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Good luck with the Timor operation. [8D] I'm impressed that you've taken northern Australia already. Eliminate Timor and you'll have isolated Java!

I am also impressed: great strategy

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your fans club is growing. [:D]

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LOL[:D] Thanks guys, really appreciated

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42


Today was a good day for Mikado.
Mandalay fell so easy at the first attempt...with all its resources intact![8D] And...above all...all his troops retreated towards Lashio, because my paras are still holding Mytikyna[8D][8D][8D]...now the whole burma Army is trapped! My divisions are now moving in different directions. One division ( the 55th ) will chase the troops fleeing from Mandalay, while a mix rgt is moving back to close the door back and the 33rd is moving to give some change at the paras at Myt....the Burma campaign is over!
In China no sensible progress today. His heaviest bombed YENEN again...9 res burnt[:(] in one week a brand new zero daitai will be placed in the front lines in China, while my bombers keep on resting( i'm planning a BIG air operation against Chungking!)
At Akyab my Oscars found the AVG....6 oscars lost against 4 p-40.....a bad exchange[:(]

At Timor my invasion fleet is getting into position. Tomorrow the first landing at Dili, while today my BBs hammered again Lautern, which should be now closed for repair[:D]
A lot of subs are chasing my invasion TFs and my carriers. There are many subs in the area around Timor...gotta pay attention!
At Koepang many ships are fleeing and some PTs are parked in the harbour...but none of those 110 ships is anchored no more...so this probably means he's abbandoning the area.
Now my naval units at Balikapan are being loaded: destination Kendari, where there should be only a base force

In Northern Oz my first unit reached Daily Waters...unfortunately it's an Eng regiment...my tanks moved so slow:-(
Tomorrow some more units will enter....hope not to be stuck with the 59/60 miles bug...not now please!!!!

At Clark Fields the forts are slowing comming down...good!

At Singapore the 25th Army is ready to attack! tomorrow we'll see how the first deliberate attack will go.

We're on time everywhere....except for China where i'm stuck at Ichang...


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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,28


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 11
LB-30 Liberator x 13
IL-4c x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Resources hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 7
Buffalo I x 44
Blenheim IF x 8
Vildebeest IV x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 23
I-153c x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
I-153c: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 16
E13A1 Jake x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Magallanes, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage* where you think you're going?*

Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,77 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 6


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65797 troops, 715 guns, 31 vehicles

Defending force 9824 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2[:D]


Japanese ground losses:
534 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Allied ground losses:
526 casualties reported
Guns lost 17


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 151651 troops, 1640 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 98404 troops, 558 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 138123 troops, 1779 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 83989 troops, 555 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
336 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8752 troops, 77 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 5474 troops, 55 guns, 8 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported



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Ground combat at Mandalay

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65554 troops, 689 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 20119 troops, 182 guns, 15 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay base !!![:D][:D]


Japanese ground losses:
474 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2400 casualties reported[8D]
Guns lost 52
Vehicles lost 5


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5315 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 59531 troops, 473 guns, 12 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
570 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

Well...i just discovered that the pilot<N° planes bug effects also the Land base bombers...they almost refuse to fly if they have planes in eccess...this means that i need to empty my IJN pilot pool[:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(]

BTW,...today the first landing at Dili...seems that no allied units is there.
He's clearly evacuating his troops from Koepang... But tpday was a sad day for the Imperial Navy. We lost 11 zeros during tough dogfights....for some reasons the zeros of Kaga and Akagi did not partecipate to the CAP[:@]....his torpedo bombers, escorted by many fighters took off from Koepang and tried to attack my baby KB first and then my invasion TF at Dili. Results are 50 allied planes shot down vs 13 japanese...but those pilots are so precious!!!
BTW we're now moving forward. Tomorrow we'll be 2 hexes from Koepang. More CAP over my CVs while my bombers and torpedo bombers will be on free hunt. I've spotted at Koepang 2 CA and some more PTs...so it's going to be not exactly easy.
in 3 days we should be able to unload my divisions there.

Clark fields fell today. Good result indeed! Now one unit is moving towards Bataan in order to destroy those 2 units sitting there.

The first attack on Singapore went quite well...the odds are already on my side[8D]

In China there has been a boombing at Hanoi...resources destroyed:-( without a single allied plane shot down

27 claudes upgraded to Zeros at Shangai.

