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

[Andy Mac]

Quiet one

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/05/44

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TF 16 encounters mine field at Kadina (54,45)

Japanese Ships
MSW Tomozono Maru #3
MSW Tasei Maru
MSW Takasago Maru
MSW Tamaura Maru
MSW Sonobe Maru
MSW Shonan Maru #8

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ASW attack at 46,48

Japanese Ships
PG Saiko Maru
PG Kyo Maru #10
PG Koei Maru
PG Ikunta Maru
PG Chosa Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
MSW Hinode Maru #18

Allied Ships
SS Becuna

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 462
J2M Jack x 110
D4Y Judy x 60
B5N Kate x 7
B6N Jill x 43
P1Y Frances x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 61

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 431

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 3
P1Y Frances x 19
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 12
Ki-46-III Dinah x 4

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Runway hits 25

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


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 32


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Sampit , at 26,62


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 16
B-25J Mitchell x 54


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

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


Allied aircraft
P-47D Thunderbolt x 20


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 4
PB4Y Liberator x 7


No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 4th Engineer Regiment, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 11
Beaufighter VIC x 16
Mosquito FB.VI x 12
B-25J Mitchell x 38
B-24J Liberator x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 4th Engineer Regiment, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 36
F6F Hellcat x 15
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
TBM Avenger x 15
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3
P-38J Lightning x 16
B-25J Mitchell x 42


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
306 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 4th Engineer Regiment, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 10
TBM Avenger x 18
P-38J Lightning x 60
B-25J Mitchell x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 24
B7A Grace x 56
Ki-102a Randy x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 6th/B Division, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 17
B-24J Liberator x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 6th/B Division, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
F6F Hellcat x 4
F4U-1D Corsair x 3
TBM Avenger x 8
P-38J Lightning x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Arkansan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 8


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 18th/A Division, at 52,81


Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 22

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 9
Kittyhawk III x 5
P-40N Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
P-40N Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:

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Ground combat at Georgetown

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7938 troops, 108 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Defending force 1418 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Allied max assault: 254 - adjusted assault: 100

Japanese max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Mersing

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 17731 troops, 143 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 414

Defending force 2656 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied max assault: 720 - adjusted assault: 600

Japanese max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 85 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3544 troops, 0 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 2779 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 106

Japanese max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 106 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
789 casualties reported

[Andy Mac]

My top Sqns Navy is lagging badly behind most Hellcats are in 60's and Wildcats mid 50's

But look at those Mitchells anytime PZB wants to come close in range he is welcome to it these are my anti shipping specialists !!!!

[ny59giants]

Have you tried any skip bombing with your Mitchell's??

How is your experience levels for your "Flying Death Star??"  B-29's [:D][:D]

[Andy Mac]

Yup my Mitchells destroyed mini KB earlier in the game off of New Britain near Sag Sag by Skip bombing
 
I tend not to use it much though its hard on morale and those pilots do ok at 6,000 feet plus even at 100 feet Mitchells arent going to dent his BB's and it is those battlewagons that have me worried

[frank1970]

How many BBs does PzB still have? How many carriers?
Do you think he might use his fleet to disturb the supply towards Malaya or do you think it is possible he does some Deep raid into your part of the Pacific to do some damage?

If he uses his fleet (estimate 5BBs and 3 carriers plus escorts) against Malaysia, could you fight him back or would PzB reign the seas?
He has many bases on Batavia and Java, add those of Indochina and his new KB, you might get deep into trouble.
On the other hand this might be exactly what you want.
To improve this I justed gave as subject Malaysia/Burma offensive. Possibly he might read the topic. [;)]

[Andy Mac]

OK Op plan for plan Yellow
 
Wake
3 Amphib Corps
96th US Div
41st US Div
PI RCT
 
Marcus
77th US Div
31st US Div
 
Iwo
98th US Div
81st US Div
6th USMC Div
 
Bonins
1 Amphib Corps
4th USMC Div
38th US Div
93rd US Div
 
Army Reserve
XI Corps
10 RCT's
 
I Corps
43 US Div
112th Cav Regt
 
Plus other forces redeploying from the West
 

[frank1970]

Can you cover all this landings?

