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The Allies send a B24 raid against Jessore with a large Thunderbolt and Mustang escort.
Frank does well but Tojos struggle to shoot these new fighters down.

Wotje was finally lost.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 43
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Sub attack near Chittagong at 55,41
AMc Urashio Maru
Captain of SS Tuna elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Tuna bottoming out ....
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Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 124,117
PB Nagato Maru
SS Grenadier launches 4 torpedoes at PB Nagato Maru
PB Nagato Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
N1K2-J George x 19
19 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
N1K2-J George x 3
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 17 – all bombers dropping at 6k’, minimal flak.
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 14
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 damaged
Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ...
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15
Ki-84a Frank x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged – mostly defensive fire from B24s.
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground – supply isn’t getting to Jessore quickly enough so the Tojo and Nick Sentai based here will move back to Rangpur.
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
A-36 Mustang x 20
B-24D Liberator x 35
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 65
P-51A Mustang x 22
Allied aircraft losses
A-36 Mustang: 3 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed
P-51A Mustang: 3 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16 – the airfield was showing 0 damage after the combat replays finished.
CAP engaged: lots of units based at Dacca and Rangpur contributing via LRCAP
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
26th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
59th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Ground combat at Wotje (135,115)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5901 troops, 94 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
Defending force 778 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Allied adjusted assault: 37
Japanese adjusted defense: 3
Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Wotje !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
925 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 118 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4
Allied ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Assaulting units:
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
178th USAAF Base Force
97th Coast AA Regiment
Defending units:
Wotje Base Force
Wotje Naval Fortress
62nd Naval Guard Unit
45th JNAF AF Unit
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7465 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 928
Defending force 11007 troops, 189 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 428
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 29, 43
Task Force 252 lays minefield at Kwajalein Island ( 132 , 115) and sets course for Ailinglaplap – 4x CMc Tosu Ma-1s.
Repairs completed on SS I-158 at Truk, ship returned to service
F-5A Lightning sighted over Salamaua
2LT Mori R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 12
WO Juni O. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Mori C. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Mori C. of 31st Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Degawa V. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 11
WO Notomi S. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ohashi R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 13
1LT Kakimoto A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 15
WO Sumi, T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Miyazaki J. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Miyazaki J. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Hiramoto F. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Goto B. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Oba E. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 3
WO Kakimoto G. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Inoue I. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
E13A1 Jake from Yura-1 attacking SS Snook at 113,67 SS Snook is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Dacca
F-4 Lightning sighted over Rangpur
F-5A Lightning sighted over Comilla
F-5A Lightning sighted over Buna
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 45th JNAF AF Unit from Wotje
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 45th JNAF AF Unit from Wotje
7 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 45th JNAF AF Unit from Wotje
17 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 45th JNAF AF Unit from Wotje
Allied forces CAPTURE Wotje !!!
Nunkiang expands fortifications to size 3
Port Augusta expands airfield to size 9
Rossel Island expands fortifications to size 3
Lungchen expands fortifications to size 3
Aircraft Ki-84r Frank advances R&D – to 2/44 +20/day. Only 20 days to go until Frank-R starts production.
To help relegate Oscars and Tojos to training roles quickly IGHQ has all but decided to let all Frank-R factories produce. That will churn out 16x Frank-Rs per day which could help win the war on 1 Jan 1944. There are just over 1000 IJA fighters on the map at the moment which will only increase, so without combat losses that would take 60 days to upgrade them all to Frank-R. If combat losses sit at 10x IJAAF fighters/day then it could take 5-6 months to upgrade them all.
Ace pilot Eiichi J. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Pilot Matsumoto, Z. is reported as to have escaped capture – an 83 experience IJN fighter pilot from CV Hiyo, with 1 kill.
SC Ch 46 arrives at Fukuyama – will move to 4th Fleet.



The Allies are getting serious now.
This was a single coordinated morning raid on Jessore Airfield. Thankfully there was no afternoon raid.
The B-24s didn’t show up on the image until after the fighter v fighter action had finished.
These Allied fighters are tough, with lots of hits causing damage but not many destroyed.
Fingers crossed that leads to a few crashing on the way home.

All fighter Sentai at Dacca are set to 30% CAP range 0 with 30% LRCAP over Jessore to try and protect both Dacca and Jessore without incurring too much fatigue.
The next morning the airfield is showing 0 damage.