Finally my units arrived at Daily waters. Tomorrow 1 division+2 eng rgts+ 2 tank rgts will deliberate attack. a base force and some more engeneers are already there ready to occupy and fortify the place.

I'm now planning to send a regiment and a base force to Akyab..but i'll need some more aircover from Rangoon...gotta wait at least 2 weeks







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Day Air attack on Hanoi , at 36,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 15

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 15
IL-4c x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 6 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Resources hits 9[:(]

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 136
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 71

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on TF at 32,75

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 21
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 14
T.IVa x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-35A x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 7 destroyed
T.IVa: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-35A: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
CVE Hosho
CVE Taiyo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 32,75

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Bisayas, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:

Allied Ak fleeing from Timor
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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 40

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 15
P-35A x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged[:(][:(][:(][:(]
D3A Val: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-35A: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Rochussen, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Camphuys, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mijer, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:

These cowards need to learn how to swim!
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Magallanes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 32,76

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
T.IVa x 2
P-35A x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed[:(]

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed
T.IVa: 1 destroyed
P-35A: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 12 destroyed

Japanese Ships
MSW W.2

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Noto Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65182 troops, 699 guns, 31 vehicles

Defending force 9180 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!![8D][8D][8D]


Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
424 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 152243 troops, 1652 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 101252 troops, 554 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported

He's transfered so many troops here...
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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 138369 troops, 1774 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 83622 troops, 558 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
410 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8742 troops, 75 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 5434 troops, 53 guns, 8 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

I need some help here...i've already called a Bombardment TF from Saigon
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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 123883 troops, 1343 guns, 346 vehicles

Defending force 59117 troops, 476 guns, 12 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5) [;)]

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
1584 casualties reported
Guns lost 41
Vehicles lost 10

Allied ground losses:
2553 casualties reported[:'(]
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 1


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/11/42

Well...an incredible bad day...cannot believe to my eyes....41 A2A losses against 11....the bulk of the forces that has destroyed PH defeated by some Dutch pilots...incredible. i had to feed my empty CVs with some carrier trained zeros....at least for some CAP
BTW i managed to put 2 torps in a CA...my recon spotted 10 more Cruisers hancored at Koepang plus a great number of fighters ( 48) and some 30 torpedo bombers....ok...now i'm sure it's going to be an expensive adventure[:(]
Tomorrow we'll get closer to 1 hex from Koepang. My bombers are set to 2 hexes range...cannot risk to follow those AKs fleeing away.
Plenty of PTs and with that HUGE cruiser TF i do not want to risk my precious BBs....i'll let for one more day my bombers do the jod and in 2 days we'll try to land....do not expect nothing but a waste of pilots from this[:@]

The good news is that we reached Daily waters that has been easily conquered. Now this base will be enlarged and fullfilled with bombers and fighters.

Singapore is falling without any big problems...very very good!

Lae fell too today. A base force is already enroute


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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 74

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 15
P-35A x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
B5N Kate: 14 destroyed, 40 damaged[:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Boise
CL Marblehead
CL De Ruyter
CA Houston, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Durban, Torpedo hits 1
CL Dragon
DD Peary
CL Tromp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:

That's depressing...really

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Ground combat at Lae

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2414 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 811 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lae base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 152960 troops, 1665 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 100960 troops, 551 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 138587 troops, 1777 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 83126 troops, 558 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
594 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Dili

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2695 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili base !!!



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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120809 troops, 1229 guns, 332 vehicles

Defending force 55721 troops, 408 guns, 11 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
3036 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
2450 casualties reported
Guns lost 67


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Ground combat at Daly Waters

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35613 troops, 315 guns, 233 vehicles

Defending force 3808 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 172 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Daly Waters base !!![8D]


Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1200 casualties reported
Guns lost 8


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Ok, time for a general summary.

After more than a month of war, i can say things are pretty well going.There are some problems , as always, but i'm happy about the results gained till now.
The only thing that bothers me is the lack of allied ships sunk...a number really really low. He's playing a fanstastic Sir Robin this time!

