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Cpt Harlock: I sent in a base force to Lae, and a squadron of zeroes and put the on LRCAP.  I had 1 BBs, some CAs, and an otherwise naked transport fleet with minesweepers with a division, base force, eng unit, HQ and enough supplies to put PM on the map. Elation was incredibly risky, because I didn't cover it.  I held Elation up to move more Minesweepers into the tf, but that was it.  Mini KB is haunting the aussie coast - running into US CVs would kill it but I'd get my own hits in.
 
Now this turn, I expect my aircraft at Kwaj (slightly holed) to wreak some proper damage, while KB (which struck the allies from BEHIND - I am between them and Pearl) sits pretty and sinks anything that tries to escape past them.
 
Now Raver will scatter to the four winds - that is fine - I'll take them out bit by bit.  With Saratoga sunk, and Lex crippled, I no longer need to fear the allied CVs for a few months - half of KB will be a match for all of Raver's CVs - so I can afford to split KB up.  Half can stay at Kwaj and make damned sure no supplies get through to Raver's two forward airfields, and half can . . . erm, go back to Japan.  Yup.  That is what they'll do.
 
Anyone who believes anything Raver or I post on this forum about future operations is . . . well lets just say I'd love to sell you some real estate.
 
This operation has been costly for Raver in terms of CVs - 1 sunk and one crippled, and he's lost a couple of thousand men drowned, a CA, a few aux units and half a dozen transports - compared to the number of ships he's sent, he's still come out ahead of what should have happened to him (KB weathered in for two turns! Who would would think that could happen the VERY two turns I needed them most).
 
At least they sunk a CV first - I'll have a crack at the other CVs now, but expect to only get more transports . . . which is ok too.

Nope........wrong again bananana boy.......I had seen the jap CVs there......and hence the reason for MY Cv to be present.  They are there to do the job of taking away the heat from the invasion force.  Infact that is the ONLY reason that the surface anf Cv units are there.  I couldn't give a monkeys if I loose one or two CVs, BBs, Ca or what ever.  The PRIME reason for them being there is to soak-up the jap response and allow the troops to get ashore.   The fact that I was able to sail such a large group of TFs sooooo close the marshalls without being spotted proves that you were asleep at the wheel.  Regardless of how many ships you now sink the point is that I am ashore and have won the day.   Come and get some boy blunder! 

If this was a PDU game, if I was Luskan, I would Helen hammer your bases flat from Kwajalain and then just starve the troops out over time. Anything that keeps you from building up the forts or airfield. But it is a gutsy move.
 
 Panzerjager did the same thing to me, but he took Tarawa and a few other bases in Feb 42 while I was impaled in Java with 90% of the Allied fleet, plus I have lost count of the number of a/c and troops he has poured into Java.[:@]

Another turn, another large number of allied ships sunk. Raver is kind of right - but how he expects to get supplies through to those bases . . . I have no idea.

Kwaj was weathered in so no flights, but RADM Onoshi has arrived on the scene with reinforcements, beating a VERY aggressive allied commander back repeatedly (the guy just kept coming back for more, closing the range, getting torpedoed, closing the range, getting torpedoed). RADM Onoshi had a full load of long lances, and polished off the entire enemy surface combat tf (small) I expect something heavier to show up next turn

As for KB, well weather continues to be an issue, but Nagumo knows what to sink in what order. He's taken his time with this, and over the next turn or two KB will sweep in larger circles away from Kwaj to maximise coverage.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Louisville, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1
CL Detroit
DD Mugford

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 6, on fire
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
CA Nachi
CL Nagara, Shell hits 2
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CA Louisville, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CL Detroit, Shell hits 3
DD Mugford, Shell hits 3

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze, on fire
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Shell hits 46, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze, on fire
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Sub attack at 88,74 [:D] Just a sub bonanza at the moment.

