. My idea is to drain the defenders at PH of their fighters such that they are unable to properly escort any bomber raids on Hilo. Unfortunately for this to be a viable strategy I would need to be able to maintain a strong CAP over Hilo while at the same time conducting sweeps. Unfortunately the resupply convoy I brought to Hilo got so savaged that by the time it unloaded the supplies which survived only 19,000 tons was present on Hilo, 1000 tons short of the 20,000 I needed to convert my Nate squadrons into Mikes. Soryu has therefore been detached from KB and is ferrying planes back to Kwajalein where they can convert to Mikes, be rushed to within ferry range of Hilo and fly into Hilo. Once that's done I'll have my solid core of 60 Mikes flying CAP and I can routinely run Zero sweeps of Pearl Harbour. Until then though my options will be very limited and I will have to spend the majority of my time being purely defensive.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 50

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-35A Hawk x 13
P-36A Mohawk x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 23
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 4 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 5 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 13 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 16 destroyed

40 Allied fighters downed in return for 10 Zeroes. That's a highly favourable exchange rate.

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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Tank Brigade, at 67,24


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 19


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC Manchuria Adv Corps, at 53,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on IJA 8th/A Division, at 67,24


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 18


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,58


Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 37, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Ch 5
APD Patrol Boat No. 2

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59541 troops, 1195 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1336

Defending force 75748 troops, 1548 guns, 782 vehicles, Assault Value = 2543


Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

And still the Allied AV climbs.

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Ground combat at Cochin [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 35249 troops, 458 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 956

Defending force 220 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 1924 - adjusted assault: 959

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 959 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cochin [India] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Hmm, it looks like I may have overdone it with Cochin. Three divisions looks like a bit of overkill.

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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 25770 troops, 336 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 758

Defending force 13961 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 714

Japanese max assault: 1552 - adjusted assault: 640

Allied max defense: 711 - adjusted defense: 374

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3272 casualties reported
Guns lost 66

Allied ground losses:
532 casualties reported
Guns lost 27

Close to a 2;1 but not quite.


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Ground combat at 18,12

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8317 troops, 31 guns, 504 vehicles, Assault Value = 231

Defending force 72 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese max assault: 446 - adjusted assault: 878

Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 878 to 1


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Bangalore [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 25813 troops, 244 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 816

Defending force 4893 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

Japanese max assault: 1468 - adjusted assault: 998

Allied max defense: 214 - adjusted defense: 42

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bangalore [India] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
661 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
606 casualties reported
Guns lost 45


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1689 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 3041 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38



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Ground combat at Kaifeng [Cent China]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 411 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Defending force 86114 troops, 1224 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 2320

Allied max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 2518 - adjusted defense: 4246

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30943 troops, 830 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1337

Defending force 51852 troops, 722 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1384


Japanese ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2710 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 251

Defending force 3700 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7001 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 317

Defending force 34212 troops, 600 guns, 301 vehicles, Assault Value = 907


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

I'll try an attack here tomorrow. All things considered I think I should get a 1:1 and begin the process of dropping the fort levels. Once they begin to go down and I begin pushing Allied Brigades backward those Brigades will rapidly become combat ineffective. In this way the Allied attempt to forward-deploy and stop me soon after I land works very much in my favour as it allows me to defeat them in detail and, by the time I run into their second line of defence the forces committed to the first line will have lost so much of their strength in these forced retreats as to be useless.

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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1563 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Defending force 1353 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied max assault: 86 - adjusted assault: 18

Japanese max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

The Yokosuka 2nd SNLF ( one of my 3 airborne units) was evacuated overnight. 2 of the remaining 3 units on the atoll will be evacuated through the rest of today and tomorrow.

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Ground combat at Maumere [Flores]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Maumere [Flores] base !!!



