Dark Side of the Moon

[Honda]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/03/42

Air offensive against Brisbane RAAF:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 3
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 110
Ki-49 Helen x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed
Hurricane II: 8 destroyed
Sunderland: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 40
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 145

A couple od attapted attacks by Brisbane bombers:
Day Air attack on TF at 48,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,109

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed

Todays ASW result:
Ki-48 Lily attacking S-18 at 46,114
S-18 is reported HIT
Ki-21 Sally reports periscope at 46, 114
Ki-21 Sally attacking S-18 at 46,114

Continued assults on battered Chinese troops in central China:
Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 156270 troops, 1405 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2396

Defending force 64946 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1194

Japanese max assault: 966 - adjusted assault: 486

Allied max defense: 981 - adjusted defense: 125

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1318 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
870 casualties reported



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/42

TF 85 encounters mine field at Brisbane (46,114)

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Mine hits 1

To add insult ti injury:

Naval bombardment of Brisbane, at 46,114

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Yamato
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Guns lost 9


Another devastating attack on Brisbane:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 170
Ki-49 Helen x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed
Hurricane II: 6 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Sunderland: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 202

The finishing air campaign in China will be done by Lilys, fresh from their tour of New Guinea:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 21
Ki-48 Lily x 159

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 2 destroyed
SB-2c: 3 destroyed
IL-4c: 4 destroyed

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 75

Continued attacks...This is the first time Chinese losses are significantly higher that Japanese:
Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 155460 troops, 1356 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2361

Defending force 64494 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1182

Japanese max assault: 931 - adjusted assault: 546

Allied max defense: 1013 - adjusted defense: 139

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
505 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1144 casualties reported

P.S.
Edited for the premiere of my first ever banner, created to celebrate the upcoming introduction of OscarII - the ultimate weapon!

[Raverdave]

Inferiority ?????  Should that not be superiority ???? [&:]

[Honda]

LOL! Let me see you achieve air superiority with OscarIIs in '43...[X(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/05/42

Remnants of PM express start their run for freedom. It is proving a very tough one...
1st obstacle - RO-61:

Sub attack at 48,104

Japanese Ships
SS RO-61

Allied Ships
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 48,104

Japanese Ships
SS RO-61

Allied Ships
DD King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

2nd obstacle - Rockhampton and Gili Gili bombers:

Day Air attack on TF at 48,103

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Craven, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,104

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
G3M Nell x 6
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 4
Ki-48 Lily x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Preston, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Rathburne, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,103

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DMS Hopkins, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,104

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
Ki-48 Lily x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD King, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,103

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Craven, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Darwin veterans are nearing their destination in Queensland. Forward units capture Cherters Towers without resistance.


China:

Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 154763 troops, 1320 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2333

Defending force 63370 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153

Japanese max assault: 1150 - adjusted assault: 1180

Allied max defense: 974 - adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1474 casualties reported
Guns lost 30
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1209 casualties reported

Chengtu resource bombing campaign has just started:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3 Zero x 12
Ki-48 Lily x 157

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged

Resources hits 65

[Raverdave]

Time to give you all an update on where I am.
 
India[/b]:[/b]  things are now static with no air raids from either side.  Now that I have Spits, our hero seems reluctant to bring the fight to me, but instead is content to sit in his bivouac and drink rice wine.  I am still much to weak to be able to think about an offensive, but OTOH I am now too strong for Honda to think about taking Karachi.  Stalemate for the next few years or at least until the South African Divisions show up.
 
China[/b]:[/b]  slowly being killed off but not as fast as the sly one would have hopped.  I bet that honda is shittinghimself that ol’ uncle Joe Stalin will come screaming down to avenge his commo brothers.
 
PI:[/b]  Believe it or not I still have a sizable amount of troops sitting on their arse in the PI just south of manila.  However I am not able to get any shipping into them to either evacuate or to reinforce them.  Honda has had bigger fish to fry these last six months and is happy to let them rot.
 
DEI:[/b] Again I have small groups scattered here and there which our resident JFB has only recently decided to do something about.  They are no threat to him and again I am not able to get any supplies to them.
 
