Australia Invaded!! NY59Giants (A) vs Olorin (J)

[ny59giants]

Oct 29, 30, 31 :
Not much happening.... [:(]

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
Sargo sinks an xAKL between Milne Bay and Rabaul
Haddock hits an xAK with 1 TT, but no sinking sounds north of Truk

Sub attack near Ponape at 123,111

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CL Natori
CL Nagara
DD Kawakaze
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 4 torpedoes at CA Furutaka

Tunny sinks a TK at Attu with 1 TT and 17 shell hits

CVs:
Akagi & Kaga are 6 SW of Amchitka

India/Burma: [>:][>:] Troops continue to march south. No opposition yet.

China:
Yenan - Up to 33 Sally hit the AF daily @ 1k & 6k

Hankow (2 hex to East) - Two Corp and HQ are in level 4 forts in Rough/Wood since beginning of war.
29th - Multiple ground attacks by 56 Sally & 12 Sonia
30th - Multiple ground attacks by 55 Sally & 12 Sonia

Ground combat at 87,50 (near Hankow)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23077 troops, 180 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 625

Defending force 12641 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 335

Japanese adjusted assault: 420

Allied adjusted defense: 859

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1122 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Nick continues to express frustration over his lack of progress here. [;)]

31st - Multiple ground attacks of 53 Sally and 3 Sonia

Kweilin -
29th - 27 Oscars sweep;
30th - 27 Oscars sweep;
31st - 27 Oscars sweep;

Kunming -
29th - 32 Tojo escort in 29 Sally = 6b, 4s, 33r;
30th - 32 Tojo escort in 18 Sally = 3b, 21r;

Wuchow -
29th - 29 Sally = 9b, 11s, 50r; 20 Sally = 2b, 5s, 9r;
30th - 25 Sally = 18b, 7s, 40r; 27 Sally = 7b, 3s, 1r;
31st - 25 Sally = 9b, 9s, 42r; 17 Sally = 7b, 3s, 9r;

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Maloelap -
29th - 15 P-38s sweep in and find 6(2) Rufe on CAP; 16 B-17s & 10 B-24s = 1b; 2s; 6r (light rain); 12 B-24s = 5b, 2s, 18r; 9 B-24s = 2b, 2s, 6r; 10 B-24s = 1s, 5r; 22 P-38s sweep;
30th - 5(3) Rufe are on CAP vs 18 P-38s (no contest [:D]); 26 B-17s = 3b, 1s, 12r; 30 B-24s = 2b, 2s, 14r;
31st - 18 P-38s sweep; 25 B-17s = 1b, 1s, 11r; 19 B-24s = 1b, 3s, 10r; 8 B-24s = 11r;

Mili -
29th - 12 B-25s = 51c;
31st - 17 P-39s sweep; 30 B-25s = 31c; 17 P-39s sweep;

Tarawa -
30th - 44(4) Zero with 20 Nell find a small CAP of 3(1) Kittyhawk, 4 P-38s, 1 P-40s, 2 F4Fs = 2r;

North Pacific:
Adak - F3

Amchitka -
29th - 14th Canadian Brigade is attacked by Akagi and Kaga along with LBA - 55 Zero, 50 Kate, & 34 Val = 23c;
30th -

Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12596 troops, 102 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 6464 troops, 157 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Japanese adjusted assault: 268

Allied adjusted defense: 502

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
607 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Division
Sasebo 5th SNLF
7th Base Force
23rd Special Base Force
5th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
14th Canadian Brigade
Rifles of Canada Battalion
177th Construction Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
28th Canadian AA Regiment

Notes:
Pearl - Forts reach 8.

Adak expands and I have moved my defensive line to the west in the Aleutians and got Nick to react over the last few weeks.

Gilberts continue to expand bases while troops ready for the assault into the Marshalls after warship upgrades complete.

[ny59giants]

Nov 1, 2, 3 :
New month and change in my writing style.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
I-169 is to east of Gilberts and misses my transports. I run into subs in this area and now have 2 ASW TF made up of SubChasers (SC) that 'try' to sink them with little success.
Sealion acts like a minesweeper at Port Blair, but should make it back to Colombo. I need to learn quicker that Nick likes to mine his major ports.