Ok, let's take a look at the general situation over the map:


PI:Luzon- better than what i could expect. The 38th div that came from Canton in China, give me the chance to put my fron line at Clark, keeping him honest between Manila and Naga and shorting my defensive line. 2 Sally Daitais and one Nate sentai are placed at Legaspi and San.Marcelino. For the moment that's enough to make him burn supplis and train my aircrews.
Mindanao- here everything is japanese except fo Davao, where 10,000 men are holding tight the ground against the 35th Bde. A bombardment TF composed by 4CAs and 4DDs is already comming from Saigon to help getting rid of the last bag of resistance here.2 ki-27 sentais are ready to start their training program at Cayegan

BORNEO: Every base in borneo is Japanese except for Benjarmais. The latter has been arleady evacuated, so there won't be any problem.Balikapan and Borneo did not suffer any res/oil damage, while Tarakan is destroyed for 2/3.
Main airbase is Balikapan where 36 oscars and 27 nells are placed along with 8 Mavis

MALAYA: the campaign for Singapore is going well. The forts are comming down easily and the odds are already in my favour. I hope to close this match by the end of Jannuary, so that i can launch the invasion of Java and the Mini-Hangover

BURMA: the campaign for Burma has been already completed...almost. I still need to reinforce Akyab with a regiment and a base force and to drive back the burma army conquering Lashio( so pushing back all the way to China). Then it will be just a matter of placing base forces around, defend my AFs and wait for Hangover

NORTH OZ/TIMOR: Darwin fell very easily, and we arrived at Daily Waters without many problems. Now i still miss those other 3 North oz bases west of Darwin ( Perth, Whydam and i do not remember). Some Minor naval units are comming to do that job.
Darwin is becomming an important base, I want to reach (5)(5) port Af levels, then i'll stop building and concentrate myself to forts
Timor is becomming a damn problem. For some reasons he decided to transform this isle in a fortress against my waves. He has 23 land units at Koepang , more than 130 a/c ( out of which 50 are fighters) and , altough now fleeing, more than 100 ships!
Now if i want that damned place i need to destroy a considerable naval air force. Losses in terms of pilots are very very high and i cannot efford these kind of losses for more than 2/3 days. So if tomorrow my planes won't manage to open the way to koepang, destroying the surface allied fleet, i'll have to send my BBs and engage a bloody battle for life and death.

SOUTH PAC: all the important bases are conquered, except for PM. Now i have to build Lae and place some IJA bombers and fighters there in order to reduce PM. He doesn't seem to want to reinforce NG...good, it will take me less troops to get it. Base forces and engeneers are already on the way towards Shortland,Buin and Tulagi. All these bases will be built and fortified. Generally speaking this area has been very quite.

SOUTH EAST PAC: i stopped my advance early at Tarawa. this will be the farest base of my defensive perimeter. He's conducing a lot of activities between Palmyra and Canton. Ships are comming and going every day here.

CHINA: this is the only theatre that is creating me a lot of problems. Chunking is becomming the nest of an incredible air forces, that is pounding my bases and destroying my resources in the area. Ichang is clearly impossible to get and he's pushing forward towards Canton. My defensive positions here in the south are not that good, but hopefully i'll have the chance of holding the ground. My only hopes rely on Sian, which is slowly being sourrounded. Lanchow(sp?) will be sieged in few days. 50,000 troops are defending the city, but my goal here is to stop his supply production, not to conquer the place. If Sian can be isolated and destroyed, then i can drive my guys south west towards Chunking, forcing him to abbandon Ichang.... I'm getting ready to restart the bombing campaign with more than 250 bombers and 100 fighters( 45 zeros).


Ok, now a bit of planning for the future.
Assuming that Timor will fall anyhow, after the conquest of the all area between Daily Waters ,Koepang,Perth and Ambonia, i'm planning to divide my forces. 2 Divisions will go eastwards and land at Port Moresby, supported by 4 CVs and a BB division. At the same time( let's say first half of Feb) the 25th Army that took Singapore will be loaded and sent to Java. In my dreams Java could fall by the end of March without too many losses both in terms of men and naval air forces. Then, i'll have to decide what to do. I see two main options: go for East India( or maybe Cylon) with a mini-Hangover campaign, or go for the Pacific with Noumea-Lungaville or Canton as possible objective. Now i cannot really say. It will depends on many factors. For the moment the priority is to speed up the conquest of Timor without suffering too many losses in my assets.