PNG:[/b] Troops in PM and dying on the vine….bombed day in and day out…they are little more than target practice.
 
Australia[/b]:[/b]  Brisbane is the only major centre left and although I have full strength forts and pharking great supplies I cannot see this place lasting more than two months tops.  They are getting the stuffing bombed out of them and the BB bombardment TFs are killing me.
 [/b]
NZ:[/b]  A hive of activity………THIS is where hero Honda will strike next.
 
Central Pacific:[/b]  Bugger all to say….PH is my Malta here
 
The Aleutians:[/b]  I had a sudden fear a few months ago that he might make a move so I have posted enough PBYs to this area that when they are flying it looks like a bloody great big aluminium cloud.  Not even a bee’s fart could go undetected here.
 [/b]
The West Coast:[/b]  This is THE hub of all future war fighting efforts….from here the factories are pumping out aircraft and ships numbering in the thousands ready to take back the world for ALL peace loving peoples. 

[Honda]

Interesting stuff...Funny thing though, Raver keeps talking about me invading Karachi when I have repeatedly been telling him for the last 5 months that Karachi is not an option for me because it would entail an unrealistic removal of Brits from the war. Raver, I'M NOT GOING FOR KARACHI![:D] In fact, I got much more then I wanted in India. When the whole subcontinent opened up for me, it took me a few days even to decide to occupy it. Now that I have, I'm glad I did.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/06/42

Another heavy strike on Brisbane. All Sallys are on airfield attacks and the Helen daitai is attacking the port:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 160
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Sunderland: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Kingsley, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Cameron, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Ravnaas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Haddock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS KXI, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Glade, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS KIX, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Diplomat, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Harpa, Bomb hits 1
SS KX, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Robert Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Texan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 84
Port hits 2

Townsville ecapees have found themselfves under not so effective air attacks. Nonetheless, I doubt if any of them will ever reach a friendly port...
Day Air attack on TF at 50,106

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Maryborough, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 50,105

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Perkins, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 51,101

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Semiramis
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Day Air attack on TF at 50,104

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Craven, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 51,103

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Goulburn

China:

Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 153434 troops, 1278 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2269

Defending force 62924 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117

Japanese max assault: 1112 - adjusted assault: 1028

Allied max defense: 946 - adjusted defense: 127

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1494 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

Allied ground losses:
979 casualties reported

Continued destruction of Chengtu resources:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-48 Lily x 138

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 8 damaged

Resources hits 89


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/07/42

AUSTRALIJA:
Over Brisbane again. Huge damage again and for the first time, recon reports 100% damage in Brisbane's airfields:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 139
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Sunderland: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Hurricane II: 7 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
TK Empire Emerald, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Høegh Merchant, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Benkoelen, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Sinabang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Cameron, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS KIX, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Amethyst, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS KXI, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 159
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Escapees are fewer and fewer in number:
Day Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 46,103

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Preston, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Rathburne, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 51,107

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Maryborough, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

China:

Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 152696 troops, 1241 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 2238

Defending force 62379 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1102

Japanese max assault: 1102 - adjusted assault: 715

Allied max defense: 927 - adjusted defense: 125

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1590 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

Allied ground losses:
615 casualties reported

So far, the fighting on the crossroads has claimed some 30k casulties on both sides. That's a rate I can afford, all the more since my losses are mostly wounded/damaged doe to good supply situation. Chinese are cut off and starving and don't see them getting out of this one.

[Zond]

Oh no , yet another Croatian Japanese Fanboy [:D].

Show must go on, Honda - smash him! [;)]

[pauk]

[&o][&o][&o]

[Honda]

Oh lord, all bannered up and more numerous then ever. Croatian for offical language in WitP forums![:D]
BTW, thanks to Zond for creating my banner.[;)]
But, despite sake, geishas and tea ceremonies, someone has to keep the war functioning of it will break down on us. And we don't want that!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/08/42

Brisbane is in flames:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 124
Ki-49 Helen x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Sunderland: 2 destroyed
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS KX, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Steel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Federlock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Engineer, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Emerald, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Ven-Koh, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tantalus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Høegh Merchant, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Prominent, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SS KXI, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK De Klerk, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Ben Nevis, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 1
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Kingsley, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Silindoeng, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 128
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Another DD kisses the bottom:
Sub attack at 52,107

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62

Allied Ships
DD Perkins, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *potopljen*

Tomorrow, we storm Townsville.