CVs:
Akagi and Kaga are no longer to west of Amchitka. Thus, all Japanese CV/CVL are MIA. Mine continue to finish up upgrades.

India/Burma: [>:][>:]
Mandalay is swept by the CW fighters (Hurricanes) and P-38s on 2nd. The 56 Tojo on CAP for the first wave quickly shrinks as more 16 plane air groups of Hurricanes and 25 plane groups of P-38s arrive (12 separate strikes). There is no CAP by 5th strike. Losses = 14 Tojo vs 4 Hurricanes and 0 P-38s per Combat Report. However, it is almost equal when you look them up afterwards. I cannot do this daily, yet. Ledo has C-47s transporting supply to China, but op losses keep them from getting to fill out to 25 planes each.

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily. What I have learned, but may be wrong, is troops in non-base hexes will not be retreated or destroyed till odds are equal to or greater than their fort levels. I have mine at level 4 forts. [:)] He has another failed attack (413J:916A).

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Precious supply being destroyed is the only vital consequence to me. Kweilin is swept by Oscars as I used this base before for my P-40s and P-38s.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Mili is hit by 2e bombers to destroy the static ground unit. Maloelap is swept by P-38s and then AF hit by 4e bombers (B-17s & B-24s). I've occasional run into CAP/LRCAP of Zero, Tojo, Nick, and Rufe. I usually come out ahead in the losses, but as Allied players know, you don't get many P-38s in '42. Considering the number of 500 lb bombs a B-24 carries and the still reduced number a B-17 carries (AF is still at 4 and needs to be 5 before full load), I'm still shocked how few hits I get while the Japanese do lots of damage to my Chinese AFs. Why?!? [&:][:(]

North Pacific:
Adak is steadily being built up (Port 4 reached) and reinforced without interference. Sagigik which is 3 east of Adak has construction engineers landing to build up this base to support Adak just in case he gets offensive mined in the months ahead.

Notes:
Lots of logistics to discuss in days ahead.

[ny59giants]

Nov 4, 5, 6 :
Late fall lull continues...

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
Stringray sinks a xAK between Milne Bay and Rabaul
S-23 and S-28 sink an xAKL and xAK at or near Amchitka. This area is a good place for the short legged S-boats to work in. S-28 sinks a PB in the afternoon phase.
Runner hits an xAK with one TT north of Truk. I have 4 Gato Class patrolling north of base.

CVs:
In hiding! [:D]

India/Burma: [>:][>:]
Troops move south steadily and no troops encountered yet. [&:]

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily. Most of his Chinese air power is focused here and leaves my other AF alone. Another attack against these two Corps fails (263J : 535A).

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 Oscars daily. Wuchow and Kukong have less than 100 supply at their bases, but the troops are 100% prepped and have forts 4 or better.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap swept by P-38s followed by B-17/B-24s. On the 5th, I've gotten lazy and stopped sweeping Mili to provide LRCAP over Air HQ unloading at Makin (don't want Ms Nell or Ms Betty to visit). Nick makes me pay as 12 Zero and 11 Nick LRCAP Mili and I lose 21 B-25s. A whole months worth of production (20 planes per month) lost. I've done this twice now. I hope I don't need a third lesson before I learn. [:D] Also on 5th, 5 Tojo cannot slow down my B-17/B-24s over Maloelap.

North Pacific:
SC TF that will become a BB TF leaves Dora Harbor for Amchitka (CA Minny, CL Boise & Nashville, 7 DDs).

Notes:
One more three day posting and I will be caught up.

[ny59giants]

Nov 7, 8, 9 :
Late fall lull continues for another three days.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
Searaven is hit once by 2 PBs at Sabang.

CVs:
Yorktown and Wasp have 6 days left to finish upgrades at San Fran. Enterprise and Saratoga will be done in 3 days at Pearl.

India/Burma: [>:][>:]
See the screenshot below.

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily.

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 Oscars daily.