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Ground combat at Mataram [Lombok]

Japanese Shock attack

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

Defending force 281 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 13

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



And throughout the course of the day 2 Allied submarines were attacked and hit by my bombers with unsuccesful attacks being carried out by over 20 additional aircraft on other submarines.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/30/42

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ASW attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
DD Honda
DD Sagiri
DD Asagiri
DD Uranami
DD Murakumo
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS KXIV, hits 2

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Sub attack near Petropavlovsk [KAM] at 85,32

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
TK Olympic, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Interesting, a tanker. My recon reports quite a number of the ships at Petropavlovsk are either transports or tankers. It would make sense for him to be trying to build up Petropavlovsk as a base from which to interdict my northern axis of operations BUT doing it in such a brazen manner is highly risky. I see two possibilities:
a) he is willing to run massive risks and lose his shipping en masse as he plans to rely on Allied productive profligacy to make good his losses or
b) this is not entirely planned and he is simply rerouting units which were due to reinforce his forces at Midway such that they don't have to return to base fully loaded.

Either way KB is on the way and has been strengthened by the addition of two CVLs and the almost complete replenishment of its fighter and strike groups.

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Coastal Guns at Singkawang [Borneo], 25,56, firing at TF 45
TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang [Borneo], 25,56


8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.15

Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
AP Santos Maru
AP Enju Maru
APD Patrol Boat No. 46

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 6
IL-2 Shturmovik x 14
Pe-2 x 24
R-12/Yak-4 x 4
Yak-1 x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12

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Day Air attack on Asahigawa [Hokkaido] , at 72,36

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 219

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 6 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 83

12 of my Bettys are destroyed on the ground as they refuse to launch against the Allied TF creeping northward around Sakhalin. I'm a bit baffled why the 70 bettys I have gathered at 4 different airbases all refuse to launch. Could there be Allied CVs providing CAP over the convoy? Fighter cover is the only explanation I can think of ( since weather wasn't a factor over my bases or the TF and neither was bomber morale, experience or leadership) and fighter cover couldn't have been provided by Soviet fighters as they are too short-legged to cover the convoy in its present position. It is very, very strange.

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Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 95


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 damaged

Resources hits 38

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Day Air attack on Mishan [Manchukuo] , at 67,30


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 63


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 1

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 8
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 8
Me-109E-4 Mike x 22
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 54
Ki-48-I Lily x 49
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 55

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 14

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged

Resources hits 3

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 45

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

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Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 4

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 18,11

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 33

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Blenheim I x 5
Blenheim IV x 55
Do 24K-2 x 1
Martin 139/B-10 x 15
Spitfire VB x 7
IL-2 Shturmovik x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 7 destroyed
Martin 139/B-10: 5 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
IL-2 Shturmovik: 8 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 3

A nice little ambush over Bombay by Zeroes LRCAPing the Tank Brigade investing the city claims 26 Allied planes in return for only 4 Zeroes lost.

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Day Air attack on KNIL West Borneo Gar Battalion, at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 23
Ki-48-I Lily x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkawang Base Force, at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 15
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 52
Ki-48-I Lily x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 8th/B Division, at 67,24


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 20


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33


Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Petropavlovsk [KAM] at 85,32

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK H.T. Harper, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Onboard fuel ignited following my bomb hits and the H. T. Harper burned merrily throughout the night.

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Sub attack at 11,24

Japanese Ships
AK Toyokawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59593 troops, 1200 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1335

Defending force 75913 troops, 1546 guns, 783 vehicles, Assault Value = 2553


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 34300 troops, 601 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 912

Defending force 8883 troops, 218 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Japanese max assault: 1810 - adjusted assault: 1636

Allied max defense: 289 - adjusted defense: 981

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
3292 casualties reported
Guns lost 87

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

An excellent result. I am going to let the Allies bring a little more force in and will then try to Shock Attack again with engineer regiments in order to reduce the fortifications further, get a 2:1 and begin routing a sizeable portion ( about 1/8th ) of the Allied defenders in India.