CHINA:

Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151603 troops, 1208 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2184

Defending force 61628 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091

Japanese max assault: 1022 - adjusted assault: 993

Allied max defense: 927 - adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1585 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1034 casualties reported

I won't rest till Chengtu's resources are destroyed. Then, the same fate awaits Chunking which was already a terget of a short strategic bombing campaign:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged

Resources hits 48

CVL Ryuho joins the fleet today. Welcome Ryuho!

[DuckofTindalos]

ORIGINAL: Honda

CVL Ryuho joins the fleet today. Welcome Ryuho!

Said the Allied submarines...[:'(]

[Honda]

You know, of all the posts, I dislike your 19877th the most[:D]

[DuckofTindalos]

[:'(]

How about this one?

[;)]

[Honda]

Don't you have some Pauk's AAR to spam? Good night.[>:]

[Honda]

Well, with the Terminal obstacle temporarily out of the way, we can concentrate on Raver's lazyness and war...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/09/42

Townsville successfully stormed! Two engineering units flee northwards for Cairnes with one armored ragiment asigned to pursue. Rest of the marchers will assemble at Townsville and rest before marching south.
Ground combat at Townsville

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23729 troops, 278 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 790

Defending force 9210 troops, 44 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese max assault: 850 - adjusted assault: 537

Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Townsville base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1332 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 3

Rape of Brisbane continues:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 1
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 137
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 23 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 4 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
TK Empire Emerald, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Baxter, Bomb hits 1
AK Prominent, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK Ven-Koh, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Cameron, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tjikarang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS KXI, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Lake, Bomb hits 1
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Faith, Bomb hits 1
AK Mabella, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Haven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Boelongan, Bomb hits 1
TK Empire Amethyst, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ravnaas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 113
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1

Sallys on patrol score some hits today.
One sub:
Ki-21 Sally attacking O16 at 47,112
O16 is reported HIT
...and also Craven is hit and sunk:
Ki-21 Sally has spotted Craven at 53,109
Craven is reported HIT


CHINA:

Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120683 troops, 994 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2153

Defending force 60894 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1077

Japanese max assault: 787 - adjusted assault: 467

Allied max defense: 900 - adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
984 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
907 casualties reported

Resource bombing in Chengtu:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-48 Lily x 150

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged

Resources hits 68

Now that the chinese forces in Yunan have been cut off, we initate an attack on the garrison. It won't hold very long...
Ground combat at Yunan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 128969 troops, 1846 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 2821

Defending force 31793 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 363

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese max assault: 2765 - adjusted assault: 2765

Allied max defense: 370 - adjusted defense: 477

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Japanese ground losses:
655 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1121 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/10/42

OZ:

Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 76
Ki-49 Helen x 12
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
Dakota I: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Baxter, Bomb hits 2
AK Benkoelen, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 1
AK Empire Glade, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Sinabang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Faith, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Hawksbill, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Steel Traveler, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 71
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Townsville refugees:
Ground combat at 47,102

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1749 troops, 0 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Defending force 5261 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 57

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

After some regrouping, an offensive minesweeping operation is underway in waters around Brisbane.

Raver probably doesn't know, but I have been closely following the fate of a certain destroyer he owns called Smith. This little ship has managed to slip through every possible trap I could lay before him. Subs and aircraft simply refuse to engage this crippled ship and now it's one day from safty of New Zealand.


