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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 44
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OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 29, 44
Repairs completed on CLAA Nagara at Osaka/Kyoto, ship returned to service – these 5x CLAA have decent top speed so will help escort CV task forces
Repairs completed on CLAA Isuzu at Osaka/Kyoto, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CLAA Natori at Osaka/Kyoto, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CLAA Yura at Osaka/Kyoto, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CLAA Kinu at Osaka/Kyoto, ship returned to service
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking SS Tambor at 124,48
SS Tambor is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Toungoo
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 7th JAAF AF Coy to Moulmein
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 454th Ind.Infantry Battalion to Bandjermasin
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 89th JAAF AF Coy to Lautem
Repairs completed on SS RO-104 at Manus, ship returned to service
Maizuru expands fortifications to size 2
Mukden expands fortifications to size 5
Ayuthia expands fortifications to size 3
Ace pilot Shibayama B. of 47th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
Previous report of sinking of SS Flasher incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
E No.32 arrives at Tokyo
SS Raton is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Apr 08, 1944
SC Ch 63 arrives at Niigata
71st Sentai arrives at Maizuru – issued with Frank-R and will train 100% range 0 Sweep at 100’. Pilot trainees all have 70 Air Skill and usually Experience in the 40s. Sweep training at 100’ trains up Strafe and Defensive skills to 70, by which time the Experience is 50+.
72nd Sentai arrives at Hiroshima/Kure – same as above
5th INA Regiment arrives at Singapore – will move to Thailand and take a garrison role once the RTA disbands.

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2 Sigint pings at SanFran and 2 at Seattle.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 30, 44
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Sub attack near Mergui at 50,61
E Uji
E Hashidate
SS Guitarro launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji
Guitarro diving deep ....
E Hashidate attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Sorong at 81,109
PB Shonon Maru #11
Allied Ships
SS Sterlet, hits 2
SS Sterlet is sighted by escort
PB Shonon Maru #11 attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Davao at 80,93
E No.5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage, sunk
AK Kyushu Maru
AK Sasako Maru
xAP Argentina Maru
xAP Brazil Maru
E No.3
Allied Ships
SS Parche, hits 2
SS Parche launches 2 torpedoes at E No.5
Parche diving deep ....
E No.3 attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Liberator B.VI x 8
Liberator GR.III x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
Runway hits 5
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Liberator GR.VI x 6
Runway hits 3
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
Liberator GR.VI x 6
6 x Liberator GR.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48
B-24J Liberator x 6
Runway hits 2
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Sub attack near Langkawi at 49,72
Japanese Ships
xAKL Hinode Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Nitimei Maru
xAK Daifuku Maru
xAKL Toten Maru
PB Yomei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Surf, hits 4
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
SS Surf launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Hinode Maru
PB Yomei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yomei Maru is out of ASW ammo

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 30, 44
Repairs completed on SS I-182 at Manus, ship returned to service
F-5A Lightning sighted over 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
F-7A Liberator sighted over Kohima
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 7th JAAF AF Coy to Moulmein
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy from Saumlaki
Previous report of sinking of SS Bonefish incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Group Withdrawals: 1 due today (12 Daily PP)
Groups for today: 91st I.F.Chutai
Accelerated training for 61 IJ Army pilots from month-cycle 10
Accelerated training for 236 IJ Navy pilots from month-cycle 10
Accelerated training for 63 IJ Navy pilots from month-cycle 9
20th/A Division takes replacements from Rangoon
20th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
20th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
341 Ku S-1 converting to size 36 from 27 – George-5, these size changes were baked in from the database.
341 Ku S-2 converting to size 36 from 27 – A6M8
20th Sentai converting to size 49 from 33 – Frank-R
14th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Davao – HQ Southern Army is unloading at Manado.
97th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Boela
Loss of E No.5 on Jun 30, 1944 is admitted
Loss of xAKL Hinode Maru on Jun 30, 1944 is admitted
ML G-320 arrives at Kobe
SC CHa-85 arrives at Niigata
43rd I.F.Chutai arrives at Tokyo – Sonia unit, converted to Nick-C and will be used to train Strafe/Defence skills of IJA fighter pilots.

