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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 18, 42
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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-32
SC CHa-1

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon is located by SC CHa-32
Sturgeon diving deep ....
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAKL Saiho Maru
PB Toshi Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Saiho Maru
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

dud

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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-1
SC CHa-32

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-1
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ploink

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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 38000
Raid is overhead
15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

interesting... first stratosphere sweep after the latest patch and my Lightnings got bounced by the Zeroes that have been set to fly at 6.000ft... first time in this campaign... strange things happen if you know that nothing has been changed? [&:] until exactly this turn it would have been true that such a number of fighters on a sweep flying higher than such a small number of fighters on Cap, the sweep would get the endless "dive" to whipe the floor with the Cap. In this surprising case noone had the "dive" in the beginning, changing over to the "dive" for the Oscars and the Zeroes to end with the "dive" for the Lightnings... very, very interesting... nothing has been changed with the patch, yet both my opponent and me have noticed that this was "strange" so to say... ???

not that I wouldn´t like it, it´s just not what has been true in the six months game time before...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
15th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 38000
Raid is overhead

here only we were dived on... and again we have been the ones that were coming in higher... amazing, amazing... we still get a 2:1 A2A today but that´s far from what we could afford...

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Afternoon Air attack on Finschhafen , at 100,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 43


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

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



Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 92

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

better to just have heavy bombers deal with enemy fighters...

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Afternoon Air attack on Finschhafen , at 100,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Finschhafen , at 100,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

even if they go in in piecemeal strike packs all the time...

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Afternoon Air attack on Finschhafen , at 100,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



nav search has been the killer of the day again... I can´t go lower with my nav search settings and I won´t, as it´s more or less useless already anyway so I´ll just take the losses until I´ve got so few squadrons left that 17 PBY replacements per month will be enough to keep them fully operational... at some point I will just strip the Pacific of patrol squadrons and will only have them near the frontline

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9641 troops, 48 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 396



Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 19, 42
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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
PB Bisan Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Perch



SS Perch is located by PB Bisan Maru #3
PB Bisan Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisan Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisan Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisan Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisan Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 [8|]

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 4 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
H81-A3: 4 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Airbase hits 35 [&o]
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 172 [&o]

BB Haruna firing at 70th British Division
BB Kongo firing at Akyab
CA Kumano firing at 70th British Division
CA Suzuya firing at Akyab
CA Mikuma firing at Akyab
CA Mogami firing at 70th British Division

this is really getting ridicoulos... probably the 10th time in a row a huge enemy TF comes in for a bombardement, avoids nearly a dozen subs going in and out again and 50 aircraft on nav search have so far NEVER spotted such a TF... not to talk about the fact that this is an uber nuke compared with WITP nukes...

but the biggest joke (once again as this has happened probably halve a dozen times too already) is the fact that I wanted to set up a trap but it just reversed once again... all those aircraft at Akyab should attract a naval bombardment and when the bombardment TF goes in my BB surface combat TF nearby will REACT and tear the Kongos to pieces... in theory of course... now I´m just a stupid a$$hole that after playing WITP and AE for 5 years now still thinks you could rely on the game to do anything as expected, it was - of course - not as expected as the surface combat TF nearby that has been set to react 6 hexes has just been frozen in place... how else could it have been? Wanting the game to do anything? You will fail for sure... stupid me, I would tell anyone on the forum not to rely on a game routine when setting up something like this, yet I´m stupid enough to try it... silly me...

so not just did the trap not work, we also suffer from an uber nuke... yeah, ridicoulos... why do I even bother sending my aircraft and ships to the front, I should just keep everything 12 hexes behind the front, further building up until mid 43. IJN capitol ships have been repeatadly going after high numbers of my subs back and forth without even being targeted... we end up a couple of times heavily escorted by DDs in the same hex as IJN subs and take hit after hit on carriers or other capitol ships... funny, while knowing that there´s no bias in the code for either side in this case, the probability of IJN ships going over one of my subs for 154 times without even being shot at and my carrier TFs doing it twice and both times taking crippling damage (Saratoga out of the war for 8 months) is just amazing me...

here´s the setup... Rainer has to fear nothing, heck, he doesn´t even realize how the situation is as he hasn´t spotted all those subs, nor has he spotted my BBs that have been waiting for a week already... he can operate without being in any danger and scores another uber nuke... who cares, the Allied get thousands of frontline aircraft per month ...(sarcasm off)...



with the new widescreen mode I´m not able to take a screenshot that is below the max size for file upload... [:(] while the screenshot looked good, I had to resize it and now it looks awful of course... how do people post full screenshots now?

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ASW attack near Georgetown at 48,75

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Uranami
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 4



SS KXVII is sighted by escort
DD Uranami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Murakumo is out of ASW ammo
DD Murakumo is out of ASW ammo
DD Murakumo is out of ASW ammo
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

next sub out of action... moderately damaged...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9625 troops, 48 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 393



Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

with the far from satisfying aircraft replacements given for the Allied until late 45, a result like this is of course frightening and two of those results can stall you for another month...

knowing that there have been changes to bombardments in AE compared to WITP, I still note the same as in WITP and this makes it not that hard to nuke bases. a) you need recon daily and b) your opponent has to have ships or aircraft at the base... if this is true, your chances to get a nuke (or uber nuke like today) are pretty good... the bombardments before could by far not achieve such a result as I had my airfield empty... voila, the airfield is filled up again and we get a nuke... now that you take more losses when you actually have more ac on an airfield if the airfield is hit is fine by me, but why it is easier to hit an airfield because aircraft are there is beyond me... but that´s how it is...

