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and here's the point situation

Another allied fast TF convouy spotted southwest of PM...and still bad weather prevented my planes to take off...grgrgrgrgrgrgrg[:@]
My inability to stop this OZ express is costing me the war....
for the moment i spotted the 30th aus brigade...we'll see which other units are there...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/10/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 12
LB-30 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Oil hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

NO COMMENT ANYMORE
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 15
Wirraway x 5
Buffalo I x 27
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
9 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
15 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 13
Beaufort V-IX x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 17

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 12
B-17E Fortress x 61


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 37000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 37000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 37000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 37000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 36600 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-48 Lily x 12

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 7
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet

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Day Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
Ki-48 Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B5N Kate x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Russell Islands , at 66,96

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 27

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 228061 troops, 2727 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 81902 troops, 575 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
192 casualties reported

Attack planned for tomorrow...let's see how many forts they have!
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Ground combat at 29,64

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 770 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1



Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported

The last guerrilla force in Borneo

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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63092 troops, 545 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 231541 troops, 2727 guns, 18 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

His arty huts so much here!

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Ground combat at 41,34

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7235 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 21764 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
871 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Bloody combats in the ricefields of china

It's been a very busy week for me. Wasn't able to post, but we've been able to play 8 more days of this bloody war.
I'll try to be a bit more sintetic than before and cut some useless combat reports in order to let the reader go through these lines easier.

Other eight days of War.(11 April 42-19 April 42)

BURMA:
The siege of Mykitina goes on.the forts are not a problem, but without any air support every single night the british engeeners
build up them again. The main problem here is the night bombing factor. The Allies do not even try a daylight mission and
rules the skies simply closing my airfields with nightime bombings. I tried to make a raid starting from Mandalay over Mytikina.
Moved during nighttime 100 bombers and 50 fighters from Saigon. The day after they attacked the AF there, but due to the
fatigue levels i lost 25 planes to various reason and only destroyed 45 of theirs. I quickly moved my groups back to Saigon, fearing
the new arrived wellingtons, but more than 30 had to remain at Mandalay for repairs.Useless to say that night a Horde of bombers and fighters
strafed at 5000 fts mandalay Af and annihilated made me paid the price. During this 2 days adventure i've lost 32 pilots and 55 planes and achieved no real result.
I decide to abbandon every effort to hold the skies of Burma. Simply impossible with these conditions. I believe it's a bit gamey
but my opponent says it's his only way of gaining some points at this stage:-(
Rangoon's oilfields are completely destroyed thanks to the Liberators.It's going to be a pain in the future'cause i can clearly see how things will grow up and develop in this theatre: he will keep on bombing my bases and my men untill, gaining exp and depleting my supplies untill he will be strong enough to advance with his ground troops. Gotta concentrate my efforts to plan a second defensive perimeter around Saigon for the comming year.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/16/42


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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3
Wellington III x 9
Martin 139 x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
12 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet

Here's when i try to move my bombers at Mandalay ... i got kicked the very night i moved them...
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 30
Hudson I x 7
IL-4c x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet


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at the first lights of the day my brave pilots took off.....


Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16
Ki-21 Sally x 60
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 15
P-40B Tomahawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 6 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 14 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 25 destroyed, 17 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged
Lysander I: 11 destroyed, 3 damaged
I-153c: 5 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet

and got smashed.....[:(]

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In China i'm steamrolling the country even if very slowly. Chungking is almost isolated and i'm looking forward to combine my armies
to Burma.China should give me the points to get to 4-1 ratio for the end of the year.
Kunming Fell and now my 2 southern armies divided. 3 divisions will march towards Lashio to free the way towards Burma, while the rest of my forces, with arty and eng units will move towards Chungking from the east and close the envelope in central China.