Japan has entered the Jet Age!
NE Turbojet production has started, but it will still be a long time until they are airborne with weapons attached.

This shows the remaining aircraft research, with all engines that are needed now in production.
Bad news for Kayaba Argus fans, none of them will be built.

Here is the VP worm for 1 Jul 44.
The Allies outscored Japan over the last month by about 700 to 300ish.
The main culprits seem to have been Allied subs scoring about a ship a day, heavy bombers destroying IJA aircraft on the ground, and P47s on high sweeps before I tried low layered CAP tactics.
IJ stocks now have a SELL rating.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 01, 44
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Sub attack near Sabang at 44,69
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Sturdy, hits 2
SS Sturdy launches 4 torpedoes at DD Inazuma
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Shikuka at 125,45
SC Ch 52
SC Ch 53
SS Trepang launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 52

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 01, 44
Repairs completed on CA Chokai at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking an Allied SS at 125,45
a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT
6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 7th JAAF AF Coy to Moulmein
26 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 40th Division from Port Moresby – small xAK have picked up most of 40th Div, with these Emilys bringing about a Bn of Support squads back to Manus.
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy from Saumlaki
Repairs completed on CVL Ryuho at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Atago at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Takao at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Ace pilot Takenaka O. of 9th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
CVL Shoho beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka – all available upgrades for this month start. Generally more radars and AA guns.
CVL Zuiho beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CVE Shinyo beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CVE Kaiyo beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CVL Mizuho beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CVL Nisshin beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CVL Chitose beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CVL Chiyoda beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
BB Yamato taken out of commission to begin refit at Hiroshima/Kure
BB Musashi taken out of commission to begin refit at Hiroshima/Kure
BB Fuso beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
BB Yamashiro beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CA Maya beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
CA Mogami beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CA Mikuma beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CA Kumano beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CL Agano beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CL Noshiro beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CL Yahagi beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CLAA Tenryu beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
CLAA Tatsuta beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Teruzuki beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Susuzuki beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Hatsuzuki beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Niizuki beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Wakazuki beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
DD Shimozuki beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Fuyuzuki beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Shiratsuyu beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Shigure beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Harusame beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Yudachi beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Samidare beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Yamakaze beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Kawakaze beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Umikaze beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
DD Suzukaze beginning refit in shipyard at Hiroshima/Kure
Previous report of sinking of DD Waller incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
11th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Dili – HQ Southern Army at Manado triggers these TOE upgrades. It will now load up and move to Manila.
22nd JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Cagayan
8th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Lautem
18th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Davao
23rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Ambon
24th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Dili
28th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Dili
48th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Koepang
50th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Ambon
180th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Cagayan
Loss of APD Shimakaze on Feb 12, 1944 is admitted
E No.25 arrives at Tokyo

Allied moves could happen anywhere, but are assessed as most likely on the flanks.
Overland from India towards China, and via amphib landings in the Kuriles and the Port Blair / Sabang area.

40s Divs will start be withdrawn from advanced positions in PNG and the Solomons to bases along the North Coast.
From there, some would be easier to pick up and move to counter the main Allied effort once it reveals itself.
Those moves will shrink the main defensive perimeter to the orange line.
I’ll probably hold the Combined Fleet in reserve until the Allies move towards the red line, so if a move does come in the North KB might need to fight once more before A7M2s arrive (about 6 weeks away).

The Canadian Pacific Coast hasn’t seen much action in this war, but there were 2 SigInt pings at 203,41 near Prince George today.
Prince Rupert is a size 9 port, so it might be the assembly area for NORPAC operations.
I might send a few long range subs into the Gulf of Alaska to see what they can see.