The enemy BBs moved further South from Rangoon, of course not being attacked by any of the dozen + subs...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 20, 42
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ASW attack near Masan at 101,55

Japanese Ships
xAK Keiyo Maru
xAK Arizona Maru
E Hishu

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon



SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
Tarpon bottoming out ....
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu attacking submerged sub ....
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,98

Japanese Ships
TK Okigawa Maru
PB Tsukikawa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Perch



SS Perch launches 4 torpedoes at TK Okigawa Maru
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds on a tanker...

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Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,92

Japanese Ships
PB Hinode Maru #20

Allied Ships
SS Snapper



SS Snapper launches 4 torpedoes at PB Hinode Maru #20
Snapper diving deep ....
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hinode Maru #20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds on an escort...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 56


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 18 damaged

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



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 142 [X(]

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

the three Niks were more dangerous than the Zeroes and flak together...

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

this base is trashed for the moment...


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Sub attack near Gunzan at 100,51

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Toa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish



SS Flying Fish launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Kosin Maru
Sub escapes detection

and duds on a freighter...

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Sub attack near Tsushima at 102,56

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tokuwa Maru
xAKL Zuiho Maru
PB Minowa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Tokuwa Maru
Sturgeon diving deep ....
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

with some more duds on a small freighter...

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Ground combat at 89,57

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12123 troops, 102 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Defending force 349 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 470

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 470 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
32nd Division

Defending units:
16th Construction Regiment


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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9637 troops, 48 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 395



Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 21, 42
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ASW attack near Hirosaki/Aomori at 117,53

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano is located by DD Kuretake
Pompano diving deep ....
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kuretake cannot reach attack position over SS Pompano
SS Pompano eludes ASW attack from DD Kuretake
DD Kuretake loses contact with SS Pompano
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
TK Juko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage[:'(]
PB Shintohoku Maru

Allied Ships
SS Snapper



SS Snapper launches 4 torpedoes at TK Juko Maru
PB Shintohoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shintohoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shintohoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shintohoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shintohoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

important one... finally one of the working torps hit a target worth it... the small tanker should be history due to being loaded with flammable stuff...

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ASW attack near Tsushima at 102,56

Japanese Ships
DMS Sureko
xAK Kyoto Maru
xAK Ronsan Maru
E Ishinui

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Sureko
Sturgeon diving deep ....
E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ploink

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Amphibious Assault at Lolobato

TF 61 troops unloading over beach at Lolobato, 79,102

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

more dot base mopping up... does he even get victory points for dot bases or are the only worth something if there´s at least a level 1 port/airfield... have never seen someone mopping up dot bases that methodically...

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Amphibious Assault at Deboyne Islands

TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Deboyne Islands, 103,135

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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ASW attack near Sapporo at 118,50

Japanese Ships
E Hachijo

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano is sighted by escort
Pompano diving deep ....
E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hachijo attacking submerged sub ....
E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hachijo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 89,56

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,135

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Rainer said he thinks fast transport is not working as it should and I can only agree... fast transport does not seem to sprint in and out unloading during the night as (I think) it should... therefore the DDs end up at their destination and stay there to be attacked by my B-17... only one is hit though...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,135

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 4



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
Yokohama Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

some Rufes show up before the follow on strikes reaches the ships and while the Rufes didn´t even fire at my bombers they turn back immedietely due to morale... looks like I have to regroup my squadrons...


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Sub attack near Sapporo at 119,49

Japanese Ships
xAKL Shinmei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Taikei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Shinmei Maru
Pompano diving deep ....
PB Taikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taikei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

succesful day for our subs, small freighter blown up on the Northern route again...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9627 troops, 47 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 394


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 22, 42
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Amphibious Assault at Deboyne Islands

TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Deboyne Islands, 103,135

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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-32
SC CHa-1

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon



SS Tarpon launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-32
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds hit a vessel that is probably part of an ASW TF... Mk-14 torps still hit everything they wish to hit... hit rate is still surely above 90%, it has been 94% last time I looked at the statistic... new statistic in three turns...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 88,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd War Area ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,135

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Amatsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokohama Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

Rainer´s fast transport has still not unloaded and he´s not happy about it... wonder why? [;)] seriously, is this WAD? [&:]

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,135

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hatsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yokohama Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

got the feeling that weather saves him from taking damage though...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,135

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Natsushio



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

no bombers turn back today but many failed to fly...

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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Hukusei Maru
xAK Tihuku Maru
SC CHa-11

Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish



SS Flying Fish launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-3
Flying Fish diving deep ....
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the usual bad targetting routine... putting a torp into a sub chaser instead of attacking one of the precious freighters... there are just far too many attacks on the escorts...

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Amphibious Assault at Masbate

TF 247 troops unloading over beach at Masbate, 80,83

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)





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Ground combat at 89,56

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12276 troops, 102 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1319

Defending force 139 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 462

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 462 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
22nd Division
110th Division
41st Division

Defending units:
16th Construction Regiment


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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9604 troops, 47 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 391



Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps


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Ground combat at Deboyne Islands (103,135)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 357 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Deboyne Islands !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)



Assaulting units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Lolobato (79,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 409 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lolobato !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 23, 42
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Sub attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Akitsui Maru
PB Chohakusan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at PB Akitsui Maru
PB Chohakusan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

dud on an escort...

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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiho Maru
xAK Hokkai Maru
xAK Sekiho Maru
PB Tokihime Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nitiho Maru
Pompano diving deep ....
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ploink again...

