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10/15-10/16/42


SWPAC


Dave sent in some more surface raiders to hit Kirawina Is. but an Allied surface TF based at Rossel Is. reacted and hammered them:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kiriwina Island at 102,131, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Perth
CL Trenton, Shell hits 1
DD Encounter
DMS Southard




Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 42% moonlight: 7,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 7,000 yards
DD Hatsushima launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CL Trenton at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Hasu engages CL Trenton at 4,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Hatsushima at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hasu at 2,000 yards
CL Perth engages DD Hatsushima at 2,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages DD Hatsushima at 2,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hasu at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Hatsushima at 5,000 yards
CL Perth engages DD Hasu at 5,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages DD Hatsushima at 5,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Hatsushima at 5,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hasu at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
CL Perth engages DD Hatsushima at 11,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Hatsushima at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DMS Southard at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsushima engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Hasu at 9,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Hatsushima at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsushima sunk by CL Perth at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages DD Hasu at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Trenton engages DD Hasu at 11,000 yards
DD Hasu engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


Then poor DD Hasu tried to make it back to Manus but SS S-33 was waiting in the narrows between New Guinea and New Britain and then sank her near Finschafen:


Sub attack near Finschhafen at 101,126

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-33



SS S-33 launches 4 torpedoes
S-33 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection



The weather finally clears over Manus and Port Moresby. The USAAF strategic bomber reserve is again released from Australia and is staged to 5th Air Force at Port Moresby. General Kenney of 5th Air Force decides to bomb the Japanese AF at Manus that recon shows to be basing 75 fighters and 40 bombers. I hit the wrong button when trying to stage P-38Fs to Port Moresby to escort the airstrike so instead of having 35 P-38Fs sweeping Manus at high altitude I only have 13 P-38Fs sweeping.



PHILIPPINES


Japan hits Manila with air, naval and aerial bombardments and rests 17th Army.



CBI


Lots of action here so I attached a screenshot of northern China.

In Burma....the Allies capture Magwe. Burma Corps invests Lashio and should take the base next turn.

I ordered a deliberate attack at Taung Gyi last turn but Dave had the entire IJA panzer korps there and Eastern Army was humiliated:


Ground combat at Taung Gyi (59,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39983 troops, 659 guns, 574 vehicles, Assault Value = 1525

Defending force 15182 troops, 120 guns, 768 vehicles, Assault Value = 550

Allied adjusted assault: 375

Japanese adjusted defense: 1591

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 41 (6 destroyed, 35 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2487 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 630 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 52 disabled
Guns lost 52 (2 destroyed, 50 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)


Assaulting units:
18th British/A Division
7th Australian/B Division
SSVF Brigade
18th British/B Division
45th Indian Brigade
7th New Chinese/C Corps
8th Indian Brigade
14th British Brigade
6th British Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
14th Canadian Brigade
23rd British Brigade
7th New Chinese/B Corps
26th Indian Brigade
27th Infantry/A Division

Defending units:
7th Tank Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
33rd Div /1
7th JAAF Base Force
18th JAAF Base Force
48th JNAF AF Unit
13th Naval Construction Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
11th RF Gun Battalion
34th Road Const Co /2


This result is very disturbing as Dave defeated the cream of Allied combat forces...elements of 7th Australian and 18th UK Divisions were roughly handled. Recon shows that Japan just landed another 40,000 troops at Rangoon. Together...these 2 results indicate that my previous hope to overrun SE Asia by the end of the year is only a pipe dream. I need to rest my troops and regain disabled squads.

In China....Chinese troops captured Kweiteh.

I had invested Taiyuan in the far north with 2700 Chinese AV and it appears that Dave has now railed his entire northern reserve into Chengting to confront this advance. That leaves the Japanese front almost devoid of combat troops at Suchow and now there is nothing to stop the Chinese from cutting off northern China from central China by severing the railroad at Suchow.

10/17-10/18/42



SWPAC


The USAAF heavy bomber strikes go in without escorts and before the P-38F sweeps for the 2 days of airstrikes at Manus...even with General Kenney at command of 5th Air Force we havent had a coodinated strike with escorts or after the sweepers go in in 4 attempts now. Port Moresby reached a level 6 AF this turn and Im not sure what else I could do to get better strike coodination.


Still...Manus is now 61% damaged and 16 Oscars were destroyed on the ground. Overall Japan lost 46 AC to 23 Allied AC this turn.



PHILIPPINES


Air, naval and ground bombardments at manila this turn as both sides rest their forces.

The Allies still have 26,000 supplies at Manila plus another 12,000 supplies next door at batangas.



CBI


Burma Corps captures Lashio.

After shooting down 30 Tojos 1 turn ago over Taung Gyi with P-38s sweeps Dave decided not to LRCAP the base this turn. Rangoon is the largest remaining operational AF for Japan in Burma. I will now rest the P-38s until Akyab is enlarged to a level 5 AF(now over 60% completion) and then they will sweep and escort a massed 4E attack from the base over Rangoon.

I cant kick the Japanese troops out of Taung Gyi now so the IJA 15th Army will make good on its escape to southern Burma.

10/19-10/20/42



CBI


It looks like Dave has railed half a dozen divisions into Suchow so the Chinese offensive is halted and everyone outside Suchow is ordered to fall back on Kaifeng.

Fairly quiet in Burma as we reorganize Eastern Army and Burma Corps.

Akyab has over 80% completion of a level 5 AF and as soon as its completed we will stage in the 4Es and hammer Rangoon.

Over 1000 AV of Indian armor has completed crossing of the river just SE and E of Akyab and now they are racing down the coastal road towards Prome.



PHILIPPINES


Dave bombards Manila for the 3rd turn in a row:



Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6911 troops, 289 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 1785

Defending force 51322 troops, 638 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 1398

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Raiding Regiment
18th Division
4th Engineer Co
28th Division
48th Division
5th Division
21st Div /1
17th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry/C Division
102nd PA Infantry/A Division
1st PA Infantry/B Division
61st PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry/C Division
192nd Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry/C Division
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry/B Division
102nd PA Infantry/B Division
2nd PA Constabulary/A Division
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary/B Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
2nd PA Constabulary/C Division
61st PA Infantry/B Division
51st PA Infantry/A Division
21st PA Infantry/C Division
1st PA Infantry/A Division
21st PA Infantry/A Division
21st PA Infantry/B Division
1st PA Infantry/C Division
Far East USAAF
Manila USAAF Base Force
I Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
II Philippine Corps
Asiatic Fleet
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
USAFFE
Provisional GMC Grp



Looks like Dave has about 1800 AV here vs 1400 Allied AV.