Japanese Ships
SS I-17

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-48 Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
9 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
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 43,51


Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
P-35A x 8


Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 3 damaged
P-35A: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
5 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,50


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 30,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 39


Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
18 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 86,80

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 72
B5N Kate x 70

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 83,77

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Reid, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 82,78

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Cassin, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 88,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 8
Buffalo I x 8
Martin 139 x 3
Hudson I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 7 destroyed
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo
CVE Taiyo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at 42,60

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2559 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Defending force 1910 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70190 troops, 914 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1822

Defending force 56550 troops, 676 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 1227



Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at 30,33

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22398 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Defending force 13572 troops, 150 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Japanese max assault: 364 - adjusted assault: 304

Allied max defense: 288 - adjusted defense: 91

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5222 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186

Defending force 72382 troops, 617 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 1101



Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45217 troops, 507 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1101

Defending force 89189 troops, 616 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186


Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 41175 troops, 596 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1227

Defending force 113347 troops, 1014 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 1822


Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Wotje

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3302 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 2092 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied max assault: 78 - adjusted assault: 4

Japanese max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 30

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


Here is a nice summary of what Raver has lost in the last two turns (except for Houston and Boise). There have been a couple of sunk APs and a bunch of sunk AKs, but this is what his combat vessels have lost.

Enjoy.

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

If this was a PDU game, if I was Luskan, I would Helen hammer your bases flat from Kwajalain and then just starve the troops out over time. Anything that keeps you from building up the forts or airfield. But it is a gutsy move.

Panzerjager did the same thing to me, but he took Tarawa and a few other bases in Feb 42 while I was impaled in Java with 90% of the Allied fleet, plus I have lost count of the number of a/c and troops he has poured into Java.[:@]

I had nightmares about what was waiting for me on Java last game - this game I was thrilled to find Raver was going to fight at Singapore - in the apst he's got the aussies out - and if those units had got to Java with plenty of time for R & R, and sit behind a big fort like batavia or Soerbaja . . . well Tobruk springs to mind.

I'll flatten those two bases, but I'm going to take them back - because the longer I spend flattening them, the longer Raver has some shred of the initiative (he knows where some of my forces will be etc).

The alternative is to fight fire with fire and take something he should have been defending. Like Noumea.

Panzer shipped in the 18th brit division and every Allied artillery unit he could find. I have units at just about every base in Java and own not a single one. 4 divisions, 3 heavy brigades.......all just looking for a weakness. But have found not a single one yet. Half my BB's are banged up from surface fights.

I know Luskan and I know that he is just screaming to re-take the initiative.  The idiot talks of taking noumea.....as if I have not factored that in. [8|].
A Raid into NZ might happen but again he would first have to take noumea.  An assault on Australia while possible, is not likely as he knows that I know that such a move would simply be trying to goad a response from me.  Midway might be on the cards, but once again hitting such a target DOES NOT put me on the back foot, and THAT is what Luskan needs to do.
 
In other news the Sarah gets away scot free !  Buggered if i know what that clown bananana boy is doing but he just let her slip out of reach. [X(] She was a sitting target with her air groups gutted.  Well I am not one to complain. [:D]   Lex is safely tucked-up in port at Pearl....mostly float damage which repairs quicker than sys damage, but she will still be out of the fight for a few months.

Lots more torpedoings near Kwaj, and above Darwin.  I ordeer an all out offensive across the SRA to storm Clark and Singapore . . . ouch.
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #52
MSW Hinode Maru #20
PG Kanko Maru
PC Ch 5
AP Hotsukawa Maru
AP Humburugu Maru
AP Kisaragi Maru
AP Koan Maru
 
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-10
PT TM-13
PT TM-15
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 4
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 3,  on fire
CA Tone
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
DD Akigumo
DD Kagero, Shell hits 1,  on fire
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Shiokaze
 
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
BB Arizona, Shell hits 21,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 23,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Phelps, Shell hits 1
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1,  on fire
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
CA Chikuma
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 5,  on fire
DD Kagero,  on fire
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 2,  on fire
DD Shiranuhi,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Shiokaze
 
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 15,  on fire,  heavy damage
BB Arizona, Shell hits 24,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Raleigh,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Phelps, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima,  on fire
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
DD Akigumo,  on fire
DD Kagero,  on fire
DD Isokaze,  on fire
DD Shiranuhi,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Shiokaze
 
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage
BB Arizona, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Phelps, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
 
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 55
 
Allied aircraft
no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 destroyed, 41 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
 