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Sub attack near Coffs Harbour at 96,163

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 1

Allied Ships
AVP Orion, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
DD Sims
AVD Casco
AVP Merel
DD Mustin
DD Hughes



SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes at AVP Orion
I-175 diving deep ....
DD Mustin fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hughes fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hughes attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hughes fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hughes attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-175 eludes ASW attack from DD Hughes
DD Hughes attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hughes cannot establish contact with SS I-175
DD Hughes is out of ASW ammo
DD Hughes is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

and six Allied DDs being 100% useless again... perhaps it´s just my bad luck, but in this campaign, IJN subs seem to have a magic advantage, not just in attacking escorted ships (unlike mine that attack escorts far too often) but also in sinking the escorted ships... and yes, Hughes ran out of ammo, nothing new here either... the result is an amazing near miss on the IJN sub...

everyone who tries to stay away from major Allied ports with loads of ASW TFs around them is doing something wrong... place all your IJN subs near SF, LA, Sydney, Brisbane and Colombo and you will probably get two dozen shots at Allied shipping a week without having to fear a lot... this should result in the same happy days the German had near the US East Coast, with the difference that there weren´t escorts and I´m using three dozen DDs to patrol around my major ports... without any effect other than being targets for the subs of course...

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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinkasan Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
SC CHa-11

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Kinkasan Maru
Sturgeon diving deep ....
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

some more duds...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 88,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
PB Uruboko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Silversides



SS Silversides launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Sumiyoshi Maru
PB Uruboko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

same here... pretty sure we´ll sink over a hundred ships with our subs in 43 alone... when counting up my attacks so far then we´re probably already around 200 for Mk-14 equipped subs alone and over 90% of the torps have hit the targets so you can imagine what will start to happen in 1/43 when 50% of the torps will work...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9607 troops, 47 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 392


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps


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Ground combat at Masbate (80,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 416 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Masbate !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)



Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy /28



as mentioned earlier, IJA recons picked up my Army marching on Tennant Creek some time ago and we´ve now entered the hex South of this base... IJA troops are reported to flee already (3 units) and I doubt we´ll catch them... guess we´ll be able to march all the way to Katherine or Darwin without having to fight... will be interesting if Rainer will fight for Darwin... everything on the way there is clear terrain and Darwin too, so making a stand will be tough, especially as I´ve brought a lot of artillery... hope that the artillery will still have some effect in clear terrain after patch 3... we´ll see...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 24, 42
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 124,48

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-14
SC CHa-30
SC CHa-18

Allied Ships
SS Silversides



SS Silversides launches 6 torpedoes at SC CHa-14
Silversides diving deep ....
SC CHa-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-18 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

no bang...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 88,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd War Area ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

moderate rain over the base unfortunetely but no fighters in the air which is quite surprising... could mean both Lae and Finschhafen are empty now too, which would confirm my recon reports...

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

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



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

lots of "strike packs" today... don´t like it...

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

I´ve upgraded the first squadron to B-24 today... we had an 8 bomber unit coming in as reinforcement and upgraded them to medium bombers in the continental US, a week later we had the 8 B-24 in the pool and we´ve got now our first frontline squadron equipped with the new bomber, stationed at Cairns. Hopefully this unit won´t attack alone all the time and will join the B-17 (got serious doubts about it already). All B-24 in the coming weeks will head to Australia as this will substantially increase the threat to the Japanese around Lae and around the Bismarck Sea due to the B-24 having 3 hexes more range than the B-17 and also carrying 2 500lb bombs more (10 instead of 8 on normal range). Am thinking about sending two dozen B-17 to India to equip the three squadrons there with heavy bombers... on the other hand, I don´t really know what to do with them in India anyway so they will probably just stay in Australia... some 20 B-17E in the pool with 100 on the map (all in Australia)...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 274

Defending force 9582 troops, 47 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 390


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 25, 42
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Sub attack near Babeldaob at 88,96

Japanese Ships
TK Tennan Maru
PB Chitose Maru

Allied Ships
SS Thresher



SS Thresher launches 6 torpedoes at TK Tennan Maru
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chitose Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds on a tanker is always depressing...

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ASW attack near Tioman Island at 52,84

Japanese Ships
DD Tawakaze
xAK Syoka Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger, hits 1



SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at DD Tawakaze
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds on Tawakaze...

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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,46

Japanese Ships
xAK Sinkoku Maru
PB Saishu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sinkoku Maru
Pompano bottoming out ....
PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds on a freighter...

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ASW attack near Tioman Island at 52,84

Japanese Ships
DD Tawakaze
xAK Syoka Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tawakaze
Plunger bottoming out ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

more duds on Tawakaze... [8|]

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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63

Japanese Ships
TK Ayazono Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel



SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at TK Ayazono Maru
Pickerel diving deep ....
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and according to the 80% dud rate, the fifth attack today scored an exploding hit... the tanker is empty and very close to major ports in Japan so I doubt the ship will sink... damn it...

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Sub attack near Sapporo at 119,49

Japanese Ships
xAK Gozan Maru
PB Teshio Maru

Allied Ships
SS Silversides



SS Silversides launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Gozan Maru
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

sixth attack today then see more duds...

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TF 305 encounters mine field at Banjoewangi (57,107)

Allied Ships
SS Salmon, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

and we have a sub sunk near Java... [:(] the damn sub routed through the small islands South of Soerabaja and Rainer obviously knew where those routes go as he placed a minefield at a base I haven´t even heard before... the sub ends up with 83 flt damage and sinks a turn later... interestingly enough, while the sub hit a mine in this hex, there´s no minefield "dot" now...