PACIFIC:

While the HUGE transport convoy system is moving my divisions towards Truk to be ready for PM and op. Mouse trap, one of my subs patrolling near
Palmyra has been attacked by a SBD. The next day a brave Glenn reported the presence of a CV TF moving southeast towards Canton.
That means he's moving his CVs in the south pac in order to be ready to counter attack and repulse my invasion of PM.
I immediately allerted my CVs at Truk and formed 3 CVs TF, supported by 2 surface TFs and 2 Oilers TFs. Tanaka is leading there southwestwards.
They'll try to intercept the Al CVs between Canton and Nanomea. At Tarawa all the air groups have been allerted and 2 Emilies chutais are already
patrolling the seas.I want to catch him off guard!
on the 18th one of my betties based at Tarawa spotted his CVs 9 hexes north of Canton Island moving southwest.He's moving faster than my CVs that are still in the waters between Truk and Kwalajein(sp?), so i ordered my 3 CV TFs to move at Max speed , hoping to engage a bit more south of what planned, let's say between Nanomea atoll and Lungaville. The problem is that his 35 catalinas at Nanomea will surely spot my groups and he'll be allerted, but at this stage i cannot go back.

The bombarment TF including 2 BBs and 4 CAs that had to close nanome atoll AF did not achieve any good result. The costal gun counter fire was very strong and my ships were not able to inflict any sensible damage to the airfield:-(
Now 2 dds are moving towards Canton Island. They will be in position two or 3 days before my CVs....want to see how he will manage with this easy hunt...if he'll move his CVs towards my 2 poor dds i should get some precious time to get into the right position to attack!

At Lae my 2 daitais of sallies and lillies are trying to make PM burn some supply but, being unable to stop the fast trasports that every night bring supplies and men to PM , i'm feeling a bit frustrated.
BTW i'm moving a lot of air forces in the south Pac area. the first A6M3 daitais arrived at 18th April at lunga, while 2 more a6m2 daitais will get into south pac area within 1 week.

Now that Akyab AF is open again and Lungaville's one is size 4 I officially asked my opponent to stop with night bombing. It's a bug. No way. And the whole match is unbalanced.

Still waiting for an answer...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/20/42

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Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 15


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet

already 30 fighters and 15 bombers based at Akyab
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

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

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


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 23

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 22
Ki-51 Sonia x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 90th Chinese Corps, at 46,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-36 Ida x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion, at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Defiance
MSW Rail
AK Empire Scout
AK Empire Bay
MSW Bobolink

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-21 Sally x 9
Ki-48 Lily x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet

The damage is so light that every next day my recon reports that the base is already back to its max efficiency
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 19
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Defiance
AK Empire Elk, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Regulus
MSW Bobolink, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*
AK Empire Scout, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Bay
AK Empire Snipe, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 12000 feet

Probably not so decisive, but i like the idea that he cannot feel safe at Wake
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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 222479 troops, 2493 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 79305 troops, 565 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
214 casualties reported

the struggle goes on...
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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 112608 troops, 710 guns, 375 vehicles

Defending force 30201 troops, 79 guns, 585 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1276 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 7

but without air support.....
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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64504 troops, 535 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 232978 troops, 2585 guns, 16 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18357 troops, 29 guns, 563 vehicles

Defending force 119482 troops, 706 guns, 371 vehicles




AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/21/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 6 from akyab

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Beaufort I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
IL-4c x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 24


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 15
Wirraway x 5
Buffalo I x 34
P-40E Warhawk x 22


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
11 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
11 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
Blenheim I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 41


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
16 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet

do u find this fair?
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 25

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 25
Ki-51 Sonia x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 45,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 13
Ki-48 Lily x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


Japanese ground losses:
368 casualties reported

The last base at Sumatra has been invaded
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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 222958 troops, 2509 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 79065 troops, 568 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
272 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 112849 troops, 723 guns, 375 vehicles

Defending force 29096 troops, 58 guns, 574 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
995 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 3

Not enough supplies to support the attack...due to the night bombing that drains supplies [:(]

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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64535 troops, 538 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 233490 troops, 2600 guns, 16 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14516 troops, 21 guns, 556 vehicles

Defending force 129496 troops, 800 guns, 373 vehicles





My CVs are still a bit late in the rush to engage allied CVs. I try to move my 2 dds near nanomea atoll in order to attract his cvs a bit northwards...

