He should put them in a TF and run at full speed away. He also should have had them at Karachi or off map.
I believe that his decision to hunker down in port was heavily based on my initial attack around a week and a half ago where I scored a grand total of 3 250kg bomb hits on his ships... he likely under estimated/didnt know about the 800KG bombs which now that my torpedo armament was expended was my only serious way to hurt renown.
Well, he became educated then. [:D]
Seek peace but keep your gun handy.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
“Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”).” ; Julia Child
Dean still refuses to contest any of my ground pounding anywhere. In response ive decided to start attacking air fields where I know he has planes. My first target was the the flying Tigers based at Tuyun in south west China.
Afternoon Air attack on Tuyun , at 74,51
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M2 Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 70
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 22 damaged (I'm annoyed that no planes were destroyed)
SB-III: 2 damaged
a similar is raid is planned to hit Calcutta in a few days.
I spotted 2 cargo ships cruising south of Ceylon for some reason. Either dean forgot to redirect them, or hes testing my local Nav search/ naval attack range. I suspect that he just forgot. The betties however could not find the target today.
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Allied Ships
SS Monge
This was the carrier force heading south to Ceylon, the force replacing it had not been detected yet, and will full speed into range of Bombay in order to launch a strike tomorrow. We will see whats still there.
In the Aleutians a few B-17s bomb Adak. I have a squadron of Zeros heading up here to serve as a Cap for the base. Once the Nick comes online I'll probably eventually move a unit here.
Morning Air attack on Combined 8th SNLF , at 162,52 (Adak Island)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Dean also launches another attack on Tagula Island south of Rabaul which appears to be a port strike. I guess dean really wants to kill the one minelayer tender docked there [:-]. The Solomon region will get first Priority for Nicks unless more B-17s are spotted elsewhere. Considering that Dean really hasn't used his heavy bombers much I imagine he has deep pools already.
Morning Air attack on Tagula Island , at 104,137
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
The two cargo ships spotted a few days ago did not activate their cloaking devices this time, and were hit by torpedos.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Little Andaman at 37,55
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Steaua Romania, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Shirala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
The first attack to finish off the 1st burma Division goes in today and does ok. I have 1 more Thai Division a few days out that will participate in the second attack.
Ground combat at 54,50 (near Prome)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 25306 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 920
Defending force 7647 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Sweeps go in and shoot down a good amount of fighters in the morning, but bad weather prevents an afternoon strike. I didnt see anything in the port so ill head north to Karachi.
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-400 Airacobra x 14
The big news is an unintended strike on Bombay that reveals that the British fleet has not left!? I have to say that I'm confused. The ships in harbour must be too damaged to leave.
Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
B5N2 Kate x 81
D3A1 Val x 37
Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 1
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-400 Airacobra x 13
Allied Ships
BC Renown, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 1
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 2
DD Express, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Cornwall, Bomb hits 1
CL Leander, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Ipoh, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1
In china we fail to take Kweiyang as he got 2 Divisions into the tile just this turn [8|]. I would have likely taken the base if I hadn't second guessed myself and waited 2 turns to head north fearing a Chinese counter attack from the south. Im gonna pull back after this attack and wait for reinforcements before attempting to head north again. At this point I think I might just bypass Changsha and the south and head right to Chungking to get this war over with fast.
Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41975 troops, 442 guns, 572 vehicles, Assault Value = 1246
Defending force 28645 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 934
Defending units:
100th Indian Brigade
98th Indian Brigade
22nd Light AA Regiment
23rd AA Bde
17th Australian Brigade
1/3 Ceylon Base Force
Ceylon Command
1/1 Ceylon Base Force
1/2 Ceylon Base Force
222 Group RAF
2nd Ceylon H AA Regiment
16th Australian Bde /1
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Day opens with a sub attack of Sydney. multiple Carriers in Australia plus the moving of AO and AEs to Aussi heavily hints at either a Solomoms campaign or North Aussi campaign.
Sub attack near Sydney at 92,168
Japanese Ships
SS I-168
Allied Ships
DD McKee
AO Ramapo
AO Neches
AE Pyro
DD Kennison
Fierce air battles around calcutta today with around 34 allied planes destroyed at the cost of 20 Japanese planes. The first sweep really helped clear out alot of the fighters before the sallies went in.
Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 6
Hurricane IIa Trop x 6
Hurricane IIb Trop x 17
P-39D Airacobra x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 3
BC Renown, Bomb hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Cornwall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Nirvana, Bomb hits 1
AMc Shillong, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
xAP Indora, Bomb hits 1, on fire
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Today opened with an unfortunate sub attack in the SW pacific. The AP in question is carrying a Air HQ. I'm rushing ships at full speed over to serve as lifeboats for the Air HQ.