This is why I set long range search beyond 12 hexes.
Emilys at Port Blair spotted and reported a hit on this CL/DD task force.
They are flying out to max normal radius which is 24 hexes, and made contact at range 21.
If the task force moves East it will soon be in range of Sabang based Bettys who are also on search duty.
Something tells me there are more Allied task forces out there, just not spotted yet…

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 02, 44 – some luck today, with three sets of torps launched at IJ convoys and they all missed.
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Sub attack near Talaud-eilanden at 80,98
PB Tonon Maru
PB Kyo Maru #11
xAK Zenoa Maru
xAK Tempei Maru
xAKL Bunzan Maru
xAKL Yuki Maru
SS Aspro launches 2 torpedoes at PB Tonon Maru
Aspro diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Talaud-eilanden at 80,98
PB Kyo Maru #11
xAK Zenoa Maru
xAK Tempei Maru
xAKL Bunzan Maru
xAKL Yuki Maru
PB Tonon Maru
SS Aspro launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #11
Aspro diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Hansa Bay at 98,120
LST T-117
LST T-119
LST T-115
LST T-110
E No.9
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at LST T-117
Sailfish diving deep ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 02, 44
Repairs completed on SS RO-42 at Truk, ship returned to service
H8K1 Emily from 851 Ku T-1 has spotted an Allied DD at 28,51
an Allied DD is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Prome
26 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 40th Division from Port Moresby
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy from Saumlaki
Repairs completed on CLAA Natori at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Palembang expands fortifications to size 8
Samarinda expands fortifications to size 1
Previous report of sinking of DD Cushing incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
11th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Nadzab

Introducing Randy, with the 57mm accuracy of 8 cannon!
3rd Sentai was flying Sallys and training new MB pilots in ground bombing until today.
As 3rd Sentai has the Randy-B as a planned upgrade it can change to FB for free once it arrives.
MB pilots were transferred to the pool to keep them as MB pilots, then the first Randy was used to change to a FB unit.
It will stay at Nagoya but will now train Strafe as the second skill for Fighter and Fighter Bomber pilots.
It was then upgraded to Nick-C so that the Randys can be used to change over other MB units.

It looks like 75th Sentai is the only other one. It is currently flying Peggys on ASW patrols out of Bangkok.
After 75th Sentai converts the Randy will start to be issued to frontline FB (auxiliary NF) units in Burma.
75th Sentai will convert tomorrow, as Randy-B is already building at 37/month on the way to 120/month.

I will need to find a replacement MB unit to run the GrdB courses now.
208th Sentai is flying Sallys at Changchun, so that might do it.
Most other MB units are training at the moment, ASW as second skill then LowN as third skill.
There are only a few MB units flying ASW patrols over Allied sub hot spots.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 03, 44
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Sub attack near Tavoy at 51,60
E Uji
E Hashidate
SS Pintado launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji
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ASW attack near Sabang at 43,69
DD Hibiki
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Trespasser, hits 4
SS Trespasser is located by DD Hibiki
Trespasser diving deep ....
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Tavoy at 51,60
E Saga
E Hashidate
SS Pintado is located by E Saga
Pintado diving deep ....
E Hashidate attacking submerged sub ....
E Hashidate is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Balabac at 71,82
PB Fumi Maru
SC Ch 32
TK San Diego Maru
TK Kiyo Maru
SS Jack launches 2 torpedoes at PB Fumi Maru
Jack diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Mergui at 51,61
E Saga, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage – tough little Kaibokan, survived the last few days and is in port at Mergui. Fires are down to 1 point, so if the last embers can be put out she might survive. System damage is 55, Float is 76 (50 major). Hashidate Class in game, but another reference says she was actually a subsequent single ship class. I was using the 3x Hashidate as an ASW Division to react around the Andaman Sea chasing the 10ish USN/RN/KNIL subs spotted there.
SS Pintado launches 2 torpedoes at E Saga
Sub escapes detection
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Ground combat at Akyab (54,45) – Akyab retaken, but if the Allies want to continue the advance they need to conduct an assault river crossing into Jungle terrain. The river is defended by HQ 15th Army, 6x Infantry Divisions, 4x Anti-tank Regts, a few Arty Regts and some AA units.
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8682 troops, 50 guns, 912 vehicles, Assault Value = 607
Defending force 60 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied adjusted assault: 523
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 523 to 1 (fort level 6)
Allied forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
255th Indian Tank Brigade
4th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
Defending units:
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion – bought back, but it is attached to 11th Army so will either stay in Japan or will need to be bought out to Southern Army to move back to China.