NORTHERN AUSTRALIA


Australian armor recaptures Wyndham.

Two more Aussie armor brigades invest Nookanbah and an assault is ordered for next turn.

10/21-10/22/42



PHILIPPINES


Japan launches a 1:5 assault at Manila:



Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57753 troops, 801 guns, 554 vehicles, Assault Value = 1830

Defending force 51615 troops, 638 guns, 497 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 594

Allied adjusted defense: 3513

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3267 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 323 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 42 disabled
Guns lost 35 (7 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
746 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 42 (10 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled)


Assaulting units:
4th Engineer Co
5th Division
48th Division
28th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
18th Division
21st Div /1
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Army
31st Fld AA Gun Co
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry Division
102nd PA Infantry/C Division
2nd PA Constabulary/C Division
194th Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry/C Division
102nd PA Infantry/B Division
2nd PA Constabulary/A Division
51st PA Infantry/C Division
102nd PA Infantry/A Division
51st PA Infantry/A Division
31st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry/B Division
21st PA Infantry/A Division
61st PA Infantry/C Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
2nd PA Constabulary/B Division
21st PA Infantry/B Division
91st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
1st PA Infantry/A Division
11th PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry/A Division
41st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry/B Division
192nd Tank Battalion
61st PA Infantry/B Division
1st PA Infantry/C Division
USAFFE
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
Manila USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
1st USMC AA Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp


I like the loss ratios but Im surprised to see only 5 IJA divisions attacking. Either Dave pulled back 4 divisions to Iba to rest...or he has committed those 4 divisions to another theatre and is adopting more of a siege strategy at Manila.

If Japan has in fact withdrawn 5 divisions from Luzon...Id expect most of them to be on their way to Burma.




CBI


Dave has reinforced both Taiyuan in the north and also Suchow by railing in troops. Ive pulled back my 2700 AV Chinese army from Taiyuan and I was attempting to pull back my troops from Suchow to Kaifeng.

This turn Dave has a force of 12 LCUs that has caught about 400 AV of my army in clear terrain just outside of Suchow. He will decimate these Chinese troops next turn before they can evacuate the hex. The other Chinese troops in the area will continue to withdraw towards Kaifeng.



THE AIR WAR


For the first 6 months of the war Dave and I were using our bombers almost primarily for bombing each others ground troops. For the last few months....Ive been using my level bombers almost exclusively for air superiority missions....shutting down Japanese airfields and destroying Japanese AC on the ground. We have both been using our fighters to sweep each others bases or troops at crucial hexes that have to be CAPed or LRCAPed.

Ive been able to shut down all the Japanese airfields in Burma by a combination of high altitude sweeps and 4E airfield attacks. This last turn I completed a level 5 AF at Akyab and before I could stage in my 4Es and P-38s Dave mostly evacuated all of his air force from Rangoon. Rangoon was the last big airfield left for Japan in Burma....last turn some 250 AC were there but now there remains a mere 24 fighters. Japanese air in SE Asia is now mostly based in Thailand.

In the south Pacific Ive also been able to use sweeps and level bomber attacks to shut down all of the Solomons and also mostly close Japanese airfields at Manus and Rabaul. This turn Dave staged some fighters and bombers into a level 2 AF at Gasmata and swept my base at Kirawina with Tojos on high altitude sweeps before bombing the shipping there:


Morning Air attack on Kiriwina Island , at 102,131

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 22


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 33000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 36100.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
12th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 34100.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kiriwina Island at 102,131

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
D3A1 Val x 10



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 4 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Wawa, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Dubbo



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
12th FS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Wawa



Morning Air attack on Kiriwina Island , at 102,131

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 15


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 33000 feet

CAP engaged:
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
12th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes



The Allies end up losing 31 AC in A2A combat vs 11 Japanese AC. Individual plane losses include 16 P-39Ds, 12 P-40es and 10 Kittyhawk Ias. The P-39Ds and P-40Es have more than held their own against Oscars and A6M2s over the last 6 months in the south Pacific...but its obvious that they are now outclassed by the Tojo.

The P-38s are great at high altitude sweeps and long range escort but not so good for CAP due to their high service rating. I need to get some VMF squadrons with F4F-4s into the front line army AFs to tangle with the Tojos. Ive also finally gotten enough of the new Spitfire Vc Trops in the AC pools that I can upgrade an Aussie Kittyhawk squadron.


Meanwhile....Im staging in over 70 medium bombers to Woodlark Is. to shut down Gasmata.



SOPAC


With the notable exception of CV Saratoga.....virtually all of the USN capital ships are completing repairs and upgrades this turn and the next. USN, RAN, RNZN and RN ships from Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Pearl and the US west coast are all leaving port now to rendezvous at Noumea and Luganville for the next big SOPAC offensive.

CVE Altamaha and CVE Nassau arrive at Tacoma and are immediately sent to the south Pacific....that will give the USN 4 CVEs with 90 fighters to cover amphib assaults.

10/23/42


THE AIR WAR


Its been a month since I last posted air losses so here we go again.

The Allies have lost 4641 AC to date vs Japanese AC losses of 5359....about a 15% difference.


In A2A....the Allies have lost 2056 AC vs Japanese losses of 2318 AC....about a 13% difference.


Here is a screenshot of Japanese AC losses. Note that the dreaded Tojo makes the list for the first time.

10/23/42



THE AIR WAR.......continued


And here is a screenshot of Allied plane losses. Note that the Blenheim IV sits in 4th place....testament to the effects of poor coodination with escorts and sweeps. Unlike the 4Es....when the Blenheims go in without escorts they die...and this is representative of RAF medium bombers in general in SE Asia where most squadrons are at less than 50% effective strength. I havent bombed with RAF medium bombers in a few months....their primary mission now is to fly in supplies from India to rear area bases like Myitkina and Shwebo.