 
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 21
 
Allied aircraft
no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
 
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
 
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 4
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 30,33
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 38
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
19 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
B-26B Marauder x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Buffalo I x 4
Martin 139 x 7
Hudson I x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hudson I: 4 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo
CVL Zuiho
CVE Taiyo
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N Kate x 5
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
AK Manoa, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK American Packer, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
D3A Val x 54
B5N Kate x 55
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
DD Talbot, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Henry T. Allen, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Preston, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Sands, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Concord, Bomb hits 1
AP President Johnson, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Smith, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Kilty
AP President Fillmore, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Dent
AP President Polk
DD Perkins
DD King, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 6
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Pacific, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
D3A Val x 5
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
AK Coast Trader
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Derby at 24,85
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N Kate x 37
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Buffalo I x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
AP Pijnacker Hordijk
AP Van Riebeek, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Tjikandi, Torpedo hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Buyskens, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire
AK Siberoet, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 5
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Exmoor, Bomb hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 6
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
AK Steel Ranger
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Martin 139 x 2
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CS Chitose
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,83
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 54
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Bintoehan, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK De Klerk
AK Elout, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Enggano, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Silindoeng
AK Tjikarang, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,83
 
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Silindoeng, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Bintoehan,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 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
 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 
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Ground combat at Manila
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 46871 troops, 417 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 747
 
Defending force 27800 troops, 188 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 225
 
Japanese max assault: 1418 - adjusted assault: 328
 
Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 1037
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
2006 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 3
 
Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 98843 troops, 920 guns, 377 vehicles, Assault Value = 1829
 
Defending force 56740 troops, 676 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 1231
 
Japanese max assault: 3370 - adjusted assault: 1156
 
Allied max defense: 1335 - adjusted defense: 2268
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
4563 casualties reported
Guns lost 116
Vehicles lost 43
 
Allied ground losses:
1156 casualties reported
Guns lost 41
Vehicles lost 5
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 87117 troops, 612 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204
 
Defending force 72806 troops, 626 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1114
 
Japanese max assault: 2102 - adjusted assault: 775
 
Allied max defense: 1182 - adjusted defense: 2725
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
2637 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
1711 casualties reported
Guns lost 45
Vehicles lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at 30,33
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 21659 troops, 221 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 386
 
Defending force 4311 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
 
Japanese max assault: 193 - adjusted assault: 236
 
Allied max defense: 114 - adjusted defense: 33
 
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
 
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
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Ground combat at Nanning
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 43344 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1231
 
Defending force 12817 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 265
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
 
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 44181 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064
 
Defending force 85024 troops, 535 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 972
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 40568 troops, 558 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1197
 
Defending force 105632 troops, 822 guns, 319 vehicles, Assault Value = 1424
 
 

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We had a quieter turn this time around - more bad weather.  More sinkings to come next turn no doubt but Raver hs forsaken his responsibility to do turns in order to go off and see the new James Bond flick. 

I enjoyed the "new" James Bond flick.....I would recommend it.   Now back to the war.  As ratbrain has already said things are slowing down again.  I'm busy unpacking aircraft from their shipping crates and soon will be ruler of the skies!   Me thinks that it is time for an early bed, as I am knackered.

More like, Raver goes to bed because he doesn't want to see what I just did to his ships.  He's lost 56 ships confirmed sunk in his little expedition so far, and I've lost . . . well I think I lost a DD somewhere along the line?
 
My airpower is coming back up to snuff as rested pilots at Kwaj start to do some dirty work for KB, and KB starts selecting better targets.  irritated to see unescorted bombers but wasn't too bad.  Admirals Onoshi, Hosegawa (sp), Tanaka & Tashiro have done their countries proud with the number of surface battles they've won hands down.  I forgot to mention Onoshi's brilliant manouvreing with Kirishima and Hiei to smash Raver's equally old BBs at Kwaj.  Not sure what happened to those two BBs - they're hurt, but I don't think they've left yet.
 
St Lious still hasn't sunk, after getting torpedoed many times
 
Enjoy - is an extremely long combat report where my naval aviation just sinks transports, and transports and then an escort, but mostly transports.  hope they were full of planes.
 
Unfortunately I still haven't got a decisive edge at either Clark or Singapore - this is what happens when you take PM, Wake, Kragen etc all at the same time.  I've got some recouperating units that are desperately in need of R & R after their heroic role in the storming of Borneo, Cebu, Mindanao etc. but I may need to commit them to Malaya or Luzon.  Is very distressing really.  When one of the two allied strongholds falls, the other will topple (because I'll double my weight on it).  Soerbaja actually looks to fall first! Especially when my eng units catch up. 
 