Philippines:
Bacolod, Iloilo, Baybay are finally invaded by Nick. His small xAKLs will be busy afterwards to get out all those resources.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap swept by P-38s followed by B-17/B-24s. P-40s start to sweep Mili after my last fiasco here while I rotate 2e bombers in and out of Gilberts. Action heats up on 9th over Maloelap:

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 25000 feet

Losses are actually 21 for him and only 3 for Allies in A2A. I lose another 2 P-38s to op losses. Nick is not too happy about his fighters performance, especially his Tojo.

Two SeaBees are going from Nonouti to Ocean Island to speed up the AF expansion 0(0).

North Pacific:
Amchitka - On 9th, I mess up, but not to bad. [;)] I had changed my SC TF over to a BB TF (CA, 2 CL, 7 DD), but forgot to change it over to "Retirement Allowed" and she "Remains on Station" during daylight. Thankfully, his 16 Zeros escorting in 3 Kates only gets a bomb hit on CL Nashville [26-11(1)-6(2)-0] during the daylight. My BB TF does well afterwards - 836c, 28b, 25s, 75r. As a result, I move some 2e bombers from Dora Harbor and Kodiak to see if I can close the AF (of course subject to winter weather up here).

Notes:
Burma - Unlike GreyJoy, Nick did not forward deploy closer to the India/Burma border (he is playing same mod, but at faster pace). Why not is the question that puzzles me. It looks like I will be able to capture the eastern part as quickly as I can march troops.

[ny59giants]

Not to go over and high jack GreyJoy's AAR, here is some info on Allied construction capabilities in DBB Scenario 30.

I have 10 of these units as of mid-Nov '42. They have 85 engineers total (Engineers + Engineer Vehilces + USA Const Eng Sq).

[Crackaces]

Burma - Unlike GreyJoy, Nick did not forward deploy closer to the India/Burma border (he is playing same mod, but at faster pace). Why not is the question that puzzles me. It looks like I will be able to capture the eastern part as quickly as I can march troops

This can be exploited into a full fledged disaster. Once Allied armor is in the Irrawaddy Valley ... it is Katy Bar the Door .. All of Southeast Asia can be interdicted.

[ny59giants]

I have 9 of the Aviation Engineer Battalions. They have 57 Engineers total.

[ny59giants]

The Allies have 26 of the US Naval Construction Battalions (SeaBees). They have 75 Engineers total with 12 AV (but cannot reduce forts).

[ny59giants]

The Allies have 13 USN Special Construction Battalions. The have 51 Engineers total. The USN Spec Eng Sq also act like Naval Support, so these are great to go ashore with an invasion.

[ny59giants]

So, the Americans have 60 of these specialized construction units that allows quick building of any base regardless of what size it is. Can anybody say "island hopping" like MacArthur?

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

[Notes:
Burma - Unlike GreyJoy, Nick did not forward deploy closer to the India/Burma border (he is playing same mod, but at faster pace). Why not is the question that puzzles me. It looks like I will be able to capture the eastern part as quickly as I can march troops.

Imho, in this mod, the only winning strategy for Japan is to defend in the jungle, very forward, right on the borders. With stacking limits the allies will have quite an hard time to break your lines if you have time to dig in in the jungle.

If Nick doesn't do that, you should be able to penetrate in the jungle hexes and dictate the rithm of movements in Burma. Once you gets close to the plains...well, you know what happens next[;)]

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

So, the Americans have 60 of these specialized construction units that allows quick building of any base regardless of what size it is. Can anybody say "island hopping" like MacArthur?

[:(]...yes, i can confirm... in a couple of turns you can build an AF lvl 1 from scratch

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Nov 1, 2, 3 :
Marshalls - Mili is hit by 2e bombers to destroy the static ground unit. Maloelap is swept by P-38s and then AF hit by 4e bombers (B-17s & B-24s). I've occasional run into CAP/LRCAP of Zero, Tojo, Nick, and Rufe. I usually come out ahead in the losses, but as Allied players know, you don't get many P-38s in '42. Considering the number of 500 lb bombs a B-24 carries and the still reduced number a B-17 carries (AF is still at 4 and needs to be 5 before full load), I'm still shocked how few hits I get while the Japanese do lots of damage to my Chinese AFs. Why?!? [&:][:(]

The Japanese started the war in China in 1934 or 35. Their bomber pilots have been doing this for about six years! Also, the Chinese have virtually no AA and no fighter defence to make the bombers weave around during their attack. Besides, AFAIK the Japanese did not have pickle barrels for the allied bombardiers to aim at ...[;)]

[ny59giants]

Nov 10, 11, 12 :
Amchitka (Aleutians) and Marshalls are Allied points of concern still.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
None hit and my TT problems will continue for another few weeks.