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 03, 44
xAK Nitiho Maru collides with xAK Daisin Maru at 96 , 60 – Aden Class resource haulers. Only a few days away from Fukuoka, speed is down to 8 knots but remains in the task force.
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard E Nuwashima – 5 points of major float damage, on her way to Truk to withdraw something. Will withdraw a TBC unit to Manila and repair there before the next mission.
D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking SS Tambor at 125,48
SS Tambor is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over Prome
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy to Koepang
24 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 40th Division from Port Moresby
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS I-8 – 31 system damage, 39 flood (34 major), 1 engine (1 major). 9 hexes from Marcus now, she should make it there for emergency repairs to try and get the system damage down to about 20, then back to Chichi Jima, then Japan.
Repairs completed on BB Mutsu at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Nagato at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Allied forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!
Christchurch expands port to size 5
Tsuyung expands fortifications to size 4
Ace pilot Hanzawa B. of 55th Sentai is promoted to 2LT
11th Tank Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Rangoon – more Type 3 Medium tanks.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 04, 44
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Sub attack near Balabac at 71,82
AO Shinkoku Maru
AO Toho Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
E Kamo
Allied Ships
SS Jack, hits 2
SS Jack launches 4 torpedoes at AO Shinkoku Maru – very lucky AO, 4 misses!
E Kamo attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 04, 44
F-5A Lightning sighted over Prome - 27th Div may pause here on its way south to provide Prome with an IJA regular garrison. The current RTA garrison will disband in 27 days.
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy to Koepang
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 6th JAAF AF Coy to Boela
Hakodate expands fortifications to size 5
Hachijo-jima expands fortifications to size 3
Merak expands fortifications to size 5
1st Tank/A Division - some devices have been upgraded at Rangoon – the other two thirds of the Div are also at Rangoon, so should upgrade to Type 3 Medium Tanks tomorrow.
20th/B Division takes replacements from Rangoon
20th/C Division takes replacements from Rangoon
51st Ind.Mixed Brigade takes replacements from Samarinda
Unit '20th' changes name to '34th' – this was 20th Army, now 34th Army at Kalemyo. It will eventually make its way back through China to Manchukuo.
APD T-5 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
ML G-321 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
84th Division arrives at Okayama – arrives attached to Central Army. I’ve done some google research on historical defensive positions to help plan the construction of the “Pacific Wall”. 84th Div is subordinate to 53rd Army in some references. I will send it to Shimizu and place it under command 54th Army on paper. Shimizu will be part of 13th Area Army’s defensive area centred on Nagoya, covering only 4 hexes from Tsu-Nagoya-Hamamatsu-Shimizu. Shimizu is on the border of 53rd Army, so it will end up close to where it was actually deployed.
53rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Maebashi – to 53rd Army at Yokohama, despite being a Central Army unit.
54th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Maebashi – to 54th Army at Hamamatsu, despite being a Western Army unit.
3rd Guards Division arrives at Tokyo – will stay and guard the capital, but be prepared to move to counter any Allied invasion of Honshu. Historically it seems to have been sent forward to 52nd Army around Chiba.
11th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo – will stay in theatre reserve at Tokyo
13th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Maebashi – theatre reserve at Tokyo
19th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo – theatre reserve at Tokyo
52nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo – to 52nd Army at Chiba
16th Medium Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Tokyo – arrives attached to Southern Army, so will move south to somewhere. Probably Luzon.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 05, 44
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48
SC CHa-57
SC CHa-59
Captain of SS Tambor elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Tambor diving deep ....
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Submarine attack near Amchitka Island at 147,69
SS I-6
Allied Ships
xAK Steel Scientist, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Steel Scientist is sighted by SS I-6
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Sabang at 45,70
DD Hibiki
DD Inazuma
SS Hammerhead is located by DD Hibiki
Hammerhead diving deep ....
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Amchitka Island at 147,69
SS I-6
Allied Ships
xAK Steel Scientist, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Steel Scientist is sighted by SS I-6
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes – two misses
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Submarine attack near Amchitka Island at 147,69
SS I-6
Allied Ships
xAK Steel Scientist, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage – but then the skipper had another go.
xAK Steel Scientist is sighted by SS I-6
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 05, 44
SS I-46 terminates patrol and enters Hakodate for repairs
G4M1 Betty from K-703 Hikotai attacking an Allied SS at 45,70
an Allied SS is reported HIT
F-5A Lightning sighted over 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
E13A1 Jake from Kinugasa-1 attacking SS Lapon at 48,63
SS Lapon is reported HIT
5 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 32nd JAAF AF Coy to Koepang
7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 6th JAAF AF Coy to Boela
Kirin expands fortifications to size 6
Puerto Princesa expands airfield to size 1
Aden expands airfield to size 5
Aircraft A7M2 Sam advances R&D – now 12/44. Factories are 5x30, then 29, 25, 25, 22, 22.
S-804 Hikotai converting to J1N1-Sa Irving – S-801 is about to withdraw from SEAF, so S-804 will move down there to replace them. While the Allied heavies have been absent from SEAF for the last few months, that might not continue.
3rd Guards Division - some devices have been upgraded at Tokyo – 47mm AT guns
1st Tank/B Division - some devices have been upgraded at Rangoon – Type 3 Medium Tanks! Now to spend a few of the 117k vehicle points in the pool to replace combat losses. A few big supply task forces have recently arrived at Rangoon with regular service of the SSasRan convoys from Sasebo still bringing more. The Allies might start to interrupt supply flow to Rangoon soon, so every point that lands feels like a bonus from now on.
1st Tank/C Division - some devices have been upgraded at Rangoon
Previous report of sinking of DD Russell incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
xAK Steel Scientist is reported to have been sunk near Amchitka Island on Jul 05, 1944
MGB G-878 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure



NEAF doesn’t have many fleet subs left, but I-6 up was just ordered to move towards the Aleutians through the wide open ocean between Midway and Amchitka to act as a picket ship, in case the Allies try to move through this gap towards the Kuriles.
It looks like the Allies have more xAK picket ships of their own in this area.
Perhaps a sweep through here by a CV Division would claim another few xAK, but I am not sure it is worth the risk if USN CVs are lurking within sprint distance.

I haven’t oversized the active CV air groups so far in this game, but I’ve just checked and CV capacity can be up to 115% without halting air ops.
In preparation for the next big CV battle it looks like I can add another 9 plane Chutai to most CVs, but only 2x3 plane Shotai to Junyo and Hiyo to avoid going over 115%.

For the CVs still building, Unryu and Amagi will arrive in August, with all to arrive before the end of 1944.
A lot of the CVs also have 45 day 8/44 upgrades, so by the time they emerge with more AA guns there will be A7M2 Sams available for some units.
CPO Sakai as the top scoring ace will mean that Soryu-1 will be issued them first.

Even Shinano, which I know many players choose not to build, can have a “full” size 36 plane fighter unit on board, which is better than nothing.
I also expect that she will be a bomb and torpedo magnet, which might give some of the balsa wood and tin foil carriers a slightly better chance of surviving the next battle.
The Unryus can all fit 45 fighters each if the starting combination of 18x DB and 9x TB is kept.
The only real issue of over-stacking the CVs to just under 115% seems to be if one of them gets sunk, but if the CVs stay within range of a land airfield that is a non-issue.

For the CVLs, I had previously sent the TB units ashore, resized them to 27 each to use for training TB pilots, and resized the fighter units to 100% capacity.
This shows the calculation of what each CVL unit can be while staying just under 115% as well.
Due to the smaller total capacity of the CVLs and CVEs it isn’t a significant boost, but still gives a total of +29 fighters, or close to an extra CVL.

I’ve got more than enough A6M8s, and have enough 70s experience pilots to fill them out, just not quite enough of the 81+ experience which is my preference for CV pilots.
Still, this will provide a significant boost to CAP numbers over the fleet.