About 50 hurricanes were shot down over Jessore trying to sweep Franks and Tojos for about 5 IJAAF losses.
They wore the CAP down before large coordinated raids arrived from the north aimed at Jessore Airfield.
The airfield is still open but the defending AA guns will need new barrels soon.
Fairly quiet everywhere else.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 30, 43
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Sub attack near Ramree Island at 53,49
xAKL Sakae Maru – moving supply to Chittagong and extracted troops that are attached to free HQs.
xAKL Yanagigawa
PB Seki Maru
Captain of SS Muskallunge elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Muskallunge bottoming out ....
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ASW attack near Iba at 78,73
E Shimushu
AMC Nosiro Maru
TK Meisan Maru
TK Kyokuyo Maru
E Ishigaki
E Kunashiri
SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes at E Shimushu – the Escorts screen the TKs this time, but USN subs are very dangerous now and the Allied CIC has previously advised that he takes the time to assign high skill skippers to his subs.
Thresher diving deep ....
E Kunashiri attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,41
AMc Urashio Maru
Tuna bottoming out ....
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ASW attack near Truk at 113,109
AM Wa 102
SS Steelhead is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
N1K2-J George x 18
18 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 30 – Franks had their CAP % dropped to 0 to allow LRCAP over Jessore range 0 to increase to 50%.
Allied aircraft – the first of a few Sqn sized sweeps that were chewed up by Franks.
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop: 6 destroyed
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Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 8
Ki-84a Frank x 25
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed
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Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 21
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop: 5 destroyed
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Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 17
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15
Hurricane IIc Trop: 6 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3 – CAP starting to run out of fuel and ammunition
Ki-84a Frank x 13
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Overcast
N1K2-J George x 3
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 154 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 54 minutes - The Allies have a good radar set at Kwajalein.
B6N2 Jill x 12
G4M1 Betty x 14
N1K2-J George x 47
B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 14
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 38
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4
Ki-84a Frank x 7
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
N1K2-J George x 14
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 7
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft – then a very large RAF/USAAF combined sweep took advantage of the tired CAP. The sweeps came in at 20k’.
Spitfire Vc Trop x 9
A-36 Mustang x 30
P-38H Lightning x 22
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 51
P-51A Mustang x 10
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-84a Frank x 2
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft – then the bombers arrived also at 20k’
B-24D Liberator x 11
B-24D1 Liberator x 20
B-24J Liberator x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 24
P-40N5 Warhawk x 43
P-51A Mustang x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 20
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37 – then the Jessore skies were clear of defending CAP
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 10
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 16
16 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
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Sub attack near Torishima at 107,68
TK Kotai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage – sunk for -18 points and -8150 points of Oil…
TK Palembang Maru
TK Gyoshin Maru
TK Kyoie Maru
TK Jinei Maru
E Ukishima
E Kyosai
SS Gunnel launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kotai Maru
Gunnel diving deep ....
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7763 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 937
Defending force 11055 troops, 189 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 30, 43
B6N2 Jill from 954 Ku T-1 attacking SS Skate at 125,117 SS Skate is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from 502 Ku K-1 attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 113,107 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from 521 Ku K-2 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 114,107 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from 521 Ku K-2 attacking a Triton class SS at 113,109 an Allied SS is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill from Chitose-2 attacking an Allied PG at 113,107 a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT
2LT Iwashita G. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Hashiguchi A. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Chiba I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 3
2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 5
2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A attains ace status!!
2LT Ryuzaki T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Ryuzaki T. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Taniguchi V. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 4
WO Kaoki S. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Ginowa A. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Iwaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Chiba I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 4
WO Goto F. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
1LT Hida C. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Chuzaburo W. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Chuzaburo J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Hoshikura K. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 6
2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 7
2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 8
2LT Emura N. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Emura N. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Juni J. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 9
WO Kimiyama V. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 4
2LT Emura N. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Emura N. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Ginowa L. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Goto F. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Kamei P. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Emura N. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Hidaka E. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Chuzaburo J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Chuzaburo J. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Hidaka E. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
1LT Ryuzaki R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 18
2LT Senda J. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Hashiguchi W. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Hashiguchi W. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Ryuzaki R. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 5
WO Ryuzaki R. of 47th I.F.Chutai attains ace status!!
WO Izumida E. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Kaoki S. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Kaoki S. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Chiba I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 5
2LT Chiba I. of 77th Sentai Det B attains ace status!!
2LT Oba W. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Tezpur
Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Imphal
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Torokina
F-5A Lightning sighted over Comilla
D4Y1 Judy from 502 Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 114,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from 521 Ku K-2 attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 113,107 a KVIII Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 35th Sentai attacking SS Whale at 65,104 SS Whale is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KXI Class class SS at 53,47 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 53,47 a Triton class SS is reported HIT
TF 5 detects PBY-5 Catalina at 106,125 near Rabaul
F-5A Lightning sighted over Chittagong
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 45th JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur – supply movement to Jessore is not being helped by the monsoon season, so 3rd Air Army transport Sentais try to trickle a little more supply into Bengal from Burma.
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Akyab
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar
Saidor expands airfield to size 3
Ace pilot Goto P. of 77th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Group 'Yokosuka Ku T-2' changes name to 'Yokosuka Ku S-3' – Jakes are traded in for a few Irvings to provide more fighter pilot training slots.
Group '802 Ku S-1' changes name to '902 Ku S-1' – N1K1 Rex at Rangoon
Group 'Kainan NGD Det T-1' changes name to '254 Ku T-1' – at Samah
Group '47th I.F.Chutai' changes name to '47th Sentai' – 3rd Air Div Frank unit also resizes to 30 which is timely as every Frank that can fly will help over Jessore/Dacca for the foreseeable future.
Loss of TK Kotai Maru on Sep 30, 1943 is admitted
DE Griswold is reported to have been sunk near Jaluit on Aug 31, 1943
SC CHa-67 arrives at Okayama – will move to 6th Fleet
121 Ku T-1 arrives at Chiba – size 7 Judy recon unit with a 2 plane det due in about 180 days
254 Ku S-1 arrives at Samah – size 18 fighter unit issued with A6M5c. One of the new CVLs will pick it up then it will be assigned to the 2nd Air Fleet. It becomes 901 Ku S-1 on 1 Jan 45. I believe that the 901st was historically based on or around Formosa and was tasked mostly with ASW patrols and convoy escort missions.
263 Ku S-1 arrives at Genzan – starts assigned to 1st Air Fleet, so it was issued with the best reserve pilots and George-2s.
265 Ku S-1 arrives at Kagoshima – posted to CVL Nisshin and issued with 27x A6M5c
321 Ku S-1 arrives at Chiba – size 18 Irving NF unit will take about 3 weeks to fill out then will be bought out to move south.
381 Ku S-1 arrives at Kendari – size 27 Zero unit assigned to the restricted 13th Air Flotilla so it is stuck at Kendari. The CVE task force will move closer to allow it to move.
3rd Tank Regiment arrives at Tokyo – starts planning for Saipan but will need to be bought out for about 80 PP before moving there.

This is the big coordinated sweep that came in from three separate bases against a worn out CAP.

About 50 hurricanes were shot down

At this stage of the game these are no longer front line A/C.

A very large escorted raid on Jessore Airfield with about 200 escorting fighters but only about 30 bombers.
Some unescorted B24s then came in against minimal CAP.
This is going to be a battle of attrition over Jessore.
Frank-R will start production in about 20 days which should help keep IJAAF Sqns full.


Here's the Intelligence and Industry details on 1 Oct 43.
The VP ratio is 3.37 : 1.

Only 92 days to go until the war could be won.
The Allies have the initiative now and it won't be long until their CIC fully realises that.




AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 01, 43
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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97
AO Toei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage – makes it safely to Balikpapan a few days later, but float damage is in the 60s so it will be out of the war for months. It needs to get back to Manila for repairs but will fix what it can at Balikpapan first.
AO Nippon Maru
AO Kokuyo Maru
E Karukaya
Allied Ships
SS Capelin
SS Capelin launches 4 torpedoes at AO Toei Maru
Capelin diving deep ....
E Karukaya attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Wotje at 135,115
CL Jintsu
CL Naka – RADM Hirata’s CL Division 6 fires their main guns in anger, possibly for the first time!
CL Sendai
Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
CL Jintsu firing at 97th Coast AA Regiment
CL Naka firing at 201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment
CL Sendai firing at 201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Roi-Namur at 132,114 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 28 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 13 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko – RADM Tanaka’s CA Division 3 then gets to warm it’s guns at Roi-Namur.
Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 22
Port hits 7
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Ashigara
CA Ashigara firing at Roi-Namur
CA Nachi firing at Roi-Namur
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Haguro
CA Haguro firing at 225th USN Base Force
225th USN Base Force firing at CA Haguro
CA Myoko firing at Roi-Namur
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Sub attack near Chittagong at 55,41 – USS Tuna sinks another tuna boat…
AMc Urashio Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AMc Ogashima
SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at AMc Urashio Maru
Tuna bottoming out ....
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Sub attack near Akyab at 53,45
SC Ch 20
SC Ch 22
Captain of SS Sawfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Sawfish bottoming out ....
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
N1K2-J George x 18
18 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
N1K2-J George x 3
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
G4M1 Betty x 15
N1K2-J George x 31
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
B6N2 Jill x 11
N1K2-J George x 16
B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 28
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft
A-36 Mustang x 28
B-24J Liberator x 10 – a huge escort for not many bombers.
B-25C Mitchell x 5
P-38H Lightning x 35
P-40K Warhawk x 23
P-40N5 Warhawk x 47
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 51
P-51A Mustang x 16
Allied aircraft losses
A-36 Mustang: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 3 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
P-51A Mustang: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-84a Frank x 21
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 18
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Runway hits 5
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-84a Frank x 4
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
B-24D Liberator: 9 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-84a Frank x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 17
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged
Runway hits 7
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8069 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 948
Defending force 11065 troops, 189 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 434

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 01, 43
Task Force 54 lays minefield at Wotje ( 135 , 115) and sets course for Mili
Escort TF 58 (2 ships) formed from TF 333 and routed to Balikpapan – the damaged AO and 1xE
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard AO Toei Maru
D4Y1 Judy from 521 Ku K-2 attacking an Allied SS at 114,107 a Sargo class SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking an Allied SS at 113,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from Junyo-2 attacking an Allied SS at 114,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 61st Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,47 an Allied SS is reported HIT
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Torokina
CPT Ayanori U. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 16
2LT Anabuki T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
CPT Ayanori U. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 17
2LT Iwashita E. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 6
2LT Ariyoshi H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 16
2LT Kizuka B. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Renzo T. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Renzo T. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Bunkichi I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Mitsumori R. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 2
2LT Mitsumori R. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 3
2LT Kizuka B. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Kawahara U. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 5
2LT Kawahara U. of 64th Sentai Det attains ace status!!
F-5A Lightning sighted over Comilla
F-4 Lightning sighted over Rangpur
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
1 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Akyab
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-6 – 50 float damage and still 4 hexes from Marcus Island where it will have to stay for a few weeks for emergency repairs.
Aircraft N1K5-J George advances R&D – to 1/45 +8/day. No engine bonus yet but the Mitsubishi Ha-43 should start production in December 43.
CL Natori beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate – this upgrade opens up the CLAA conversion on 1/44 which will be taken.
CL Kinu beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate
AK Hirokawa Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo – the Yusen S class get a decent AA boost
AK Sado Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Sagami Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Sakito Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Sakura Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Sasako Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Kaga Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Kinka Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Kyushu Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
AK Tosan Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
Soryu-2 converting to D4Y4 Judy – 5 of the 7 CV DB units now have D4Y4. Only 2x 18 to go until they all have the ability to drop 800kg bombs. There are 2x size 30 factories producing the D4Y4 so KB units should all have them by the end of this month.
Device(s) upgraded in 46th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Tokyo – lots of new Type 3 radars. Stats improve from the Type 2 which had 70K range, 30 accuracy, 30 effect to 100K / 50 / 50. That should help the CAP and NFs in upcoming battles against 4E bombers.
Device(s) upgraded in 58th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Bihoro
Device(s) upgraded in 37th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Denpasar
Device(s) upgraded in 1st Base Force supplied from Sorong
Device(s) upgraded in 9th Base Force supplied from Hollandia
Device(s) upgraded in 15th Base Force supplied from Manado
Device(s) upgraded in 39th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Manado
Device(s) upgraded in 38th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Makassar
Device(s) upgraded in 12th Base Force supplied from Kendari
Device(s) upgraded in 36th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kendari
Device(s) upgraded in 34th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Tarakan
Device(s) upgraded in 27th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Singkawang
Device(s) upgraded in 35th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Balikpapan
Device(s) upgraded in 31st JNAF AF Unit supplied from Soerabaja
Device(s) upgraded in 32nd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Batavia
Device(s) upgraded in 23rd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Oosthaven
Device(s) upgraded in 22nd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Sabang
Device(s) upgraded in 2nd Base Force supplied from Manus
Device(s) upgraded in 14th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Manus
Device(s) upgraded in 15th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Manus
Device(s) upgraded in 4th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kavieng
Device(s) upgraded in 8th Base Force supplied from Rabaul
Device(s) upgraded in 3rd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Rabaul
Device(s) upgraded in 11th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Gasmata
Device(s) upgraded in 1st JNAF AF Unit supplied from Port Moresby
Device(s) upgraded in 2nd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Port Moresby
Device(s) upgraded in 6th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Milne Bay
Device(s) upgraded in 7th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Milne Bay
Device(s) upgraded in 28th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Port Blair
Device(s) upgraded in 12th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Vella Lavella
Device(s) upgraded in 10th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Shortlands
Device(s) upgraded in 16th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Shortlands
Device(s) upgraded in 24th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Miri
Device(s) upgraded in 20th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Singapore
Device(s) upgraded in 26th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Singapore
Device(s) upgraded in 29th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Georgetown
Device(s) upgraded in 25th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Victoria Point
Device(s) upgraded in 21th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Rangoon
Device(s) upgraded in 33rd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Davao
Device(s) upgraded in 30th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Manila
Device(s) upgraded in 7th Base Force supplied from Guam
Device(s) upgraded in 60th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Guam
Device(s) upgraded in 47th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Mili
Device(s) upgraded in 42nd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Maloelap
Device(s) upgraded in 41st JNAF AF Unit supplied from Ailinglaplap
Device(s) upgraded in 5th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Yap
Device(s) upgraded in 9th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Woleai
Device(s) upgraded in 4th Base Force supplied from Truk
Device(s) upgraded in 17th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Truk
Device(s) upgraded in 44th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Ponape
Device(s) upgraded in 43rd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kusaie Island
Device(s) upgraded in 48th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kusaie Island
Device(s) upgraded in 49th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kusaie Island
Device(s) upgraded in 3rd Base Force supplied from Babeldaob
Device(s) upgraded in 8th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Babeldaob
Device(s) upgraded in 62nd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Tinian
Device(s) upgraded in 5th Base Force supplied from Saipan
Device(s) upgraded in 63rd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Saipan
Device(s) upgraded in 61st JNAF AF Unit supplied from Rota
Device(s) upgraded in 64th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Pagan
Device(s) upgraded in 56th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Uruppu-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 52nd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Shimushiri-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 53rd JNAF AF Unit supplied from Paramushiro-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 54th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Onnekotan-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 57th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kunashiri
Device(s) upgraded in 55th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Ketoi-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 51st JNAF AF Unit supplied from Etorofu
Device(s) upgraded in 65th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Iwo-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 66th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Chichi-jima
Device(s) upgraded in 59th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Kushiro
Device(s) upgraded in 50th JNAF AF Unit supplied from Hakodate
Device(s) upgraded in 51st Base Force supplied from Ominato
Loss of AMc Urashio Maru on Oct 01, 1943 is admitted