[Andy Mac]

Not at the same time the plan (tentative) is to load up everything in one wave in 4 TF's and have each landing in turn covered by the same force  basically over a very short period of time each TF will follow on the cover them in turn I do not have the sea power to cover 4 at the same time ---- they are all atolls so the combat will be brutal but short !!!

[Speedysteve]

Hi Andy,
 
I'm intrigued as to how you intend to act operationally with these atoll landings?
 
I tried to take Wake with 7 x Division. This was against IGD + 2 x NG + BF + HQ + CD unit. Mine were all prepped but my main problem was the immense CD fire and mines led to complete desolation of my attacking forces leaving most of them at 10/15% operational after 2 days lanfdings!
 
As such Wake II was also spearheaded by 7 x division but this time I smacked Wake with CV/BB's for a month and THEN went in. Even then my forces were about 70/95 after taking the place and this was against a rag tag of 2 x NGU, 2 x BF, 1 x CD, 1 x HQ!
 
How do you plan to do it?

[Andy Mac]

Lots of MSW's
Dedicated BB's in the assault TF and double bombardment TF hitting them the day beofre landing and the day of landing
LCI (G and R) in TF to take the heat from the CD guns
Force HQ on AGC
1 DAY landing after one day pull off do not continue to land if forces do not land in one day to bad
Heavies out of Pearl and Entiwock attack for 2 days before landing.
LOTS of supplies over the beach on day 1
Minimum 3 Armoured Regts per assault
 
etc etc

[Andy Mac]

key issue Speedy is 2 days of Landings do not work even if all you are landing are support squads your troops will shock attack on day 2 as well I did it on Majuro and wrecked 2 Divisions you need to land everything in 1 phase accept the shock attack then rest for a week and begin reducing the forts.

Every time you shockl attack you wreck your divisions.

So basically

DD - 2 Heavies close the AF and Port
DD - 1 4 BB's in 2 TF Bombards and Heavies got 50/50 on Ground Attack and Port Attack
DD BB's hit em again !!!! 2 Divs, Corps HQ, Base Force and 3 Armoured Regt (Minimum) land and shock attack probably at 0 - 1
DD + 1 Pull off landing NO additoinal troops - unless 1-1 or better achieved launch bombardment attack only
DD + 2 - 4 Rearm Battleships rest Ground troops pound from air 100% ground attacks and enough port and AF to keep em closed and hurt supplies - if B29's are available use on Port to wipe out supplies
DD + 5 Battleships bombard and Corps launches General assault

If not successfull land second wave and rinse and repeat until atoll taken

I aim for 7 - 10 days per atoll so 20 - 30 days after I hit Wake I want to be landing on Iwo Jima

Andy

[Speedysteve]

Interesting Andy.
 
Thanks.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: VSWG

Do you have more links regarding the US pilot training program?

OK - found this one:

http://www.usaaf.net/digest/t52.htm
for USAAF
80,744 "aircrew" trained during the Dec 1942 (yes, 1942) to Aug 1945 - some 26860 in 1943, 36854 in 1944. This is pilots for duty, and excludes folk reassigned to training command.

EDIT: Not sure why this excluded the first year of the war. About 1/2 of the total were fighter types.

[ChezDaJez]

80,744 "aircrew" trained during the Dec 1942 (yes, 1942) to Aug 1945 - some 26860 in 1943, 36854 in 1944.

I believe those figures also include navigators, bombadiers and gunners, not just pilots.

Chez

[Andy Mac]

USAAF isnt the problem anyway its Carrier Pilots I need .... it would even help if PBY Sqns pulled pilots from the army pool I just need more pilots and more Hellcatsd !!!