Ok, thanks to everyone reading this. Hope you like[:'(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/12/42

*ATTENTION, COMBAT REPORT NOT SUGGESTED FOR THE CARDIOPHATICS( sp? )*

Ok...this was the greatest naval battle i've ever seen. The allies prooved to be brave enough to face the Imperial Navy in a nighttime engagement. For 3 times the american cruisers tried to get thorugh the naval screen of my battleships and hit the carriers and for three times they have been repulsed! They managed to get twice a surprise attack, causing some damages and some disorder in my major fleet. Luckly the guns on my BBs did a wonderfull job and now the main threat is under the waves.
I ended up with a CA ( myoko) badly hit..with sys 59, fld 30 and 35 fire and with BB fuso with some light sys dmg and some fire. 4 DDs are almost sunk. They're all trying to get back to Balikapan for R&R
His PTs engaged too one of my DD divsion...disabling a DD but loosing almost all their vassels.
Now my recon spots 10 more CAs at Koepang...My BBs will try to bomb the place tonight and in the afternoon some 30 kates are ordered to bomb the port installations.
The battle ended up with the loss of 5 cruisers and DDs for the allies.
During the day there were some attacks by the allied torp bombers.They all got slaughtered both by my AA and by my CAP.
The door to Koepang is almost open!
Some more luck and in 2 days i'll be unloading!
What a day!!

Singapore keeps falling even if the odds were'nt too good today.
We reached Bataan.Tomorrow will be ours.
Nothing new in China.


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Night Time Surface Combat at 29,76

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 4
CA Myoko, Shell hits 10, on fire
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 9, on fire
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 2
CL Dragon, Shell hits 9, on fire
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 3
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Alden
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Peary, Shell hits 1
DD Pillsbury
DD Pope
DD Stewart


The first wave. The allied cought us by surprise and opened fire on our ships...Fuso eats a torp and starts to slow down at 15 knots
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Night Time Surface Combat at 29,76


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Yamashiro
CA Myoko, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
CA Nachi
DD Yugumo, on fire
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Wakaba
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Dragon, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
CL Boise, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
DD Alden, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Edsall, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 1
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Peary, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Pope
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1

We recovered and closed the distances...now we're the attackers!
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Night Time Surface Combat at 29,76


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 6 destroyed
C.XI-W: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CA Ashigara
CL Jintsu
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL De Ruyter, and is sunk
CL Boise, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DD Edsall, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD John D. Edwards
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pope, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

The fuso group lost the contact with the enemy.....that tries to reach the carriers using its radars...but found the Kongo Division that ends the job
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Night Time Surface Combat at 29,76

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Ashigara
CL Jintsu
CL Kuma
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD John D. Edwards
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Pope, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Stewart, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat at 29,76


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
C.XI-W: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Ashigara
CL Jintsu
CL Kuma
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Stewart, Shell hits 12, and is sunk



Ok...now i can have an heart attack[:D]
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Day Air attack on Soochow , at 52,38


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 22
LB-30 Liberator x 12


No Allied losses

Resources hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 16
Wirraway x 7
Buffalo I x 40
Blenheim IF x 9
Vildebeest IV x 10
P-40B Tomahawk x 23
I-153c x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
I-153c: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
Considering that the oscars are so bad...not a bad result--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 132
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 119

Aircraft Attacking:


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Day Air attack on TF at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
Brewster 339D x 2
Vildebeest IV x 3
T.IVa x 5
Beaufort V-IX x 6
P-35A x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
T.IVa: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CL Jintsu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

What a risk!
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,76

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 20
A6M2 Zero x 62

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed[:D]

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,76

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 20
A6M2 Zero x 62

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 5 destroyed[:)]

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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 16
P-35A x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged[:(]

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Rochussen

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

7 betties gone for good[:@]
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Day Time Surface Combat at 29,75

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32
PT PT-33, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-34
PT PT-35, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT PT-41
PT TM-6
PT TM-7, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-12
PT TM-13
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1
PT TM-15


I hate these Damned PTs...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Time Surface Combat at 29,75

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze, on fire
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-34
PT PT-41, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT TM-6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-10, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-12
PT TM-13, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-15, Shell hits 4, and is sunk


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Ground combat at Sabang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4449 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1659 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3042 casualties reported[:D]

Northern sumatra is ours
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 153540 troops, 1676 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 100739 troops, 548 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
386 casualties reported
Guns lost 2