A 79-29 win in the air today with a total of 27x 4E bombers destroyed over Jessore and Shortlands.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 02, 43
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ASW attack near Kiriwina Island at 103,130
DD Nowaki
CA Chokai
DD Yukikaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
SS Aspro launches 2 torpedoes at DD Nowaki
Aspro diving deep ....
DD Nowaki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hayashio attacking submerged sub ....
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Submarine attack near Geraldton at 44,143
SS RO-37
Allied Ships
xAK Henry Bergh, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Henry Bergh is sighted by SS RO-37
SS RO-37 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Henry Bergh
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Sub attack near Colombo at 28,46
SS I-173, hits 3
Allied Ships
DD Roebuck
SS I-173 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Roebuck
DD Roebuck attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
N1K2-J George x 20
20 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
N1K2-J George x 34
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
B6N2 Jill x 10
N1K2-J George x 16
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
N1K2-J George x 13
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000.
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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 – this attack was a bit of a surprise, but the standard CAP settings did well.
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 55 – these numbers didn’t start high, but steadily increased as the battle continued due to scramblers joining in and radar vectoring them onto target.
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 36
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
B-24J Liberator x 12
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) – based at Torokina with CAP 50% range 1 to allow some to divert the 1 hex to Shortlands.
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
4 planes vectored on to bombers – those new radars have just paid for themselves
202 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (7 airborne, 16 on standby, 22 scrambling) – CAP 50% range 0
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
33 planes vectored on to bombers
63rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 18 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
24 planes vectored on to bombers
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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
N1K2-J George x 44
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 26
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
63rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
N1K2-J George x 35
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 23
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
J1N1-S Irving: 1 destroyed on ground – there goes the daily production of Irving NFs!
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1
CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (21 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
63rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 38
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 16
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24J Liberator x 10
P-38H Lightning x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 22
P-40N5 Warhawk x 32
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 52
P-51A Mustang x 14
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 3 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
P-51A Mustang: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 20 – no aircraft are based at Jessore now so this isn’t a concern. Damage is all repaired by the orders phase, but there isn’t enough supply arriving at Jessore to build fortifications.
IJN merchants are dropping supply at Chittagong but not enough to overcome the monsoon effect.
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
59th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 22
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
A-36 Mustang x 28
B-24D Liberator x 7
A-36 Mustang: 4 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
G4M1 Betty x 11
N1K2-J George x 46
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3832 troops, 34 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088
Defending force 11087 troops, 189 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 437
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 02, 43
Repairs completed on E Etoforu at Tokyo, ship returned to service
SS I-28 detects possible enemy submarine at 93, 132 but is unable to close within attack range
D4Y1 Judy from 501 Ku K-1 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 113,107 a KVIII Class class SS is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill from Kaga-3 attacking SS Steelhead at 113,109 SS Steelhead is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill from Shoho-2 attacking SS Steelhead at 113,109 SS Steelhead is reported HIT
PO2 Morita N. of 261 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Fujita C. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Nomura J. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Nomura J. of 252 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
CPO Tanaka, K. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 7
PO1 Oyama L. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Nomura J. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 6
PO1 Kondo J. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Kusumoto F. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Kusumoto F. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Kusumoto F. of 202 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
PO2 Ikura T. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 6
PO1 Kamihira K. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Kamihira K. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO2 Kondo H. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Matsunaga J. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 7
PO2 Nojima W. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Nomura B. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO2 Kamihira K. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Matsumura A. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO2 Muto L. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Sugiyama K. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Kanamaru, T. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Chono I. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO2 Ikura T. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 7
PO1 Sugiyama K. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Nomura B. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO2 Doigawa R. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
1LT Eto O. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 11
CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 16
CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 17
WO Ohashi U. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Taniguchi N. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Oba J. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
1LT Tsukamoto N. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Iwaya G. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Kira H. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Iizuka W. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
MAJ Kuwabara, Y. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 15
MAJ Kuwabara, Y. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 16
2LT Dohibara D. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 14
1LT Eto O. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 12
WO Iizuka W. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
1LT Tsukamoto N. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Hashimoto B. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Fujimoto M. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Hyakutake E. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
PO2 Hirata T. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
WO Daigo U. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Inoue, M. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 11
PO2 Tokuda L. of 202 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 35th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 65,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
2 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 40th JNAF AF Unit from Tarawa
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Akyab
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar
Sendai expands airfield to size 3
Fuso-1 on BB Fuso converting to size 22 from 3
Yamashiro-1 on BB Yamashiro converting to size 22 from 3
6th Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Tinian
47th Sentai converting to size 30 from 12
SS Guardfish is reported to have been sunk near Iriomote on Jul 08, 1943
xAK Henry Bergh is reported to have been sunk near Geraldton on Oct 02, 1943