[sprior]

I can attest to the fact that the Andy Mac Assault System (TM) works...

[Andy Mac]

Aye but in our game the BB's went home to early and I lost 50% of my MSW's ---- believe me that hurt Simon !!!

OK my pest control is going slowly Japs are still dug in and holding but I will get them soon !!!!

In the meantime a convoy with 100,000 men and more supplies covered by fleet carriers has left Darwin for Malaya these troops should convince PZB I am serious

In fact a lot of these troops are garrison forces which will help taking Singapore and then free up the Malaya Assault Divisons for the next operations

I am really looking long and hard at trying something in India after I secure Singapore just to open up a new front.

My elite B25's are helping out my subs hitting escorts at Brunei

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/06/44

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Sub attack at 43,49

Japanese Ships
TK Shinkoku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Atule

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 126
N1K1-J George x 75
D4Y Judy x 9
B7A Grace x 34
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 105
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 72

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 12
Runway hits 204

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

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 18

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 10

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

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 26

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
J2M Jack x 26
P1Y Frances x 52
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 138
Ki-46-III Dinah x 5

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 112

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


Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 33


Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Hollandia , at 49,79


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 4
PB4Y Liberator x 8


No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81


Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 36
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
F6F-5N Hellcat x 18
Hurricane II x 14
Kittyhawk III x 21


No Allied losses

Runway hits 10

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


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 3
F4U-1D Corsair x 22
P-40N Warhawk x 26


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 4th Engineer Regiment, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 6
Beaufighter VIC x 16
Mosquito FB.VI x 11
B-25J Mitchell x 60
B-24J Liberator x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 4th Engineer Regiment, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 5
F4U-1D Corsair x 3
TBM Avenger x 8
P-38J Lightning x 3
B-25J Mitchell x 42


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 24
B7A Grace x 56
Ki-102a Randy x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 18th/A Division, at 52,81


Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 6th/B Division, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 9
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
TBM Avenger x 15
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3
P-38J Lightning x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 26th Special Base Force, at 23,44


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 58


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
58 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 22
B-25J Mitchell x 43


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Akatuki Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

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

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 15

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Arkansan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jupiter, Bomb hits 2

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


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 4
B-25J Mitchell x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kinmon Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

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


Allied aircraft
P-40N Warhawk x 25
B-25J Mitchell x 21


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PC Nichi Maru #1
PC PC-61, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC PC-52, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:

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Ground combat at Georgetown

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7908 troops, 106 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 144

Defending force 1309 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied max assault: 250 - adjusted assault: 76

Japanese max defense: 31 - adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Mersing

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 17701 troops, 141 guns, 210 vehicles, Assault Value = 413

Defending force 2295 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied max assault: 718 - adjusted assault: 254

Japanese max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 50 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3596 troops, 0 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 1652 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied max assault: 174 - adjusted assault: 63

Japanese max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 63 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
914 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Khota Bharu

[duckenf]

wil you be hitting Singapore with port attacks to chew up supply? How long do you think it will take him to run through his supply in Singapore (if ever)? If you can keep the airfield there closed he won't be able to fly in supplies or troops (or alternatively evac fragments) and presumably the repair costs will also burn up some supply.

[Andy Mac]

I expect once I turn to it to destroy his supply stockpile in 2 - 3 weeks of intensive bombing by heavies. To supply it I am bringing in more supplies on the next convoy as well as troops to make it fall fast.
 
I just need to clear my rear areas first
 
Andy
 
 

[Andy Mac]

I Have over 3,200 Carrier aircraft and am recieving 60 !!!! pilots a month - my OPS losses are higher than that by a considerable margin seriously guys something has to be done about this I cannot believe that the USN was only training 720 pilots a year PLEASE PLEASE FIX THIS .

As you can see below my pilot xp is falling steadily in my carrier fighters 803sqn is not on the list and is 76 xp