CVs:
On 12th, enemy CVs spotted by PBYs out of Adak @ 148, 53 (10 west of Amchitka). I suspect it is CV Akagi and Kaga and 2 CVLs that were here before when 4th Division was unloaded at Amchitka.
Mine are finishing up upgrades.

India/Burma:
My troops continue to march south without opposition.

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily.

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 or 30 Oscars daily.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap is swept first by P-38s and then some B-17/B-24s hit the AF. At Mili, P-40s sweep daily. Makin AF to 4.

North Pacific:
Amchitka - Canadian Hurricanes and P-40s escort in B-18s and A-29s to hit the AF daily.

Sagigik goes to Port 1.

Notes:
The game overall is in a wait and see phase.

[ny59giants]

Nov 13, 14, 15 :
LRCAP and weather.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
Grampus is hit once off Townsville by four SCs. She will limp back to Aukland.
Gurnard and Herring each sink a PB within the Marshalls. [&o]

CVs:
His CV/CVLs (132 F, 83 B, 3 Aux) stay within one hex of Attu throughout. Nick whines that they fail to LRCAP his warships and transport at Amchitka. Weather is mainly Blizzard, so that may be a deciding factor on why they didn't fly (distance is 5 to 7 hexes, depending on the day).

India/Burma:
My troops continue to march south without opposition.

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily.

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 or 30 Oscars daily.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap is swept first by P-38s and then some B-24s hit the AF as B-17s now shift over to hitting the troops due to Abemama getting her AF to 5 allowing the B-17s there to carry full bomb loads. At Mili, P-40s sweep daily and A-20s hit the troops.

North Pacific:
Amchitka -
13th -

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kagero
CL Agano, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Kiso

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 3
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Satsuki
xAK Ryuzin Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ryuzin Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Agano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 11
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
CL Kiso
CL Agano, on fire
PB Banshu Maru #18, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
CA Suzuya, heavy fires

Japanese ground losses:
1556 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 35 (20 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shikano Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Agano
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Suzuya
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Banshu Maru #18

Lots of casualties inflicted as I think he is bring in more troops. The 4th Division was not able to destroy my Canadians, who are now behind level 4 forts in a swamp hex. [:)]

14th - No ships are spotted, so in the afternoon the port is hit with very few hits. I was looking for disbanded damaged ships. [;)]

15th -

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 8
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Panama Maru
xAK Senko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Nosiro Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Keihuku Maru


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
TBF-1 Avenger x 12

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Satsuki
xAK Imizu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Senko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
E Saga

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Senko Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shanghai Maru

Sagigik goes to AF 1.

Notes:
The Aleutians continue to be an active side show. It will help as the next series of invasions will take place in early December in the Marshalls. I think he has 2 CVs (Akagi & Kaga) and 2 CVLs operating up here. He is reinforcing Amchitka and I hope I can get some force to the west of the base to cut it off (there is a dot base still mine between Amchitka and Attu).

CV Wasp and Yorktown will finish up their upgrade tomorrow and leave San Fran for Pearl. He is now very cautious with his CVs. I know if I was playing John 3rd, Adak would be hit by CVs and BB TFs. [;)]

Prepping for bases in South Pacific continue (Luganville, Efate, and Ndeni).

Suva and Nadi are nearing the red in supply, but 200k is less than 10 days away.

[ny59giants]

Nov 16, 17, 18 :
Burma and Amchitka.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
S-28 does not allow a damaged CL Kiso to escape from the Aleutians. On patrol due west of Amchitka, she hits hit with 2 TTs and then gets another 2 TTs hits to sink her. [8D]
S-38 sinks a PB at Kwajalein.