Allied night bombing of Dacca followed by more daylight raids on Jessore.
An ASW Div of 3x Escorts sunk a USN sub near Akyab.

2x CA Divs and aerial bombardment of the Allied beachhead at Port Moresby led to a 2:1 deliberate attack, but caused more casualties (disablements) to the attackers.
The Allied defenders must have passed the morale checks to avoid surrender.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 03, 43
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Submarine attack near Geraldton at 43,142
SS RO-37
Allied Ships – contact was made with this ship after a task force was spotted yesterday moving NW from Perth. There was a report of fuel cargo burning as well. If this ship is moving NW then that’s an interesting detail, but it is more likely to be heading towards Perth.
xAK George W. Julian, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
xAK George W. Julian is sighted by SS RO-37
SS RO-37 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK George W. Julian
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Sub attack near Chittagong at 55,41
xAKL Naruo Maru
PB Keinan Maru
SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Naruo Maru
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 19
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 10
Liberator B.III: 3 damaged
10 x Liberator B.III bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
65th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 14000.
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 19
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 7
Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged
7 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 5
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 4
Liberator B.III: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 5
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Runway hits 2
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
CA Chokai firing at 24th Infantry Division
CA Maya firing at 24th Infantry Division
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Atago
CA Atago firing at 24th Infantry Division
CA Takao firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Nowaki firing at 2nd Australian Division
DD Amatsukaze firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Hayashio firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Yukikaze firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Natsushio firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Oyashio firing at 2nd Australian Division
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
CA Kumano firing at 24th Infantry Division
CA Mikuma firing at 24th Infantry Division
CA Mogami firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Hagikaze firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Urakaze firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Shiranui firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Maikaze firing at I US Corps
DD Kagero firing at 24th Infantry Division
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Submarine attack near Akyab at 53,45
E Kasasagi
E Hiyodori
E Otori
Allied Ships
SS Sawfish, hits 11, and is sunk – the Arakan ASW Force finally claim a sub!
There are multiple 3 ship ASW Divs patrolling, Jake units on night and day naval search and IJA medium bombers flying ASW patrols.
SS Sawfish is located by E Kasasagi
Sawfish bottoming out ....
E Hiyodori attacking submerged sub ....
SS Sawfish forced to surface!
E Hiyodori firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kasasagi firing on surfaced sub ....
E Otori firing on surfaced sub ....
E Hiyodori firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kasasagi firing on surfaced sub ....
E Otori firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kasasagi firing on surfaced sub ....
E Otori firing on surfaced sub ....
E Kasasagi firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Sub attack near Kofiau at 79,107
TK Nikkoku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Fuji Maru
SS Dragonet launches 4 torpedoes at TK Nikkoku Maru
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Overcast
N1K2-J George x 21
21 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
N1K2-J George x 3
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
G4M1 Betty x 15
N1K2-J George x 31
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
FM-1 Wildcat: 1 damaged – on the ground
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
B6N2 Jill x 12
N1K2-J George x 15
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
D4Y1 Judy x 11
G4M1 Betty x 19
N1K2-J George x 7
P1Y1 Frances x 18
D4Y1 Judy: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on I US Corps, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 12
N1K2-J George x 7
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 37
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 17
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet – minimal flak is coming up to 6k’ so the defenders are still assumed to be low on supply.
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
B6N2 Jill x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Overcast
N1K2-J George x 7
261 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 20000.
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 11
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-84a Frank x 34
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft – a very high escort : bomber ratio again, but 10 of the escorts are shot down for no IJAAF losses.
A-36 Mustang x 19
B-24D Liberator x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 5
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 54
P-51A Mustang x 7
Allied aircraft losses
A-36 Mustang: 4 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed
P-51A Mustang: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12
CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
59th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6
Ki-84a Frank x 16
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
D4Y1 Judy x 19
Ki-84a Frank x 7
D4Y1 Judy: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Overcast
N1K2-J George x 4
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 13
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 32466 troops, 294 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 1095
Defending force 11071 troops, 189 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 443
Japanese adjusted assault: 1013
Allied adjusted defense: 397
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2068 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 194 disabled – lots of disablements, about half of these from the 10th Garrison Unit that is a forced withdrawal in about 40 days.
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
427 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Assaulting units:
18th Army – LGEN Adachi in command
41st Division
40th Div /1 – still being flown in from Manus Island. About 300 AV with all devices except about 150 Infantry squads are now at Port Moresby
46th/A Division
46th/B Division – 46th/C Div is still at Buna, but it might be moved around to Port Moresby by ship rather than the slow march over via Kokoda.
10th Garrison Unit – heavily disabled, but earning their pay until they withdraw.
22nd Tank Regiment – 19 disabled tanks, 40 still operational.
58th Field AA Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
33rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
84th Naval Guard Unit
1st JNAF AF Unit
2nd JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
I US Corps
24th Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
2nd Australian Div /11

