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Lashio is recaptured !!!

Manila will fall soon

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/13/42

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TF 126 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed
Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 53

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TF 126 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
C5M Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 62
Ki-49 Helen x 24

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 1

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

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 1 damaged

Resources hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 19
P-39D Airacobra x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 48
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 12

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 9000 feet
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
17 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 9000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 39,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st PA Division, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 96
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
29 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 14000 feet
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 45th PS Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 19
Ki-48 Lily x 10
Ki-49 Helen x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 14000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 48

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
36 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 107 RN Base Force, at 26,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 60th Chinese/B Corps, at 50,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Derby , at 24,85

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 11
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 76,115

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
AK Empire Summer
AK Empire Confidence
MSW Latrobe


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 184310 troops, 1797 guns, 488 vehicles

Defending force 66865 troops, 589 guns, 160 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
4168 casualties reported
Guns lost 135
Vehicles lost 16

Allied ground losses:
1769 casualties reported
Guns lost 58
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1511 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 911 troops, 11 guns, 1 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14335 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 44572 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Lashio

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1752 troops, 0 guns, 122 vehicles

Defending force 6219 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2732 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1976 troops, 14 guns, 2 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at 22,64

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 616 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11575 troops, 106 guns, 4 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lashio

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3041 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1710 troops, 0 guns, 118 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lashio base !!!



Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Palembang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1268 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 68160 troops, 652 guns, 20 vehicles

North India Command

All severely understrength

1st Malaya Bde (Ahmabad) - 2/2
2nd Malaya Bde (Karachi) - 18/18
SSVF Bde (Bombay) - 13/13
15th Indian Bde (Delhi) - 2/2
28th Indian Bde (Lahore) 11/11
2nd WS Bn (Malir)
4 Base Forces

None of the infantry units are higher than 5/5 and none of them are recieving replacements.

West India Command

SEAC HQ
3 Corps HQ
18th UK Div - 100/100
14th Indian Div - 44/44
17th Indian Div - 48/52
45th Indian Bde - 100/100
7th Armoured Bde
254th Armoured Bde
93rd Chinese Div
13 Base Forces
1 Aviation Regt
4 Art Regts
225 Gp RAF

Recovering Units from Burma Command
1st Burma Bde - 43/52
2nd Burma Bde - 72/89
1st Burma Rifles Bde - 76/88
2nd Burma Rifles Bde - 59/71
13th Indian Bde - 35/51
16th Indian Bde - 50/75

Forces are concentrating at Dacca (3 Corps), Asanol (Armoured Reserve Force) and Calcutta (SEAC)

East India Command

Malaya Army Group HQ
23rd Indian Div - 49/49
26th Indian Div - 43/44
255th Armoured Bde
4th Dutch Regt
4 x Arty
2 x AA
2 x Aviation
9 x Base Forces

Recovering Units between 33% - 66% effective
8th Indian Bde - 66/76
FMSV Bde - 48/62
Sparrow Bn
Gull Bn
27th Australian Bde - 20/21
6th Indian Bde - 20/20
43rd PS RCT

Forces are concentrating at Madras, Bangalore and Hyderabad with garrisons at all coastal bases.

All units are accepting replacements

Ceylon Command

12th DAF Base Force
Tarakan Coastal Bn
4th Coast Gun Bn
22nd Australian Bde - 17/17
222 Group HQ
Columbo Base Force
Trincomalee Base Force


Burma Command

Burma Corps HQ
4 Base Forces
3 x Chinese Divs (Lashio)
44th Indian Bde - 100/100
20th Indian Div (3 Bns) - 40/42

44th Bde is at Dimapur, 20th Indian has split into Bn sized forces and are moving to the frontier bases.

I am ready for him if he comes.......

Andy

Its good the difference the higher replacements make on the Indian Army.

All units will be at full strength in about 12 months in Inf but will be short of heavy equipment and engineers so the army will be fully effective defensively but not able to attack without support.