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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 138909 troops, 1784 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 82720 troops, 562 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
550 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 117557 troops, 1144 guns, 331 vehicles

Defending force 53003 troops, 343 guns, 11 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
1870 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
1027 casualties reported
Guns lost 50

Ok..tomorrow only Air and land bombings

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/42

Considering the problems i had to face this was indeed a good day.
My Bombardment TF did a great job, closing the koepang's airport and destroying 22 a/c on the ground. Then the last wave of PTs has been easily defeated. At down, my kates took off and pounded the port. CA Houdson got hammered by several 800kg bombs and sunk lately in the evening. Now the door is completely open. Tonight we'll start to land on the shores of Koepang.
A TF of 7 CAs ( probably DDs) has been spotted 10 hexes west of Koepang, moving west at full speed. The Carriers Kaga and Akagi have been dispatched from the main invasion force and ordered to chase the enemy and look for some easy kills in the Banda sea.

At Bataan our division has been repulsed. I got to send some reinforcement.

No other sensible news or progress anywhere, except for the constant bombing of my res/oil at Mandalay and iin China...but time for retribution is commin....

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ASW attack at 29,76

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 1, on fire

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Naval bombardment of Koepang, at 29,77


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 5 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Do 24K-2: 2 destroyed
Swordfish: 2 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Yamashiro
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 3, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
9889 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D]
Guns lost 110
Vehicles lost 50

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 228[8D]
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Soochow , at 52,38


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 41
LB-30 Liberator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Resources hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 3 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 15 damaged

Oil hits 15[:@][:@]

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 29,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 65

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
18 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
10 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
11 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CL Jintsu
CL Kuma
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
PT PT-31, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT PT-34
PT TM-12, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CL Jintsu
CL Kuma
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
PT PT-34, Shell hits 13, and is sunk


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 154030 troops, 1689 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 101904 troops, 552 guns, 70 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported




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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 139248 troops, 1787 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 82185 troops, 562 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Guns lost 2




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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22619 troops, 245 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 6292 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
500 casualties reported[:@][:(]
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/14/42

Ok, now we know what formed that 23-units-koepang garrison. Unbelieveble! he brought here almost everything he had in the DEI...every single base force...really cannot understand what was the overall strategy here[&:]
The unloading ops went quite good. Tomorrow we'll attack.
the Kaga and Akagi found a surface Tf fleeing...one CL sunk and one DD under the waves. Now comming back to darwin to refuel and rest a bit. I'm not that interested in chasing down every single ships...is the strategy that does matter!

Tomorrow we'll attack Singapore again. The bombardments went good soo far

One more naval bomb and we'll attack at Davao.

In China he started to bomb my flanking units in order to slow me down....

Lashio fell and we cought 16 hurricanes on the ground[8D]..now the burma army is going back to china[:D][:D][:D]

One SNLF unit is moving towards Derby, while Kendari will be attacked soon

2 SSs destroyed at Koepang

Nothing more to report



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Naval bombardment of Koepang, at 29,77


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
CL Jintsu
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*
SS S-41, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*


Allied ground losses:
307 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 22
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Davao, at 43,61

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 4

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 124
Ki-48 Lily x 25
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 95

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N Kate x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Tromp, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*[:'(]
CL Durban
DD Van Ghent, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*[;)]
DD Kortenaer

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,82

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Buyskens, Torpedo hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,79

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Elout
AK Beatrice, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Boelongan, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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ASW attack near Koepang at 29,77

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsuharu
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Kuma
CL Jintsu

Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage[:D]

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 154487 troops, 1703 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 101738 troops, 553 guns, 71 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported...oh...this is not good!



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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 139576 troops, 1794 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 81357 troops, 563 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported





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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 98584 troops, 1100 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 50249 troops, 327 guns, 12 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Lashio

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22367 troops, 246 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 11727 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lashio base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 8 destroyed[:D]

Japanese ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Tenimbar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 653 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tenimbar base !!!




Ground combat at Koepang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2979 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 43264 troops, 398 guns, 11 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/15/42

Ok, Koepang fell easily. Now i will send a BB TF to bomb Kendari, while another one to smash Brome. 1 division will be divided in 3 regiments that will assault Leutern,Derby and the rest of the northern oz.
Between China and Burma a lot of allied bombing missions...no way to stop them all. I just need to garrison my main bases.
Still in China he sent some units out of Changsha( Southeast). I'll try to deliberate attack tomorrow.
At Sian and Ichang the flanking movement proceeds very slowly.