Hi, What is wrong with the night bombing? Looks ok to me but I might have missed the result that troubles you.

Hi Mogami,


night bombing is completely unbalanced and it's screwing up my game. I understand you do not have time to scroll through the combat reports i've been posting for a month. I'll try to sumerize it up for you.
My opponent started to night bomb my AFs in Burma at the beginning of March 42, taking off from Dacca,diamond Harbour and Chandupur. He always bomb at 5,000 fts. I tried to put 3 zero daitais and 50 oscars on night CAP. 3 Heavy AA units are based at Rangoon. Now it's mid April and the results are these: more than 250 jap planes destroyed on the ground at Rangoon. 0 enemy bombers shot down in A2A combat. very few op losses and fewer AA losses for allied bombers. Consider that he's using more than 500 bombers spread upon 5 bases. I was forced to move back to saigon all my air groups: most of them have something like 20/25 pilots and 5 or 6 planes.....
He's completely avoided any daylight engagement knowing that during nightime he's playing safe. I understand that night CAP with planes without radar should be very very difficult. What i consider completely bugged is the Op losses ratio and the AA effectiveness at night, which is close to nothing. This feature let him control the skies without risking anything and lets him gain experience for his air groups for the cost of nothing.
Night bombing is still too effective, but the main problem is that there is no counter measure against it and the op losses, the fatigue/morale levels and the AA night fire are features completely bad worked.

Hi, I went back as far as early Feb and I must have missed the raids were a lot of Japanese AC were destroyed in one night. Of course 5 per night for 45 days is a lot to lose but does not show night bombing to be skewed.
I even see you report enemy OP loss from time to time.

unless you have radar equipped night fighters and a radar equipped baseforce you are wasting you time putting up night figheters.

Can I have a file to check the ratings for your AA units ?

By now I am guessing his bomber groups are quite veteran. He might have good leaders all the way down.

I've had to abandon more then a few Japanese airfields when the Allies use heavy bombers at night.

The bad news is by the time Japan gets night fighters the Allies have lots of long range escorts and switch to day bombing.

Rangoon is a death trap for Allied infantry and Japanese air.

What you need to do is counter his night bombing with day bombing that catches his bombers on the ground. Use all the airfields in the Rangoon area rather then piling up on just one. Save the fighters for escort they are hopeless at night.

Night bombing was a favorite of the RAF. By the time the Pacific war began they had been night bombing for almost 2 years. They know what they are doing.

Mogami,

your explanation is strong and i do agree with the fact that night bombing is a key for allied player in a Pacific war game. What i try to point out is that his bombers do not suffer any penalties to fly at 5000 fts and against what should be a strong AA battery( 3 units with HQ air units). 5 pr night? no mogami, there where nights where i lost more than 15 planes on the ground and there no way to counter attack duting daytime, 'cause Chadupur, Dacca and Diamond are too far away for my sallies. consider the fact that for each plane destroyed on the ground at least 4 are damaged.
15 Martins at 5,000 fts can destroy 5 planes on the ground and damage more than 10. Now if you use 50 blenheims, 30 liberators, 10 IL4s, 30 Martins and 30 Hudsons every single night you can easily calculate what are the kill ratios!
You ask about op. losses? Well, i check every single day my intel screen and in the last month not more than 4 op. losses were suffered by the allies in one single day.
BTW i know you are a very experienced jap player, so probably you are right, but i really think something in night bombing is still broken...

BTW what file do u need?