If I allow my Indian BF's to fill up as well add another 5 months to the time to fill up so an offensive from India (assumign I still own it) should be practical in 43 early if I reinforce from West Coast late if I do not

I have somethig sneaky im trying this turn I have moved a 17 gp in range of Palembang lets see what I can achieve


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/16/42

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 102
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 14000 feet
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
24 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 14000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 14000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 14000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 39,33


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 42,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 15

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


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 42,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 29

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


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 42,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 10
Ki-48 Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 22
Ki-48 Lily x 8

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 42

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 18


No Allied losses

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TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Dili, 31,77


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

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TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Admiralty Islands, 58,84


Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1390 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2573 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14416 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 10008 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 125958 troops, 1376 guns, 49 vehicles

Defending force 63289 troops, 485 guns, 158 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Not much happening he is one by one closing down my escape routes and consolidating the DEI.

I have decided to retreat 19th BG to Australia as I have 400+ bombers in India with more arriving as RAF sqns start to arrive.

I still think India is the target but I dont want to have all my eggs in one basket.

Andy

Another quiet turn China finally seems to have quieted down.....

I need an opinion guys.

I have 40th and 2nd Marines unloading at New Cal and 25th at Suva.

Americal is loading and heading to Suva.

So reinforcements are arriving in SOPAC

Pauk has 3 little units either NLF or Cons Bns at Lunga and about 18,000 men on New Britain.

If he commits to India or Australia I could launch an early offensive to retake one or the other.

What do you think ?

Andy

A few more turns have passed Manila will fall soon as supplies arre almost out.

Soerbijou will go down soon and then it is decision point for Pauk

Andy

Always counter attack when your enemy is elsewhere.

concentrate the 2000 capacity APs, bring engineers and base forces. Getting an airfield up and running is vital.

More of the same.

Aye Tom I am getting ready to attack

Andy


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/02/42

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ASW attack at 73,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-4, hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Kane
DD Hatfield
DD Worden
DD MacDonough
DD Clark
DD Walke
DD Russell
DD Hughes
DD Sims
CL Helena

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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 4 destroyed
Wirraway: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
1654 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 7

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 116

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 53

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
IL-4c: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 41
Ki-49 Helen x 26

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 5

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 120th USN Base Force, at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 18,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 8
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st PA Division, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 10
Ki-48 Lily x 5
Ki-49 Helen x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 101st PA Division, at 41,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
32 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Sarmi, 48,78


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1442 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2214 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1



Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 36,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9117 troops, 78 guns, 131 vehicles

Defending force 5529 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3060 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 54810 troops, 279 guns, 149 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kunming

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16537 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4486 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles

I am now 80% confident I can destroy an Invasion of India unless the whole dammed China Army turns up I can stop him cold on mines, forts, LBA and enough prepped and rested troops. (getting kicked out of Burma was the best dammed thing that happened to me !!!!) Its not that long until 5th Indian and 2nd UK turn up at which point I will be 100%

He would get ashore and could probably take Colombo from me but not much more.

Australia would be lunacy for Pauk to attempt a proper invasion and not just a raid on Perth or an attempt at capturing the north it allows all those Australian militia Divisions to join the fight.

PM I am not attempting to hold so that leaves New Cal - Fiji - Canton - Palmyra - PH.

Somewhere on that line he will strike !!!

More of the same no time for plans yet just wait and see he picks off a few more bases but Manila still stands (albeit out of supply now)

40,000 man 500,000 tonne supply convoy arrived at New Cal and is unloading

I want all the bases on the island at lvl 9 ASAP

Andy

This is a nice read... If KB's away, I say strike at Lunga fast and hard...

unless enemy screwed its job india is not safe in 3/42 - never
i brought once 8 inf div 1 bde + 9 arm rgt to chandpur and unloaded it in 2 days - there is no way to stop it and LBA often stays on ground during bad wheather periods and overal aerial damage is very small - in my last India invasion I did not lost any single ship

Not safe I agree not fully anyway.