Sub attack near Ontong Java at 114,129
Japanese Ships
xAP Miike Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
PB Shinko Maru #2
PB Uruboko Maru
Another day of fierce air battles over Calcutta but it appears that the Allies are running out of fighters here. Total losses today are 8:23 (J:A) Bad weather canceled any strike on Bombay.
Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 1
Hurricane IIa Trop x 2
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 1
In china Dean is attacking the flanks of my advance to the west, but his attempt seems pretty half-hearted. Only 4 corps in two different spots are moving into contact with my troops,and he hasn't attacked anywhere. He might just be probing my defenses and keeping me honest. The troops pulling back from Kweiyang are gonna move back and defeat these troops in detail before moving to a base to replenish.
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Dean bombs Adak again today but his bombers meet heavy resistance from both flak and newly arrived Zeros. in total 6 b-17es were downed by a combination of air to air flak and ops. BANZAI!!!
Morning Air attack on Combined 8th SNLF , at 162,52 (Adak Island)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
The main event was the strike on Bombay. 4 Soc seagulls were destroyed on the ground today heavily hinting that CA North Hampton also went down. the attack is separated into two strike packages from each carrier TF.
Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
B5N2 Kate x 68
D3A1 Val x 53
Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Leander, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Poelau Telo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 7, on fire
DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Belray, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Express, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 3
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Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 42
D3A1 Val x 25
Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
PC Indus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Leander, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Pasha, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Moreton Bay, Bomb hits 1
Port hits 2
In the aleutians some damned PBYs torpedo'd two cargo ships the other day which were carrying supply. Thankfully they ignored the AKV carrying the zeros which got some payback today.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Adak Island at 162,52
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Dean attempted to swarm my carriers with Subs today, but thankfully his attempt fails to get any hits.
Sub attack near Bombay at 30,23
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Chikuma
CL Noshiro
DD Makigumo
DD Arashi
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Shiranui
Allied Ships
SS Tautog
SS Tautog launches 6 torpedoes at CV Soryu (one of these hit but was a dud)
ASW attack near Bombay at 30,23
Japanese Ships
DD Harusame
CA Mogami
CA Chokai
CL Yubari
CS Mizuho
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Samidare
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at DD Harusame
Another strike on Bomb-bay. it appears that dean fled a few ships north this turn, but I'm almost out of ammo, and I don't want to risk my carriers anymore than I need to. I'll retire to Singapore and go dark for a while. I might end up moving my carriers to Truk or Davao after some repairs are made at Singapore.
Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 59
B5N2 Kate x 100
D3A1 Val x 45
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Newcastle, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nirvana, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kelvin, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AMc Dipavati, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Express, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
xAK Varela, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Poelau Telo, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Kalavati, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Kelantan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Belray, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Pasha, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Travancore, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AMc Sholapur, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
My assault on the triangle of bases west of Calucutta has begun today. The northern prong of the attack began today, and 5 divisions are heading for the southern base of Asansol. I failed to take the base today but did good damaged. I'm confident that I can take the base in 1-2 more attacks.
Ground combat at Ranchi (52,32)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1920 troops, 0 guns, 379 vehicles, Assault Value = 224
Defending force 5753 troops, 80 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
7/17th Dogra Battalion
6/6th Rajputna Battalion
3rd Central India Base Force
221 RAF Base Force
2nd West Coast Base Force
1/1 West Coast Base Force
1/2 West Coast Base Force
1/1 Hyderabad Base Force
95th Heavy AA Regiment
In other news the Nick came online today, I'm going to start off building 60 per month. Might end up increasing production based on the need.
A6m5 was recently accelerated to 7/42 and I expect to accelerate it again in around 2 weeks. Hence I should have the A6M5 6/42..... All R&D factories will upgrade to the A6M5b and then to A6M8. The engine bonus is really helping with the acceleration, so I should have the A6M8 in time for the hellcat.
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Some subs fire off some parting remarks to my carrier TF off India, which thankfully misses.
ASW attack near Goa at 30,24
Japanese Ships
DD Murasame
CA Mogami
CA Chokai
CL Yubari
CS Mizuho
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Samidare
Allied Ships
SS Monge, hits 1
More fierce air battles but this time at Jamshedpur (west of calcutta). Losses today were about even. I need to get some more supply into India to replenish my air groups, so I'm gonna hold off bombing for a few days and let my fighters sweep away what ever he has left.
Morning Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 1
Hurricane IIa Trop x 9
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Today I attempted to displace some chinese units trying to contest my supply lines but the terrain got the better of me. The Chinese will have the same problem attempting to take any of the forest rough tiles so Im content to go on the defensive until more reinforcements from norther China arrive. 2 Divisions are nearing Henyang (near Changsha). so should be there soon.