NEWS: At Daily waters i spotted 3 more units...so now 7 units are massing in order to attack my positions there...well...it's gonna be tough.

Now time to rest my ships and feed my airgroups.






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Sub attack near Baker Island at 94,96

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63

Allied Ships
AK Hirondelle, Torpedo hits 1[:D]

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Naval bombardment of Koepang, at 29,77


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Hokaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsuharu
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Kuma
CL Jintsu
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Yamashiro
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
503 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 6

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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 8 damaged

Resources hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet

OUCH....[:(]
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 118
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Ki-15 Babs x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 2 damaged


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

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 92

Aircraft Attacking:


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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 35,30


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 36


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported[:@]
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on 4th Ind./A Brigade, at 47,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 10
IL-4c x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet

Good work for those bad nates
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N Kate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK West Isleta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Delawarean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Beaver, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK West Cawthon, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:

These ships are fleeing from Timor
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,72

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Florence Luckenbach
AK Empire Steelhead

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,72

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Birminghan City, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Steelhead, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Santa Teresa
AK Kainalu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,79

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
D3A Val x 11
B5N Kate x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Rochussen, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N Kate x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Beaver, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Sub attack near Baker Island at 94,96

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63

Allied Ships
AK Hirondelle, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage[:D] *sinks*


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 155121 troops, 1723 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 101813 troops, 548 guns, 72 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 139786 troops, 1800 guns, 28 vehicles

Defending force 81601 troops, 562 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17131 troops, 173 guns, 125 vehicles

Defending force 4810 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
6340 casualties reported[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
Guns lost 24


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 116219 troops, 1116 guns, 330 vehicles

Defending force 50601 troops, 344 guns, 12 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
1644 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 8

Allied ground losses:
1249 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 1

Ok...Singa is going down!
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Ground combat at Koepang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43289 troops, 506 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 13564 troops, 55 guns, 8 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang base !!![:D]



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 4 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1503 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/42

The day begun with the first allied night bombing raid...results were pretty poor.
Then the usual training activities over Akyab. There are 120 fighters at Chandupur.....tomorrow 50 zeros will try to ambush along with 30 oscars...let's see if i can give him some headhaches[:D] Then, as soon as Mandalay will be developed at level 4 i'll place the whole malaya Air Army in Burma and will hammer Chandupur and Dacca!!!
I'll try to cut my combat reports not to make them too boring
What needs to be underlined today is the fall of Bataan with more than 7000 Pows taken. it's amazing! with only 2 divisions and 1 bde i'm slowly conquering the PI[:D][:D][:D]
At Singapore we got good odds and the forts are down to level 1...very good! in less than a week the key base will be ours! than the door for Java will be open!
A regiment of the 2nd div ,along with an engeneer rgt, is moving towards Lautern. Base forces and planes are the final fall of Timor to estabilish a real fortress.
My TFs for Brome and Tarakan are on route
The Baby Kb found and pounded several AKs lurking north of timor...some easy pratice[:)]
Kaga and Akagi are moving towards Ambonia, where they will refuel and get some replacements
A Base force arrived at Port Blair in the Bengal Bay. Some recon planes are already scouting the seas.
In Burma i'm reorganizing my forces in order to get ready for the next push in india.







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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63741 troops, 928 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 4079 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 328 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
718 casualties reported
Guns lost 21


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

This is the chinese unit that tried to exit from Changsha...[:'(]
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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36784 troops, 388 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 5818 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!![8D]


Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
7176 casualties reported
Guns lost 61


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 114056 troops, 1052 guns, 314 vehicles

Defending force 49468 troops, 317 guns, 11 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) [:D]

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1280 casualties reported
Guns lost 43
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1623 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Vehicles lost 2