The other AC type that is climbing on the chart is the C-47 Skytrain. In my 1st game of AE the C-47s suffered the heaviest plane losses of any type...and over 95% of their losses will eventually be to Ops.... testament to what happens in AE when you are constantly flying AC at close to their maximum endurance.....even on flak free and CAP free "milk runs".

10/23-10/24/42



SWPAC


The 1st Marine Division continues to slug it through the muddy jungles of New Guinea towards Lae.

Allied medium bombers hammer Gasmata. The airfield there is now 68% damaged but we only detroyed 2 Japanese AC on the ground.

The 2 main Japanese airfields in the area are the level 4 AF at Manus and the level 6 AF at Rabaul. Manus AF is still 30% damaged from 5th Air Forces strike a couple of turns ago. 5th Air Force is mostly shut down now due to a shortage of P-38s. The P-38s are the only long range fighters the Allies have in this theatre and I just dont have enough replacements to simultaneously conduct aerial campaigns in the south Pacific and in Burma...... and Burma has priority right now. Im trying to keep 2 P-38 squadrons in action in both theatres.....but in SWPAC I have 1 nearly full strength P-38F squadron and 1 half strength P-38G squadron that is slowly building up. The 4Es are back in reserve in Australia...I had turned off their replacements a couple of months ago so that I could build a critical mass of 4Es in India....about 100 in total. But before SOPAC can renew its offensive into the northern Solomons I will need to neutralize both Manus and Rabaul so Ive turned on the 4E replacements in Australia.

5th Air Force will really step up the tempo of operations shortly before SOPAC begins its offensive.

I cant believe how easily supplies are drawn thru the New Guinea jungles.....Buna sucked over 30,000 supplies from Port Moresby while Salamaua sucked another 4000 supplies and actually left Port Moresbyt a bit low on supplies....so Ive shut off the supply draw for Buna.



PHILIPPINES

The siege continues at Manila with daily bombardments. Supplies on Luzon are now down to 18,000 at Manila with another 12,000 supplies next door at Batangas.





CBI

The main Japanese army in northern China hammers a small Chinese force outside of Suchow:


Ground combat at 90,47 (near Suchow)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 85111 troops, 614 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 3148

Defending force 12454 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Japanese adjusted assault: 3671

Allied adjusted defense: 69

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2414 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 212 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
8765 casualties reported
Squads: 323 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 172 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 34 (20 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 7


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
110th Division
17th Division
58th Division
59th Division
22nd Division
1st Mobile Engineer Regiment
138th Infantry Regiment
68th Division
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Tank Regiment
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Tank Regiment
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Cavalry/B Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry/A Corps
38th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry/C Corps
24th Group Army
36th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment


All Chinese LCUs in the area are withdrawing back to Kaifeng.

Farther south....Dave retakes Chuhsien as it changes hands for the 10th time or so in the war.


Quiet on the ground in Burma. Tenth Air Force....based at Chittagong....will try to put Rangoon out of action next turn. Rangoon is the last large operational Japanese AF in Burma and Tenth Air Force will both sweep Rangoon with 2 squadrons of P-38s and then level it with about 70 4Es.

10/25-10/28/42



CENTPAC


CV Lexington finally completes repair of her torpedo damage and heads out to sea.....she has been in the shipyards for over 2 months to finish the repairs and upgrades.

CV Saratoga will need another week on "critical pierside" to complete her upgrades and repair of torpedo damage and then she will also head out to the south Pacific.

We now have 3 PBY squadrons reconning Japanese held islands in the Gilberts to divert Dave's attention away from the Solomons.



PHILIPPINES


The assault on Manila has now turned into a siege....1800 AV of IJA troops bombard away at 1400 AV of Allied troops every turn.


CBI


The Japanese northern army retakes Kweiteh and continues its advance toward Kaifeng. Chinese troops continue to entrench in Kaifeng.

In Burma....the reorganization of Eastern Army and Burma Corps is nearly complete at Mandalay and Meiktila....then the advance on Rangoon will commence.

The armored right flank of the Allies continue to race down the coastal road of Burma towards Rangoon....lead elements of the Indian armor prepare to assault across the river into Prome.

Tenth Air Force pounds Rangoon AF for 2 turns( 4 days) leaving it 59% damaged. Japan losses 20 Tojos and 9 Nicks in the air battle while the Allies lose 6 P-38Es and 3 P-38Fs. The 4Es will switch targets next turn and hit the Japanese AF at Moulmein now that Rangoon AF has been mostly abandoned.

10/29-10/30/42



PHILIPPINES


Japan again takes heavy losses in another 1:2 attack at Manila:



Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72678 troops, 960 guns, 622 vehicles, Assault Value = 2202

Defending force 51673 troops, 628 guns, 486 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449

Japanese adjusted assault: 1202

Allied adjusted defense: 2193

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5282 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 360 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 68 disabled
Guns lost 90 (1 destroyed, 89 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (4 destroyed, 32 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1010 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 69 (20 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (14 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Assaulting units:
8th Division
5th Division
18th Division
48th Division
28th Division
4th Raiding Regiment
21st Div /1
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Army
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
1st PA Infantry/A Division
2nd PA Constabulary/A Division
192nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry/C Division
41st PA Infantry/C Division
2nd PA Constabulary/C Division
1st PA Infantry/B Division
31st PA Infantry/A Division
61st PA Infantry/A Division
11th PA Infantry/B Division
51st PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry/B Division
31st PA Infantry/C Division
41st PA Infantry/B Division
194th Tank Battalion
61st PA Infantry/C Division
21st PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry/C Division
91st PA Infantry/B Division
41st PA Infantry/A Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry/A Division
102nd PA Infantry/A Division
2nd PA Constabulary/B Division
102nd PA Infantry/C Division
91st PA Infantry/C Division
11th PA Infantry/A Division
51st PA Infantry/B Division
61st PA Infantry/B Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry/C Division
21st PA Infantry/B Division
91st PA Infantry/A Division
11th PA Infantry/C Division
31st PA Infantry/B Division
102nd PA Infantry/B Division
1st PA Infantry/C Division
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Far East USAAF
I Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
USAFFE
201st PA Construction Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp



Japan suffers nearly 3:1 losses vs Allies in disabled/killed squads.