Things in China are ok 0- Raver is trying to nuisance himself to glory by sending single chinese regiments to sit on railroad hexes.  Is fine with me - I rout them piecemeal and move on - I'm aiming at Kweilin would complete my railroad front, and I could continue my advance on Sian.  Of course, soon after I'll clear off the chinese raiders at nanning, but they can't break through without serious reinforcement, and i've cut them off from Hanoi so I hope to starve them down a bit.
 
In Burma my 3 divisions, combat regiment, engineers etc are rolling towards Mandalay and another bunch of silly river crossing shock attacks.  However as Raver well knows, any further than that is impossible for my troops until the fall of Singapore for extra supply, troops, Andaman & akyab invasions.
 
 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/03/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wotje at 82,79
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Clevedon, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Charleston, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wotje at 82,79
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Crown City, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
CL Isuzu
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1
DD Arashio
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Matsukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Lihue
AK Manoa
AK Mormacgull, Shell hits 1
AK San Bernadino, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
AK San Simeon
AK Maine, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK West Ira
AK Ernest Meyer, Shell hits 2,  on fire
AK American Packer, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CA Ashigara
CL Isuzu
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Matsukaze
 
Allied Ships
AP U.S. Grant
AK Alchiba
AK Antares, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Aroostook, Shell hits 45, and is sunk
AK Mercury, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AK Castor
AK Arkansan, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Mexican
AK Minnesotan
AK Ohioan, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Charles H Cramp, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Henry S Grove, Shell hits 1
AK Chickasaw City
AK Ensley City
AK Tuscaloosa City
AK Manini, Shell hits 1
AK Florence D.
AK Hirondelle
AK Laida
 
 
Allied ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
CL Isuzu
CL Kuma
DD Michishio, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Arashio
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma
DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 2
 
Allied Ships
PT PT-45
PT PT-47, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-61
 
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TF 1148 encounters mine field at Jaluit (81,84)
 
TF 1148 troops unloading over beach at Jaluit, 81,84
 
 
Allied Ships
DD Henley
DD Kennison
DD Bagley
DD Blue, Mine hits 1
DD Patterson
DD Perkins
DD Jarvis
DD Dent
 
 
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
 
Coastal Guns at Jaluit, 81,84, firing at TF 1148
139 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Blue
DD Perkins, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1
DD Kilty, Shell hits 3,  on fire
DD Bagley
DD Dent, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
 
Allied ground losses:
512 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 9
Blenheim IV x 8
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Mixed Regiment, at 30,33
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 25
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
12 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 43,51
 
 
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
P-35A x 9
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 3 damaged
P-35A: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 8 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
 5 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
 
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
SBD Dauntless x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
CA Maya
CA Atago
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 41
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 3 destroyed
B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
AK Lihue, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK West Ira, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK San Simeon, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Mormacgull, Torpedo hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 83,81
 
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Florence D., Torpedo hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
B5N Kate x 12
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 6
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
DD King, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP President Monroe, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Smith, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Concord
AP President Fillmore
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
D3A Val x 66
B5N Kate x 46
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
AK Cynthia Olson, Bomb hits 11,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Boreas, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
PC Tiger, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
MSW Bobolink, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Coast Trader, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
BB Arizona,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 48
B5N Kate x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Argus, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Exmoor, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Vincent, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Mauna Ala, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Humphreys, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Crane, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 82,82
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Henley
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
 
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
DD Kiji
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
 
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
PG Toyotsu Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 85,80
 
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AK West Nilus, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 3
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK West Ira,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 81,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
D3A Val x 21
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Clevedon, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G4M1 Betty x 3
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
AK Pacific, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 82,80
 
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Ernest Meyer, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 3
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Steel Ranger, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 24
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
TK Alfred Clegg, Torpedo hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 82,82
 
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2
 
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
 
Allied Ships
DD Perkins,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 23
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed
 
 
Allied Ships
AK Dorothy Luckenbach, Bomb hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 20
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK K.I. Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 20
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Honomu, Bomb hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 13
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Liberty, Torpedo hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage  [:D]
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 18
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Jacob Luckenbach, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 17
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Diamond head, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 23
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied Ships
AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 3,  on fire
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 23
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
TK Admiral Wiley, Torpedo hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 5778 troops, 10 guns, 316 vehicles, Assault Value = 651
 