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ASW attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79

Japanese Ships
PB Sozan Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVI, hits 4



SS KXVI is sighted by escort
KXVI bottoming out ....
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and a moderately damaged sub that got in trouble being attacked by a PB that was dropping single DCs at a time... returning to Colombo...

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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tihuku Maru
PB Choun Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Stingray



SS Stingray launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Tihuku Maru
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

really an intense day in subwarfare... more duds of course... 7 attacks, 6 times duds today...

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Morning Air attack on 25th Group Army, at 88,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd War Area ...
Also attacking 25th Group Army ...


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Ground combat at 88,55

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36201 troops, 306 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325

Defending force 10936 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Japanese adjusted assault: 993

Allied adjusted defense: 141

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Allied ground losses:
3537 casualties reported
Squads: 225 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 123 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
110th Division
41st Division

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
3rd War Area
25th Group Army
10th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

those are the ex Wenchow defenders...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9580 troops, 47 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 390


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps


25th of the month so it´s time for our sub statistic again...

Allied statistic started 25th Jan 42

Mk-14

total attacks 229
exploding hits 41 (18.98% of total hits)
duds 175 (81.01% of total hits)
miss 13 (5.67% of total attacks)

5 months and 229 attacks from fleet subs. Exploding hits are below 20% which is depressing considering the fact that it should be slightly above 20% with dud rate for torps but salvoes fired and more than the 1 torp hit on average. The hit rate is insane though, we´re still far above 90% of our attacks hitting home. Still waiting to get into 43... [;)]


Mk-10

total attacks 28
exploding hits 13 (76.47% of total hits)
duds 4 (23.53% of total hits)
miss 11 (39.29% of total attacks)

the S-class subs keep showing poor performance. Due to lack of range they more or less never encounter enemy shipping and if they do, they perform just awful. Nearly 40% misses and to top it off 23.53% of duds. Disappointing


53.3cm/45cm/21MkVIII

total attacks 50
exploding hits 19 (76% of total hits)
duds 6 (24% of total hits)
miss 25 (50% of total attacks)

now I haven´t been happy with my Dutch and British subs (probably not more than a handful attacks from British subs in 6 months of the war anyway) and it hasn´t changed so far. 50% miss rate is absolutely depressing, compare this to a 94% hit rate of the US fleet subs. 24% duds is also quite high it seems but I´m not sure about the dud rate set for British and Dutch subs, I thought it would be somewhere around 15%? [&:]


IJN statistic started 25th Feb 42

IJN

total attacks 43
exploding hits 23 (92% of total hits)
duds 2 (8% of total hits)
miss 18 (41.86% of total attacks)

last not least, the IJN statistic. The hit rate went down dramatically lately, this due to the fact that we probably saw a dozen attacks on our DD ASW TFs off Sydney which mostly missed. Hit rate of 58% isn´t great, it has been 73% until a month ago so the unsuccesful attacks on my DDs kicked in here. Nearly no duds but this isn´t surprising. The IJN subs made 17 attacks within the last month.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42
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ASW attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
PB Chohakusan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger is sighted by escort
Plunger bottoming out ....
PB Chohakusan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chohakusan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chohakusan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chohakusan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chohakusan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Coffs Harbour at 95,164

Japanese Ships
SS I-169

Allied Ships
DD O'Brien
DD Stuart
DD Benham


SS I-169 launches 4 torpedoes at DD O'Brien
I-169 diving deep ....
DD Stuart fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

enemy subs still operating near Sydney, I guess there are at least two in the area at the moment... our DDs do what they do most of the time, acting as a training target...

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Sub attack near Nakadori-jima at 101,56

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kensho Maru
xAKL Tokuwa Maru
PB Minowa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon



SS Tarpon launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Kensho Maru
Tarpon diving deep ....
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Minowa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

usual duds...

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Sub attack near Sapporo at 117,51

Japanese Ships
DD Wakatake
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Silversides



SS Silversides launches 4 torpedoes at DD Wakatake
Silversides diving deep ....
DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

more ploink... no idea how often we have hit Wakatake and Kuretake with dud torps already, you probably can´t count it on one hand...

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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
PB Kaiun Maru
PB Okiyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano is located by PB Kaiun Maru
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 87,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 2nd Engineer Regiment, at 76,137 (Tennant Creek)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 24th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 24th Infantry Regiment ...

trying to slow down the fleeing enemy that is trying to get North and away from my advancing troops that should enter Tennant Creek today...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Engineer Regiment, at 76,137 (Tennant Creek)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Tablas

TF 247 troops unloading over beach at Tablas, 79,81

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled





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Amphibious Assault at Biak

TF 325 troops unloading over beach at Biak, 87,110

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)





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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 9542 troops, 47 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 389


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

lots of boring turns following... not much action and nothing obvious going on on the map... looks like Rainer is done with offensives after the last one being stalled at Akyab and we are still preparing for our first major attack...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 42
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ASW attack near Wakkanai at 121,48

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano is sighted by escort
Pompano diving deep ....
SC CHa-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-25 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-25 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-25 is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

we´ve got our subs on station though... IJN subchasers run out of ammo in no time... our DDs aren´t really much different...

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Sub attack near Wakkanai at 121,48

Japanese Ships
PB Tenshin, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Hokkai Maru
xAK Sekiho Maru
PB Tokihime Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano


SS Pompano launches 4 torpedoes at PB Tenshin
Pompano diving deep ....
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tokihime Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

very good idea to keep on firing at the escorts... even my opponent likes that instead of losing freighters...