Hi, The game file during your orders phase. The next turn you get send it to me
MNeer1@woh.rr.com
I'm not saying it does not require some adjustment possibly but the Japanese player will never be happy with Allied night bombing. (Even if the enemy does lose more in Ops)

If your Sally don't have range then you must move them out and move in the bombers that do have the range. (Betty/Nell) Just build up 2 or 3 size 4 or large airfields and spread them out. You are going to lose bombers because you have to bomb during the day in order to catch his bombers on the ground. But you could of course bomb at night just to knock the airfields out but it will require a lot of bombers and some time before you see any result. (But then your bombers will not be on the ground at night either)

Plan ahead. Bases that are flying day missions will be hit by the enemy at night and you have no defense except range. So use bases out of range for most enemy bombers.
(Betty/Nell range for normal loads is 15 and 21 for extended but reduced loads)
Bases that are flying night missions become targets to day attacks. Provide CAP for these bases but again you don't need to base the CAP where they are flying. Use a close base and LRCAP now the enemy has two targets (the bombers and the CAP each is vacent from their home field at different times and each are deployed in different fields)

If the enemy attacks are without escort he will not want to fly daylight raids (that is what began the night bombing in the first place.)

As it is I would guess even if game was perfect match to historical OP loss the Japanese would lose more fighters at night then Allied bombers.

Thanks Mogami for your suggestion
I'll try to do something following your ideas, but i'm quite reluctant to use my Navy bombers for ground bombings. I always keep an aye on them , trying to save those priceless exp pilots for naval interdiction....but as the situation being so negative i'll probably give a try to your plan.

Thanks very much!

Hi, I always just leave Rangoon and area empty. I fly CAP over my ground units from Bangkok or Tavoy. But then I don't try to take Burma. I only want Rangoon so enemy can't bomb Bangkok or Saigon.
I keep a float plane or recon plane at Rangoon so enemy sees aircraft icon. (As Allies I do this all over SRA you should see the Japanese missions flown against empty bases)
(I'm a Japanese wuss)

Still thanks mogami.

Shifting from one front ( Burma ) to another (south pacific) , i'd really like to know what you guys think of the current situation. Will Tanaka be able to intercept and destroy american carriers in their rush towards Noumea? and if not should i abbandon the idea of taking PM where already 55k nemy troops are fortifying?

I'm not that used to the rule for TF movements so i ask:

assuming that my recon is right and allied CVs are moving at 12 knots, is it normal that in 1 days they have moved 5/6 hexes forward?
My CVs at full speed will move at 24 knots...so in theory exactly the double speed of his Cvs, but the green radius says that tomorrow my cvs will only be 5 more hexes southwards....if i have to believe to the radius i won't be able to catch allied CVs if they do not turn northwards...is that right?( see map above)

greetings....

Did you assigned Tanaka for CV TF leader (or i misunderstood something?)?

I hope you did not assign Tanaka to the CV's. I have found him lacking for CV TF's. He is the best for surface combat groups.

Your CV's should be about 10 hexes at full speed. That green circle is for each phase if I am not mistaken. Or to be really sure, find the slow ships and strip them out and only use the 30 knoter's.

But since his convoy is moving at 12 knots, I would either suspect a transport convoy with a CV in it for CAP purposes or it might have a CVE in it. Unless he is just strolling to where ever he is going.

my .02 cents anyway.

Actually i assigned Tanaka to one of the 3 CV divisions. Let's hope he'll proove to be as affective as at PH few months ago....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/22/42

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TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
Martin 139 x 3
LB-30 Liberator x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Manpower hits 3
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
IL-4c x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 10


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 11
Wirraway x 3
Buffalo I x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 25


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
11 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
14 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
Blenheim I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 34


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet


The same old story here... Tomorrow i'll try to retaliate as Mogami suggested....
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 14
Ki-48 Lily x 24
Ki-49 Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 58

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 20

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 12
B-17E Fortress x 175[X(][X(][X(][X(][X(] Oh my God! almost 200 Fortress above gili gili.....well i'm already planning to evacuate the units there. Cannot hope to defend it against these hordes

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
439 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
all the B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 45,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 17

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Zuid Garrison Battalion, at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 17

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 10
Ki-48 Lily x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet

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Ground combat at Lombok

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2344 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 774 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Slowly conquering towards Timor...
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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 223539 troops, 2529 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 88052 troops, 628 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 42,36

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9314 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9118 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

A chinese guerrilla battle..