CEYLON:
My main reinforcements have arrived via land route from Trimcomalee - a mixed brigade. In a few days, and engineer regiment will follow and Colombo's fate will be sealed:
Ground combat at Colombo

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16240 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 485

Defending force 17839 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

KINA:
Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120017 troops, 972 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138

Defending force 60828 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096

Japanese max assault: 772 - adjusted assault: 428

Allied max defense: 940 - adjusted defense: 139

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1337 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
887 casualties reported

Assults on Yunan continue and the defenders should surrender any day now:

Ground combat at Yunan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 127878 troops, 1811 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 2770

Defending force 30154 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 351

Japanese max assault: 2605 - adjusted assault: 1746

Allied max defense: 352 - adjusted defense: 417

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
959 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1083 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

[Honda]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/11/42

AUSTRALIA:
A Townsville MSW get caught by a sub:
Sub attack at 59,120

Japanese Ships
SS I-160

Allied Ships
MSW Lark, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Rockhampton IJA bomber force is on soem weather induced r$r. D ouble portions of sake since they have and will countinue to work their ass hard.[&o]

It seems very likely that Smith has pulled it off. If that ship had escaped, it had done so agains all odds. I'm looking forward to seeing that DD in battle when it's fit again!

CHINA:

Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119449 troops, 953 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2125

Defending force 60380 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1098

Japanese max assault: 756 - adjusted assault: 784

Allied max defense: 946 - adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1334 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Allied ground losses:
848 casualties reported

Yunan dfenders surrender! Now only Chungking and Ghengtu remain in Chinese hands.
Ground combat at Yunan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126948 troops, 1778 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 2724

Defending force 28465 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2578 - adjusted assault: 2556

Allied max defense: 334 - adjusted defense: 569

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yunan base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
785 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
38428 casualties reported
Guns lost 50

[Raverdave]

I've been watching DD Smith......the captain is a Hero !   The combined might of the IJN and IJAAF have failed to sink it.  Once she is repaired i will use her as the vessel that your surrender documents will be signed on in Tokyo Bay. [:D]

[MineSweeper]

Raver, when will you put up the White Flag....Shock and Awe to the extreme on Honda's strategy and tactics.....[&o]

[Honda]

I agree that Smith should be the vessel to bring US envoy to the armistice signing. No more, no less.

Minesweeper,
thanks! But don't let all the surrender talk fool you. This game is an all nighter. It's over, God willing, in '46...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/12/42

Smith made it. Now, there is no doubt about that in my mind. My subs will now leave the precarious Auckland waters seeing I already lost a RO sub to a patoling B17 out there.
Rockhampton IJAAF still resting. From tomorrow, business as usual...

CHINA:

A few more days and Chengtu resources are history:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
Ki-48 Lily x 144

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Resources hits 45

Heavy fightinf on the road to Chungking continues. Both sides have suffered 30-40k losses in some 20 days fighting:
Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 149849 troops, 1122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2107

Defending force 60557 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1120

Japanese max assault: 1177 - adjusted assault: 593

Allied max defense: 923 - adjusted defense: 123

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1298 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Allied ground losses:
1137 casualties reported

CEYLON:
This is s taste of preliminary ground attacks on Colombo defenders. Just softeningthem up, although the outcome is clear:
Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 57
Ki-49 Helen x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

[Honda]

And now, a 4 day update!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/14/42 to 09/17/42

AUSTRALIA:
Brisbane air raids:
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 201
Ki-49 Helen x 22
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 20 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed
Dakota I: 2 destroyed
Sunderland: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Steel Engineer, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK Harpa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Benkoelen, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AK Ben Nevis, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Federlock, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AK Empire Moonrise, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Lake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Texan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Diplomat, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Tarpon, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS KXI, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 1
AK Parigi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ravnaas, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 237
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2
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Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 158
Ki-49 Helen x 12
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 20 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Dakota I: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Steel Engineer, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AK Senang, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Needwood, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Lake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Texan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Cameron, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Emerald, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Silindoeng, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Hunter, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Traveler, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Moonrise, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Kingsley, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS KXI, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 102
Port hits 5
Day Air attack on Brisbane , at 46,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 186
Ki-49 Helen x 20
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Sunderland: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Steel Engineer, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tantalus, Bomb hits 1
TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Harpa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Hunter, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK Empire Emerald, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Federlock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Høegh Merchant, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Baxter, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Haven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK De Klerk, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Tjikarang, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Empire Hawksbill, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 190
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Although same Townsville refugees broke through to friendly ports, a tanker is torpedoed with New Zealand at its sights:
Sub attack at 62,127