Defending force 7405 troops, 43 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
 
Japanese max assault: 180 - adjusted assault: 50
 
Allied max defense: 61 - adjusted defense: 85
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2978 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1477
 
Defending force 55863 troops, 626 guns, 267 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 5242 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012
 
Defending force 71696 troops, 583 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1084
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
331 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
 
 
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Ground combat at Nanning
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 42989 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1226
 
Defending force 12813 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 264
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 44722 troops, 474 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1079
 
Defending force 85729 troops, 555 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 41108 troops, 572 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
 
Defending force 106623 troops, 829 guns, 329 vehicles, Assault Value = 1477
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Wotje
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 3124 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
 
Defending force 2066 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Jaluit
 
Allied Shock attack
 
Attacking force 1040 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
 
Defending force 2320 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
 
Allied max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0
 
Japanese max defense: 21 - adjusted defense: 24
 
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
 
Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
 

Pfffft........too late she cried !   Luskan should have done this four days ago.  As it is I have well over 100K of supplies as well as all the troops and aircraft that I need.

I would go for Mandalay by way of Pagan and cross there and go overland to Mandalay. Why shock attack directly into the teeth of his defenses.
 
 

Another awesome turn for me as I sink more and more allied transports.  Raver sure has a lot of them!  I'm looking to sink the two crippled allied BBs at Maleoap sooner or later as well, but Raver's got lots of fighters crammed in there I suspect.  Bad weather persists, but it didn't stop Nagumo from launching a blistering series of attacks on a single allied transport tf transporting the 111 Regimental Combat Team.  They're basically all drowned (as you'll see on the report).
 
My airbase at Rangoon stretches its muscles as it hammers some minelayers at Akyab under the waves.  I've got plenty of airpower at Kwajalein now that hasn't flown in a turn.  Another turn or two of this and I will have cleared the ocean of Raver's ships and I'll need to start paying some serious attention to reducing his airbases, and his supply depots at his two bases.
 
He has falied to take Jaluit - which is good - leaving him only two airbases against my 5 or so.  I've got troops, supplies, planes, hqs, eng units all racing for kwajalein to be a part of the counter attack.  If I'd extracted this kind of cost before the landings, raver would have been forced to abort.  As it is, I'm making it painful for him, but he is essentially correct - his objective was to take two airbases, and he's done that.
 
His second objective is to supply those airbases and keep them in fighting order to attrite as much as possible the length of the war (good tactic) and try to draw my forces to concentrate around Kwajalein, removing the pressure/danger against places like northern Oz, India, China etc. 
 
I have lost 11 KB pilots since the start of this battle - I have been fortunate in that a lot of my pilots survive destroyed aircraft.  On the other hand, the average experience has rocketed through the roof as they get all this practise sinking transports!
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/04/42
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Sub attack near Johnston Island  at 102,74
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-23
 
Allied Ships
DD Porter
 
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ASW attack near Johnston Island  at 102,74
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-23, hits 7
 
Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DMS Lamberton
DMS Boggs
DMS Trevor
 
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 8
Blenheim IV x 6
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 46
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Hawk 75A x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 29 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 1 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-48 Lily x 21
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
 
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 43rd Construction Battalion, at 30,33
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 17
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 86,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
D3A Val x 48
B5N Kate x 48
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Aldebaran, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Nebraskan, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Steel Voyager, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Exporter, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Julia Luckenbach
AK Alaskan, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Shooting Star, Bomb hits 4,  on fire
AK J.L. Luckenbach, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Bridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Canadian, Bomb hits 5,  on fire
AK Kahuku
AK Steel Navigator, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Seafarer, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
Allied ground losses:
646 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 86,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
B5N Kate x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Admiral Cole, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Seafarer,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Walter Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Kahuku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Steel Voyager,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 86,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 41
B5N Kate x 18
 
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK William Luckenbach, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Alaskan,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Trader, Bomb hits 3,  on fire
AK Shooting Star,  on fire
AK Steel Seafarer, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Nebraskan,  on fire
AK Lahaina, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Alabaman, Bomb hits 4,  on fire
 
 
Allied ground losses:
437 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 86,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 45
B5N Kate x 35
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Steel Exporter, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Seafarer,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Trader, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Kahuku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Julia Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Steel Voyager, Bomb hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Nebraskan,  on fire
AK Lahaina, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK William Luckenbach, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Aldebaran,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK J.L. Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
 
