Andy Mac v PZB ....The Allies Fight Back

[Andy Mac]

PZB tries to send in some Kamis but my fighters stop em.

He picks off a few cripples but apart form that its another quiet one

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/12/44

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 68
N1K1-J George x 48
B7A Grace x 34
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 107
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 36

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 164
J2M Jack x 27
D4Y Judy x 101
B6N Jill x 75
G4M1 Betty x 27
G4M2 Betty x 83
P1Y Frances x 36
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 34

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 266

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50


Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 23
P-38J Lightning x 30


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Sampit , at 26,62


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 14
B-25J Mitchell x 43


No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Brunei , at 32,57


Allied aircraft
P-47D Thunderbolt x 24


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Pinrang , at 31,67


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
Spitfire VIII x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Pinrang , at 31,67


Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 7


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79


Allied aircraft
F6F-5N Hellcat x 13
Hurricane II x 10


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Truk , at 63,78


Allied aircraft
F-5C Lightning x 2
B-24J Liberator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
F-5C Lightning: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 81,84


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 3
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
P-40N Warhawk x 26


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 43,35

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 46

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 25th Ind.Mixed/A Brigade, at 44,75


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 48
Boomerang II x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 11
D4Y Judy x 16
B7A Grace x 5
G4M2 Betty x 8
P1Y Frances x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK William M. Stewart, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK William C. Claiborne
APD Talbot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 14

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 29
F4U-1D Corsair x 6
P-40N Warhawk x 23
P-38J Lightning x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 14 destroyed


Allied Ships
TK L.P. St. Clair, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 17

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 29
F4U-1D Corsair x 6
P-40N Warhawk x 23
P-38J Lightning x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 17 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 19

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 29
F4U-1D Corsair x 6
P-40N Warhawk x 23
P-38J Lightning x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 19 destroyed



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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31389 troops, 363 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 760

Defending force 26400 troops, 260 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 488


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

[Andy Mac]

I am flying in the 1st Aus Army HQ to Malacca by flying boat as I need an advanced command HQ.
 
1st Aus Corps with 6 Divs plus armour, arty and base force support is starting to gather at johore concentrations will take about 6 days to achieve but when it does its Singapore or bust !!!!
 
(IF I can take Singers and its a big IF I would consider using 5 of the 7 Divs currently in Malaya for an Indian adventure......but thats for later !!!!)
 
6 weeks of quiet from now in order to re organise the focus will be Malaya and Malaya alone until my loggies tell me its ok to proceed !!!! 

[duckenf]

will you be softening up the ground defences at Singapore with air attacks beforehand? I'm assuming he has too much supply there to simply attrit away

[Andy Mac]

Yes and no I need to be carefull I have about 250,000 supply in Singapore and I am recieving about 400 a day from captured resource centres.

I have 7 Divs plus a lot of armour to support plus a lot of support and seabee units.

I really cannot affort to operate 4E out of Malaya yet.

FB's and 2E tacticals (Mitchells, Mossies etc) will operate against Singapore

I basically want Malaya to be self contained for now and not to require major replenishment if I have to run more convoys through the gauntlet they MUST have a Fleet Carrier escort that much is now clear CVE's cannot cover convoys facing that level of LBA only fleet carriers with full loads of Hellcats and Corsairs can manage it.

Andy.

[Andy Mac]

p.s that is not to say if I get an opportunity I will not stage a Gp of Superforts through Malaya to hit Chinese AF's it is just not my intent to base any B29 or even B24 Gps there until and if I capture Singapore 

[ny59giants]

(IF I can take Singers and its a big IF I would consider using 5 of the 7 Divs currently in Malaya for an Indian adventure......but thats for later !!!!)

How is the possibility of going into India going to get you to Japan?? [&:][&:][&:]
From Malaya, you should be going towards finishing up with Northern Borneo and over to PI/Formosa. If not there, then going through the Central Pacific to Japan. With the number of Fleet CV's, you should make one large push through to Japan.

By the way, how is your supply of Hellcats looking??

[duckenf]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac
I basically want Malaya to be self contained for now and not to require major replenishment if I have to run more convoys through the gauntlet they MUST have a Fleet Carrier escort that much is now clear CVE's cannot cover convoys facing that level of LBA only fleet carriers with full loads of Hellcats and Corsairs can manage it.

Andy.

Yes, I think that debacle pretty much relegates CVEs to the West coast run or as supporting players to a fleet carrier (or two or three)

[Andy Mac]

NY Giants you are correct it is a sideshow but land units are NOT my constraining factor a small land campaign in what I am sure will be a lightly defended India could secure valuable points, distract PZB and kill Jap pilots before I head near the HI.

That force in Malaya is now OUT of the war if they win in Malaya I am not earmarking them for future ops so a few AP's (of which I now have plenty) could be used to ferry several Divs to India for a little adventure [;)][:D][:D]

Its weird but AK's are more valuable than AP's now

[ny59giants]

With the size of KB reduced to almost nothing as compared to the amount of Fleet CV's you have, have you considered the Midway-Wake-Marcus-Iwo Jima axis as a possible advance to Japan proper?? They are sufficient distance between them so nothing but long range bombers could interdict your fleet. Just a thought...
Plus, it would shorten your supply lines. [:D][:D]

[Andy Mac]

Yup its on my list for 10th Army if they dont go fo rthe Marianas I am still contemplating
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/13/44
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OK PZB suckered me this turn I lose some more pilots
 
OK lets see if I can return the favour I am reinforcing this TF with extra fighter groups including a night fighter sqn
 
Day Air attack on TF at 22,59
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 15
N1K1-J George x 4
J2M Jack x 14
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 16
 
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 55
F6F Hellcat x 46
SB2C Helldiver x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 13 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
J2M Jack: 7 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 14 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 35 destroyed
F6F Hellcat: 19 destroyed, 2 damaged
SB2C Helldiver: 5 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
AP Nihonkai Maru, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/14/44

They came on in the same old way we defeated them in the same old way my switcheroo with fresh carrier Sqns worked only a net increase of 24 but my fleet carriers were back to full strength !!!

