ORIGINAL: Bogo Mil
An ASW-campaign is a good idea. And until the threat is gone you should use at least one destroyer in every TF with troops or other valuable assets. These Australian MSWs are nice, but a destroyer crew is usually twice as experienced and a DD captain is a better TF leader.
Do you have a corps or two in Chungking now? If yes, then I would cross the river and assault that tank unit with them. That's the fastest way to open that road.
I'm trying to defend my TFs Bogo...but i really have a LOT of them moving around and cannot defend properly them all! My DDs must first defend my main warships (i still remember that the Saratoga is docked at SF with 33 sys because of a damned lonely sub!!!)
At Chungking i only have the 2 static corps...[:(]...i'm dumb, i know[:o]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/23/42
Bad weather in the Marshalls prevent any serious air ASW...Lots of mines at Wotje!
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TF 1096 encounters mine field at Wotje (84,85)
Allied Ships
MSW Aroe
MSW Colac
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TF 1168 encounters mine field at Wotje (84,85)
Allied Ships
APD McKean
APD Manley
APD Little
APD Colhoun
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Day Air attack on 30th Group Army, at 47,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 42,37
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 28
C5M Babs x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 36
Ki-32 Mary x 27
Ki-15 Babs x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 89
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kweilin , at 42,37
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 151
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 79
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 251
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
20 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
17 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
12 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
2 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 37th Chinese Corps, at 42,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-32 Mary x 38
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 6000 feet
18 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 44,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 62
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 51,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 42,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 42,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 20th Art Regt Field Artillery Regiment, at 44,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 59
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 60th Chinese/C Corps, at 44,39
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12
B5N2 Kate x 15
Ki-27 Nate x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A5M4 Claude bombing at 2000 feet
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at 44,35
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 93500 troops, 526 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1976
Defending force 3544 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
Japanese max assault: 1846 - adjusted assault: 1606
Allied max defense: 141 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 535 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
866 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!