Defending the empire 1943, the allies attack - a Jap AAR

[Fishbed]

ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

Ouch!...and what about Tonies? They should/could come earlier than the Tojos, right?
Anyway mate, what about a training program on some empty DEI island?...there must be a non-captured place, right? Or u have an HR for that?

However how many p38s does he produce?

Hmm, the Tony comes in February 1945.

That must be the Tony subvariant Ki-100 arrival date - I think the General was rather mentioning the original Ki-61, that should arrive quite sooner [8D]

[Gen.Hoepner]

Yes, the KI-61 should arrive one/two months earlier than the KI-44...and it can do its job against the 4Es...! So if i was you i'd start giving a deep look at your KI-61 R&R industries...i'd say go for a min of 150 KI-61s!
 
 
Anyway in the pacific your perimeter seems very good. He will defenetly advance here if he wants but with all those forces deployed i really think he will simply by-pass the whole SOPAC and CENTPAC and focus on the SRA, closing it into a big jaw advancing from Burma and from Darwin...or at least that's what i'd do

[Hortlund]

These are all avaliable fighters for me (with the exception of the Claude who could not fit in the screen)

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/29/42

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TF 23 encounters mine field at Akyab (30,29)

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Mine hits 1

Great. Just how many mine-laying subs do the allies have anyway? It feels like all my ports are swarming with mines. Hyuga is retiring to Rangoon and then to Singapore, shes looking at 4 months in dock.

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ASW attack at 37,59

Japanese Ships
PG Kanko Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Busho Maru
APD APD-31

Allied Ships
SS S-46, hits 8, on fire

Die...
Since I focused on ASW, I have really begun to hurt him.

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ASW attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo

Allied Ships
SS S-43

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TF 158 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12

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Day Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 34,27


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 32
P-40E Warhawk x 69


No Allied losses

I knew he would try a sweep here when I saw his recon spot my CAP yesterday. Instead of fighting here, I rested my fighters, and he took 3 op losses.

[Fishbed]

These are all avaliable fighters for me (with the exception of the Claude who could not fit in the screen)

Yep, that's the Ki-61c. Strange they didn't mention his allied codename though, while all the other planes have theirs.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/30/42

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TF 1044 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Mine hits 1, on fire

Hehe

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TF 113 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14

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Day Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 34,27


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 78
P-40E Warhawk x 62
SB-2c x 1


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

One of these days Im going to set a huge trap over that tank regiment. Its the only reason I drove it up there. I know it will attract him like moths to a flame. Not tomorrow though. Tomorrow we are making a huge effort on one of his airbases. Two bomber waves, four fighter sweeps...all my fighters will be in the air tomorrow.

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Sub attack at 53,47

Japanese Ships
AP Biyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Kantori Maru
PG Hakkaisan Maru
PC Shonon Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

[Hortlund]

Another depressing day for the airforce.

This is the second time my bombers hit an empty base, and his bombers hit a full base. Amazingly enough, all this happened in the same phase, and he bombed the base my bombers came from.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/31/42

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TF 114 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Mine hits 1, on fire

well, why not...same BB hits another mine.

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ASW attack at 6,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Foxhound
DD Stuart

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Sub attack at 52,47

Japanese Ships
AP Daifuku Maru
PG Kantori Maru
PG Hakkaisan Maru
PC Shonon Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Drum

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ASW attack at 27,31

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 1

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Sub attack at 39,50

Japanese Ships
AK Tosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shimushu
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS Haddock, hits 1

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 87
P-40E Warhawk x 65
A-20B Boston x 1
SB-2c x 1


No Allied losses
First sweep comes in.
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 78
P-40E Warhawk x 23
A-20B Boston x 1


No Allied losses

Second sweep

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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 144
Ki-21 Sally x 76
Ki-49 Helen x 46
Ki-46-II Dinah x 8
Ki-15 Babs x 12

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 78

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

My first attack.
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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
Ki-49 Helen x 46

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
23 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

My second attack


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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 127


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
25 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
17 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 66
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
B-26B Marauder x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 13 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 15 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 5 destroyed, 21 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
587 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 16
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
18 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
21 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet

His attack. Amazingly enough it comes in the AM phase, and still manages to hit all my bombers on the ground.
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Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 44
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
Ki-15 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 28,30


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 11
P-40B Tomahawk x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 12

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,30


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 25
P-40B Tomahawk x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Kamitsu Maru
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PC Ch 11

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet
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ASW attack at 50,47

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 21
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Tamo Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 4



All in all a crappy day. The only thing I can be happy about here is that I lost my aircraft on the ground again instead of in the air. I have lost less than 20 pilots on a day where I lost 90 aircraft. Of those pilots, only three were fighter pilots.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/01/42

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TF 59 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.17

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 81

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
28 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet

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Sub attack at 49,47

Japanese Ships
AP Daigen Maru
PG Kantori Maru
PG Hakkaisan Maru
PC Shonon Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Tautog




Looks like things will heat up in the Timor area again. I got a sighting report from a Kingfisher just off Lauterm, so I suspect he will come around here again. I also spotted a ship approaching PM, Im sending the Akagi over there to check it out.

[Hortlund]

Synch bug again. No AAR.

I shot down 5 B17s over Lauterm, he scored two hits on a BB for no damage. I damaged something like 40+ B17s aswell.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/03/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77

Japanese Ships
AP Koshin Maru
AP Siraha Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Shoto Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77

Japanese Ships
PT Gyoraitei #1
PT Gyoraitei #4

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra

This will be one of the last attacks in this area. In two days Yamato takes up patrol off Koepang, while I have another BB and 3 CAs at Lauterm. Im planning to win the initiative in this area. First by defending my bases with air (have been doing that for the past week), second by defending them from sea-attack (doing that now). When the bases are safe, I will start mounting offensive patrols in his waters and disrupt his bases with shore bombardment.