CBI


The 3700 AV Japanese army in northern China continues to close in on Kaifeng.

In Burma....Indian armor will cross the river and attack Prome next turn.

The Allied 4Es fail to strike Moulmein AF due to poor weather. We will try to hit Moulmein again next turn.



CALM BEFORE THE STORM.......SOPAC FALL OFFENSIVE


There may not be any shooting going on in the Solomons now but SOPAC is a beehive of activity. Assault transports, CVs, CVEs, BBs, CAs, CLs and DDs converge on Noumea and Luganville from the 6 points of the compass. The long awaited resumption of the SOPAC offensive in the Solomons had to be delayed while virtually the entire US Navy upgraded and /or repaired. Now the SOPAC fall offensive into the northern Solomons should commence in about 5-6 turns.

The operational problem we need to solve in launching the offensive is the suppression of the two Japanese level 4 AFs at Manus and Kavieng and.....of course....the complete neutralization of the massive Japanese aerodrome at Rabaul. The level 2 SF at Gasmata is currently 100% damaged as are the level 4 AFs at Munda and Shortlands.

Right now...I only have 1 squadron of P-38Fs and about 12 P-38Gs that are capable of reaching the Japanese AFs at Manus, Kavieng and Rabaul.. Besides that...there are only enough 4Es to close 1 AF at at time. I will be using the Aussie Beaufighter Ic fighterbombers in a long range escort role to help the bombers get through....they are inadequately trained to stand up the the IJAAF aces in the Tojos and Oscars and I have about 20 available.

My most forward AF in the region....at Kiriwina...is only 7 hexes from Rabaul and I will have 2 squadrons of P-40Ks available to stage in there when the offensive begins......they are the only other USAAF fighter available with a range of greater than 6(7).

I have SWPAC making a lot of noise in New Guinea as the 1st Marine Division closes in on Lae. I also have PBYs reconning Japanese held islands in the Gilberts to create a distraction.

The 1st Phase of the SOPAC offensive will be a little dicey as long as the Japanese AFs are able to conduct flight ops.

One bit of good news....CV Saratoga has rapidly repaired her damage faster than estimated and should be able to leave Pearl Harbor in 4 days.

10/31-11-1-42


SOPAC....THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM


The buildup in the south Pacific continues. Amphib transports will begin loading assault troops next turn. AOs begin to deploy to the north near the combat zone.

BB Indiana traverses the Panama Canal and begins the long voyage to the combat zone.

Another USN CVE is completed at Tacoma and she heads out of port to Pearl. The first 4 CVEs that arrived all are loaded with elite USN fighter pilots. The fighter pilot training pools have been depleted so the new CVE will need to train her below average pilots before she can enter battle.




PHILIPPINES


Dave orders yet another 1:2 attack at Manila:


Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66312 troops, 939 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 1846

Defending force 50473 troops, 614 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 1324

Japanese adjusted assault: 734

Allied adjusted defense: 2039

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4860 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 315 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 76 (5 destroyed, 71 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (7 destroyed, 40 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1674 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 25 (7 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
4th Raiding Regiment
8th Division
5th Division
18th Division
28th Division
48th Division
21st Div /1
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
31st Fld AA Gun Co
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
17th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry/B Division
41st PA Infantry/B Division
31st PA Infantry/A Division
91st PA Infantry/B Division
102nd PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
61st PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry/C Division
1st PA Infantry/B Division
192nd Tank Battalion
61st PA Infantry/C Division
51st PA Infantry/B Division
194th Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry/B Division
11th PA Infantry/A Division
51st PA Infantry/A Division
41st PA Infantry/A Division
2nd PA Constabulary/B Division
11th PA Infantry/B Division
31st PA Infantry/C Division
41st PA Infantry/C Division
51st PA Infantry/C Division
31st PA Infantry/B Division
91st PA Infantry/A Division
21st PA Infantry/A Division
91st PA Infantry/C Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
11th PA Infantry/C Division
21st PA Infantry/C Division
61st PA Infantry/B Division
2nd PA Constabulary/C Division
2nd PA Constabulary/A Division
1st PA Infantry/C Division
Provisional GMC Grp
Asiatic Fleet
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Far East USAAF
I Philippine Corps
201st PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st PA Infantry/A Division


The American and Philippino troops are holding their own.



CBI


Indian armor captures Prome:


Ground combat at Prome (55,50)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4608 troops, 18 guns, 501 vehicles, Assault Value = 327

Defending force 921 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 326

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 163 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Prome !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
736 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
43rd Cavalry Regiment
44th Cavalry Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
16th Light Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
15th JAAF AF Bn



The cool thing here is that the Allies captured over 2300 sorely needed supplies at Prome.



Meanwhile...the 2700 AV Eastern Army continues to rest at Meiktila....licking their wounds suffered at Taung Gyi. In a couple turns they will begin to advance on Rangoon along with the Indian armor at Prome.


The P-38s fail to sweep Moulmein but the 4Es hammer the airfield. Six A6M2s and 19 Nicks are destroyed on the ground.....but 30 sortied to CAP the airfield and the Allies lose 5 precious 4Es. Moulmein is now 50% damaged and Rangoon is 75% damaged. A week ago there were over 200 Japanese fighters at Rangoon and now a mere 15 fighters remain between Moulmein and Rangoon.

Allied 4Es are ordered to hit Rangoon again next turn.

11/2-11/5/42






CBI



The Tenth Air Force orders heavy bomber strikes against both Rangoon and Moulmein.....the Nicks have been withdrawn and there is only a handfull of ineffective Tojos available to intercept the 4Es. Rangoon is left with 75% damage while Moulmein is now 81% damage.

Dave has now mostly withdrawn his fighter CAP from southern Burma.....yet he has 28 ships in port at Rangoon including CLs, DDs and SS. Only 300 AA guns at the port can protect his shipping now.

For the 1st time in 2 or 3 months....the USAAF and RAF medium bombers in India will be released from supply transport duty to port bomb Rangoon at 10,000'. There will be about 120 medium bombers on port attack and they will be joined by about 120 heavy bombers from Tenth Air Force. P-38s and Beuafighters will escort the bombers to target but it appears that there will be little if any CAP at Rangoon to oppose them.