Jagdfluger is defending too far forward and falling for the temptation I have offered him, the chance to stop me on ground eminently favourable to the defence. Unfortunately the fact that this ground is very far forward means that if he doesn't hustle forward his LCUs will be in a position where they can be defeated piecemeal with devastating consequences.

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Ground combat at Yangku [Cent China]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21905 troops, 242 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 610

Defending force 13042 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 669

Japanese max assault: 912 - adjusted assault: 625

Allied max defense: 569 - adjusted defense: 117

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1150 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Allied ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

On 31st January the orders will go out to my forces in China to "cut and run". I will continue to hold 6 bastions, 3 in the very north-east of the country, Shanghai, Canton and Hankow. The 3 bastions in the north-east will be used to prevent the enemy breaking into Manchuria while the other 3 will be used to facilitate bomber training AND the attrition of Chinese resources and supplies. In addition this will allow me to free up a significant number of units to dissuade major Soviet attacks and for offensive use when the time comes.

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Ground combat at 16,18

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1558 troops, 8 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Defending force 2902 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Japanese max assault: 104 - adjusted assault: 43

Allied max defense: 80 - adjusted defense: 18

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1689 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 3050 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39



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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31105 troops, 840 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1338

Defending force 51701 troops, 718 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1376


Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2701 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 250

Defending force 3702 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123



Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6791 troops, 153 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 300

Defending force 29534 troops, 471 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 740



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Ground combat at Singkawang [Borneo]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 409 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Defending force 2478 troops, 65 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 92


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1560 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 1194 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 88 - adjusted assault: 20

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Soerabaja [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 11430 troops, 64 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 73 - adjusted defense: 179

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)

Just a little test to see what is there. I expect to face about 1000 AV at Madoien ( where Jagdfluger has made his stand). Since they will have Level 9 forts AND be defending in wooded terrain AND are going to be fully prepped for Madoien I could see that AV being increased to 18,000 assuming 100% experience and leadership. While that won't be the case it is also definitely true that the enemy will be able to muster an adjusted AV significantly greater than the 2000 I can hope to muster via a Shock Attack.

So, Jagdfluger has created a position which will hold against any assault I can muster over the next month. The answer is, of course, to manoeuvre a bit but, unfortunately, the road net will not allow it. I do have a solution but it will have to wait for a week or so and it should prove an extremely cheap way to defeat over 3 divisions of defenders dug in in the most favourable terrain imaginable. My plan only requires one thing to go right for it to succeed, if it does I think it will be an extremely clean disembowelling stroke to the defence of the DEI. Either way it'll be an interesting, intricate and risky solution and so I'll enjoy trying it [:D]

Forgive the black box in the pic below. Sometimes when I'm switching programmes etc I think I run out of memory and cannonfire shows up in this manner.

It'll be interesting to see what you have planned for soerbaja, paras maybe ? I'd just starve them out and take it in june cos im lazy [;)]


good luck as ever

Rob,

Paras, amphibious and overland - a combination of all 3 is required as several areas need to be captured within 1 day.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/42

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Coastal Guns at Manado [Celebes], 39,67, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Manado [Celebes], 39,67


2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Minazuki

Japanese ground losses:
205 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Manado [Celebes], 39,67, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Manado [Celebes], 39,67


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Asahigawa [Hokkaido] , at 72,36


Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 209


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 60


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Resources hits 26

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Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 91


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Resources hits 41

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Day Air attack on Sunwu [Manchukuo] , at 66,26


Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 58


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 9

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Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31


Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 26
IL-2 Shturmovik x 27
Pe-2 x 56


Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Oil hits 16

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Day Air attack on Tatung [Cent China] , at 53,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 6
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 22
Ki-48-I Lily x 53

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D/F2A x 2
CW-21B Demon x 10
Hawk 75/P-36 x 1
I-16 Type 24 x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 6 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 11 damaged

Resources hits 1

A nice ambush over China. It is time to pull my horns in. Fortunately for me I achieved about 90% of what I wanted to achieve by this time in the game and my massive withdrawal from China began today.