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 03, 43
Task Force 114 lays minefield at Kwajalein Island ( 132 , 115) and sets course for Mili
H8K2 Emily from 801 Ku T-1 attacking SS Skate at 125,117 SS Skate is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill from 954 Ku T-1 attacking SS Grenadier at 124,117 SS Grenadier is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill from Shokaku-3 attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 114,107 a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Porpoise class SS at 53,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT
WO Nishihata U. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Azusa G. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Inuzuka U. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kimiyama C. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Oba E. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 4
CPT Hiramoto K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 19
WO Koda L. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Mitsumasa T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Egashira I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 8
2LT Egashira I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 9
1LT Iizuka T. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 7
2LT Okamoto H. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Aino B. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Oba E. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 5
WO Oba E. of 64th Sentai Det attains ace status!!
2LT Azusa E. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 9
2LT Kawahara T. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
B6N2 Jill from 954 Ku T-1 attacking SS Dorado at 126,117 SS Dorado is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill from 954 Ku T-1 attacking SS Pargo at 126,118 SS Pargo is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from 521 Ku K-2 attacking a O19 Class class SS at 113,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking an Allied SS at 76,98 a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 35th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 65,107 an Allied PT is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,45 a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
3 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
2 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Akyab
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar
Kuma-1 on BB Fuso converting to size 24 from 9
Tama-1 on BB Yamashiro converting to size 24 from 9
3rd Tank Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Tokyo – planning for Saipan but not taking replacements or bought out yet. It has all of its tanks but only 1 of 46 motorised support squads.
Tokyo Bay Fortress - some devices have been upgraded at Yokohama/Yokosuka – 4x Type 3 radars
50th JNAF Coy - some devices have been upgraded at Hakodate
Kasumigaura JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Utsonomiya
Suzuka JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Tsu
Oita JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Oita
Kanoya JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Kanoya
Device(s) upgraded in 4th Division supplied from Chittagong – IJA Infantry Squad 43
62nd Naval Guard Unit takes replacements from Ponape – 26% TOE after the remnant was extracted from Wotje before it fell.
6th Base Force takes replacements from Tinian – 12% TOE, this unit will take a long time to fill out all the support squads.
Loss of TK Nikkoku Maru on Oct 03, 1943 is admitted
Loss of SS I-160 on Sep 05, 1943 is admitted
SS RO-42 arrives at Fukuoka – will move to 4th Fleet area
SS Pickerel is reported to have been sunk near Manus on Jul 31, 1943
SS Sawfish is reported to have been sunk near Akyab on Oct 03, 1943
xAK George W. Julian is reported to have been sunk near Geraldton on Oct 03, 1943

27x 4E bombers destroyed

Ouch!!!

Fairly quiet turn, the Allies switch to night bombing of Dacca destroying a few aircraft on the ground.

The DD Hatsuharus finish their 9/43 upgrade so will move to SEAF to rejoin the CVL task force.
VADM Kobayashi will be a DesDiv Commander while the 2x Ise class BBs are being converted.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 04, 43
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Severe storms - bad weather doesn’t seem to help the defenders today.
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 10
Liberator GR.III x 5
B-24J Liberator x 3
Liberator B.III: 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 3
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Liberator GR.III x 6
6 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
Runway hits 1
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Sub attack near Chittagong at 55,41
AMc Ogashima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Tuna – this sub is getting annoying…
SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes
Tuna bottoming out ....
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Sub attack near Makassar at 65,107
SC Ch 34
SC Ch 39
SS Bluefish launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 34
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ASW attack near Akyab at 53,45
E Hiyodori
SS Skipjack is located by E Hiyodori
Skipjack bottoming out ....
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
G4M1 Betty x 15
N1K2-J George x 47
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
FM-1 Wildcat: 3 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6
Ki-84a Frank x 7
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 37
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 14
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
B6N2 Jill x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 7
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
N1K2-J George x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AMc Wa 11
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
261 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
N1K2-J George x 51
20 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on I US Corps, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 4
G4M1 Betty x 19
Ki-84a Frank x 17
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
B6N2 Jill x 12
N1K2-J George x 16
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged
12 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
G3M3 Nell x 9
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
9 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 04, 43
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-19
Repairs completed on SS RO-104 at Truk, ship returned to service
SS I-154 terminates patrol and enters Truk for repairs
D4Y1 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking a KXI Class class SS at 114,107 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 53,45 a Barracuda class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,43 a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
AMc Fukkai Maru detects Catalina I at 101,133 near Milne Bay
PO1 Kojima S. of 261 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 35th Sentai attacking SS Whale at 65,104 SS Whale is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 53,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 53,43 an Allied SS is reported HIT
F-4 Lightning sighted over Rangpur
F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
3 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
2 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
14 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
12 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
4 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Dimapur
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Akyab
5 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting supplies to Cox's Bazar
Repairs completed on SS I-155 at Truk, ship returned to service
Shanghai expands fortifications to size 6
Yap expands fortifications to size 3
Indore expands airfield to size 2
Aircraft Ki-84r Frank advances R&D – to 1/44 +20 per day
I.35-1 on BB Fuso converting to size 24 from 2 – resizing some FP units to size 24 now that the BB Fuso class has 22 capacity. The larger FP units will have to wait until 1 Oct 43 to fill out with pilots.
Kiso-1 on BB Yamashiro converting to size 24 from 9
DD Hatsuharu available for service in damaged state at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Nenohi available for service in damaged state at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Hatsushima available for service in damaged state at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Wakaba available for service in damaged state at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Yugure available for service in damaged state at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Ariake available for service in damaged state at Hiroshima/Kure
Loss of AMc Ogashima on Oct 04, 1943 is admitted
CA San Francisco is reported to have been sunk near Port Moresby on Aug 29, 1943
CL Marblehead is reported to have been sunk near Tagula Island on Aug 29, 1943
121 Ku T-1 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
503 Ku K-1 arrives at Chiba – Judy unit
503 Ku T-1 arrives at Chiba – Judy recon unit
64th Naval Guard Unit arrives at Tokyo – planning for Pagan which is only lightly held right now.

Night bombing of Dacca got more hits so the Franks will withdraw temporarily.