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Amphibious Assault at Donggala

TF 61 troops unloading over beach at Donggala, 68,99

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy


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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Toyokawa Maru
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Karachi Maru
E Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel



SS Pickerel is sighted by escort
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Afternoon Air attack on 14th Chinese Base Force, at 87,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Regiment, at 76,137 (Tennant Creek)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

severe storms keep us from hitting anything... the IJA casualties probably had heart attacks...

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Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Regiment, at 76,137 (Tennant Creek)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

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



Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

clear sky over Lae today, the hit rate was so so...

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18
B-24D Liberator x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 12
Runway hits 75

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

follow on strike hits the airfield hard though...

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

I just can´t figure out where those Zeroes are coming from, my recon seems to be completely useless as all the surrounding bases are reported to be empty... completely empty... [&:] there must be some stealth airfields in the area...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1080 troops, 61 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 731

Defending force 9519 troops, 46 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 386


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


Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
54th Division
4th Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps


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Ground combat at Tennant Creek (76,137)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14499 troops, 345 guns, 1069 vehicles, Assault Value = 2077

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

Allied adjusted assault: 310

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 310 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tennant Creek !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
1st Motor Brigade
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
4th Australian Division
754th Tank Battalion
3rd Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
1st Australian Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
5th Australian Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
3rd Motor Brigade
2nd Recce Battalion
10th RAAF Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force
2nd RAN Base Force
11th RAAF Base Force
181st Field Artillery Regiment
198th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
114th USAAF Base Force
94th Coast AA Regiment
183rd Field Artillery Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Australian Army
II Australian Corps
III Australian Corps
40th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd RAAF M/W Sqn
21/22 Field Regiment
249th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
216th Coast AA Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
1st Australian Army
13th Australian Hvy AA Regiment

our Aussie offensive takes it´s first objective... unfortunetely, the enemy moved out exactly this turn when we order the attack... our tank units are ordered to pursue... the main objective of this offensive is Darwin of course, the only thing that could really stop us IMO is supply... if we aren´t able to move supply forward then we have to retreat... I´m in the process of building up Cooktown for example and this base has no road connection to Cairns, only a trail over six hexes. In a single turn we had 65.000 supplies flowing there. 65k in one turn, seems excessive and once again makes me wondering about the supply movement routine... IMO it only really works on a "one base island" because there you can dump supply by ship and it hasn´t to be moved via the routine... Tennant Creek is six hexes away from Alice Springs (72.000 supplies there) so in theory it should be as easy or as "hard" as it´s at Cooktown as we´re both times speaking about six hexes over a trail... I was surprised to see it being that easy at Cooktown and the supply convoy being sent there was ordered to turn back as it wasn´t needed...

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Ground combat at Tablas (79,81)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 337 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 6

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tablas !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy /30


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Ground combat at Biak (87,110)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 360 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Biak !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
I/19th Nav Gd /30

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42
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ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 51,85

Japanese Ships
PB Sozan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger is sighted by escort
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

our sub is driven off, no idea what this TF really looks like...

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ASW attack near Newcastle at 93,168

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
DD Benham
DD Russell
DD Stuart



SS I-173 is located by DD Benham
I-173 diving deep ....
DD Stuart fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Benham fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

one of those unsuccessful attempts of attacking an IJN sub in a deep water hex...

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Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-25
SC CHa-13

Allied Ships
SS Silversides



SS Silversides launches 6 torpedoes at SC CHa-25
SC CHa-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and some duds...

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Sub attack near Newcastle at 93,167

Japanese Ships
SS I-173, hits 5

Allied Ships
DD Anderson
DD Morris
DD Walke



SS I-173 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Anderson
DD Morris fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Walke attacking submerged sub ....
DD Walke loses contact with SS I-173
DD Walke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Walke attacking submerged sub ....
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
DD Walke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Walke attacking submerged sub ....
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
DD Walke is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

then the DDs act as targets again, in return a rare event of scoring a hit and four near misses... this of course meant that the only DD actually attacking the sub ran out of depth charges... I have yet to see three DDs attacking a sub and even two are very rare... an ASW TF of four ships actually only means one or at best two attacking DDs...

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ASW attack near Wakkanai at 121,47

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Pompano



SS Pompano is sighted by escort
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kuretake is out of ASW ammo
DD Kuretake is out of ASW ammo
DD Kuretake is out of ASW ammo
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

say hello to Kuretake... must be depressing to have Kuretake and Wakatake moving over my subs every day for months and not being able to do anything...

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Sub attack near Tarakan at 68,91

Japanese Ships
TK Ryuei Maru
SC CHa-17

Allied Ships
SS Pike



SS Pike launches 4 torpedoes at TK Ryuei Maru
Pike bottoming out ....
SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-17 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds on a high value target...

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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-1
SC CHa-32

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon



SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
Tarpon diving deep ....
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and something that looks like a non dangerous ASW TF...