Ground combat at 76,50 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 47441 troops, 480 guns, 548 vehicles, Assault Value = 1310
Defending force 23595 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 787
I'm gonna post another picture of the situation in China and India on the 4th of May.
In india I failed to take Racchi again with my tank force at the northern end of the triangle. Dean is reinforcing the tile with what appears to be a brigade so the tanks will wait for the troops from the main thrust towards Asansol to take the base.
Cleaning up operations are still ongoing in Ceylon, but two divisions have disembarked at Cochin and will take up defensive positions. I've identified 4 Divisions in the south so I don't have any illusions of being able to push with my 3 Divisions. The south will hopefully serve to force dean to spread out his forces and prevent him for concentrating on my attack to the north east. The 2nd Division cleaning up troops on Ceylon will be sent to northern India to help break dean there.
Naval Info
Carrier Divisions 1 and 2 are still on their way back to Singapore.
Ise and yamashiro began upgrades today at Singapore, and the two tenryu class CLs began conversion to CLAA. Chitose also began conversion a few days into a CVL, I'm not sure if I'm going to convert her sister ships they are quite usefull for ASW and Nav search for my carriers.
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
reinforcements: an Akizuki class DD, a cargo ship and a 8k capacity tanker.
The day opens with a sub attack against CV Illustrious near Perth. Ill have to check but I believe she just came in a few weeks ago at Aden/cape town and is heading to Sydney to meet up with the rest of Deans carriers.
Sub attack near Perth at 43,147
Japanese Ships
SS I-9, hits 1
Allied Ships
CV Illustrious
DD Foxhound
DD Pakenham
DD Inconstant
Fierce air battles over Jamshedpur today with Japanese losses being 8 zeros and 3 Oscars for 9 p40es, 10 hurricanes, 2 p400s, 1 B-26 and 3 p-39s. 11:28
Morning Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-400 Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 11
The War in the Skies and Air R&D/Production Status Report.
Dean has pulled back what was left of his fighters in northern India So there haven't been any large air battles since the 6th of May. Dean has lost 300 Hurricanes since the start of the game along with 120 Buffalo's, so I doubt the British have many fighters left given his replacement rate of 21 Hurricanes per month.... His replacement rate throughout the game will be about 20% higher than Vanilla to make up for my sped up deployment of quality planes. Overall losses for the last few months have been pretty even with most of my losses being Operational casualties.
In terms of air production, Ive increased the sally factory up to 35 from its previous 25 to help replace losses and fill out new units. I'm gonna hold off expanding sally production anymore and wait for the Helen IIa. Oscar production was increased to 135 from the previous value of 115. I'm Probably gonna keep using the Oscar into 43 as an escort for the Sally/Helen due to its superior range over the Tojo. For all other roles however the Tojo will replace the Oscar once it comes online some time in 9/42.
The A6M5 is a few days away from accelerating to 6/42 (88%) and then all six Factories will move on to the A6M5b, and then to A6M8. The A6M2 factory will upgrade to A6M5 (in RA the A6M2 upgrades directly to the A6M5). None of the Tojo factories have fully repaired yet with the highest being 22/30. Maybe in another month or two I'll start getting some acceleration progress. Once the Tojo comes online I'll leave either 60 or 90 as R&D and put the remaining 60/90 into production.
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We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Not a ton happened today as dean has pulled back a lot of his plane after taking serious losses over the past week or so. 4 Divisions in northern India are moving to the next base in the triangle west of Calcutta. Dean has around 33k troops in the hex with another Division 2 hex's away. The tile is in good terrain so I might end up waiting for 3 Divisions that are around 1-2 weeks behind to catch up before attacking. The Tanks attacking the base north of Asansol are waiting for the 18th division to arrive in 2 days before attempting another attack against the 8k defenders. Once I take the base I'll head north and then around his defensive line to the south to cut avenues of retreat. The 14th Division will land at Chittagong in a few day increasing my Division count in northern India to 9.
We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
The begins with a french sub torpedoing a cargo ship in the Marshals. Thankfully dean only gets a handful of french subs mainly in 42.
Submarine attack near Maloelap at 135,118
Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS L'Espoir
A numbers of British DDs are spotted transiting the strait between Melbourne and Tasmania. I suspect that These are the escorts of the Illustrious that was spotted a week ago.
The main news today was an IJA Shock attack across a river at Changteh north of Changsha. It appears that they achieved complete operational surprise as no Chinese Reinforcments were routed here. I have troops a day away from moving into the forest south west of Changteh cutting Changasha and Singtan off from the north. I plan to isolate and ignore Changsha for the time being.
Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)
Attacking force 43395 troops, 302 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401
Defending force 6032 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213
In the SW pacific area a sub takes a shot at the Kinugasa but thankfully misses.
Sub attack near Rossel Island at 106,136
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Kako
CA Aoba
CL Kinu
DD Tanikaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
Allied Ships
SS Gar
In china air attacks continue to pummel Siangtan causing 1k casualties over 3 attacks. Im not sure I've ever dealt this many ground losses before in a single day. I'll only post the juiciest of the 3 air attacks to give an idea of what I'm doing here. If all goes according to plan I intend to attack the hex in a few weeks.
Morning Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G3M2 Nell x 31
G4M1 Betty x 45
In India Ranchi is finally taken now that the 18th Division has arrived. Now that she troops are freed up the tanks and 18th Division with Outflank Allied defenses to the south.
Ground combat at Ranchi (52,32)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17155 troops, 124 guns, 561 vehicles, Assault Value = 766
Defending force 9281 troops, 122 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 241
Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 33 (2 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
4881 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 216 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 106 (90 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 107 (95 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units retreated 11
Units destroyed 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
At Jamshedpur the first attack fails to take the base, and allied reinforcements will enter the base within the next few days. I'll rest my troops here until 3 Divisions that are a week behind show up to support. In the meanwhile I'll keep bombing the air field here to prevent fort construction.
Ground combat at Jamshedpur (51,34)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 59766 troops, 718 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 1758
Defending force 18731 troops, 228 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
Assaulting units:
5th Division
Imperial Guards Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
47th Field AA Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
48th Field AA Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
40th Field AA Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
254th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
223 RAF Base Force
1/2 South India Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
AHQ Bengal
77th Heavy AA Regiment
308th Base Group
2nd NW Frontier Base Force
21st Light AA Regiment
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
In Burma the 1st Burmese Division appears to be at the end of its rope.
Ground combat at 54,50 (near Prome)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 30235 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1008
Defending force 5453 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Today opening with 2 sub attacks on Allied shipping near perth and the west coast.
Submarine attack near San Francisco at 217,72
Japanese Ships
SS I-5
Allied Ships
xAK Panaman, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Perth at 47,147
Japanese Ships
SS I-15
Allied Ships
xAK Derrymore, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
The main news Today was a failed Chinese counter attack and the appearance of a Carrier TF in the SW Pacific. In china Dean's attack against Japanese troops entrenched in 3x terrain had predictable results.
Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 42324 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1203
Defending force 27826 troops, 355 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 723
In the SW pacific Dean's carriers appear to be attempting to attack by Cruiser TF at Port Moresby, which was escorting a convoy carrying 2 SNLF units which just unloaded this turn. The Cruiser TF and cargo ships will flee towards Darwin, but I'm leaving 2 small cargo ships in harbour to hopefully illicit a strike by his carriers. I've shifted 24 kates, a group of 36 G3M, 27 zeros, and 36 Oscars to Port Moresby. The planes at Port Moresby will hopefully be supported by an air strike from Woodlark Island where I have an additional 60 zeros and 60 G4M bombers. Maybe ill get lucky this time and get more than 1 torpedo hit vs a allied carrier.
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We are all worms, but I believe that I am a glow worm.
-Winston Churchill
Today a serious air battle occurred right off Port Moresby near the Torres straight.
The Japanese air units embodied the naval Spirit of attack and succeeded in landing a blow first with 67 zeros and 21 G4Ms attacking the Allied carrier force. I'm not sure what the fuck the other air wing from Woodlark was doing since they missed the memo, and didnt launch at all today. I guess I'll be firing their air leader and replacing him with a more aggressive leader. The air wing that did launch achieved impressive results scoring 2 hits on enemy carriers.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
G4M1 Betty x 21
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 5
F4F-3A Wildcat x 16
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
The strike package from Port Moresby unfortunately was less successful achieving no hits and taking heavy losses. The Kates refused to fly despite being well within range, albeit they probably would have been slaughtered if they did launch.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3b Zero x 25
G3M2 Nell x 13
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 3
F4F-3A Wildcat x 11
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3b Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
During the afternoon the true heros of the day fly another sortie of 9 G4M bombers from the same unit that scored 3 hits earlier. The bombers pierce the cap and score another hits on the Hornet leaving it burning and heavily damaged. I doubt she is an abject loss, but if hornet is unable to get out of range for a second strike tomorrow I suspect she will be a goner. excessive OP losses in the air losses report hint that the fire on hornet is serious, as it appears that a mass ditching of planes from hornet occurred due to the flight deck being rendered unusable. I cant remember off hand what size fire is sufficient to prevent air operations but I believe its around 15-20. Plz correct me if I am wrong.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 2
F4F-3A Wildcat x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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