I expect Dave to evacuate Rangoon harbor the following turn so SS Trusty will mine the river exits from Rangoon this turn while a half dozen Allied subs patrol the Andaman Sea.


Eastern Army continues to rest at Meiktila while Indian armor continues to mass at Prome.


Relatively quiet in China.



PHILIPPINES


Dave bombards away at Manila for 2 turns(4 days):


Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3475 troops, 180 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1805

Defending force 49688 troops, 604 guns, 471 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
18th/C Division
4th Division
18th/A Division
5th/B Division
5th/C Division
18th/B Division
18th Tank Regiment
48th Division
5th/A Division
28th Division
21st Div /1
31st Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
17th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry/B Division
51st PA Infantry/A Division
61st PA Infantry/B Division
41st PA Infantry/B Division
31st PA Infantry/C Division
2nd PA Constabulary/B Division
102nd PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry/A Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry/C Division
31st PA Infantry/B Division
1st PA Infantry/B Division
21st PA Infantry/C Division
2nd PA Constabulary/C Division
51st PA Infantry/B Division
21st PA Infantry/A Division
192nd Tank Battalion
61st PA Infantry/C Division
71st PA Infantry/C Division
21st PA Infantry/B Division
11th PA Infantry/B Division
61st PA Infantry/A Division
194th Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry/C Division
41st PA Infantry/C Division
41st PA Infantry/A Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry/B Division
11th PA Infantry/A Division
91st PA Infantry/A Division
11th PA Infantry/C Division
1st PA Infantry/A Division
31st PA Infantry/A Division
2nd PA Constabulary/A Division
1st PA Infantry/C Division
I Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Far East USAAF
II Philippine Corps
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
USAFFE
Provisional GMC Grp



Looks like Dave has 7 divisions at Manila now so evidently he didnt redeploy them to another theatre...they must have been resting at Iba.

The odds now look like 1800 IJA AV vs 1300 Allied AV.



CALM BEFORE THE STORM.....SOPAC FALL OFFENSIVE


Admiral Hill's amphib transports complete the loading of assault troops at Lunga....mostly all of the 2nd Marine Division will be used in the initial phase of the SOPAC fall offensive including including the 2nd and 8th Marine Regiments, 2nd USMC Tank and 2nd USMC Eng.

As far as I can tell....Dave's long range search and recon hasnt detected any of the Allied amphib TFs, carriers TFs and surface combat TFs assembling in the Coral Sea. He had been reconning Luganville every turn but this turn there was no recon at Luganville...and thats fortunate as newly repaired CV Lexington reached the port there this turn along with BB Washington. They quickly refuel and will leave port before daylight to rejoin the rest of the Allied TFs....now milling about in the southern reaches of the Coral Sea.

CVE Nassau and CVE Altamaha are still 3 days out from Luganville....and I may begin the offensive before they arrive. I have plenty of land based AC to cover the 1st phase of the SOPAC fall offensive. CV Saratoga requires 1 more day to complete repairs at Pearl and then she will rejoin the fleet.

All we are waiting for now is for the weather to clear over the major Japanese aerodrome at Rabaul....currently there is heavy rain there. The initial phase of the SOPAC fall offensive is being held at D-day minus 3 until we have decent weather over Rabaul. On D-Day minus 2...the heavy bomber reserve in Australia will be releaed to 5th Air Force to put Rabaul out of business while amphib and combatant TFs are staged from the southern Coral Sea to their jump off positions.

Great AAR as usual, and even if I rarely comment, I still look forward to seeing its quite consistent daily update. Looks like your SOPAC offensive will land before the Japanese units in the Philippines can get there. Do you think you'll be able to complete your objectives in Burma before all those divisions at Manila can finish off USAFFE and ship to the front lines?

House Stark...thanx for your comments. I most certainly will launch the SOPAC offensive before Japan can recover their troops fighting on Luzon.SOPAC should complete its offensive and SWPAC should take Lae, Finschafen and Madang before Japanese reinforcements make their way to that theatre.

Burma....Im not so sure about. I am having huge supply issues....I cant seem to draw supplies to Meiktila. I have all my transport AC airlifting supplies into Myitkina and Shwebo and Magwe is producing 100 supplies/day so Im just resting Eastern Army until I can build up at least a little supply to launch an attack. I imagine that Japan will probably reinforce Burma before I can launch a serioius assault at Rangoon but we shall see.



11/6-11/7/42


CBI:

Quiet in China. It looks like Dave is doing a huge reorganization of his army in China. The Japanese southern army may be working its way back to the north so he can launch an overwhelming attack somewhere. Im getting ready to pull back in the north to more defensible positions.


Dave guessed right at Rangoon...he had over 100 fighters on extremely long range LRCAP over the port but it didnt make any difference in regards to his shipping.....every vessel in port was sunk at its mooring:



Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 82



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 7
Blenheim IV x 19
Hudson IIIa x 6
Liberator II x 10
Wellington Ic x 12
A-29 Hudson x 3
B-18A Bolo x 3
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-17F Fortress x 14
B-24D Liberator x 31
B-25C Mitchell x 30


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 14 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Hayate, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teikin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Fuji, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Hagi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Tokuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CM Okinoshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS W-17, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Tokiwasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
APD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-4, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Port hits 11
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (45 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(45 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
45 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (31 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(31 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
31 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (41 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(41 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
41 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 60



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Teikin Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kitakami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teishun Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 39 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 28 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes




Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 60



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 15


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tokiwasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LSD Akitsu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CM Okinoshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 39 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 28 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 60



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DMS W-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teishun Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 39 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 28 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

Massive explosion on DMS W-2


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 60



Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 8


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CM Okinoshima, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-5, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
LSD Akitsu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Bunzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Anbo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Shinshui Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Kitakami, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB America Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 39 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 23 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 28 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 70



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 1
Blenheim IV x 14
Hudson IIIa x 6
Liberator II x 3
Wellington Ic x 5
Hudson III (LR) x 2
A-29 Hudson x 2
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 27
B-25C Mitchell x 28


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Hudson IIIa: 2 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Teikin Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-5, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Tokuwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
CM Okinoshima, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
PB America Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kizugawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Shinshui Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teishun Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Bunzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Ina Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Anbo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
2 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
2 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
1 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
2 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(27 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
27 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (31 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(31 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
31 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (32 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(32 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
32 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 48



Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 7
B-17F Fortress x 10
B-24D Liberator x 19


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 6 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 12 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Bunzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Anbo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Teishun Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
LSD Akitsu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Shinshui Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
23 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 444 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 390 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Fuyukawa Maru, and is sunk
LSD Akitsu Maru, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 16 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB America Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Bunzan Maru, and is sunk



Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
204 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 89 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes




Japan loses 2 CLs, 1 DMS, 6 AKL, 1 AP, 1 LSD, 2 AK and 1 CM in the port attack.


