AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/03/42
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TF 40 encounters mine field at Balikpapan [Borneo] (31,64)
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan [Borneo], 31,64
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 4
AP Kiri Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
Coastal Guns at Balikpapan [Borneo], 31,64, firing at TF 40
37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Toyohara [Sakhalin], 73,33, firing at TF 1126
TF 1126 troops unloading over beach at Toyohara [Sakhalin], 73,33
Allied ground losses:
484 casualties reported
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Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117
Japanese Ships
SS I-155
Allied Ships
MSW Killegray, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
And sinks.
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Naval bombardment of Balikpapan [Borneo], at 31,64 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 3
Just keeping the Beauforts out of Balikpapan.
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ASW attack at 11,24
Japanese Ships
AK Zenyo Maru
DD Hiyodori
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
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ASW attack near Kwajalein [Nanyo] at 81,84
Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi
DD Hayate
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
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TF 40 encounters mine field at Balikpapan [Borneo] (31,64)
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan [Borneo], 31,64
38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Yamafuji Maru, Shell hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Toyohara [Sakhalin], 73,33, firing at TF 1126
TF 1126 troops unloading over beach at Toyohara [Sakhalin], 73,33
15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AK Waimea, Shell hits 3, on fire
Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Sub attack at 11,26
Japanese Ships
AK Yamagiri Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG RTN Sukhothai
AK Oyama Maru
AK Chuko Maru
AK Hinko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Truant
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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33
Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Tatung [Cent China] , at 53,27
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 17
No Japanese losses
Resources hits 7
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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 58
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
SS SHCH124, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SHCH-124 was damaged at sea and docked in order to repair damage. Well, let's try to confound her repairs shall we?
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 19
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 43
Ki-48-I Lily x 32
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 21
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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 21
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 6
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 95
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49
Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 43
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 14
Ki-51 Sonia x 29
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
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Day Air attack on Tagbilaran [Bohol] , at 44,58
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 13
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 70
B4Y1 Jean x 7
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 11
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Day Air attack on IJA Imperial Guards Division, at 18,18
Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 13
Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on ROC 91st Field Army , at 51,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on ROC 25th Field Army , at 51,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on ROC 81st Field Army , at 53,27
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 37
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on ROC 8th Guerilla Regiment, at 49,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 18
Ki-21-II Sally x 8
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30
Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
TK Santa Maria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Spencer Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Tide Water, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
TK Paul M Gregg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Jagdfluger has told me that he put these empty tankers here to act as a decoy TF in order to draw my bombers away from his fleet. It is an expensive option and one which is important to bear in mind for future defensive planning.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30
Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3
Me 264 Angel x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Tide Water, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dent
TK Santa Maria, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 85,41
Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
MSW SN BTShch-6
TK Gulfdisc, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW SN BTShch-5
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how we spell overkill.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33
Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 34
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Luther Hurd, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Coloradan
AK Waimea, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Ranger, Bomb hits 1
Allied ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
Not a bad outcome for obsolete aircraft piloted by my worst trainees ( 20 Exp pilots).
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33
Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3
Me 264 Angel x 6
Allied aircraft
Mosquito NF x 1
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AK Luther Hurd, on fire, heavy damage
AK Coloradan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33
Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Hankow/Wuhan , at 48,35
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 18
B-25C/D Mitchell x 24
Blenheim IV x 38
Hudson IV x 20
IL-4C/DB-3F x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-56/LO Thalia: 2 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged
Hudson IV: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7
Nice losses in the Allied twin-engine stable here.
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,33
Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
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Day Air attack on TF at 74,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Conyngham
AK Admiral Day, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Another good strike puts torpedoes into a Candian AMC and an empty AK.
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Day Air attack on TF at 81,35
Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 17
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 20
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 30
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Waters, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Cactus, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
These empty ships were trying to egress the area. Tough luck guys [:D]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30
Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 26
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Tide Water, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Paul M Gregg, on fire
TK Spencer Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Dent
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30
Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Tide Water, on fire, heavy damage
TK Spencer Kellogg, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
By day's end 6 of the Allied ships in this area had sunk. Since I estimate that there are at least 50 enemy ship in the are these are hardly instantly devastating losses but, over time, they will add up. I need to sink them more quickly but my BBs are still in the process of meeting up with their destroyer escort and I don't want to send them in to that maelstrom of BBs, CAs and enemy DDs without some sort of escort. My basic hope is that if my BBs can destroy or damage the enemy BBs and CAs and some DDs then my bombers will get much clearer shots at the enemy transports - plus I'm going to need to close Shikula airfield once it is taken. I can expect Jagdfluger to pack it with as many fighters as he can manage - if he can find 300 then he will place 300 on it... and by our house rules that's entirely fair [:D] - and I think a good bombardment TF may be my only chance of closing it rapidly.
What will my losses amount to? Well I will lose the 3 DDs I am sending in with the BBs and will probably lose at least one of the BBs with the other two being yard birds for many, many months. Still, if it gives my bombers clear shots at the enemy fleet it will be well worth it.
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Coastal Guns at Pontianak [Borneo], 25,58, firing at TF 45
TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Pontianak [Borneo], 25,58
51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.15, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Haaburu Maru, Shell hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54199 troops, 1095 guns, 438 vehicles, Assault Value = 1184
Defending force 76889 troops, 1579 guns, 785 vehicles, Assault Value = 2588
Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Toyohara [Sakhalin]
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1082 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 286
Defending force 2013 troops, 44 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 85
This is what the USMC 2nd Division, the 161st Army Regiment and various engineer units have been reduced to. I foresee a Japanese Shock Attack in the near future [:D]
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Ground combat at 23,49
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1643 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86
Defending force 2923 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
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Ground combat at Kalgan [Cent China]
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 13462 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 699
Defending force 8572 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228
Allied max assault: 1080 - adjusted assault: 518
Japanese max defense: 238 - adjusted defense: 36
Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied forces CAPTURE Kalgan [Cent China] base !!!
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 21 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
577 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Ok now THIS was unexpected. I just lost 57 Nates - and more importantly their pilots. My units there had well over 300 AV so I was very surprised to see the adjusted AV was only 36. Well, cue a massive scramble to send 1500 AV up there to retake Kalgan. The one nice thing is that knowing Jagdfluger's habits by now I should be able to hit his bombers when they fly in to take advantage of Kalgan's airfield.
He may have the advantage with all my rebasings being telegraphed to him before his order phase but I still have inspired guesswork to fall back on 
. Let's hope it is enough.
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Ground combat at Poona [India]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 31472 troops, 856 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1353
Defending force 51741 troops, 718 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1376
Japanese ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2657 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254
Defending force 7107 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Madras [India]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6804 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 440
Defending force 29428 troops, 471 guns, 325 vehicles, Assault Value = 676
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Ground combat at Balikpapan [Borneo]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2105 troops, 42 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Defending force 6779 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Pontianak [Borneo]
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 898 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Defending force 1671 troops, 43 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
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Ground combat at Shikuka [Sakhalin]
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 248 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 8
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied forces CAPTURE Shikuka [Sakhalin] base !!!
Wow, paratroopers. I had expected him to land amphibiously. I certainly hadn't expected paratroops. Obviously Jagdfluger was saving them up for surprise use in the invasion of Korea/Manchuria but has felt the need to commit them to salvage his Toyohara venture.