USS Tuna which has been sinking IJN tuna boat AMc near Chittagong was hit by a PB depth charge and a few near misses showing as heavily damaged.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 05, 43
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ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,41
PB Tenzan Maru – great work by the crew of this Ansyu xPB. It is one of 2x PB escorting 2x Toho xAK, so not even in a dedicated ASW task force.
Allied Ships
SS Tuna, hits 6, heavy damage
SS Tuna is sighted by escort
Tuna bottoming out ....
PB Tenzan Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Akyab at 53,45
SC Ch 22
Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge
SS Muskallunge launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 22
Muskallunge bottoming out ....
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 7
B-24J Liberator x 3
Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 10
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 10 damaged – B-24J defensive firepower leads to a lot of Nick-C write offs…
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 10
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 5
5 x Liberator B.III bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 4
Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged – RAF bombers seem to be easier to damage, perhaps less defensive guns?
4 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 8
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 6
Liberator B.III: 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 4 damaged
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
Liberator GR.III x 5
Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 7
Liberator B.III: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 55,30 , near Patna – this Regt is in the open two hexes ESE of Patna. This is a probing sweep to see if there is any Allied CAP set overhead.
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
16 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 55,30 , near Patna
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
16 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 17
10 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 55,30 , near Patna
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3 – unescorted, so they won’t try this again tomorrow in case the Allies put CAP overhead.
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 38
Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 55,30 , near Patna
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
5 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
5 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 55,30 , near Patna
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8
Ki-84a Frank x 7
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 10
14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 18
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 10
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
18 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on I US Corps, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Morning Air attack on I US Corps, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
B6N2 Jill x 11
N1K2-J George x 8
P1Y1 Frances x 18
Ki-84a Frank x 10
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 55,30 , near Patna
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 32
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 16
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
16 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
N1K2-J George x 20
20 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
G4M1 Betty x 24
Ki-84a Frank x 10
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
B6N2 Jill x 12
N1K2-J George x 16
B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged
12 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 8
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
8 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Salajar at 66,107
SC Ch 39
SC Ch 33
SS Jack is located by SC Ch 39

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 05, 43
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 35th Sentai attacking SS Whale at 65,104 SS Whale is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,46 an Allied SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
3 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
12 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion from Etorofu
Wendover Field expands airfield to size 8
Hilo expands port to size 4
Bhopal expands airfield to size 2
Melbourne expands port to size 9
Tezpur expands fortifications to size 4
Aircraft B7A2 Grace advances R&D – to 11/44. Factories are 30, 30, 28, 24 with engine bonus.
Ryujo-1 converting to A6M8 Zero – the pilots on CV Junyo are not impressed as they are the last CV still flying A6M5c, but they are at sea so Ryujo is the first CVL to get A6M8s.
Pilot Dohibara D. is reported as having been found
503 Ku K-1 arrives at Tokyo – both of these new units are allocated to 26th Air Flotilla and will move towards the 4th Fleet area of operations.
503 Ku T-1 arrives at Tokyo

ORIGINAL: rustysi

About 50 hurricanes were shot down

At this stage of the game these are no longer front line A/C.

30 Sep 42 was a bad day to be a Hurricane pilot.

The sums in the aircraft losses for the Allies don’t add up again, but at least 50 Hurricanes were destroyed today to all causes.

With only 6x Frank-A being built per day there aren’t enough rolling off the production lines to upgrade any more Tojo Sentai.
The reserve pool of Tojos and Franks are barely keeping up.
The reserve pool of 70s skill and experience fighter pilots is steadily increasing though, so aircraft are currently the limiting factor.

When the 10x Frank-R factories are available for production I am starting to lean towards building 16x Frank-R per day to quickly upgrade all IJA fighter units to Franks and start to build a reserve pool for battles in 1944.
I probably won’t need to build 16/day for the rest of the war, but once the pool gets big enough it can be toggled back.
I am not expecting the Tojo-IIc to stay competitive much longer against the increasingly more capable Allied fighters that will appear.

Going by my experience I believe the correct number of aircraft lost is always the one on the right side of display. Enemy losses that are shown broken down by type are usually highly inflated, but occasionally I have seen it underestimated as well.

ORIGINAL: rustysi

27x 4E bombers destroyed

Ouch!!!

Here's the details of aircraft losses from the 2 Oct 43 action.

16x Frank-R per day to quickly upgrade all IJA fighter units to Franks

Check your upgrade paths, I don't believe all can upgrade to Franks. Even with PDU-ON I think the devs limited this for good reason.

I am not expecting the Tojo-IIc to stay competitive much longer against the increasingly more capable Allied fighters that will appear.

I've read they can be against the Soviets when they come in.

ORIGINAL: rustysi

16x Frank-R per day to quickly upgrade all IJA fighter units to Franks

Check your upgrade paths, I don't believe all can upgrade to Franks. Even with PDU-ON I think the devs limited this for good reason.

I am not expecting the Tojo-IIc to stay competitive much longer against the increasingly more capable Allied fighters that will appear.

I've read they can be against the Soviets when they come in.

I just had a quick look through a random selection of Fighter Sentai but didn't spot one that can't upgrade to Franks.

Good point on the Ruskies.
Tojo IIc could keep building at 1/day. There would then be a pool for late game cannon fodder if the Franks all get shot down.
Oscar IIb are currently building at 2/day but they will be switched off once the Frank-R starts and won't produce again until the Oscar IV is available. Oscar IV isn't being researched so it comes late, but a SR1 fighter with cannons might shoot something down.

A few Allied night time bombing raids hit Dacca but not in big numbers.
The new target for the Allies last night was Rangpur, but there is a Nick-C Sentai there on NF duty too so no damage was done.
The obligatory Nick-C was shot down by defensive fire in most raids, but the pilots tend to be WIA rather than KIA.
That just means they come back from the hospital one day with about 40 experience and have to train up again!

