The Pacific Connection - Patton vs Adi

[George Patton]

Rep of 4/29/42

URSS

My troops didn't succeed to occupy Petropavlovsk. I'll wait I couple of days to retry, but, I'm sending the 53. Divison to help.

for the rest, a boring day

[George Patton]

Rep of 4/30/42

CHINA

110 allied bombers attacked again Harbin. The Zero factory is completely destroyed and also the resources are damaged 29 out of 600.

URSS

Tomorrow the 53. division will arrive at Petropavlovsk.

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/1/42

A new month, and the advantage for the Zero is gone. [:(]

JAPAN

Today 67 B-17 and 50 LB-30 bombed Osaka harbor, damaging 31 AK [:@][:@][:@].
3 B-17 and 3 Liberator shot down, and 3 Zero lost. I need to reinforce the air defense of Osaka immediately.
Tomorrow forecast is for thunderstorm. [;)]
I'm preparing hundreds of bombers and fighters to attack Vladivostok. I know that I'll loose a lot of fighters and bombers, but I hope to destroy a lot of enemy too.

DEI

First attack to Jambi failed. I'm sending reinforcement to the 4. Mixed Rgt. The 2. division is transiting afloat, directed to Singapore. The unit will unload quickly to Jambi.

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/2/42

NORTH PAC

3 P-40 shot down over Kiska by my Zero coming from Attu.

JAPAN

Bad weather protected my cities today from enemy bombers. Thunderstorm is forecasted also for tomorrow. [&o]

[George Patton]

Rep of 6/2/42

NORTH PAC

5 P-40 shot down over Kiska by my Zero.

JAPAN

Today, during the meeting of the Imperial HQ, the Emperor, normally in silence, decided to intervene about the soviet and allied bomber problem.
His Majesty decided to cancel the preview invasion and occupation of New Hebrides and New Caledonia. He said that he's ready to loose the north part of Manchukuo but he wants that Vladivostok must be captured. The same for Uglahamensk.
At this purpose two operation, named Sho-1 and Sho-2 will take place.
In the next reports further informations will be released.

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/4/42

CHINA

94 B-17 attacked Mukden airport, where I'm assembling the great bombers fleet to attack Vladivostok afld.
2 B-17 shot down and 59 damaged, but: 3 Zero, 6 Osca, 1 Tojo, 2 Helen, 7 Sally and 1 Lily destroyed on the ground. Fortunately the afld is still operating.
I can't wait anymore now.
Tomorrow 381 bombers (most Sally, but also Helen and some Lily) will attack Vladivostok airfield, escorted by 180 fighters (most of them Oscar). The future of Japan is maybe depending on this attack.
In addiotion, from Wonsan I'll send 169 Oscar over Vladivostok, on sweep mission. That's all I have in this area.

NORTH PAC

3 P-40 shot down at Kiska, by my Zero of Attu.

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/5/42

NORTH PAC

With the help of 53. Division, the fort at Petropavlovsk is reduced to 1. I hope the base will fall tomorrow.

URSS

Finally the two airforces meet themselves over Vladivostok.

I've lost 101 fighters and 43 bombers, and I have shot down 109 enemy fighters and destroyed 31 bombers on the ground plus 1 Catalina.

The damage to the airfield are heavy but I'm sure is still operational.

I've transferred some fighters to Mukden where I have now 241 fighters and 324 bombers and I'm flying LRCAP from Hungnam with 60 fighters.

I'm a little bit concerned for so many fighters lost, but I'm looking confident for tomorrow.

To complete the destruction of Vladi afld, I'm sending a naval TF from Sasebo, composed by 4 BB, 3 CA, 1 CL and 6 DD.


This is the officiale report:

Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 73
Ki-21 Sally x 267
Ki-48 Lily x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 37

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 34
MiG-3 x 49
LaGG-3 x 84
Yak-1 x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 47 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 54 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 33 destroyed, 108 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 8 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 16 destroyed, 2 damaged
MiG-3: 16 destroyed, 18 damaged
LaGG-3: 59 destroyed
Yak-1: 17 destroyed, 26 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 11 destroyed
Pe-2: 9 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 11 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 154

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/6/42

URSS

Today it has been an Oscar's massacre.
80 out of 123 shot down....
The battle is continuing...

Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 123
Ki-21 Sally x 109
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 13
MiG-3 x 73
LaGG-3 x 26
Yak-1 x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 80 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 37 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
MiG-3: 15 destroyed, 23 damaged
LaGG-3: 12 destroyed, 3 damaged
Yak-1: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 5 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 5 destroyed
Pe-2: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 70

[veji1]

why don't you wait for your BBs to do the job instead of suiciding the IJAAF ? Come Tojos and Tonys you'all have crappy pilots needing lots of training befor they stand a chance... you need to groom you ki43Ib pilots so that come the new planes you can make the best out of them before it's too late...

I don't want to sound rude or anything, but am surprised...

[Sneer]

ORIGINAL: George Patton

Another military operation has been approved by the Imperial Command in Tokyo.
The operation, codename "Condor", will concentrate against India and the british forces.

Force A will land in Chandpur, and will be composed by:

- 2 Inf Division
- 5 Inf Division
- 18 Inf Division
- 2. Tank Rgt
- 6. Tank Rgt
- 1. Res Tank Rgt (activated in Japan)
- 6. Res Tank Rgt (activated in Japan)
- 5. Eng Rgt
- 3. Hvy FA Rgt
- 18. Hvy FA Rgt
- 15. ENG Base Force

Force B will land in Diamond Harbor, and will be composed by:

- 21. Mixed Bde
- 56. Bde
- 14. Tank Rgt
- 23. Eng Rgt
- 5. Mortar Bn
- 14. Mortar Bn
- 134. IJA BF
- 137. IJA BF

The two forces, after having reached the respective objective, will advance towards Dacca and Calcutta.