Akagi, Unyo and Chuyo are shown in red as they are submerged.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 06, 44
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48
SC CHa-58
SC CHa-59
Captain of SS Trepang elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Trepang diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47
SC CHa-58
SC CHa-59
SS Tambor is located by SC CHa-58
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47
TK Moji Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Toshi Maru #7
SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at TK Moji Maru
PB Toshi Maru #7 attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 06, 44
F-5E Lightning sighted over 4th Raiding Regiment
25 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Southeast Area Fleet from Rabaul
6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 24th Air Flotilla from Ponape
Cebu expands fortifications to size 2
Kaga-1 on CV Kaga converting to size 45 from 36
Hiryu-1 on CV Hiryu converting to size 45 from 36
Soryu-1 on CV Soryu converting to size 36 from 27
Shokaku-1 on CV Shokaku converting to size 45 from 36
Zuikaku-1 on CV Zuikaku converting to size 45 from 36
Junyo-1 on CV Junyo converting to size 33 from 27
Hiyo-1 on CV Hiyo converting to size 33 from 27
Taiho-1 on CV Taiho converting to size 45 from 36
Ryujo-1 on CVL Ryujo converting to size 54 from 48
Shoho-1 on CVL Shoho converting to size 33 from 30
Zuiho-1 on CVL Zuiho converting to size 33 from 30
Ryuho-1 on CVL Ryuho converting to size 33 from 31
Hosho-1 on CVE Hosho converting to size 20 from 18
Chitose-1 on CVL Chitose converting to size 33 from 30
Chiyoda-1 on CVL Chiyoda converting to size 33 from 30
6th RF Gun Battalion - some devices have been upgraded at Mutankiang – random review noticed that this unit still had old AT guns.
Loss of TK Moji Maru on Jul 06, 1944 is admitted
LST T-135 arrives at Nagoya
SS Taurus is reported to have been sunk near Ramree Island on Apr 22, 1944
73rd Division arrives at Nagoya – will stay there to train up as the core of the future 13th Area Army
4th Tank Division arrives at Chiba – will move to Tokyo to train up and remain in theatre reserve. This is a true Tank Division, with only a single Company of Infantry, I assume the HQ Defence Company.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 07, 44
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48
SC Ch 53
Captain of SS Tambor elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Tambor diving deep ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 07, 44
LST T-107 collides with LST T-108 at 76 , 79 – this collision is a little suspicious, on the final approach to Manila. Unfortunately for the crew the repairs will only take a few days so their bonus leave is minimal.
F-5A Lightning sighted over Lashio
Allied Aircraft sighted over 4th Raiding Regiment
Allied Recon sighted over 3rd Raiding Regiment
F-5A Lightning sighted over Magwe
F-5A Lightning sighted over Meiktila
F-5A Lightning sighted over 3rd Raiding Regiment
18 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Chiang Mai
26 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Southeast Area Fleet from Rabaul
6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 24th Air Flotilla from Ponape
Dadjangas expands fortifications to size 1
Ace pilot Shiga C. of Taiho-1 is promoted to PO1
4th Tank/A Division - some devices have been upgraded at Chiba - the Quartermaster General issued them with Type 1 Medium Tanks. Now that has been done, they will all be returned and Type 3 Mediums will be issued in a few days!
4th Tank/B Division - some devices have been upgraded at Chiba
4th Tank/C Division - some devices have been upgraded at Chiba
Repairs completed on BB Yamato at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Musashi at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
4th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Davao – HQ Southern Army is now at Manila. It will stay there to upgrade the TOE of some AA Regts in 7 days, then see what other units still need a TOE upgrade. I think there are a few JAAF Bns on Java that need GEN Terauchi to sign some forms.
4th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Davao
156th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Manila
157th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Manila
158th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Manila
134th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Cagayan
148th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Clark Field – I just noticed on the reinforcement list that Clark Field is about to get the Hirippin JNAF Base Force, so the 11th JAAF Base Force and supporting JAAF Bns will move to Cabanatuan just NE of Manila to develop an Army airfield, and hand Clark Field over to the Navy.
149th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Sp.AF 43 Bn at Clark Field

Success against a USN AK between San Fran and Hawaii.
I-43 will need to return to port for repairs after 8 near misses with 18 sys 18 float damage, all minor.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 08, 44
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Sub attack near Lahaina at 204,98
SS I-43, hits 8
Allied Ships
AK Lynx, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Motive
AM Herald
AM Heed
AM Spear
AM Swallow
AK Australian Victory
AK Sculptor
AK Mintaka
AK Carina
DD Allen
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
AM Oracle
SS I-43 launches 2 torpedoes at AK Lynx
DD Dale attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48
SC Ch 51
SC Ch 53
SS Trepang launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 51
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 205,96
SS I-43, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Allen
SS I-43 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Allen – one hit but it was a dud!
I-43 diving deep ....
DD Allen attacking submerged sub ....
DD Allen is out of ASW ammo