The Frank Sentais all flew to Rangoon the day before to pick up new kites and stock up on contraband, so any Franks that could fly today moved back to Dacca and the rest will join them as soon as they repair.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 06, 43
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ASW attack near Daito Shoto at 98,68
E Sarushima
SS Raton is located by E Sarushima
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ASW attack near Ramree Island at 53,47
E Kasasagi
E Hiyodori
Allied Ships
SS Muskallunge, hits 2
SS Muskallunge is located by E Kasasagi
Muskallunge bottoming out ....
E Hiyodori attacking submerged sub ....
E Hiyodori is out of ASW ammo
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 18
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
6th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
65th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
73rd I.F.Chutai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Night Air attack on Rangpur , at 58,34
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 9
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 3
3 x Liberator B.III bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
21st Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 13
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
CA Chokai firing at 24th Infantry Division
CA Maya firing at 24th Infantry Division
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Atago
CA Atago firing at 24th Infantry Division
CA Takao firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Nowaki firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Amatsukaze firing at I US Corps
DD Hayashio firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Yukikaze firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Natsushio firing at 24th Infantry Division
DD Oyashio firing at 24th Infantry Division
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
N1K2-J George x 20
20 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
N1K2-J George x 19
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 20000 feet
G4M1 Betty x 14
N1K2-J George x 30
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
G3M3 Nell x 13
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-84a Frank x 7
10 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 17
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
8 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on I US Corps, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 4
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 29
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 34th Combat Engineer Regiment, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G3M3 Nell x 18
Ki-84a Frank x 17
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
B6N2 Jill x 11
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 17
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115
B6N2 Jill x 11
B6N2 Jill: 3 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
N1K2-J George x 8
P1Y1 Frances x 18
Ki-84a Frank x 7
P1Y1 Frances: 1 damaged
18 x P1Y1 Frances bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
G4M1 Betty x 13
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-84a Frank x 10
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 06, 43
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 53,44 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,44 an Allied SS is reported HIT
TF 185 sighted by PBY-5 Catalina at 106,125 near Rabaul
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
Task Force 106 lays defensive minefield at Shikuka
Peiping expands fortifications to size 5
Cuttack expands airfield to size 7
Buna expands fortifications to size 5
6th Base Force takes replacements from Tinian – rebuilding from the remnant withdrawn from Eniwetok after the main unit was destroyed at Kwajalein. Now up to 15% TOE, so it will take a long time to completely fill out.

Supply at Tokyo tops 2M for the first time, but some export is required to both India and SEAF to keep feeding ops in both locations.

I just had a quick look through a random selection of Fighter Sentai but didn't spot one that can't upgrade to Franks.

I did the same with the same result. I'll look more when I have time and report back.[:)]

Another fairly quiet day, which is good!
Routine night bombing by 4E continues in India, slowly “sweeping” Nick C on their NF patrols.
A medium sized TK full of fuel spontaneously combusted after being hit by a USN sub torp near Daito Shoto.
The Merchant Fleet is starting to have a slight excess of TKs now but the USN subs are nibbling away at them...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 43
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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 101,70
TK San Pedro Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Shirogane Maru
SS Tambor launches 4 torpedoes at TK San Pedro Maru
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
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Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Sub attack near Cochin at 27,40
SS I-179
Allied Ships
DE Godavari
SS I-179 launches 2 torpedoes
DE Godavari attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Salajar at 66,107
SC Ch 39
SC Ch 34
Captain of SS Ray elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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ASW attack near Samarinda at 67,96
E Kamo
AO Ashizuri
AO Tsurumi
AO Notoro
Allied Ships
SS Greenling, hits 1
SS Greenling launches 2 torpedoes at E Kamo
E Kamo attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Makassar at 65,107
PB Yachiyo Maru
SS Bluefish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Yachiyo Maru
PB Yachiyo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-84a Frank x 10
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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ASW attack near Ketapang at 54,93
DD Shikinami
DD Akebono
DD Oboro
SS Cabrilla is sighted by escort
Cabrilla bottoming out ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 07, 43
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard CL Sendai
TK San Pedro Maru sinks at sea
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-124
Repairs completed on SS I-154 at Truk, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking SS Paddle at 76,98 SS Paddle is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,45 a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 53,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT
F-4 Lightning sighted over Rangpur
E13A1 Jake from Kinugasa-1 attacking an Allied SS at 103,134 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 61st Sentai attacking a Barracuda class SS at 53,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 90th Sentai attacking a Triton class SS at 53,45 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 40th Division to Port Moresby
13 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Dimapur
SS Gurnard determined to have been sunk on or about Sep, 18, 1943
Ishigaki expands fortifications to size 3
Ranchi expands airfield to size 8
Vizagapatnam expands airfield to size 2
Port Blair expands fortifications to size 6 – stopped
Prince Rupert expands port to size 9
Pucheng expands airfield to size 3
Ace pilot Tsukamoto H. of 1st Sentai is promoted to CPT
CL Nagara beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CL Isuzu beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CL Yura beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Device(s) upgraded in 3rd Division supplied from Chittagong – Infantry Squad 43
xAK Tateishi Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – converted to Std-C Tanker
9th Armored Car Co arrives at Tokyo – to Iwo Jima
44th Naval Guard Unit arrives at Tokyo – to Pagan



The IJA 3rd Division is transferred to the Southern Expeditionary Army reserve for 1457 PP, leaving 23 in the bank.
LGEN Maruyama and staff will continue planning for the defence of Tinian while awaiting transports at Chittagong.

4th and 5th Divisions are also at Chittagong, with more than half of the 4th Division already on ships and close to Rangoon, relatively safe from the Allied sub swarm along the Arakan Coast.
Operation DumpSupplyatChittagong is continuing by relatively low value xAK and xAKL. Once the supply is unloaded the merchants are picking up troops and moving them back to reorganise at Rangoon. Larger xAK or xAP will then pick up the 3rd, 4th and 5th Division troops from Rangoon and move them to the Marianas.

The Merchant Fleet is starting to have a slight excess of TKs now but the USN subs are nibbling away at them...

Unless you've halted their production you get a whole lotta small merchies that will convert to TK's.

ORIGINAL: rustysi

The Merchant Fleet is starting to have a slight excess of TKs now but the USN subs are nibbling away at them...

Unless you've halted their production you get a whole lotta small merchies that will convert to TK's.

Ive halted the xAK Std-D/E/F as they don’t convert to TK.
I am converting all xAK Std-A/B/C but have halted construction of the ones that come late war.

I suggest restarting those ships, you do not want to run out of tankers and the US submarines only get better and more numerous.