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo
DD Hakaze
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
SS Plunger, hits 4, on fire

Hehe...

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Day Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 34,27


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 4,70

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Empire Chivalry

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet

Mid-ocean intercept in the Indian Ocean. Annoying that all my bombers missed. Will try to chase after the AP.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/05/42

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TF 71 encounters mine field at Akyab (30,29)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
DD Hayabusa, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
A6M3 Zero x 19
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 13
B-25C Mitchell x 196

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 8 destroyed, 65 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
982 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Airbase hits 31
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 120

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
21 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
1 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet

Huge battle over Koepang today. Despite having only a handful of fighters in the area, we manage to give him a bloody nose. 10 B-25C shot down, 65 damaged. He must have alot of damaged bombers now, and some pretty desillusioned aircrews.

Im reinforcing the base, I suspect the B17s will come tomorrow.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

After the attack, I could not even put up a cap in the hex. Today I have 86 aircraft in flying condition in the base.

[jwilkerson]

Hum, in stock you would have massacred those B25s. Looks like, unfortuntately for you, NikMod has cured part of the "Uber Air Battle" syndrome.

[Hortlund]

Another day with a huge airbattle over Koepang. Like I suspected, the B17s came knocking today. A truly depressing result. I went into the air with over 80 fighters, we met 80 B17s...and the results?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/06/42

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TF 71 encounters mine field at Akyab (30,29)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.18
MSW W.17
DD Hasu

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
A6M3 Zero x 47
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 87

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed, 31 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 destroyed, 79 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
32 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet

I meet him with 70 fighters at the same altitude, and I shoot down 3 B17s? THREE??

Anyway, morale is becoming an issue for some of my fighter wings. As you can see in the screenshot I have three units with too low morale. In the airbattle parts of these units left the fight early. Im withdrawing these units to Soerebaja and flying in new units from Kuching.





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Day Air attack on TF, near Tenimbar at 36,81

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sipirok, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet

Looks like he is reinforcing one of the small islands off Darwin. Excellent, this will give my navy a target.

[Hortlund]

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Hum, in stock you would have massacred those B25s. Looks like, unfortuntately for you, NikMod has cured part of the "Uber Air Battle" syndrome.

It doesnt feel that he just cured the uber air battle...he neutered the Jap fighters. In practically every single airbattle I have had against bombers, I have came out on the losing side. My fighters manage to damage the enemy bombers in huge numbers, but they always get through and torch twice that number on the ground.

When my bombers come alone however, they are massacred. See how my Sallys/Helens fared at Lashio, and see how my Bettys fared at Darwin.

[Hortlund]

I started a new game as the allies to see the arrival dates of the various allied aircraft types.

[Hortlund]

cont..

[jwilkerson]

ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Hum, in stock you would have massacred those B25s. Looks like, unfortuntately for you, NikMod has cured part of the "Uber Air Battle" syndrome.

It doesnt feel that he just cured the uber air battle...he neutered the Jap fighters. In practically every single airbattle I have had against bombers, I have came out on the losing side. My fighters manage to damage the enemy bombers in huge numbers, but they always get through and torch twice that number on the ground.

When my bombers come alone however, they are massacred. See how my Sallys/Helens fared at Lashio, and see how my Bettys fared at Darwin.

Looks like I gave you bad advice - to fight his unescorted bombers with your fighters. I'm at a loss as to what to do here. If he can bring in hundreds of unescorted bombers continuously onto targets has he has been here, then it would seem he can attack the SRA and roll it up in short order. Only KB a lots of troops would seem to offer any kind of defense.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/07/42

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Day Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 34,27


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 7

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

This is starting to look like a joke. I have 45 fighters against 11 Hudsons. HUDSONS!! I have pilots with experience between 75-85, I come in at a height advantage and I manage to shoot down 3 Hudsons? THREE!!?



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ASW attack at 51,47

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 21
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Tamo Maru #7
PG Takunan Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

[Hortlund]

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Hum, in stock you would have massacred those B25s. Looks like, unfortuntately for you, NikMod has cured part of the "Uber Air Battle" syndrome.

It doesnt feel that he just cured the uber air battle...he neutered the Jap fighters. In practically every single airbattle I have had against bombers, I have came out on the losing side. My fighters manage to damage the enemy bombers in huge numbers, but they always get through and torch twice that number on the ground.

When my bombers come alone however, they are massacred. See how my Sallys/Helens fared at Lashio, and see how my Bettys fared at Darwin.

Looks like I gave you bad advice - to fight his unescorted bombers with your fighters. I'm at a loss as to what to do here. If he can bring in hundreds of unescorted bombers continuously onto targets has he has been here, then it would seem he can attack the SRA and roll it up in short order. Only KB a lots of troops would seem to offer any kind of defense.

Looks like I wont have any chance to defend Timor with airpower alone. I have enormous hit-rates with my fighters, but I only shoot down something like 1 in 10 damaged. This is starting to make me question the Nikmod. Especially the dogfight today where 45 Zeros and Tojos with altitude-advantage and expert pilots only managed to shoot down 3 out of 11 attacking Hudsons.

[Hortlund]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/42

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 57
A-20B Boston x 5
B-17E Fortress x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 5 destroyed
D3A Val: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed, 20 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 13 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 154

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A Val: 1 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 17 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 61

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet


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