CVs:
CV Yorktown and Wasp along with 3 CVEs leave San Fran for Pearl. CV Akagi, Kaga, and CVE Taiyo leave Aleutians after a LRCAP trap works, finally.

India/Burma:
My troops continue to march south.
1 West of Katha - Three groups of 16 each Hurricane sweep. I find just the 55th Cav Rgt present. The Cav unit is easily pushed back towards Mandalay by an Indian Division and Brigade. Nick comments that it was smart for him not to defend up north. I hope he learns that was not true. [;)]

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily.

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 or 30 Oscars daily.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap continues to be swept by P-38s and then B-17s come in to hit the troops while B-24s hit the AF. I lose 2 P-38s vs 11 Zero and Nick on LRCAP over two days.
Mili - 25 P-40s or P-39s sweep to allow the A-20s to hit the troops. The single LCU is showing up as barely existing (100 troops, 8 guns).

North Pacific:
Amchitka -
16th -

Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
A6M3a Zero x 30
A6M5 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru
AK Nosiro Maru, on fire

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Hurricane XIIb sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (30 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(30 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
30 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
A6M3a Zero x 30
A6M5 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
TBF-1 Avenger x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 3 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Imizu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Keihuku Maru
AK Panama Maru

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
30 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 13310.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 109 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Imizu Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
A6M3a Zero x 16
A6M5 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru
AK Panama Maru

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 132 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 291 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3a Zero x 11
A6M5 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Keihuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 82 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Amchitka Island , at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3a Zero x 19
A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
SBD-3 Dauntless x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (19 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3a Zero x 12
A6M5 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
TBF-1 Avenger x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Minazuki

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
Taiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers

My losses were higher than I wanted, but I did draw his attention to this area. The question will be doe he keep these three CV/CVEs up in the North Pacific?? I hope to have them here long enough for me to get ashore in the Marshalls.

Notes:
Screenshot shows air losses for 16th.

[ny59giants]

Nov 19, 20, 21 :
Burma re-invasions continues along with prep for the invasion of the Marshalls.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
Attu sees S-23 get a TT hit on an AK unloading troops. On the next day, S-18 hits another AK unloading. Then, S-23 comes back in and get another TT hit on another AK. Three days = 3 TT hits, not bad!!
I-22 misses the big resupply TF north of Vava'u headed for Suva with over 100k.

CVs:
6 American CVs along with CV Illustrious & CVL Hermes are at Pearl along with 4 CVEs. 2 American CV per TF with a CLAA, 3 CAs, & 8 DDs. The Brits go together. The 4 CVEs are in a 5th CV TF. They will be headed for Gilberts in a few days to support operations.

India/Burma:
The march through the jungle continues.

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted by over 30 Sallys. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily.

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 or 30 Oscars daily.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap continues to be swept by P-38s and then B-17s hit the troops while B-24s hit the AF. At Mili, the last troops are destroyed by A-20s while P-39s sweep to avoid a CAP trap. [:)]

North Pacific:
Amchitka - A quite few days as I recover from the CAP/LRCAP trap.

Engineering: - Adak = AF 5; Pearl = Forts 9; Tarawa = Forts 4; Akyab = AF 5; Ocean Island = AF 1; Sagigik = AF 2; Abemama = Port 2;

Notes:
Mili Invasion TF leaves Pearl. Since the base is now empty, the 2 Tank will unload at Tabiteuea. The three New Mexico Class BBs are in bedded. The Nauru Island TF will leave on the 22nd. The Marshalls will be heating up throughout December.

[ny59giants]

Nov 22, 23, 24 :
Allied war machine cranks up!!

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft;

Subs:
RO-33 is hit once by the BB TF at Amchitka. RO-66 is unable to get a shot at this retreating TF between Amchitka and Adak.

CVs:
All Allied CV/CVL/CVE leave Pearl for the Gilberts and then Marshalls.

India/Burma:
The march through the jungle continues. An empty Warazup falls to a Chinese Corp. 3 groups of 16 Hurricanes sweep over the 55th Cav Rgt in clear terrain above Shwebo. 80 Blenheim inflict 401 casualties. A final strike of 32 B-25s destroy the last 25 troops. The 55th Cav is no more!! [:D]

China:
North - Yenan is still targeted by over 30 Sallys. The two corps to east of Hankow are attacked from air daily. On the 24th, a deliberate attack barely gets 1:1 odds. I was facing two divisions, two tanks, and three regiments.