But the Operation "Condor" it's far from to be ready to start. The forces are scattered everywhere in the DEI and they need to be assembled in Singapore. I can't say yet the date of starting. I need at least 2 weeks more.

1. i would not split forces i such important invasion
2. forces are enough for early april but insufficient for may 42

[George Patton]

By now, my recon spotted:

at Chandpur:

15 LCU, with 25'600 men, 144 guns and 9 AFV

at Dacca:

3 LCU, with 13'060 men, 68 guns and 6 AFV

at Diamond Harbor, at the moment, 3500 men.

It should be enough for Chandpur, don't you think?
He has most of the units in Akyab.

[Sneer]

recon is often not detailed so there may be more and he is smart a bit forts will be high and ports mined- planes do not count at this stage against big invasion
but if you are sure that he is at akyab not in east india than go take it .... I would gladly play against your opponent
Akyan is a trap for allies until summer 42

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/7/42

NORTH PAC

3 more P-40 destroyed at Kiska.

URSS

The BB TF bombarded Vladivostok today destroying 29 guns and killing 409 men. But no damage to the afld.


My Oscar didn't fly at all today. [&:] [&:]
I've lost a lot of bombers.

Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
Ki-21 Sally x 156
Ki-48 Lily x 18
Ki-49 Helen x 24

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 78
MiG-3 x 20
LaGG-3 x 24
Yak-1 x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 17 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 32 destroyed, 61 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 8 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 1 destroyed, 38 damaged
MiG-3: 11 damaged
LaGG-3: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Yak-1: 6 damaged
Pe-2: 1 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

[ctangus]

Hi Pat,

Could you post a screenshot of the Vladivostok area when you have a chance?

[George Patton]

I missed this AAR due to login problem.

I make a quick resume of the last three turn.

I continued to bomb Vladivostok every day.

May 11th

Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 62
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 138
Ki-21 Sally x 206
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 39

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 77
MiG-3 x 14
LaGG-3 x 30
Yak-1 x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 72 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 66 destroyed
MiG-3: 20 destroyed
LaGG-3: 13 destroyed, 4 damaged
Yak-1: 17 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed
Pe-2: 8 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 9 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 11 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 243

May 12th

Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 109
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 26

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 21 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 18 destroyed
LaGG-3: 15 destroyed
MiG-3: 3 destroyed
Yak-1: 1 destroyed
Pe-2: 2 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 3 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 134

May 13th

Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
Ki-27 Nate x 25
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 82
Ki-21 Sally x 173
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 39

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 56
MiG-3 x 31
LaGG-3 x 10
Yak-1 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 50 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 24 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 36 destroyed
MiG-3: 17 destroyed
LaGG-3: 8 destroyed
Yak-1: 4 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 6 destroyed
Pe-2: 2 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 3 destroyed


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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 136

In addition the 13th my BB fleet bombarded again:

Naval bombardment of Vladivostok, at 65,33

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Atago
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
606 casualties reported
Guns lost 30


For the rest:

The fort at Petropavlovsk is down to 0 but it's extremely hard to occupy the base.

No other important news from the other fronts. I'm moving around a lot of units to garrison some bases.

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/13/42

DEI

Finally Jambi, in Sumatra, has been captured, with 5200 dutfh soldiers. This was the last resistance in the DEI.


URSS

I splitted my bomber and fighter forces in two airport.

One operating from Mutanchiang to attack Uglahamensk afld, the fighter base.

Day Air attack on Uglahamensk , at 66,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 48
Ki-21 Sally x 131
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Allied aircraft
LaGG-3 x 6
Yak-1 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
LaGG-3: 4 destroyed
Yak-1: 4 destroyed
Pe-2: 11 destroyed
MiG-3: 22 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed
I-16 Type 24: 4 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 89

The other operating at Changkufeng, to attack both Vladi and Uglahamensk, but today the aircraft didn't take-off. [&:] [:@]

The invasion force for Vladivostok is now grouping at the Amami Is.

[George Patton]

Hi dear opponent [:)]

Here is the map of the Vladi's zone.

[George Patton]

ORIGINAL: veji1

why don't you wait for your BBs to do the job instead of suiciding the IJAAF ? Come Tojos and Tonys you'all have crappy pilots needing lots of training befor they stand a chance... you need to groom you ki43Ib pilots so that come the new planes you can make the best out of them before it's too late...

I don't want to sound rude or anything, but am surprised...

Sorry I didn't see your message until today. [&o]

As you can see in the last post, my BB bombarded Vladivostok but didn't destroy any enemy aircraft. Moreover now Adi retreated all the aircraft to Uglahamensk.

[veji1]

Thing is now he had time to figure out that you were trying to flatten Vlad. Maybe you should have striked first with BB LRCAPed with Zeros from Japan, and then launched the air camapaign ( easier once you've erased 60 planes and damaged others..)

Anyway, watching the Oscar losses, I guess you are sending green pilots to be used as cannon fodder and allow bombers to pass unharmed, or are you actually losing skilled pilots ?

[George Patton]

Rep of 5/14/42

URSS

Today I attacked Uglahamensk afld from Mutanchiang and Changkufeng.
The result are great as you can see from the combat.
The airfield is now at 62 damage and recon says that there are still only 40 fighters in fly condition.

The other fronts are quiet.