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ASW attack near Umboi Island at 100,125

Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-35, hits 2



SS S-35 is sighted by escort
S-35 bottoming out ....
PB Shoei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

a hit and a near miss, sub returning home...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 87,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 10th Group Army ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Regiment, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 22


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 2nd Recon Regiment ...
Also attacking 24th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Recon Regiment ...

the Zeroes did a good job today, taking one heavy bomber down over the target with two more crashing...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19712 troops, 207 guns, 306 vehicles, Assault Value = 732

Defending force 9480 troops, 46 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 383

Japanese adjusted assault: 477

Allied adjusted defense: 112

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
803 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 80 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 58 (3 destroyed, 55 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
23917 casualties reported
Squads: 728 destroyed, 195 disabled
Non Combat: 1214 destroyed, 112 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 97 (80 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 78 (71 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 7


Assaulting units:
54th Division
4th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps

this mountain base fell easily, unexpected easily... without a single point of supply we had no chance... there´s nothing Allied left in the SRA other than some trashed base forces sitting outside of bases so this should be the last IJA victory with a lot of POWs...

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Ground combat at Donggala (68,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 324 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Donggala !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)



Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 42
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,98

Japanese Ships
TK Eiyo Maru
DD Tsuga

Allied Ships
SS Snapper



SS Snapper launches 4 torpedoes at TK Eiyo Maru
Snapper bottoming out ....
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

just like yesterday, duds on a tanker... [:@] the time will come when we´ll sink them...

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Amphibious Assault at Gove

TF 326 troops unloading over beach at Gove, 82,127

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of I/81st Nav Gd
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of I/81st Nav Gd


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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kamishima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAKL Gyokurei Maru
xAKL Suez Maru
PB Seikai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish



SS Sailfish launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Kamishima Maru
Sailfish diving deep ....
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru attacking submerged sub ....
SS Sailfish eludes PB Seikai Maru by diving deep
PB Seikai Maru loses contact with SS Sailfish
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

xAKLs are often the targets where my torps actually explode...

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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Regiment, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 19


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 2nd Recon Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Engineer Regiment ...

halve a dozen bombers turned back due to being low on morale, won´t fly those missions forever and as soon as my tank units attack the enemy for the first time I expect the enemy units to be trashed and then we won´t need the bombers anyway...

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Afternoon Air attack on 14th Chinese Base Force, at 87,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 30, 42
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ASW attack near Toyohara at 124,48

Japanese Ships
PB Kaiun Maru
PB Okiyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Silversides



SS Silversides is located by PB Kaiun Maru
Silversides diving deep ....
PB Okiyu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Victoria Point at 48,65

Japanese Ships
DD Urukaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS W-18

Allied Ships
SS KVII



SS KVII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Urukaze
KVII diving deep ....
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

nice one... not sure but I guess this was an ASW TF going to Rangoon, even though I haven´t identified any other ships... being halve way between Singapore and Rangoon the DD will be in hard trouble to make it...

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 181,106

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
DM Montgomery
APD Waters
YMS-96
xAK Suva
xAK Henry S Grove
DM Breese
DM Ramsay


SS I-168 is sighted by escort
DM Breese fails to find sub and abandons search
DM Ramsay fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Ramsay fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Ramsay fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Ramsay fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Ramsay fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

this sub is sitting just one hex off Pearl Harbour, once again shows that subs don´t really have to fear anyhing and you can place them wherever you want... same as I do all around Japan...

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ASW attack near Victoria Point at 49,63

Japanese Ships
DMS W-18

Allied Ships
SS KXIII



SS KXIII is sighted by escort
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-18 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

only W-18 engaged, seems like this TF only consisted of the DD and this DMS...

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ASW attack near Perth at 43,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
AM Robin
AM Cairns



SS I-11 is sighted by escort
I-11 diving deep ....
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Robin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

subs near Hawai, near San Francisco, near LA, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth... and all those places have massed ASW efforts... won´t freighten any subs... when looking at the ASW efforts (air and sea) in this areas then those places should be five times more dangerous than the Atlantic in 44 just 100 miles off Britain... it isn´t...

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Sub attack near Victoria Point at 49,65

Japanese Ships
DD Urukaze, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-46



SS S-46 launches 4 torpedoes

heavily damaged Urukaze has been split off her task force and was then sunk by S-46... well done

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ASW attack near Malacca at 48,80

Japanese Ships
TK Arima Maru #4
PB Chosa Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-23



SS S-23 is sighted by escort
PB Chosa Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

first S-23 is driven off by the escort...

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Sub attack near Malacca at 48,80

Japanese Ships
PB Chosa Maru
TK Arima Maru #4

Allied Ships
SS S-23



SS S-23 launches 4 torpedoes at PB Chosa Maru
S-23 diving deep ....
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and then the sub launches DUD torps at the escort... lovely... could we please get another targetting routine? A better working one? Would not have helped in this case...

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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *

escorting IJAAF bombers with IJNAF fighters seems not to work... at least I haven´t seen it in this game...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 87,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Regiment, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 26th Fld AA Gun Co /1 ...
Also attacking 24th Infantry Regiment ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8 [8|]
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10 [8|]



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 32
B-24D Liberator x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

I´ve just got no idea where those damned fighters are coming from... my recon either is fridging stupid or those fighters are coming from a stealth airfield I have yet to find... all airfields in the area are reported empty but we encounter 18 fighters over Lae... Lae´s airfield is completely trashed, no sign of enemy aircraft on the ground for weeks...

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged



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

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

again only the Niks proved to be a threat

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Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9


No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

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

the airfield was in a very poor state before this attack already and should now be totally closed again... the airbase damage should have been at 100% for weeks/months as it should have never been repaired... doesn´t help though as we encounter fighters day after day...

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Ground combat at 87,55

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12249 troops, 102 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Defending force 7251 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Japanese adjusted assault: 393

Allied adjusted defense: 97

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units pursuing 1


Allied ground losses:
2660 casualties reported
Squads: 110 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 138 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
110th Division

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
10th Group Army
3rd War Area
14th Chinese Base Force

the ex Wenchow defenders will be kicked around until they will be destroyed... I don´t even try to move them anymore as the Japanese are faster anyway...