Lots of enemy fighters splashed

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 2
J2M Jack x 3
G4M2 Betty x 3
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
FM-2 Wildcat x 75
F6F Hellcat x 79
F4U-1D Corsair x 31
F6F-5N Hellcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
J2M Jack: 3 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 13
J2M Jack x 32
B7A Grace x 15
G4M1 Betty x 9
G4M2 Betty x 52
P1Y Frances x 14
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 32

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
FM-2 Wildcat x 75
F6F Hellcat x 79
F4U-1D Corsair x 31
F6F-5N Hellcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 13 destroyed
J2M Jack: 32 destroyed
B7A Grace: 13 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 32 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 14 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 32 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
F6F Hellcat: 14 destroyed, 15 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CVE Anzio

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 9

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
FM-2 Wildcat x 71
F6F Hellcat x 65
F4U-1D Corsair x 26
F6F-5N Hellcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 3 damaged
F6F Hellcat: 2 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 12
G4M2 Betty x 34
P1Y Frances x 21

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
FM-2 Wildcat x 71
F6F Hellcat x 65
F4U-1D Corsair x 26
F6F-5N Hellcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 12 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
P1Y Frances: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 4 damaged
F6F Hellcat: 8 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
FM-2 Wildcat x 71
F6F Hellcat x 65
F4U-1D Corsair x 26
F6F-5N Hellcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed

[buzzz123]

where are all of PzBs planes based? Can you bomb his airfields? Or is your supply situation that critical?
 
Even bombard with surface TFs?
 
Also, by this stage of the war you should have ample ships/planes/LCUs for a multi front attack, but it seems the whole battle has been focused on Malaya for a long time. Are there any opportunities even for carrier strikes - sail in, bomb AF/port, sail out.
 
NOT trying to tell you how to fight the war - you are doing a great job - just making suggestions.

[Andy Mac]

PZB has planes at Soerbaja, batavia and Palmebang my supply situation is not that critical and I m considering it but actually after this convoy transts there wont be much else at sea in this area for a while as Malaya is really fire and forget !!!!
 
Surface TFs I am a little short of BBs for that and his BB's are still a potent threat much as I wqould like to its just not worth the risk at present.
 
Malaya has only been the focus for the last 20 days or so it may feel like a long time

[Andy Mac]

I landed on the 21st September in Malaya we are now at 14th October so not to long !!!
 
The reason the other theatres are quiet is
 
1. Marianas deemed to strong and all my Eastern Carriers are finishing a refit cycle on the West Coast
2. PI appears to strong ---- I am contemplating going back into the PI actually its another place where I can use my numbers of Divisons to exploit. But in any case I  only have carriers to support one thrust and that was the Malayaop for this month

[Fishbed]

Also, by this stage of the war you should have ample ships/planes/LCUs for a multi front attack, but it seems the whole battle has been focused on Malaya for a long time. Are there any opportunities even for carrier strikes - sail in, bomb AF/port, sail out.

Yes but don't forget the largest part of Southeastern Asia command troops, not to mention the Chinese Army, are completely blocked and/or obliterated, thus requiring Mac to involve SWPAC and SOPAC command troops in operations like Malaya, while otherwise he should have them landing somewhere between Borneo and Attu in a classical scenario where all the historical forces would be available to the Allied player...

[Andy Mac]

Aye but SEAC is ressurecting like a pheonix from the flames
 
1st ISF base force has came down from the hills as has 2nd Indian Base force and are currently refitting at Malacca.
 
3 more SEAC Base forces and 224 Gp HQ are in China and will be flown in ASAP.
 
An RAF Wing of 4 Sqns (1 Liberator, 1 Mossie, 2 Beaufighters (1NF)) has activated...
 
It appears that SEAC is back in the fight !!!!
 
I have decided to concentrate several B25 Gps in Malaya as they suck up less supply in a few days I hope to have 300+ taking up the fight
 
Andy

[Kereguelen]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Aye but SEAC is ressurecting like a pheonix from the flames

1st ISF base force has came down from the hills as has 2nd Indian Base force and are currently refitting at Malacca.

3 more SEAC Base forces and 224 Gp HQ are in China and will be flown in ASAP.

An RAF Wing of 4 Sqns (1 Liberator, 1 Mossie, 2 Beaufighters (1NF)) has activated...

It appears that SEAC is back in the fight !!!!

Hi, please could you explain this! Where do these units come from? From the reinforcements queue? Or were they left somewhere on the map? The bases shown on the maps posted by you in this thread show the Union Jack...

K

[frank1970]

It seems, that "Malaya Army" groundforces are reinforcing when Malayan bases are reoccupied.
Andy, would you please put percival away if you get back Malaya HQ? [:D]

[Andy Mac]

3 of the RAF Sqns were hiding in China - the NF's appeared at Georgetown when I took the base
 
the 2 base forces are from China and there are 3 more SEAC base forces currently in China plus 224 Gp HQ all will be transferred to Malaya ASAP
 
In addition there are 2 US Aviation Regts there that I will pull out as I have the PP's to change them
 
Andy

[Andy Mac]

I suspect that several bases in India and Malaya have hidden air units ready to appear Ground forces unfortunately require the recapture of of Bombay or Karachi both of which are urban and therefore impregnable.
 
I wish at least one access base was not Urban as it is that 4x multiplier that puts me off even attempting a direct invasion of India
 
Andy