Ok, now we've entered in the second half of Jan 42. Time's running too fast![:@]
Let's say that in a week Singapore should fall. By the first days of Feb i should be able to use all the 25th army in some other locations. As stated before i'd like to send a mix bde to Akyab along with a base force. The Imperial Guards and other 2 more divisions, with some eng and some arty units will attack Batavia. As we've seen the batavia CD guns were redeployed at Timor, so i should be able to force directly that big port without risking too much in terms of ships. I won't use any CV in the Java operations. i'll dispatch one BB division from Timor. Probably Kongo and Haruna BB along with 4 CAs and 10 DDs. that should be enough.
One more division used for Singapore, probably with one tank rgt and one arty unit will be loaded up on ships: destination Truk. At the same time ( mid Feb) the 16th Army that took Timor will be attacking PM comming from the West,supported by the Baby KB and the Kaga-Akagi TF and by a Surface TF composed by 3 BBs and several more cruisers and destroyers. At the same time the South Sea Det. will move from Rabaul to PM supported by the Shokaku CV group( with the newly arrived CVL soho) and by 2 more BBs. I hope to get PM and the whole new Guinea by the end of Feb, then we'll move back to Truk, where with one more Div comming from Singapore we'll get ready for the next big adventure.....

The idea is taken from the suggestion mae here on this thread by AmiralLaurent few weeks ago:let the allies get some units in the pacific islands, then go with overwhelming forces, destroy everything, leave a small garrison and go back with many VP in the bag!
I've analyzed my situation and discovered that without the usual territorial gains in China ( pre-v.1,4) the odds of 4-1 at the end of 42 will be impossible for me if i go on with the present strategy. So i'll try the pacific raiding adventure. The point is: where to go? The chances are : 1) Noumea area( with Lungaville and Espiritu Santo); 2) Fiji; 3) Canton and Palmyra.
My 6th sense tells me that Canton is the right objective for this kind of action. First of all i've always be very very scared by Noumea and New caledonia. Since UV days that island seems to me too hard to take. Then Noumea is not an atoll, so eventually, even if i conquer the base , i won't destroy all the units garrisoning the place, while at canton you can have a lot of points in one direct assault. The second consideration is more strategically oriented. If he really want to advance in the pacific the "Gilbert way" is the easiest one. And Canton is the ideal base from where to start a great campaign to get back to Kwalajein and Tarawa. Conquering Canton, destroying al those units will slow down a lot his plans and eventually he will have to shift to some other places for his first offensive.

I'd like to have some feedbacks from you, dear readers[:D].....What's best? Go on and try the mini-hangover or go for the pacific raids?

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
I'd like to have some feedbacks from you, dear readers[:D].....What's best? Go on and try the mini-hangover or go for the pacific raids?

What I'd suggest is a very well supported raid to draw out his carriers and sink them. New Caledonia is the best because if you move quick you can get Efate or Luganville before he can react and therefore bring in your LBA.

Then, if you use all your carriers you can take on his carriers with ease and sink them. He has to think however that only some of your forces are there. So leave Hosho in range of allied search aircraft somewhere in the indian ocean for example, so that he detects it and suspects mini hangover. He will then think that this is an opportunistic grab and will move in with his carriers.

If you decimate the allied carriers right now you will have a free hand to do whatever you like until early 1943. You'll be able to turn all pacific islands into nice level 9 forts with 2-300 AP's in each [:D]

Thanks String. I know i have to get his CVs and seek for a decisive battle, but i see this easier around Canton than around New Caledonia. He's already reinforcing a lot Canton Island...only today i've spotted 2 Big TF at Canton and he's clearly going for Baker...considering that i'm looking for VPs the idea of trapping many units there and destroy them in a great battle is something that i really like. And if he comes with his carriers....well...the more the better[:D]

Ok, today was a good day.

First of all Davao fell with 7500 Pows. Now the 35th bde is free for new operations. At Davao i'll place a base force and a naval garrison unit
The forts at Singapore are gone. Tomorrow the city could be ours...

At Akyab the Ambush went really well. The AVG lost 25 P-40...overall 43 allied fighters were shot down today at Akyab, in axchange of 5 zeros and 9 oscars. That's good. Now i'm planning to pound Chandupur
In China he keeps on sending his 100 bombers to destroy my resources....this is going to be a problem: i must raid Chungking asap!

Two more days and we'll land at Lautern,Broome and Kendari.