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Resources hits 4

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Day Air attack on Ichang [C China] , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 115
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 104

Just burning supplies in order to slow the pursuit.

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 15

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 4
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 43

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34

Training.

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Day Air attack on Iman [AMUR] , at 67,31

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 72

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 18,11


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Blenheim I x 5
Blenheim IV x 44
Do 24K-2 x 1
Hurricane I x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 9
Spitfire VB x 18
IL-2 Shturmovik x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

In a couple of days time I may just sweep here again.

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Day Air attack on ROC Manchuria Adv Corps, at 53,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on KNIL West Borneo Gar Battalion, at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 15
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 51
Ki-48-I Lily x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 19

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Prepping the way for the assault at Singkawang.

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkawang Base Force, at 25,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 17
Ki-48-I Lily x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Petropavlovsk [KAM] at 85,32

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
TK Gulfdisc
TK Dillwyn, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

And yet more tankers are found around Petropavlovsk. Weird, very weird.

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Day Air attack on TF at 100,33

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Vladivostok

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TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Toboali [Banka], 21,57


Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54025 troops, 1098 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 1336

Defending force 76098 troops, 1550 guns, 782 vehicles, Assault Value = 2563


Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 52,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10817 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Defending force 804 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese max assault: 277 - adjusted assault: 118

Allied max defense: 42 - adjusted defense: 115

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Just keeping a Chinese guerilla regiment athwart my line of retreat pinned down.


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Ground combat at Bombay [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8121 troops, 29 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Defending force 17815 troops, 333 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

And Bombay is, relatively speaking, very weakly held.


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Ground combat at 13,19

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14103 troops, 218 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 394

Defending force 40 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese max assault: 762 - adjusted assault: 383

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 383 to 1


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Just pushing elements of 4 Allied units up to the last Allied base on the coast south of Pangim.

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Ground combat at Singkawang [Borneo]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2524 troops, 66 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 828 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese max assault: 186 - adjusted assault: 237

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 237 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang [Borneo] base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

The two Allied units at the base retreat into the jungle. Perfect, they will allow me to create two further training bases on the Western coast of Borneo. At this rate I'm going to have more than enough baes to train my pilots .

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1689 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 3008 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39


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Ground combat at Nanchang [C China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60359 troops, 1004 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 5740

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

Allied max assault: 2959 - adjusted assault: 1859

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1859 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nanchang [C China] base !!!

I had abandoned Nanchang a day or two ago. Now the Chinese collect it.

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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5031 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 256

Defending force 7118 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Kaifeng [Cent China]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 501 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Defending force 86372 troops, 1226 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 2327

Allied max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 2522 - adjusted defense: 3226

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31154 troops, 842 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1340

Defending force 51666 troops, 716 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1376

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6823 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 299

Defending force 29673 troops, 477 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 744


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Manado [Celebes]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 643 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 2709 troops, 59 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 113


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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1581 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 362 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 10

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

More and more of my forces on the island have been succesfully withdrawn.


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Ground combat at 15,17

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1392 troops, 8 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 2202 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Japanese max assault: 90 - adjusted assault: 68

Allied max defense: 62 - adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Pushing more Allied forces back in south-western India.

Here's a picture of the situation in India with the road and rail net being highlighted.

And with the end of the first month's play against Jagdfluger I think it is time to revisit the Allied and Japanese situations. Firstly ships:

Japan, 89 ships lost.
3 CVLs - all lost when they ported in India and got slaughtered by a port attack.
1 CVE - lost in the same way. Fortunately I've managed to save most of the planes from these CVs.

2 CA,
2 CL,
2 AMCs ( Armed Merchant Cruisers)
1 CLAA,

7 DD,
1 DE,
2 APD,

15 AP,
41 AK,
1 AO,
4 TK,

2 SS,
2 AV,
2 MSW,
1 PT


Allied Losses: 411 ships.