Allied air losses are huge.....the Allies lose 69 AC vs 51 Japanese AC.....49 of those AC in A2A combat. Most of Japan's are losses are from Ops as they flew LRCAP at extreme range.

Individual plane losses include 27 Tojos, 21 A6M2s, 14 B-25Cs, 12 Wellington Ics, 7 Blenheim IVs, 4 Hudson IIIas, 4 B-24Ds, 4 Beaufort Is, 5 B-26Bs and 4 B-26s. The Allied medium bombers in the CBI had been at 50% TOE before the attack but now they are probably down to 25% TOE.

There arent any ships left in Rangoon port for the Allied subs in the Andaman Sea to ambush.




PHILIPPINES


Japan bombards at Manila for the 3rd turn in a roiw.


SOPAC FALL OFFENSIVE....PHASE I: INVASION SHORTLANDS.....D-DAY MINUS 2


The weather clears a bit over Rabaul to heavy clouds so the SOPAC invasion sequence advances to D-Day minus 2. Over 100 4Es are staged into Woodlark from Australia...escorted by 20 Beaufighters they will bomb the AF at Rabaul. Dave has over 70 fighters at Rabaul. Nearly 150 P-40Ks and 40 P-38s will sweep Rabaul.

Adm Hill's amphib TF.....with most of the 2nd Marine Division embarked....will advance to its invasion jump off point this turn about 8 hexes S of Shortlands. Allied carrier TFs and surface TFs sortie from the southern Coral Sea to the N to be in position to cover the landings on Shortlands.

The objective of the 1st Phase of the offensive will be to close Rabaul AF and capture Shortlands. Then medium bombers and short ranged fighters will be staged into Shortlands to keep Rabaul AF neutralized. The 4Es can then be staged into Port Moresby to suppress Manus and Kavieng. Then SOPAC will commence Phase II of its fall offensive.

I havent received a turn in almost a week now as Dave has been busy with RL. I havent said much about logistics up to this point in the war but now I have time to mention some of the more mundane but absolutely vital aspects of the game.



INDIAN OCEAN CONVOY ROUTES


Ive attached a screenshot of the main convoy and secondary convoy routes for the Allies. At the start of the war.... I gathered up all the excess shipping from India and the DEI and sent about 150 of the long ranged xAKs and xAPs to the US west coast as the Allies have a much greater deficiency of shipping in the eastern Pacific at the start of the war. The shorter ranged xAKs from the DEI and India were sent to Abadan and Aden and about 50 of the extremely long ranged xAKs were staged to Capetown. The TKs were all carrying fuel from Abadan to Karachi but now that the Allies have over 2.3 million fuel at Karachi and 250,000 fuel at Calcutta the longer ranged TKs are hauling the fuel now to Perth. The extremely long ranged xAKs(15,000-17,000 endurance) carry supplies from Capetown to Perth but recently Ive sent some convoys from Capetowwn to Calcutta in an effort to provide more supply to be sucked to the Burmese border and Ledo. I also have secondary convoys from Abadan carrying supplies to Calcutta.



PACIFIC OCEAN CONVOY ROUTES


The main Allied convoys routes in the Pacific extend from LA and San Diego to Luganville and Noumea. Secondary xAK convoys then carry supplies from Luganville to the Solomons and Port Moresby while secondary TK convoys carry fuel from Noumea to Sydney. My biggest logistical issue to date has been trying to get sufficient fuel to Australia. After a score of WitP games Ive finally figured out how to shut down HI(duh) so Ive turned off HI at Melbourne and Sydney and now Im slowly building up fuel levels in Oz. After being critically short of fuel in Oz for the first 8 months of the war the Abadan/Perth and Noumea/Sydney convoys have built up fuels levels to 227,000 fuel at Melbourne, 387,000 fuel at Sydney, 30,000 fuel at Perth and 25,000 fuel at Brisbane. I have about 100 long ranged xAKs....4 TFs of 25 ships apiece....also transporting fuel to Noumea and Luganville to supplement the TKs.



SWPAC


Secondary convoys have been sending troops and supplies from Luganville to Port Moresby and there are now 33,000 supplies at Port Moresby. The supplies at Port Moresby are easily drawn through the jungle to Buna(36,000 supplies) and Salamaua(44,000 supplies) so I dont think that I will have too much difficulty sucking the supplies all the way up to Lae and beyond as SWPAC advances.



SOPAC

Im launching the SOPAC fall offensive next turn and have been stockpiling fuel and supplies in the theatre for awhile.

Currently there are 200,000 supplies and 300,000 fuel at Noumea and 380,000 supplies and 180,000 fuel at Luganville. There is another 170,000 supplies at Lunga while AOs sailing with the invasion forces are carrying another 100,000 fuel at sea.

11/8-11/9/42



CBI


The heavy bombers of Tenth Air Force hit Rangoon port again but no shipping is left in the harbor.

China is relatively quiet.

I only have 5 Chinese A-29s left and no more are being built.....but I just thought of a good use for them. Many Japanese players run tanker convoys from Singapore back to Japan by hugging the coastline of China. I currently have over a half dozen subs on patrol between Formosa and southern Japan. This turn I staged the Chinese A-29s to Nanchang and Im using their 14 hex range for naval search. They can search the IJN sea lanes all around Formosa and cover from Indochinese waters to the Home Islands. If this helps my sub patrols I may launch an offensive with the Chinese army to recapture a coastal port and extend my naval search radius deeper into Japanese waters.



PHILIPPINES


Dave continues to rest his troops on Luzon and merely bombards at Manila.



AUSTRALIA


Four Aussie armor regiments reach Derby and a deliberate attack is ordered for next turn.