My subs did a pretty good job today between Canton and Palmyra, putting 3 torps in 2 DDs and without suffering any losses
An allied sub that was trying to transport away the units pushed out of Koepang has been hit twice by my AWS TF

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/17/42


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Sub attack at 113,86

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire[:D]
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Helm
DD Blue

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Day Air attack on Hangchow , at 51,39


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30[X(]
LB-30 Liberator x 30[X(]


No Allied losses

Resources hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 12
Wirraway x 5
Buffalo I x 44
Blenheim IF x 12
Vildebeest IV x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 40
I-153c x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 11 destroyed, 5 damaged
Blenheim IF: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed[:D]

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:

It hurts uh?[:D]
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Sub attack at 113,86

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
DD Helm, Torpedo hits 1, on fire[;)]
DD Cummings
DD Mahan
DD Blue


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Sub attack at 30,77

Japanese Ships
PG Yoshida Maru
PG Zuiko Maru
PG Nishho Maru
PG Takunan Maru #3
MSW Senyu Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage[;)]


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Ground combat at Davao

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12580 troops, 96 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 4382 troops, 23 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao base !!![:D]


Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
7132 casualties reported
Guns lost 33


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 112630 troops, 998 guns, 315 vehicles

Defending force 47639 troops, 263 guns, 8 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0[:D][:D][:'(]


Japanese ground losses:
725 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1535 casualties reported
Guns lost 50

The problem with Canton however is that you won't have any LBA aircover..

but at this date i guess it won't matter much

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/18/42

Great day for the Emperor! Singapore finally fell. 75000 british pows...
For the next 4 days my troops and planes in Malaya will rest , waiting for new orders.

In China everything is ready for the great bombing Campaign of Chungking. 160 sallies and helens are rested and ready to fly. 60 zeros will act for escort duties. 36 oscars and 36 nates will cover the airbase of Hankow. The forecast says partly claudy tomorrow...let's hope the sun will shine on our planes!! My recon says 130 bombers and only 24 fighters at Chungking...let's hope

In Burma he started to train his fighters during nightime....even better! As soon as Mandalay reaches level 4 AF i'll mass 200 bombers and will bomb Chandupur!! BANZAI!!!!!

Many many ships at Canton....this target will be hard! Gotta committ some more units

in 1 week the Java invasion will get started.

Stay tuned...



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Night Time Surface Combat at 22,84

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CA Nachi
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Hato

Allied Ships
AP Buyskens, Shell hits 38, and is sunk[:D][:D]


Allied ground losses:
947 casualties reported[8D]

poor little duchtes...[;)]


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 111565 troops, 968 guns, 312 vehicles

Defending force 45992 troops, 227 guns, 6 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
1397 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
76801 casualties reported[8D]
Guns lost 170

ORIGINAL: String

The problem with Canton however is that you won't have any LBA aircover..

but at this date i guess it won't matter much

I know...but neither at Noumea...Lunga has not been conquered yet. I cannot say how many troops there will be at Canton in 1 month and a half. The worst i will find one marine division and another american division, with arty and CD units. I think i'll need at least 1600/2000 APs to be sure and the strongest surface support...so at least 6 BBs and the whole Carrier force( 500 planes).

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/19/42

The weather was on my side today. No clouds in the morning over Hengchow.
He sent his heaviests during nighttime to bomb my resources and he got 4 points of res destroyed:-((((
during the day my bombers with a lighters escort than what i've ordered[:@] bombed Chungking AF....7 hexes far from Hengchov. 30 planes destroyed on the ground and the runaway damaged at 47...not th best result i could hope, especially if you consider that i lost 27 planes in A2A...at least only 3 of them where zeros, while the AVG lost 7 planes.
Now he has 170 fighters at Chadupur...and 119 bombers at Diamond...i guess he moved back the most of his heaviest yesterday..just in time[:o]. BTW tomorrow the forecast says thunderstorms over china...so probably a break for my guys, but i won't stop my offensive. Chungking MUST be closed!!! 80 more sallies are comming from Malaya and few zeros can be recruited from Burma if needed.

everything is quite elsewhere. Tomorrow we'll attack Kendari and Lautern and we'll land at Broome

9 units spotted 2 hexes south of Daily waters...guess he's commin'...


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Night Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11
LB-30 Liberator x 4


No Allied losses

Resources hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 124
Ki-49 Helen x 34
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 14 destroyed, 15 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 5 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 7 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
IL-4c: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 87

Aircraft Attacking:
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I'm leaving for the "Douce France". staying there 2 days. Be back on wedsday 15th.

ciao