Allied ground losses:
683 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Ki-48 Lily x 56
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
ML Gouden Leeuw, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
ML Krakatau, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
 4 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
 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 
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Ground combat at Manila
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 43371 troops, 390 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 668
 
Defending force 28009 troops, 188 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 226
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2532 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74
 
Defending force 1730 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
 
Japanese max assault: 67 - adjusted assault: 31
 
Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 7
 
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 65082 troops, 735 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1508
 
Defending force 56100 troops, 629 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 1214
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 5242 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1038
 
Defending force 71766 troops, 589 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1093
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
522 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
 
 
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Ground combat at Nanning
 
Allied Shock attack
 
Attacking force 42866 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1228
 
Defending force 12857 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 264
 
Allied max assault: 1364 - adjusted assault: 185
 
Japanese max defense: 279 - adjusted defense: 1531
 
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
 
Allied ground losses:
726 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 44775 troops, 476 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1081
 
Defending force 86211 troops, 555 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1038
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 41184 troops, 571 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
 
Defending force 107156 troops, 829 guns, 334 vehicles, Assault Value = 1508
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Wotje
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 3227 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
 
Defending force 2046 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Jaluit
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2638 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
 
Defending force 2354 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 

5th of February - Singapore, Clark and Manila aren't going to be falling soon! Soerbaja might, and certainly I'm making leaps and bounds in Burma now I've smashed through Raver's river defence lines. 
 
In other news . . . well same as the last . . . 10 turns? Where are all of Raver's ships coming from? How does he keep providing me with ships to sink? Why does he do it?  KB refuelled and rearmed this turn - I've lost 13 planes and 6 pilots - an excellent exchange for KB sinking . . . 100? enemy ships.  To date I've had a damaged BB, 3 damaged CAs, and 4 damaged DDs.  All will live - I haven't lost a ship in this battle so far and Raver has lost over a hundred at least.  Including a CV, and there is no way for him to extract his two shattered battleships (I pounded on one a bit more this turn).  They'll sink too (Raver doesn't care - they're old). 
 
RADMs Onoshi, Tashiro, Tanaka and good old Nagumo (whom I usually don't put in command of KB - Yamaguchi tends to do better work sometimes) have run roughshod over Raver's transport fleet.  I couldn't have ever intercepted this many transports out on the open ocean - this early in the game it is going to limit the amount of supplies and grunt he can get from the US to australia.  Certainly Raver will move some of the millions of british AKs south and around OZ to help with just that, but that is a long round trip.
 
My ships are in shape - although Kwaj needs to gain another port level before I can restock torpedoes there, I've cycled several "worn" dds out of my tfs as I got a reinforcement tf of 10 new ones to Kwaj late last night.  They're all eager to try and get up close to either of Raver's damaged BBs (which have very few guns left on the top of them) and torp them to death.  Hiei finished off Concord, Cushing and Preston this turn without batting an eyelid, while Onoshi's tf sank the Raleigh and used the Arizona for target practise.
 
Ashigara was damaged today, but that is it.  None of these ships are going to escape (that I can see).  I also unloaded a small inf unit on Jaluit to ensure the base doesn't fall, and massacre the allied troops there as the first step.  The second step should be obvious to any Jap player - starts in about 6 or 7 turns.
 
 
 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/05/42
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ASW attack at 48,54
 
Japanese Ships
PG Takunan Maru #3
 
Allied Ships
SS S-39
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
DD Asakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
 
Allied Ships
AK Mormacgull, Shell hits 41, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
DD Asakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
 
Allied Ships
AK Lihue, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
AK San Simeon, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
DD Asakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
 
Allied Ships
AP U.S. Grant
AK Alchiba
AK Antares, Shell hits 1
AK Castor, Shell hits 1
AK Mexican, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Minnesotan, Shell hits 2,  on fire
AK Charles H Cramp,  heavy damage
AK Henry S Grove
AK Chickasaw City
AK Ensley City, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
AK Tuscaloosa City, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Manini
AK Florence D.
AK Hirondelle
AK Laida
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
 
Allied aircraft
no flights
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 5
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
DD Asakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa
DD Kiji
DD Kamo
 