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 123046 troops, 809 guns, 374 vehicles

Defending force 28456 troops, 55 guns, 575 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
1024 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
761 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 2

losses are getting higher....but at least the forts are comming down



My CVs are moving as fast as they can....tomorrow will be the day of truth. I'm hoping to engage North of Nanomea atoll so that my betties and zeros at Tarawa will give an hand!
My two dds have been spotted, while my CVs have not. This is very good because he's already moving West and that means that he hopes to catch my surface units..........

The 23rd of April will remain written in the History of the Empire of Japan.
The plans of the great admiralty prooved themself to be perfect.
At 12 o'clock a pete loaded on Nissan CS spotted the Yorktown in the gulf of the atoll of Nanomea.
The americans were ready to fight and launch two waves of planes against Tanaka's Kido Butai.
The best pilots of the empire engaged the enemies over the skies upon our fleet.
Each single american plane was shot down!
When the last torpedo bombers has been destroyed by our Flak, Tanaka decided to send his 2 waves of planes.
The result was already written!
A decisive battle for the dominion of the southern seas has been won!
Not a single Japanese ship has been touched and one entire american carrier task force have been sunk!
Buckmaster, that led the enemy TF from the deck of the yorktown went down with his ships.
Now the hands of Yamamoto are free to launch the operation Mouse Trap for the conquest of Port Moresby!
BANZAI!!!!








AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/23/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3
Martin 139 x 6
LB-30 Liberator x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Manpower hits 3
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 35
Hudson I x 10
IL-4c x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged


Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 24


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 16
Wirraway x 5
Buffalo I x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 20


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
11 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
9 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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But today the Air Southern Army decides to enter in action with the same weapons of the Capitalists!

Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet

Burning some supplies and force the enemy engeneers to spend some time in repearing the damages
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet

This will be a problem for the future...
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 14
Ki-48 Lily x 14
Ki-49 Helen x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 12

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
Ki-21 Sally x 85

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 12 destroyed, 10 damaged
Blenheim I: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Catalina I: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Beaufort I: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 13000 feet
16 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 12000 feet

100 Bombers have been moved during nightime at Tavoy with 50 zeros. At the first light of the new day the Raf knows that Akyab won't be a safe airport!.....they already moved back all the planes in some safer bases in India! This must be considered a victory!
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Day Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 45,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 16

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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THE BATTLE OF NANOMEA ATOLL!

Day Air attack on TF at 86,101
The first wave of american planes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 135

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
SBD Dauntless x 27
TBD Devastator x 19
P-40B Tomahawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 25 destroyed, 4 damaged 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 51 destroyed, 4 damaged 20 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 35 destroyed, 11 damaged 25 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 20 destroyed, 2 damaged 19 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 38 destroyed, 3 damaged 18 destroyed. These p40 were based at Nanomea

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 86,101

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 19
TBD Devastator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 33 destroyed, 5 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 26 destroyed, 9 damaged
TBD Devastator: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged

only 3 bombers survived at the CAP but got grinded by Flak

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Hiyo
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanomea Atoll at 87,101

And this is the first Japanese Tsunami ( not a wave!)