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 08, 44
F-5E Lightning sighted over 4th Raiding Regiment
F-5A Lightning sighted over Meiktila
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Chiang Mai
26 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Southeast Area Fleet from Rabaul
6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 24th Air Flotilla from Ponape
Shimizu expands fortifications to size 1
Ketoi-jima expands airfield to size 2
Luangprabang expands fortifications to size 2
Manila expands fortifications to size 7
Singapore expands fortifications to size 9 – all construction complete. The engineers can hit the beers until the bombs start falling.
Kweilin expands airfield to size 6
Aircraft Ki-94-II advances R&D – to 10/45 at +4/day. Factories are 30, 30, 27, 24, 15, 13
Ace pilot Katagi O. of Ryuho-1 is promoted to PO1
Ace pilot Ayanori O. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 1LT
ML G-322 arrives at Shimonoseki
3rd Air Fleet arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – will stay there as the Air Fleet subordinate to the 1st Naval District. VADM Kawase takes command from RADM Miura who will take command of one of the late war Air Flotillas. HQ 11th Air Flotilla will move to Okayama to help protect all of the aircraft factories there as part of 1st Air Fleet, 2nd Naval District. HQ 1st Air Fleet is still deployed to the south, currently at Iwo Jima, but the pre-war plan was for it to step back to Kure eventually.
84th Infantry Brigade arrives at Peiping – to Yenki, to form 114th DIv
86th Infantry Brigade arrives at Peiping – to Yenki , to form 115th Div
88th Infantry Brigade arrives at Peiping – to Mutankiang, to form 117th Div
90th Infantry Brigade arrives at Tientsin – to Mutankiang, to form 118th Div
61st Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – arrives attached to 14th Army so can move for free. It will move to Bihoro on Hokkaido. It is a large 6x Bn IMB.
Gohoku JNAF Base Force arrives at Manado – 15th Base Force is already at Manado, so this JNAF Base Force will be moved to Batangas next to Manila.
Hirippin JNAF Base Force arrives at Clark Field – will stay there
Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force arrives at Naha – will stay there
Nampo Shoto JNAF Base Force arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – will move to Iwo Jima. Did some google research and Nampo Shoto seems to mean all of the Izu, Bonin and Volcano islands plus Marcus Island.
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – will move to Saipan as Nanyo Cho means South Seas Mandate. Palau seems to have been the capital of Nanyo Cho it was intended to move to Babeldoab instead, but Saipan is more important defensive terrain so it will move there to help defend the Marianas.
Kanto JNAF Base Force arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – will stay there

Interesting Chart on the air capacity......you have very few losses, so getting the A7M can give you a credible threat

On SHINANO, I never build her, not because it's not a useful ship, but because the cost doesn't really equal the gain IMO. I usually accelerate TAIHO and most of the UNRYUs to pull them into 1943, and once you do that there just is not enough NSY to go around. That means SHINANO and a bunch of Subs can't get built.

In this one though it looks like you did NOT accelerate CVs as aggressively, so you've been able to continue building SHINANO the whole time. At this point you may as well finish. She is impressively tough, so there's that.....

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

Interesting Chart on the air capacity......you have very few losses, so getting the A7M can give you a credible threat

On SHINANO, I never build her, not because it's not a useful ship, but because the cost doesn't really equal the gain IMO. I usually accelerate TAIHO and most of the UNRYUs to pull them into 1943, and once you do that there just is not enough NSY to go around. That means SHINANO and a bunch of Subs can't get built.

In this one though it looks like you did NOT accelerate CVs as aggressively, so you've been able to continue building SHINANO the whole time. At this point you may as well finish. She is impressively tough, so there's that.....

Shinano has been building from the start, mostly for role playing reasons.
I did consider the approach most take in accelerating the Unryus, but for my first pbem I wanted to build all CVs.

I am curious to see if I can keep her afloat for more than a few weeks!

I did halt some SS and two classes of SST to accelerate all Unryus into 1944, but all CVs are now on normal build and most SS are also back on.
1x class of the smaller RO subs and 2x smaller classes of SST are still off, but I will switch them back on to use up the NSY points as the CVs commission.