SOPAC FALL OFFENSIVE.....INVASION SHORTLANDS: D-DAY MINUS ONE


Adm Hills amphib TF reaches its jump off point 8 hexes to the south of Shortlands. Next turn they will race in at full speed and the 2nd Marine Division will assault the beaches tomorrow. Six Allied CVs, 1 CVL and 4 CVEs stand by to cover the landings. So far it appears that the invasion and support TFs have remained unspotted by long ranged Japanese search planes so surprise should be total. Over 150 medium bombers based at Deboyne Is., Rossel Is., Russell Is. and Lunga will ground attack the Japanese troops on Shortlands.

Unfortunately...I had poor weather....thunderstorms....over Rabaul. The 40 P-38Fs and 75 P-40Ks all swept Rabaul and fought a large air battle with over 80 Japanese AC on CAP. The heavy bombers of Fifth Air Force hit Rabaul for 2 days but with the inclement weather they only caused 31% damage to the airfields there. After the 2 day air battle Japan loses 57 AC vs 48 Allied AC. In A2A Japan lost 39 AC vs 31 Allied AC. Individual plane losses include 29 A6M2s, 32 Oscars, 14 P-40Ks, 12 Beaufighter Ics, 7 Beaufighter Vcs and 7 of the precious P-38Fs.

At the end of the turn.....it appears that Dave has evacuated the airfields at Rabaul....only 3 fighters remain there. I think that Dave will instead LRCAP Rabaul next turn from the level 4 AF at Kavieng. I am worried that Dave may send in a bombardment TF to Woodlark Island so I staged all the heavy bombers back to Port Moresby....and next turn the 4Es will strike Kavieng.

11/10-11/11/42


PHILIPPINES


Dave launches an absolutly horrific assault on the brave defenders of Manila:


Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 79288 troops, 890 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 2501

Defending force 50203 troops, 601 guns, 471 vehicles, Assault Value = 1389

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1020

Allied adjusted defense: 3315

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
9229 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 816 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 95 (2 destroyed, 93 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (5 destroyed, 36 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1839 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 110 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 29 (12 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Assaulting units:
18th Division
28th Division
90th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
48th Division
33rd Division
18th Tank Regiment
16th Division
5th Division
21st Div /1
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Army
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
61st PA Infantry/B Division
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry/C Division
192nd Tank Battalion
61st PA Infantry/C Division
194th Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry/A Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
51st PA Infantry/B Division
41st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
102nd PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry/C Division
1st PA Infantry/A Division
71st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry/A Division
91st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry/B Division
51st PA Infantry/A Division
1st PA Infantry/B Division
1st PA Infantry/C Division
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
201st PA Construction Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
Manila USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
I Philippine Corps
Provisional GMC Grp






AUSTRALIA


Aussie armor recaptures Derby:



Ground combat at Derby (64,127)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2880 troops, 0 guns, 424 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 140

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 140 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Derby !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1



Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF /1





SOPAC....INVASION SHORTLANDS


The 2nd Marine Division storms ashore at Shortlands against light opposition. A deliberate attack is ordered for next turn. Allied carriers and surface TFs stand by to cover the invasion.



Fifth Air Force hammers Kavieng AF in decent weather.....the AF is 98% suppressed. Fifth AF heavy bombers will strike Rabaul AF next turn.



USMC SBDs hammer an IJN TF off Rabaul:


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8



Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shun Yuan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PB Kongo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 31000
Raid is overhead




Allied subs engage IJN TFs across the map:





SUBS/ASW


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 10, 42
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ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
APD Asakaze
DD Susuki
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
SS O16



SS O16 is sighted by escort
O16 bottoming out ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Iriomote at 88,65

Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio
E Kasasagi
AO Toho Maru
AO Toei Maru
TK Kaizyo Maru
TK Hoyo Maru
DD Kamikaze

Allied Ships
SS Trigger, hits 1



SS Trigger launches 4 torpedoes at DD Oyashio
DD Kamikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oyashio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Pescadores at 83,63

Japanese Ships
PB Toko Maru #4
AO Notoro
AO Naruto
TK Ogura Maru #2
DD Kuroshio

Allied Ships
SS Grunion, hits 1



SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at PB Toko Maru #4
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuroshio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kuroshio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuroshio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Georgetown at 48,73

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shingetsu Maru
xAKL Dori Maru
xAKL Kosho Maru
PB Eiko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Trusty



Captain of SS Trusty elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PB Eiko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub




Sub attack near Pescadores at 84,62

Japanese Ships
xAK Kamogawa Maru
xAK Oita Maru
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Chicago Maru
xAK Akiura Maru
PB Suyozai Maru
PB Konsan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo



SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kamogawa Maru
Wahoo diving deep ....
PB Suyozai Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Pescadores at 85,62

Japanese Ships
PB Ikuta Maru
xAK Oita Maru
xAK Chicago Maru
xAK Kamogawa Maru
xAK Kumagawa Maru
xAK Akiura Maru
PB Suyozai Maru
PB Konsan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo



SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at PB Ikuta Maru
Wahoo diving deep ....
PB Suyozai Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Konsan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #5
PB Yamadori Maru
PB Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16



SS O16 is sighted by escort
PB Yamadori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #5
PB Yamadori Maru
PB Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16



SS O16 is sighted by escort
PB Yamadori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #5
PB Yamadori Maru
PB Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16



SS O16 is sighted by escort
PB Yamadori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #5
PB Yamadori Maru
PB Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS O16



SS O16 is sighted by escort
PB Yamadori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nishho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

11/12-11/13/42


SOPAC FALL OFFENSIVE....INVASION SHORTLANDS


The 2nd Marine Divisison easily captures Shortlands:


Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10757 troops, 188 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 398

Defending force 2529 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied adjusted assault: 978

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shortlands !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1174 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 2


Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Regiment
2nd USMC Engineer Regiment
8th Marine Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
I US Amphib Corps

Defending units:
II/81st Nav Gd /4
35th JNAF AF Unit
11th JNAF AF Unit
51st Const Co
38th JNAF AF Unit
4th JNAF AF Unit /4



The defeated Japanese remnants retreat to Torokina.


A 2nd amphib TF immediately begins unloading construction engineers, base forces, an air HQ and thousands of additional supplies at Shortlands. Over 200 medium bombers and short range fighters will be staged in this turn and they will be tasked with continuing the 100% neutralization of Rabaul as SOPAC pushes forward with the 2nd phase of their fall offensive.