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Ground combat at Gove (82,127)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 433 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Gove !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), disruption(-)



Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at 76,136

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11436 troops, 94 guns, 874 vehicles, Assault Value = 566

Defending force 4677 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Allied adjusted assault: 252

Japanese adjusted defense: 54

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2497 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 30 (1 destroyed, 29 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
1st Motor Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2nd Recce Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment

we strike back though... North of Tennant Creek our motorized units get a shot at the retreating Japanese infantry units and they are easily dispatched even though also our adjusted av didn´t look good... anyway, we will try to pursue the enemy and this shouldn´t be much of a problem as it only takes two days for a tank unit to pass through a hex but it takes four or five days for an infantry unit...

turns are done quickly these days and we already enter July... [:D]


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 01, 42
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ASW attack near Davao at 81,93

Japanese Ships
PB Yodozo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton



SS Triton is sighted by escort
PB Yodozo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yodozo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yodozo Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Yodozo Maru is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Lingga at 51,88

Japanese Ships
PB Tatibana Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger launches 4 torpedoes at PB Tatibana Maru
Sub escapes detection

we blow up another escort...

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Sub attack near Buna at 99,129

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38



SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes
S-38 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

and a second one in the Solomons...

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ASW attack near Moppo at 100,55

Japanese Ships
PB Uchide Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon, hits 1



SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
Sturgeon bottoming out ....
PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uchide Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

while Sturgeon takes a near miss...

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Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 14
SC Ch 13
SC Ch 15

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier


SS Grenadier launches 6 torpedoes at SC Ch 14
Grenadier diving deep ....
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Grenadier scores duds on an ASW TF... we aren´t freightened by the Japanese ASW efforts...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Recce Battalion, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *

next try to escort IJAAF bombers with IJNAF fighters... doesn´t work...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Recce Battalion, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ...

here come the bombers...

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Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 29
B-24D Liberator x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

at least the Zeroes are based at Katherine, I´m pretty sure the Sallies are coming from there too... and once again I can only be totally amazed that the Zeroes were flying LRCAP over nearly 10 hexes to Tennant Creek all the time without suffering any losses... how this is working is absolutely beyond me, must be some funny bonus for the Japanese, while my aircraft drop out of the sky from flying naval search... sure a Hudson III or a PBY is pure crap compared to a technical masterpiece like the Zero... wonder why Hudsons were used as lead aircraft for fighter ferrying for example... my LRCAP attempts were so frustrating (loss wise) that I gave up on it quickly (trying to do it at two or three hexes) and when I look at the 50-60 fatigue my squadrons accumulate from flying Cap over their own base when set to 60% then I can only shake my head about this mega LRCAP the Japanese have been doing... the enemy pilots must be dead to to 1348 fatigue... oh, we can´t get higher than 100... [8|]

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Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd War Area , at 87,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,98

Japanese Ships
xAK Mitu Maru
xAK Ryuzan Maru
PB Kashiwa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Thresher, hits 2



SS Thresher launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Mitu Maru
Thresher bottoming out ....
PB Kashiwa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kashiwa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kashiwa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kashiwa Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kashiwa Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

duds and two near misses in return... two escorts sunk today, I can´t complain...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 02, 42
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Sub attack near Woodlark Island at 106,133

Japanese Ships
PB Taiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-41



SS S-41 launches 4 torpedoes
PB Taiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds again... boy... those are supposed to be working torps, no?[:-]

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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAKL Taganoura Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Choun Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel


SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Taganoura Maru
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

xAKLs have been the main target for exploding Mk-14 torps so far...

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ASW attack near Perth at 45,145

Japanese Ships
SS I-162

Allied Ships
AM Robin
AM Cairns



SS I-162 is sighted by escort
I-162 diving deep ....
AM Robin fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the obligate sub near one of my major bases... waiting near Perth isn´t really worth it though as there´s nearly no traffic going to this base...

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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
xAK Minryo Maru
xAK Yamura Maru
PB Nanpo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Snapper



SS Snapper launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Minryo Maru
Snapper diving deep ....
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Nanpo Maru cannot establish contact with SS Snapper
PB Nanpo Maru loses contact with SS Snapper
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds

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Sub attack near Newcastle at 94,170

Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Walke
DD Morris



SS I-17 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Walke
DD Morris fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Walke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Walke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Walke fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Walke attacking submerged sub ....
DD Walke fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

miss and two near misses in return...

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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,87

Japanese Ships
CM Hatsutaka

Allied Ships
SS Plunger



SS Plunger is sighted by escort
Sub escapes detection


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ASW attack near Dadjangas at 80,94

Japanese Ships
PB Gamitsu Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish



SS Spearfish is sighted by escort
Spearfish diving deep ....
PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Gamitsu Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *

is it hardcoded that the Navy can´t escort the Army? Strange IMO...

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Afternoon Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 87,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 76,136

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 14 damaged


Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

here comes the Army...

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Ground combat at 87,54

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11577 troops, 102 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 5396 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Japanese adjusted assault: 403

Allied adjusted defense: 111

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1631 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
41st Division

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
10th Group Army
3rd War Area
14th Chinese Base Force

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 03, 42
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ASW attack near Nagoya at 109,63

Japanese Ships
DMS Tatsuko
xAK Norfolk Maru
xAK Tuyama Maru
xAK Turuga Maru
xAK Lisbon Maru
PB Taian Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grunion


SS Grunion launches 6 torpedoes at DMS Tatsuko
PB Taian Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taian Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taian Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taian Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Taian Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

wrong ship targetted and duds...