10 BB ( 3 more severely damaged and ported in Bombay Harbour),
4 CA,
14 CL,
4 AMC,

42 DD,
25 AP,
120 AK,
5 AO,
23 TK,

40 SS,
4 AV,
6 AVD,
4 AS,
2 AR,
1 AGP,
1 AE,
15 MSW,
7 ML,
3 DMS,
7 DM,
46 PT,
3 SC,
12 PG,
12 PC.


And below is a production summary. Overall I have a surfeit of oil but am constrained in terms of the resources available. In a similar vein my shipyard production is only barely sufficient to meet demand. Airframe and engine production has been expanded massively with real bottlenecks beginning to develop in Ishikawajima production ( mostly due to the 50 G5Ns I am trying to build a month - they take 200 engines out of my production run leaving too few for my Bettys) and Mansyu production continuing to be given top priority. By the end of February I should be producing just over 480 Mansyus per month along with 120 Me-264 Angel airframes. That is going to allow me to begin conserving my Army and Navy bomber pilots to a far, far greater degree and will ease my current shortage of trained pilots for my fighter groups.

Overall though given that I have been facing the full might of every air force on the map, including the almost limitless pockets of the Soviet Air Force, I think my forces are doing pretty well with the conversion away from Nates being speeded by increased Oscar production

And now for the overall losses summary:

Well, strangely enough we just managed to hit 4000 Allied planes destroyed today. Obviously though Japanese losses have also been extremely heavy, particularly in terms of Operational and FlAK losses but that is only to be expected given that, at this time, Japanese forces are in precipitous advance and flying many missions over extremely long range. In addition I haven't managed to convert my force from an unarmoured air force to a fully-armoured one.

When the war starts only the Ki-51 Sonia is armoured. All of my other planes are unarmoured and suffer the consequences when facing enemy FlAK. With time, however, the Mike will become my primary interceptor ( armoured), while my land-based bomber squadrons all convert to Me-264 Angel ( all armoured - I anticipate conversion will be completed by about October of this year) and my Betty and Nell squadrons convert to the Marlina, which I expect to be absolutely lethal in the torpedo attack role. The Me-264 Behemoth with its guided missiles is going to be most useful for Port Attack missions.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/42

The HUGE news today is that it really looks like Jagdfluger is serious about invading the Home Islands. The ships which were in northern Soviet ports are now making their way south- I suspect the are heading towards Toyohara. Cool, that's well within airlift range from seveal bases plus I've had the 7th Infantry Division lurking around at sea ready to react to such an invasion. KB will also arrive from its lurking place on the 4th. I expect the initial landings will go well although I have a better than 50/50 chance of holding at the landing site whereupon all will depend upon how quickly and completely I slaughter the invasion fleets.

Either way this is going to be damned interesting.

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Coastal Guns at Manado [Celebes], 39,67, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Manado [Celebes], 39,67


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Sub attack near Petropavlovsk [KAM] at 85,32

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
TK H. M. Storey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Crosby

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Naval bombardment of Pangim [India], at 16,14

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 6 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Glasgow
CA Georges Averoff
DD Isis
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Durban
CL Hobart
CA Cornwall
CA Australia
BB Royal Sovereign

Japanese ground losses:
1255 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 22

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 9

I imagine this is to try to draw my CVs out of position. I won't respond.

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ASW attack at 34,64

Japanese Ships
DD Satsuki
DD Sazanami
DD Inazuma
DD Akatsuki
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushimo

Allied Ships
SS SHCH110, hits 3, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Wakkanai [Hokkaido] , at 72,34


Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 206


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 62

He's closing the airbases from which I could base into Toyohara. This is sloppy, it telegraphs his move and is only useful if he has the force available to survive any concentration of forces I order in reaction to his upcoming invasion. At present he doesn't have the force to survive KB and so he shouldn't be telegraphing things like this.

When I'm weak I never hit a target hard before I attack it. Better to rely on deception and surprise than brute force when you don't have the greater brute force.