The 100 plus heavy bombers of Fifth Air Force work over a defenseless Rabaul this turn and now both Rabaul and Kavieng airfields are 100% damaged. The heavy bombers will next be tasked with closing the final Japanese airfield in the region.....the level 4 airfield at Manus.

BB Musashi is spotted in port at Kavieng. Its probably BB Yamato....but if it is actually BB Musashi I guarantee that BB Yamato is there also and Dave is probably planning a major air/surface engagement next turn. Its only November 1942 and I only have 6 CVs present so I dont feel the need to take any unnecessary risks next turn. So Im going to let discretion take the better side of valor and all amphib TFs, carriers and surface TFs will be withdrawn to the southern Solomons where they can be covered by the hundreds of land based aircraft distributed throughout the Solomon island chain.



CBI

All quiet in Burma and India. Tenth Air Force commits all the heavy bombers to help transport supplies to Burma so that our offensive there can resume.



PHILIPPINES


All quiet at manila as Japan licks its wounds from the drubbing it took the previous turn. The Allies still hold all of southern Luzon with 2300 supplies remsining at Manila and another 11.000 supplies stored at Batangas.

And the race is on! Seven+ divisions bashing themselves against Manila to no avail as you advance in Burma and SoPac...exciting stuff. Those poor Japs in Manila aren't even going to get any rest to enjoy their victory when (if?) they finally take the place.

House Stark....thanks for your comments. Manila is indeed proving to be a tough nut for the Japanese to crack.




11/14-11/15/42



CBI


The Allies armies in Burma continue to rest as the supply levels slowly build. We now have nearly 7000 supplies between Mandalay and Shwebo.

Dave withdraws his 37 LCU 15th Army from Taung Gyi towards southern Burma.



PHILIPPINES


Dave paradrops the 1st Raiding Regiment to take Atimonan....effectively cutting southern Luzon in half. Im sending the 2 US armored battalions from Manila to Atimonan to deal with the Japanese paratroops.



AUSTRALIA

Two Aussie armored regiments reach Broome and a deliberate attack is ordered for next turn.






SWPAC


The 1st Marine Division captures a deserted Lae as the Japanese withdraw up the Markham River valley to Nadzap. The 1st Marine Division will now advance up the Markham River all the way to Madang.



SOPAC FALL OFFENSIVE


Allied medium bombers staged into Shortlands pound Rabaul. The heavy bombers of Fifth Air Force hammer Manus following sweeps by P-38Fs and P-38Gs. The Allies lose 20 AC in A2A combat vs 19 Japanese AC. Individual plane losses include 7 A6M2s, 6 Tojos, 8 P-38Gs, 6 P-38Fs and 4 Beaufighter Ics. My 2 P-38 squadrons and 2 Beaufighter squadrons have been pretty much decimated... but the main Japanese AFs in the region have been suppressed. Manus is now 47% damaged while Rabaul is 79% damaged. The amphib transports complete unloading at Shortlands...we now have 44,000 supplies on the ground there.....and head back to Luganville to embark troops for the 2nd phase of the SOPAC offensive.

11/16-11/17/42



SOPAC


Medium bombers based at Shortlands, B-25cs based at Woodlark and the 4Es of 5th Air Force pummel Rabaul, Kavieng and Manus respectively. Japanese CAP is virtually knil over Rabaul and Kavieng while a handful of Tojos at Manus rise up to face the heavy bombers. Rabaul AF is now 100% damaged, Kavieng AF is now 76% damaged and Manus AF is now 57% damaged.

Allied DBs and A-20A1 attack bombers strike Rabaul port and sink a sub :



Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD-2 Dauntless x 12


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 5 damaged
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
A-20A1 Havoc x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 4


Allied aircraft losses
A-20A1 Havoc: 9 damaged
A-20A1 Havoc: 2 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 1
ACM Tama Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A-20A1 Havoc bombing and strafing from low level *
8 x A-20A1 Havoc bombing and strafing from low level *


Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD-2 Dauntless x 8


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 4 damaged
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb



Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
A-20A1 Havoc x 13


Allied aircraft losses
A-20A1 Havoc: 8 damaged
A-20A1 Havoc: 3 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
ACM Tama Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20A1 Havoc bombing and strafing from low level *
8 x A-20A1 Havoc bombing and strafing from low level *





This was my 1st real low level naval attack of the war using the medium attack bombers. Flak and OP losses are disproportionately heavy with all the AA at Rabaul so I think that I will begin to train up the attack bombers for strafing at sea.



The Allied carriers and surface TFs continue to withdraw to the southern Coral Sea....Dave sends a wolfpack of IJN subs after them and intel reports that we sank SS RO-65 and SS I-6 also this turn. Next turn Im putting a couple hundred DB and TB on ASW and adding 4 ASW TFs to the melee. I want to eliminate the sub menace before we launch the 2nd phase of the SOPAC offensive.

Amphib transports at Luganville begin loading assault troops for the next round of invasions. Cv Saratoga reaches Luganville this turn and refuels....we now have all 6 USN CVs undamaged and available for duty for the 1st tirm in the war.



PHILIPPINES


Ground bombardment only at Manila. I was successful in drawing all my supply from Batangas to Manila last turn but it shows that only 7500 supplies remain at Manila....either I used a lot or I somehow lost some supplies in the transfer. The 2 US Army armor battalions will reach the Japanese paratroops at Atimonan next turn.



NORPAC


Dave swept my fighters at Unmak and invaded at Yunaska Is. this last turn.



AUSTRALIA


Aussie armor retakes Broome this turn. Port Hedland remains the only Australian town in captivity now.



CBI


All quiet in China for awhile. Dont know where the 2 main IJA foramtions went but when they re-appear Im sure it wont be pretty.

SS Grunion sank xAK Oridono Maru off Taihoku this turn...it was carrying fuel so Dave is also using his xAKs to move fuel around.

All quiet in Burma. Even with nearly 6000 AV there its nearly a stalemate for the Allies due to a supply shortage. Ive stopped my air campaign closing the Japanese airfields and all 2Es and 4Es in theatre are now flying supplies into Burma.