South - Wuchow, Kunming, Kukong have their AF attacked. Kweilin is swept by 27 or 30 Oscars daily.

Australia: [>:][>:]

South Pacific: [>:][>:]

Central Pacific: -
Marshalls - Maloelap continues to be swept by P-38s and then B-17s hit the troops while B-24s hit the AF. Well, that is the plan. But on the 23rd, 11 Tojo and 11 Nick face 19 B-17s. I lose 3 bombers for 1 Tojo. Finally, 22(0) P-38Fs sweep in to find 3(1) Tojo and 9(3) Nick on LRCAP. There is still some LRCAP on 24th as 15(5) A6M2 Zero, 5(0) Tojo, 7(1) Nick vs 20(1) P-38F Lightning.

North Pacific:
Amchitka - With only light clouds overhead, the 16(1) P-40Ks sweep in to find 27(5) A6M3a Zero on CAP. The second wave of 6 P-40Ks destroy 2 more of the 6 A6M3a Zero. The day goes to the Warhawks!! [&o]
23rd -

Night Naval bombardment of Amchitka Island at 158,52

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 13 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Capetown
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
CL Perth
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Caldwell
DD Woodworth
DD Farenholt

Japanese ground losses:
741 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 87
Port hits 1

P-40Ks then find the skies empty on the 23rd.

Engineering: - None

Notes:
Nauru Island invasion TF leaves Pearl.

2x supply at a base - I let Tarawa fall below the magic level and thus my P-38s don't have drop tanks. [:@][:(] Needless to say, my small xAKLs are loading supply at Tabiteuea to remedy this oversight.

The Allies have 6 fast (28 knot BBs) available. The South Dakota and Prince of Wales are going with the first wave of invasions (Mili and Nauru). Indiana is almost to Pearl from Panama as the newest addition. North Carolina, Washington, and Repulse will arrive in three days. These four will have a quick repair cycle and then head for Gilberts for the second series of invasions (Maloelap and Wotje). These four bases should be captured in December, I hope.

Marshalls info - There is just Mili and a small dot base SE of Kwajalien that can be built to level 5 AF to support 4e bombers fully. That is why the Gilberts are so important (especially for Japan to fortify).

48 B-17F and 48 B-24s leave Pearl for Gilberts. Time to bring in some more punch. [:D]

[Crackaces]

India/Burma:
The march through the jungle continues. An empty Warazup falls to a Chinese Corp. 3 groups of 16 Hurricanes sweep over the 55th Cav Rgt in clear terrain above Shwebo. 80 Blenheim inflict 401 casualties. A final strike of 32 B-25s destroy the last 25 troops. The 55th Cav is no more!!

Rah Roh! As I have written before and as you already know . Warazup is the first step toward establsihing a north Burma toehold that cannot be dislodged ..If the IJA do not get serious and quick this will become a disaster in short order .. I like forming the 1 AUS Corps to jump off at Kaylemyo about this point in time to start the threat and cutoff theIJA forces reacting north .. I am suspecting that the Southern right cross with something is soon to follow .. [8D

Marshalls info - There is just Mili and a small dot base SE of Kwajalien that can be built to level 5 AF to support 4e bombers fully. That is why the Gilberts are so important (especially for Japan to fortify).
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I sooooo agree with this statement .. and why I believe the Marshalls are a much more lucritive thrust than the Solomons .. the threat moves toward neutralizing Truk .. and sets up a Carolines or Maranas thrust ..

[ny59giants]

I agree with Mr CrackAce, Burma is too lightly defended.

On the 26th, an empty Myitkyina fell. Recon flights show the dot base (Bhamo) to the SW between here and Lashio is empty. [&:] I have left Lashio un-recon to not give him ideas yet, but troops have started prepping for here. Mandalay has only 14k troops which is not enough. I have only three American divisions that need PP, so most of early '43 will go to freeing up more Indian troops.