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Day Air attack on Tatung [Cent China] , at 53,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 23

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Ki-43-I Oscar x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 12
Me 264 Angel x 23

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 3

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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 14
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 38
Ki-48-I Lily x 31
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 44

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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 53

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 10

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Day Air attack on Ichang [C China] , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 114
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Resources hits 26

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 18
Ki-21-II Sally x 22
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16

Finally managed to anticipate one of his bomber moves and caught 6 A20s on the ground.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 4
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 37

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30

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Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 2

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 47

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 13
P-36A Mohawk x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A Hawk: 9 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 5 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

15 for 26. Not great but not too bad either.

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 18,11


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 5
Blenheim I x 5
Blenheim IV x 39
Hurricane I x 3
Martin 139/B-10 x 6
Spitfire VB x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on IJA 38th Division, at 19,12


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Do 24K-2 x 1
IL-2 Shturmovik x 10


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC Manchuria Adv Corps, at 53,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 35

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 100th Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 12

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,64

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 99,32

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Vladivostok, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 89,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 44
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Gees, PG Isabel stumbles over KB in the middle of the damned ocean. There goes my surprise. Ah well c'est la guerre.

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,64

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54043 troops, 1097 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 1177

Defending force 76582 troops, 1574 guns, 789 vehicles, Assault Value = 2571


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


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Ground combat at Manado [Celebes]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2776 troops, 65 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 1166 troops, 10 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 190 - adjusted assault: 52

Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado [Celebes] base !!!


Allied aircraft
no flights

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1903 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1

1 assault and down. Time to mount up for Balikpapan and Java.

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Ground combat at 52,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10587 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 269

Defending force 784 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese max assault: 269 - adjusted assault: 231

Allied max defense: 41 - adjusted defense: 100

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1689 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 2952 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38



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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4966 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 7139 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 249


Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31258 troops, 845 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344

Defending force 51728 troops, 716 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1378


Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6825 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 370

Defending force 30413 troops, 520 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 748



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1635 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Defending force 13 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied max assault: 45 - adjusted assault: 12

Japanese max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Darn this is fun.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/02/42

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TF 36 encounters mine field at Colombo [Ceylon] (11,25)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.1
PC Ch 7
AK Uyo Maru, Mine hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Balikpapan [Borneo], at 31,64


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao


Allied ground losses:
404 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 4

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 47
Port supply hits 1

Balikpapan begins to be prepared for invasion.

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Sub attack near Bombay [India] at 18,11

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67

Allied Ships
CL Durban, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isis

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Sub attack at 11,1

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64

Allied Ships
MSW Cochin, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Not a bad day for the subs near India.

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Sub attack near Kwajalein [Nanyo] at 81,84

Japanese Ships
AK Showa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

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Day Air attack on Keijo [Chosen] , at 59,36


Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 155


No Allied losses

Armament Assembly hits 27

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Day Air attack on Tatung [Cent China] , at 53,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 21

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 5

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 112
Ki-21-II Sally x 12
Me 264 Angel x 24
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Resources hits 45

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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 50
Ki-48-I Lily x 38
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 58


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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged

Resources hits 1

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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 56

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 15

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 18
Ki-21-II Sally x 20
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

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Day Air attack on Pontianak [Borneo] , at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 66
Ki-48-I Lily x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 5
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 96

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged


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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 43

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 11
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 67
B4Y1 Jean x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 5
P-36A Mohawk x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Another sweep over Pearl Harbour. With their numbers harrowed over the past few days the Allied fighters don't have much fight left in them and quickly bug out.

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Day Air attack on IJA Imperial Guards Division, at 17,18


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 2
IL-2 Shturmovik x 11


Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 91st Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 25th Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 13
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 11

Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Hankow/Wuhan , at 48,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 23
B-25C/D Mitchell x 27
Hudson IV x 27
IL-4C/DB-3F x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 3 damaged
Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs: 3 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 10 damaged
Hudson IV: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

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Day Air attack on TF at 91,32


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 2
Mosquito NF x 2


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Tone

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 41
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 15

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 7 destroyed
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged

All of the Bettys were destroyed by FlAK from the BBs.