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Sub attack near Sangi at 78,96

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamakuni Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Nanpo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish



SS Spearfish launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Yamakuni Maru
Spearfish diving deep ....
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

we´ve been getting some nice results lately...

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Afternoon Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 86,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

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



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

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

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

awful hit rate, weather wasn´t that bad...

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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-32
SC CHa-1

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon is located by SC CHa-32
Sturgeon diving deep ....
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-32 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXIV


SS KXIV launches 4 torpedoes
KXIV diving deep ....
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shoei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

4 working torps missed...

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Ground combat at Kalemyo (59,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 512 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 512

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

Allied adjusted assault: 15

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kalemyo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: morale(-)



Assaulting units:
7th Australian Division
9th Burma Rifles Battalion
823rd Engineer Aviation Battalion


we take the dot base South of Imphal... have moved this Aussie division into this base just to make my opponent a little nervous... not sure he notices the unit... [:D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 04, 42
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Sub attack near Sapporo at 119,50

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at DD Kuretake
Seadragon diving deep ....
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Kuretake is already used to hear a ploink now and then... our attacks on Wakatake and Kuretake are as useless as the counterattacks all the time...

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Motor Brigade, at 76,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

hey, tell me something new... Navy fighters fail to escort the Army bombers... these sweeps are not ordered sweeps as I always get a message during the replay that the fighters fail to escort the bombers... off, just off...

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Morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Base Force, at 86,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd War Area ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...


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Morning Air attack on 3rd Motor Brigade, at 76,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

here are the bombers again...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 05, 42
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ASW attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 30

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon is sighted by escort
Seadragon diving deep ....
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Great Nicobar

TF 298 troops unloading over beach at Great Nicobar, 43,66

Rainer keeps on mopping up dot bases... why? [&:]

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Sub attack near Hengchun at 84,68

Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage[&o]
TK Goyo Maru
SC CHa-15

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier



SS Grenadier launches 4 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru
Grenadier diving deep ....
SC CHa-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

now that was a nice one... this hurts the Japanese, every tanker is worth it´s weight in gold...

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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 76,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

Zeroes? Where are the Sallies?[>:] Is this really WAD?

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 86,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 25th Group Army ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 76,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

ahh, here come the Sallies...

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Afternoon Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24
B-24D Liberator x 4


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead

thunderstorms and an awful hit rate...

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Afternoon Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged



Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes



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ASW attack near Newcastle at 94,165

Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 1

Allied Ships
PC Reliance
PC Tiger
TK Talang Akar
TK Angelina
TK Hadnot
PG Moresby
KV Nigella
KV Auricula


SS I-17 is sighted by escort
PG Moresby fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Nigella fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Auricula fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Nigella fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Auricula fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Auricula attacking submerged sub ....
KV Auricula fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Auricula attacking submerged sub ....
KV Auricula fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Auricula fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

three DD ASW TFs reacted into the hex with this sub today but the escorts from a valuable tanker TF engage the sub... not what I would like to see... wonder why I haven´t lost a tanker...

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Amphibious Assault at Car Nicobar

TF 66 troops unloading over beach at Car Nicobar, 44,62

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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Ground combat at 86,54

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11706 troops, 102 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Defending force 3922 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Japanese adjusted assault: 214

Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1111 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
41st Division

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
10th Group Army
3rd War Area
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force


not much left here...


we suffered notable op losses today... only three Catalinas lost today... hey could be worse... I could also lose 5 or six... further reduced the % and range of my nav search ac (Cats and Hudson III) but this doesn´t mean anything... I stand by what I´ve said earlier: naval search, the most dangerous mission in AE... the whole PBY and Hudson III production can not keep up with the op losses suffered during these kamikaze missions...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 06, 42
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Sub attack near Davao at 80,93

Japanese Ships
xAK Azuchi Maru, Torpedo hits 1 [:(]
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Ayato Maru
xAK Anzan Maru #2
PB Saiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton



SS Triton launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Azuchi Maru
PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Saiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the freighter seems not to be impressed after being hit by a Mk-14 torp...

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Sub attack near Saishu To at 99,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Mitimei Maru
xAK Ume Maru
E Susuki

Allied Ships
SS Stingray



SS Stingray launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Mitimei Maru
Stingray diving deep ....
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

those were duds...

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ASW attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon is located by DD Kuretake
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and this another failed attempt by Kuretake... lol

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Submarine attack near Davao at 80,93

Japanese Ships
xAK Azuchi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton



xAK Azuchi Maru is sighted by SS Triton
SS Triton launches 4 torpedoes

4 torps, no explosion... not even an escort in this TF...

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Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 28
SC Ch 30

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



Captain of SS Seadragon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 30 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

good idea...

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Amphibious Assault at Noemfoor

TF 325 troops unloading over beach at Noemfoor, 86,110

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)



37mm Type 01 AT Gun lost overboard during unload of I/19th Nav Gd /2
10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of I/19th Nav Gd /2

another dot...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 76,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

and the impossible task for Navy fighters to escort Army bombers... people can´t be serious about this...

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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 85,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 76,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

where are the escorts? [:'(]

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Ground combat at Car Nicobar (44,62)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 264 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Car Nicobar !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
III/81st Nav Gd /44


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Ground combat at Great Nicobar (43,66)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 103 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Great Nicobar !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
III/81st Nav Gd /32