But I have 500+ bombers in India now in plenty of well supplied airfields with air HQ's at the improtant inland nodal AF's I have plenty of fighter and fighter bomber Sqns but am choosing not to engage

Forts are rising fast at Madras, DH, Calcutta and Dacca.

Chandpur is undefendable I would never try to hold it in the face of IJN BB's TF's from Akyab.

Dacca is a whole different ballgame.

I have Command HQ's 100% prepped for Dacca and Madras (the 2 most important objectives)

In defence each of the 4 now 50% TOE Indian Divisions is equal to a full strength IJN one.

I have 3 Armoured Bdes and an Armored Regt inland in plentifull supply resting
I have 1 Full strength UK Div plus most of the Burma Army resting in plentifull supply (7 more Bdes all at 80%+ TOE).

I managed to get 2 Bdes out of Singapore in reasonable shape and the others are recovering nicely and I have 2 or 3 other Indian Bdes at full strength

2nd UK and 5th Indian are not far away.

I have plentifull Base Forces and lots of Arty.

I am categorically not 'safe' but nor am I a pushover.

8 Divs even with 9 Armoured Regts will not be enough. He could take India but he will need far more than that.

Not to mention the 1500 + mines at Chanpur/ DH and Madras

And I am carefully not getting into a fighter war of attrition and letting him run down my UK pilot pool or Warhawk airframe pool until I have to.

He is sweeping my bases I say let him I dont need to defend the airspace over India until he brings in Bombers come May/June when the zero bonus is gone and I have Spits to protect my forward air bases then I will happily get into a war of attrition until then I am staying dormant for as long as I can.

I dont like the Sir Robin defence it annoys the hell out of me but after my screwups in Malaya and Burma it is theonly valid tactic. Anything else in these theatres is giving away free VP's.

I fought hard in the Banda Sea but against his Carrier Air I was not going to commit to a fight unless I have a chance of winning.

(My game versus PZB that I inherited has taught me a valuable lesson into just how much 'old' CA's and BB's are needed to cover invasion forces and screen Carrier TF's I will not waste a single ship on speculative attacks unless the return justifies the risk.)

If I take a risk and lose ships cest la vie but I will not lose ships when the reward is is not worth it. 20:20 hindsight yup but thats the way the game is

Andy

I dont like the way that Pauk is targetting Chinese resources I am considering attempting to teach him a little lesson.

400 Bombers for one turn flattening a Japanese repair yard or summit at Hong Kong just to warn him off may be required.

Would need a lot of supplies but may well be worth it

Andy

I had comfort situation with Raver
all dutch minelayers sunk in early days
Force Z and her escort ships sunk too
Revenge cought later
Burma armt split surrounded and destroyed in 80%+
Risk a bit to wait for few weather days and managed to take DH on day 2 with only few damaged ships and moderate ground losses
after 1 day I had 1800 AP unloaded as well as 500 tanks
i estimate Raver had up to 150 bombers and 100 fighter ready in theater

Still think that until 3 big UK units are in position you are far from being safe
BTW Japan doesn't need to take Karachi to claim success in India

p.s. I really really hate China. It irritates me that in almost every game I play my opponents use the ahistoric ORBATS to try and knock China out of the war WITH THE STARTING FORCES

Had they not went for Singers or PI and used those forces I would not have an issue I just detest getting into a land fight in China.

Its an impossible balance issue either the Chinese ORBAT is historic and in late 42/43 allied players conquer China or it is as it is and the Japanese walk all over it its just one of the few things that pisses me off in WITP

Andy

ORIGINAL: Sneer

I had comfort situation with Raver
all dutch minelayers sunk in early days
Force Z and her escort ships sunk too
Revenge cought later
Burma armt split surrounded and destroyed in 80%+
Risk a bit to wait for few weather days and managed to take DH on day 2 with only few damaged ships and moderate ground losses
after 1 day I had 1800 AP unloaded as well as 500 tanks
i estimate Raver had up to 150 bombers and 100 fighter ready in theater

Still think that until 3 big UK units are in position you are far from being safe
BTW Japan doesn't need to take Karachi to claim success in India

Aye I am reading your AAR with Raver.