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 10 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico

Well, that clinches it. The two remaining battleworthy US BBs have been assigned to this mission so it must be a major effort. KB is 2 days away so while it is going to be uncomfortable for a while this is just going to result in a lot of sunk Allied ships and Allied forces holding, at most, one base in this island... and not holding it for long.

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Naval bombardment of Balikpapan [Borneo], at 31,64


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 45
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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TF 40 encounters mine field at Balikpapan [Borneo] (31,64)

TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan [Borneo], 31,64


23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 4

Japanese ground losses:
421 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Toyohara [Sakhalin], 73,33, firing at TF 1015
TF 1015 troops unloading over beach at Toyohara [Sakhalin], 73,33

468 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
AK Luther Hurd, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Cushing, Shell hits 2
DD Cummings, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 1
DD Talbot, Shell hits 1
DD Hatfield
DD Brooks
DD Crane
DD Lawrence, Shell hits 1
AK Waimea, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Mokihana
AK Steel Ranger, Shell hits 2
AK Jeff Davis, Shell hits 2
AK Henry S Grove, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Coloradan, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP President Fillmore, Shell hits 1
DD Sands

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3603 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2

10 DDs and 8 transports begin landing the 2nd USMC and 161th US Army Regiment at Toyohaa. Unfortunately for the Allies this lies within the Northern Zone and thus those troops are suffering something like 5 times the normal disablements on landing. The landing at Toyohara is going to be a disaster since combined with these excessive losses I have 1 Brigade due to arrive tomorrow ( I have abandoned the base north of Toyohara in order to hold onto Toyohara since Toyohara has a Level 3 port and a more developed airfield and will allow me to both bring in troops more quickly and establish aerial supremacy more quickly... with those two conditions met I can take back the northern base at my leisure.) and am flying in elements of 3 more Brigades by airbridge. With the arrival of the 7th Division on the 10th and the arrival of an additional 900 AV over the next 3 weeks the Allied account should be settled fairly quickly.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54079 troops, 1097 guns, 438 vehicles, Assault Value = 1179

Defending force 76637 troops, 1573 guns, 785 vehicles, Assault Value = 2578


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 30528 troops, 526 guns, 303 vehicles, Assault Value = 803

Defending force 12021 troops, 257 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 448

Japanese max assault: 1388 - adjusted assault: 503

Allied max defense: 427 - adjusted defense: 945

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


Japanese ground losses:
3383 casualties reported
Guns lost 41

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1

Hmm, looks like I mistimed this assault. The two Brigades I was expecting to arrive tomorrow arrived earlier and were decisive in repulsing my attack. No matter, I'll just conduct phase II of the Madras operation and cut it off from other Allied bases. In the end it will just be an impromptu prison camp for 4 Brigades of Allied troops.

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Ground combat at 52,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10464 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 264

Defending force 702 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Japanese max assault: 266 - adjusted assault: 464

Allied max defense: 36 - adjusted defense: 103

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 14,18

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14153 troops, 217 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 381

Defending force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese max assault: 770 - adjusted assault: 772

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 772 to 1


Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Toyohara [Sakhalin]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1054 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 1785 troops, 29 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 83



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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1660 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 2944 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38



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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4942 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 7132 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31400 troops, 848 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1349

Defending force 51681 troops, 712 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1376


Japanese ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6760 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 434

Defending force 28177 troops, 453 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 636



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Ground combat at Balikpapan [Borneo]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2126 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Defending force 6043 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1662 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

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

Allied max assault: 46 - adjusted assault: 48

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 48 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Toboali [Banka]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 602 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Toboali [Banka] base !!!

And the units due to be trapped at Madras.