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
TK Semiramis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 63,128

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
TK Semiramis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

CEYLON:
Colombo surrenders! A preliminary attack showed much cracks in defending position and all it took was one concentrated effort to take this important base.
Close air suppot attacks:
Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 56

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 6
Ki-49 Helen x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 56

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 68
Ki-49 Helen x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 56

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 68
Ki-49 Helen x 43

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Ground assults:
Ground combat at Colombo

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26671 troops, 250 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 533

Defending force 17163 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese max assault: 465 - adjusted assault: 429

Allied max defense: 64 - adjusted defense: 91

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Allied ground losses:
420 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Colombo

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26389 troops, 236 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 521

Defending force 16153 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Japanese max assault: 930 - adjusted assault: 431

Allied max defense: 47 - adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Colombo base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
23984 casualties reported
Guns lost 34

INDIA:
Ahmadabad becomes a staging base for futher terrorost attacks in India. this time the target was Delhi's heavy industry. MOre than hundred innocent workers die in the raid and Indian public is outraged at their former masters' actions.
Day Air attack on Delhi , at 27,10

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 16
Hudson I x 14
Beaufort I x 14
Beaufort V-IX x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 46
B-25C Mitchell x 64

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 23

Near Bombay, a small engineering unit gets too close to Bombay in a scouting mission. I immediatly dispached a tank regiment to engage and another to cut off the retreat path:
Ground combat at 21,10

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2257 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 840 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese max assault: 158 - adjusted assault: 284

Allied max defense: 9 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 142 to 1

Allied ground losses:
1190 casualties reported

KINA:
Bombing Chengtuu resources has been hampered by weather and the fact I diverted the Lilys to airfield attack on day after getting reports of increasing bomber presence on Chengtu airstrips:
Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-48 Lily x 130

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 3 destroyed
SB-2c: 6 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply 8
Runway hits 126

Day Air attack on Chengtu , at 41,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-48 Lily x 143

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 8 damaged

Resources hits 53

A new battlefield in China is just north of Nanning-Hanoi railraod. Japanes forces have engaged the main body of former south chinese army. Those forces are cut off and have little or no hope of survival. Maybe Raver saw a chance to hit my forces now as they arrived, but the assult is repulsed with chinese suffering heavy casulties:
Ground combat at 39,36

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 109357 troops, 315 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3757

Defending force 180142 troops, 2096 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3780

Allied max assault: 3319 - adjusted assault: 297

Japanese max defense: 3897 - adjusted defense: 8017

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
857 casualties reported
Guns lost 56

Allied ground losses:
5157 casualties reported
Guns lost 94

Continued attacks on chinese forces on the road to Chungking...
Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 148124 troops, 1083 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2022

Defending force 59520 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1113

Japanese max assault: 977 - adjusted assault: 649

Allied max defense: 919 - adjusted defense: 111

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1629 casualties reported
Guns lost 19

Allied ground losses:
996 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 147104 troops, 1054 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1978

Defending force 59193 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1116

Japanese max assault: 829 - adjusted assault: 631

Allied max defense: 940 - adjusted defense: 127

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1156 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
972 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 146699 troops, 1039 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1957

Defending force 58445 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088

Japanese max assault: 827 - adjusted assault: 515

Allied max defense: 900 - adjusted defense: 121

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1353 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
1102 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 128385 troops, 927 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1941

Defending force 57977 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1070

Japanese max assault: 680 - adjusted assault: 487

Allied max defense: 871 - adjusted defense: 115

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
957 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Allied ground losses:
971 casualties reported

[Raverdave]

Hero Honda has lost his internet connection (Maybe he forgot to pay the bill? [:D]).

[wdolson]

If you can't beat him on the battlefiled, maybe you can get him on logistics. [:)]

Bill