But a few differences on 7th March between his position and mine

Force Z is intact and safe.
I have plentifull CA's and DD's that I will only commit when I have to
I have c 3,500 - 4,000 AV in India now and getting stronger every day that passes as my units fill out (I managed to get the Burma Army out mostly intact but disabled i.e. lots of squads recovering from disablement every turn)

AF's at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Asanol etc etc are increasing have base or aviation regts and as protected inland airbases allow me to disperse my strike aircraft away from Pauk's BB's runs

Dacca , DH and Calcutta are lvl 5 forts and Madras is lvl 4 but growing very quickly

Malaya Army Command HQ is prepping for Madras
SEAC for Dacca
3 Corps for DH
Burma Corps for Dacca

All of my major ports are heavily mined and critically I have over 900 combat aircraft in India including 5 USAAF Gps of Liberators, Forts, Mitchells and Marauders a strike wing of 70+ torpedo bombers and these are all rested trained pilots screened by plentifull numbers of P39's (3 Sqns) Hurricanes (7 Sqns) and Warhawks/Mohawks (7 Sqns) and lastly Buffalos (3 Sqns) oh and not to mention the unloaded F4F's and SBD's off of Lexington and in the next 8 days I get a further 4 Hurricane Sqns and another Blenheim Sqn

By avoiding action to date my sqns are intact and trained and my UK pilot pool is in healthy surplus.

In short while the situation is serious 1800 AP's just wont cut it IMO

However I agree until I get 5th Indian (60 Days) and 2nd UK (8 Days) I wont feel 100% safe.

Andy

At least you don't have to worry about China in our game Andy [;)]

Clicked on your other thread earlier today by mistake - clicked frantically to get back out again asap...
This old P3 is not much more than a typewriter.
Just sent you a combat.txt report. Takes forever to run games on this old bat, so turn tomorrow!

Heheheh I still have to fight the urge to check your thread fro my daily fix now that I am the opponent !!!!!

China hmmmm if only I could accumulate enough supply to upgrade those Chinese Sqns then I would give your milk run pilot training runs a fight !!!!!

Re India I would point out although I am happy I could stop an invasion at Chandpur/ DH or Madras an invasion by 8+ Divs at the base between DH and Madras would give the Allies a very nasty strategic problem even though its not on the rail line.

In addition I have no doubts the Japanese could take Ceylon if they were serious about it and that would expose the West Coast of India again giving the allies an extremely nasty problem.

An Invasion is always a viable possibility all I can do is make sure that the obvious routes are blocked to the best of my ability.

PZB made me paranoid about India but I follow my own strategic advice to Wobbly (whether it will work or not who knows) which was always have a fall back line ready in case the japanese get loose into Central India.

Forts at Ahmabad/Delhi are lvl 2 and rising this is my fall back line if the japanese breakthrough and get out of madras the whole of India is undefendable below this line as the allies just cannot compete on a mobile battle in Central India in early 42 and should only fight a delaying battle making sure (wherever possible) that units are not retreated or cut off (Subject always to the WITP movement issues that plagued Wobblies retreat)

More quiet I have sent the Saratoga Group on a raid into the Solomens he just hit Narau so I am diverting thataways I need to be carefull because I have lost KB.

China is driving me nuts I am having to spend so much sodding time there I only tend to play that theatre after its to late as I have ZERO interest in fighting a landwar in China !!!

Pity that it seems to be one of Pauks main goals.

India Burma is quiet
Australia is Quiet apart from Narau Pac is quiet

I dont think Pauk is going to do much until Manila falls.

1st 300,000 tonne supply convoy arrived at Perth it will take me a few weeks before shipping arrives to tranship it on elsewhere.

Andy