Allied Ships
CL Concord, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD Cushing, Shell hits 11,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Preston, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
AP Tasker H. Bliss
AP President Fillmore
AP President Garfield
AP Barnett
AP Crescent City
AP President Adams, Shell hits 1
AP Harris
AP President Polk
AP President Monroe, and is sunk
AP Wharton, Shell hits 1
AP St. Mihel
AP Henderson
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Chatanooga City, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
AK Horace Luckenbach, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Coast Trader, Shell hits 3,  on fire
AK Cynthia Olson, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Idaho
AK Latouche
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Manoa, Shell hits 40, and is sunk
AK Ernest Meyer, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
 
Allied aircraft
no flights
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Shell hits 23,  heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
DD Kilty, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Steel Ranger, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
AK Susana, Shell hits 53, and is sunk
 
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49
 
Japanese aircraft
no flights
 
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 2
Blenheim IV x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
 
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 43,51
 
 
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
P-35A x 10
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 2 damaged
P-35A: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 9 x P-35A bombing at 2000 feet
 5 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 30,33
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 18
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
 5 x P-40B Tomahawk attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 44,38
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 27
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 12
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 13
B-26B Marauder x 7
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
CA Atago
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 14
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AK Hirondelle
AK Manini, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Castor, Bomb hits 1
AK Henry S Grove
AK Minnesotan, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 82,82
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 17
G3M Nell x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AP Barnett, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP President Polk, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP President Garfield
AP Wharton, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Cushing,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 82,82
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 8
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
AP St. Mihel, Bomb hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 82,82
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 10
B5N Kate x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
AP President Garfield
AP Wharton,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP President Polk, Bomb hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP St. Mihel, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 65
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 16
G4M1 Betty x 6
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
DD Dent, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Jarvis
DD Blue
DD Waters
DD Rathburne, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Patterson
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
 
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 8
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Jaluit at 81,84
 
 
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Peking Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wotje at 82,79
 
 
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
PG Daido Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Ashigara,  on fire
CL Isuzu
CL Kuma
DD Arashio
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Matsukaze
 
Allied Ships
AK Minnesotan, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Manini, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 82,81
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Ashigara,  on fire,  heavy damage
CL Isuzu
CL Kuma
DD Arashio
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Matsukaze
 
Allied Ships
AP U.S. Grant, Shell hits 2,  on fire
AK Alchiba, Shell hits 4,  on fire
AK Castor, Shell hits 3,  on fire
AK Henry S Grove, Shell hits 3,  on fire
AK Chickasaw City, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Hirondelle, Shell hits 4,  on fire
AK Laida, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 
 
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Ground combat at Manila
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 43630 troops, 396 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 680
 
Defending force 28149 troops, 188 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 226
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2519 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
 
Defending force 1646 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
 
Japanese max assault: 66 - adjusted assault: 120
 
Allied max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
 
Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 65294 troops, 737 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1529
 
Defending force 56142 troops, 629 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 5275 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071
 
Defending force 71624 troops, 583 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 45208 troops, 477 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
 
Defending force 86890 troops, 558 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 41268 troops, 575 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220
 
Defending force 107606 troops, 831 guns, 335 vehicles, Assault Value = 1529
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Wotje
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 3311 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
 
Defending force 2040 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Jaluit
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2598 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
 
Defending force 3878 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74
 
Allied max assault: 17 - adjusted assault: 0
 
Japanese max defense: 66 - adjusted defense: 30
 
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 

ORIGINAL: Raverdave


In other news the Sarah gets away scot free !  Buggered if i know what that clown bananana boy is doing but he just let her slip out of reach. [X(] She was a sitting target with her air groups gutted.  Well I am not one to complain. [:D]   Lex is safely tucked-up in port at Pearl....mostly float damage which repairs quicker than sys damage, but she will still be out of the fight for a few months.

Hmm . . . if the Sarah got away, how did Luskan pocket 380 points for sinking her?

I seem to have miscalculated how fast Raver could get the F4F-4 model into action. (Must have been thinking that they didn't historically enter service until mid-March 1942 -- serves me right for paying attention to reality.) That fact that Raver now has two bases in the area makes him a lot more of a threat than I thought. The F4F-4 has over four times the build rate of the -3 model, and that's an advantage in a battle of attrition. (Which it looks like we're going to see.)