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 108
D3A Val x 96
B5N Kate x 91

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
P-40B Tomahawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged 4 destroyed in A2A
D3A Val: 10 destroyed, 10 damaged
B5N Kate: 14 destroyed, 28 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 21 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 36 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage[:D]
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage[:D]
CA Salt Lake City
CA San Francisco
CA New Orleans
DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on TF at 86,101

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 115

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 6 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 88,101


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 9


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

One froup of SDB gave attention to one of my single DD...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanomea Atoll at 87,101

And the second wave cleaned up the affair


Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 103
D3A Val x 118
B5N Kate x 181

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N Kate: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, on fire, heavy damage *Sunk*
CV Hornet, on fire, heavy damage *sunk*
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Nashville, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Concord
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 2
CL Phoenix
CA New Orleans
CL Detroit
CA San Francisco

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanomea Atoll at 87,101

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Concord, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:

A very appreciated help from my guys at Tarawa



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Ground combat at Lombok

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2341 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 752 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lombok base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1384 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Another base in the bag
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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 224038 troops, 2543 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 96157 troops, 670 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
285 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Benkolen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6393 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1677 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Benkolen base !!![8D][:D]


Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 62442 troops, 429 guns, 372 vehicles

Defending force 31314 troops, 74 guns, 572 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
504 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Allied ground losses:
1127 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Vehicles lost 4

Forst at level 1.......slowly slowly Burma is going to be a Japanese Land!
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Ground combat at 45,30

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15868 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9436 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Here the stats for the plane losses after the greatest japanese victory

hehe, very nice indeed

Well, after the epic battle of yesterday i decided to spread my 3 carrier TFs in order to get over what remains of the american fleet.
One TF moved towards Canton,while the other 2s moved south of Nanomea atoll.
What a nasty surprise! A part of the damaged allied fleet engaged at night my carriers...the enemy got sunk but 3 of my ships( incuding a carrier) suffered some damages...
In Burma i ordered my sallies to make a night strike over akyab, just to test their abilities...



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/24/42

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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
Martin 139 x 4
LB-30 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Manpower hits 3
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Wellington III bombing at 5000 feet
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 26
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12
Wirraway x 3
Buffalo I x 37
P-40E Warhawk x 26


Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Swordfish bombing at 7000 feet
15 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
11 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet

The same boring story here...
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 24

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet

Better than nothing anyway
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Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 19
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet

some more damages on the sieged RAF base
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 89,100[X(][X(][X(] This was my reaction when i saw the opening screen of a surface combat


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 24 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
CV Hiryu, Shell hits 1
CV Shokaku
CV Hiyo, Shell hits 2 *17 system damage.....already moving back towards truk*
CVL Shoho
CVL Zuiho
CS Mizuho
CS Nisshin
BB Kongo
BB Hiei
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 3
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Kinu
CL Kuma
CL Tama, Shell hits 1, on fire *30 sys damage*
CL Kiso, Shell hits 3 *20 sys dam*
CL Kitakami
DD Kagero
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk[:D]
CL Concord, Shell hits 31, and is sunk[8D]
CL Nashville, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk[:D]
DD Drayton, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk[8D]

and these are more points in my bag!

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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 13
Ki-48 Lily x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 16

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 8
B-17E Fortress x 153

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 85

Aircraft Attacking:
B-17E Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

Gili gili cannot be held...and these b-17 will be a problem for the upcomming operation Mouse Trap
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Day Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 93,99

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
D3A Val x 73
B5N Kate x 99

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 10 damaged
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 29, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 5, on fire
DD Waters, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Talbot

A long range shot....now the battle is really over!
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Day Air attack on TF at 93,99

how usefull are my betties at Tarawa?

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 93,99

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
D3A Val x 61
B5N Kate x 88

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 30, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Van Nes
DD Dent, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Talbot, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Time Surface Combat at 93,99

And LOOK AT HERE!!!! One of the 2 DDs that were supposed to be poor sacrifice lambs prooved his ability, engaging alone 4 enemy ships!! THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF THE EMPIRE! BANZAIIIII

Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 10 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage


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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 224499 troops, 2561 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 95655 troops, 670 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
208 casualties reported

The struggle for Chungking goes on
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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 61309 troops, 432 guns, 373 vehicles

Defending force 37862 troops, 88 guns, 568 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1[8D]


Japanese ground losses:
1102 casualties reported
Guns lost 30
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1563 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 11

A Bloody but decisive day!