Allied ASW is devastating now but I don’t want to make it any easier for them than it needs to be.
The above hit an a decent AK should make the Allies keep their escorts up in rear areas, diluting that power a little bit away from the front.

Seattle is a busy port, and at the other end of the map Cochin is another busy looking port.
Cochin is a size 9 Port with lots of DD/DE spotted. Amphibious task force assembly area?
US Army units have seemingly disappeared from the India-Burma border.
Hints for Allied operations towards Sumatra, Malaya, Thailand?



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 44
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Sub attack near Sabang at 45,67
DD Hibiki
DD Inazuma
SS Sturdy launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hibiki
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Submarine attack near Cochin at 27,40
SS I-22, hits 21, on fire, heavy damage – the SSX survived but now has no way to get home… The SSX is ordered into Cochin harbour
Allied Ships
KV Jasmine
DE Godavari
DE Kistna
KV Thyme, Shell hits 1, on fire
SS I-22 is located by KV Jasmine
I-22 diving deep ....
DE Godavari attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-22 forced to surface! Followed by 10 rounds of gunnery practice for the ASW task force
DE Kistna firing on surfaced sub ....
KV Thyme firing on surfaced sub ....
DE Godavari firing on surfaced sub ....
Contact with submarine is lost

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 09, 44
F-5A Lightning sighted over Bassein
F-5E Lightning sighted over 4th Raiding Regiment
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Regiment to Chiang Mai
24 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Southeast Area Fleet from Rabaul
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 24th Air Flotilla from Ponape
Kiska Island expands port to size 2
Group '221 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-312 Hikotai'
Group '341 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-401 Hikotai'
Group '341 Ku S-2' changes name to 'S-402 Hikotai'
Group '762 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-708 Hikotai'
PB Choko Maru #2 beginning refit in shipyard at Manila
PB Toko Maru #4 beginning refit in shipyard at Manila
Gohoku JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Manado
Hirippin JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Clark Field
Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Naha
Nampo Shoto JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Nanyo Cho JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Kanto JNAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Yokohama/Yokosuka
4th Tank/A Division - some devices have been upgraded at Chiba
Group Withdrawals:
28 due today (864 Daily PP) – first thing is to withdraw all these groups as I do not want to accidently lose 864 PP per day!
Groups for today:
K-701 Hikotai
S-309 Hikotai
K-706 Hikotai
K-705 Hikotai
121 Ku T-1
T-101 Hikotai
S-310 Hikotai
261 Ku S-1
261 Ku S-2
263 Ku S-1
263 Ku S-2
265 Ku S-1
265 Ku S-2
S-601 Hikotai
S-801 Hikotai
S-802 Hikotai
S-603 Hikotai
343 Ku S-1
343 Ku S-2
345 Ku S-1
345 Ku S-2
S-351 Hikotai
K-107 Hikotai
K-2 Hikotai
K-402 Hikotai
K-1 Hikotai
531 Ku K-1
K-707 Hikotai
Hirippin JNAF Base Force takes replacements from Manila
Device(s) upgraded in Nansei Shoto JNAF Base Force supplied from Naha
Unit '7th Ind.Mixed' changes name to '85th Infantry' – these are the other halves of the 110s Divs in Manchukuo
Unit '9th Ind.Infantry' changes name to '89th Infantry'
Unit '3rd Ind.Infantry' changes name to '83rd Infantry'
Unit '4th Ind.Infantry' changes name to '87th Infantry'
Unit 'Kanoya JNAF' changes name to 'Kyushu JNAF' – irrelevant detail this, as the KNAF is static so can’t move anywhere.
Loss of SS I-22 on Jul 09, 1944 is admitted
1022 Ku U-1 arrives at Chiba – some new IJNAF units, just enough to take all the partially trained pilots back into training courses that just got dumped into the reserve pool.
K-5 Hikotai arrives at Chiba
S-308 Hikotai arrives at Kanoya
S-313 Hikotai arrives at Kanoya
S-315 Hikotai arrives at Chiba
S-317 Hikotai arrives at Chiba
S-701 Hikotai arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
S-851 Hikotai arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
T-4 Hikotai arrives at Nagoya
T-11 Hikotai arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka