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RE: Ambush at Prot Moresby
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:24 pm
by Andy Mac
I have a thick skin so no worries.
PP's are going to be my achilles heel.
I will not commit units over the border into Burma without paying PP's its about the only HR we have in this game.
So far all my PP's have been spent on US units now that needs to switch to allow me to assemble the force for the Indian attack.
Some of the forces are already in another unrestricted HQ but some will need to be bought out and I will need all my Corps HQ's
The offensive is tentatvely planned for 1st October 1942 so I still have time to force PZB to commit to Australia.
I would not be at all surprised if he envelopes me - in fact if I was him I woul go for NZ now on the assumption I have pulled all the forces out of there to support Australia.
I wonder if I could set a trap for him.
If I make it obvious that I have committed NZ LCU's to Australia it may encourage an attack on NZ where I could be ready for him far from help.
I need to think it through but that could be nasty
RE: Ambush at Prot Moresby
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:57 pm
by khyberbill
Andy, great AAR. I have not been able to read all the posts and thus may have missed some things, but do have 1 question. Are you bombing the piss out of him in Oz? Your bombers should shred his armor in all those open spaces. Even the Wirraways might be effective (but I doubt it), but you do have some Hudsons that should have an effect. You also get some B26s that I used in Oz and had good success against troops caught out in the open in move or strat mode. I get tired of worrying about where KB, subs and the surface raiders are lurking and send the B26s etc to Capetown and then ship to Perth.
Finally, please dont underestimate the speed which his armor can advance. I have been outflanked trying to get cute with with a fighting withdrawal. I'd pull back to where your divisions are and wait for him. Keep in mind that the brewers at Fosters are counting on you!
RE: Ambush at Prot Moresby
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:20 pm
by Andy Mac
No I am short of Av support forward as I am saving some of my base forces to build up the rear lines.
Also I have a lot of Sqns training in the rear so the short answer is no.
I am already contracting back slowly and steadily.
RE: Ambush at Prot Moresby
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:22 pm
by Andy Mac
My B17's are rotaing in and out and hitting units in the open.
My Wirraways and other forces are sitting back and training for now
RE: Ambush at Prot Moresby
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:28 pm
by Andy Mac
A lot of armour in the centre.....
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 42
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ASW attack near Balabac at 71,82
Japanese Ships
xAK Taiko Maru
PB Heimei Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXIV
SS KXIV is sighted by escort
PB Heimei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heimei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heimei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heimei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heimei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on 94th Chinese Corps, at 83,52
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 82,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 49th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 5th Recon Regiment, at 86,147 (Winton)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Hughenden , at 88,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 13
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-400 Airacobra sweeping at 29000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Recce Battalion, at 76,138
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 75,137
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
Defending force 2194 troops, 91 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
Japanese adjusted assault: 17
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Recon Regiment
Defending units:
2nd RAN Base Force
NW Australia Base Force
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Ground combat at Tennant Creek (76,137)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 960 troops, 21 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 315
Defending force 112 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Japanese adjusted assault: 42
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units pursuing 1
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
26th Recon Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
2nd Raiding Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
Yokosuka Assault SNLF
46th Const Co
1st RF Gun Bn /1
Defending units:
2/2nd Ind Coy
RE: Ambush at Prot Moresby
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:46 pm
by Andy Mac
Lost most of yesterday getting rid of a poxy virus grrrrr
Quiet turn apart from para landing cutting off Alice Spring
Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:34 pm
by Andy Mac
Today was a good day
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 30, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Palmyra - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
PB Takunan Maru #5
PB Shonon Maru #15
CL Tenryu firing at Palmyra (Det.) Defense Battalion
PB Takunan Maru #5 firing at enemy guns
PB Shonon Maru #15 firing at enemy guns
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Amphibious Assault at Palmyra
TF 36 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 170,133
Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 31st Infantry Rgt /3
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 31st Infantry Rgt /4
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Invasion Support action off Palmyra
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
xAK Toho Maru, Shell hits 2
CL Tenryu
PB Takunan Maru #5
PB Shonon Maru #15
5in CD Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAK Toho Maru at 12,000 yards
CL Tenryu fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards
PB Takunan Maru #5 firing at enemy guns
PB Shonon Maru #15 firing at enemy guns
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ASW attack near Kochi at 106,62
Japanese Ships
xAKL Naruo Maru
xAKL Hiyori Maru
PB Kyo Maru #8
Allied Ships
SS Saury
SS Saury is sighted by escort
Saury diving deep ....
PB Kyo Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
SS Saury eludes PB Kyo Maru #8 by diving deep
PB Kyo Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palmyra at 170,133, Range 16,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4, on fire
DMS W-16, Shell hits 1, on fire
CM Kamome, Shell hits 3
CM Takashima, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PB Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PB Takunan Maru #5, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Hague Maru, Shell hits 2
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Ohio Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Yamahuzi Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Sinno Maru
xAK Saiho Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Toho Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ryusei Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
xAK Tensyo Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mansyu Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Taihei Maru
Allied Ships
DD Meredith, Shell hits 1
DD Grayson
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 16,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
DD Grayson engages PB Takunan Maru #5 at 16,000 yards
PB Takunan Maru #5 sunk by DD Grayson at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 13,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 13,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Sinno Maru at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 10,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 10,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Ohio Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Grayson engages CL Tenryu at 8,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages PB Shonon Maru #15 at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Ryusei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Toho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Hague Maru at 7,000 yards
CM Takashima screened from combat
DD Grayson engages CL Tenryu at 7,000 yards
PB Shonon Maru #15 sunk by DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Shozan Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Tensyo Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Ryusei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Toho Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Kamome at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages CM Takashima at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Kamome at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Havre Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Kamome at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Taihei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Mansyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Toho Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Saiho Maru at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Hague Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 6,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Saiho Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Yamahuzi Maru at 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Ryusei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Havre Maru at 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Saiho Maru at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 6,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Shozan Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Saiho Maru at 6,000 yards
Jones J. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 4,000 yards
DD Meredith engages CM Takashima at 4,000 yards
DD Grayson engages DMS W-16 at 4,000 yards
DD Meredith engages xAK Havre Maru at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 7,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 7,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Toho Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Tensyo Maru at 13,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 13,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Havre Maru at 13,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Hague Maru at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Grayson at 17,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages DD Meredith at 17,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Toho Maru at 17,000 yards
DD Grayson engages xAK Ohio Maru at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 83,52
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on 2/9th Armoured Regiment, at 87,148
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 30th Australian Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 81,56
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 87,148
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 170,133
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 14
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-1 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Taihei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Hague Maru, on fire
xAK Havre Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on 5th Recon Regiment, at 87,148
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 4
B-17E Fortress x 1
B-25B Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Washington Island at 171,135
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
D3A1 Val x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Meredith, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Grayson
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 170,133
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-1 Dauntless: 3 destroyed
CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Australian Brigade, at 74,143 (Alice Springs)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G4M1 Betty x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 14000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 75,139
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 205
Defending force 632 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 35
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Units pursuing 1
Allied ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
20th Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
Defending units:
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
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Ground combat at 86,42
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35696 troops, 316 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342
Defending force 10078 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 227
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
32nd Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th/C Division
6th Mongol Cavalry Division
13th Tank Regiment
59th Infantry Brigade
41st/A Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
8th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Palmyra (170,133)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 298 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Defending force 3594 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
Palmyra USN CPNAB
Palmyra (Det.) Defense Battalion
Defending units:
31st Infantry Rgt /1
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Ground combat at Palmyra (170,133)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3594 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125
Defending force 685 troops, 12 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 32
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
594 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Rgt /1
Defending units:
Palmyra USN CPNAB
Palmyra (Det.) Defense Battalion
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:07 pm
by Andy Mac
p.s. its time for the bugout boogy.
My rearguard is ordered back from Townsville
I hate giving up without a fight but its to big a risk better to pull back and consolidate a little
My Divs are slowly upgrading the decent squads and more US troops are arriving and my pilots are getting stronger so give it time
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:58 pm
by Andy Mac
Basing the fleet at Hobart in the vain hope that my Australian Industry will not suck up all the fuel - anyone else encountering this issue or is it just my bad management
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:01 pm
by Andy Mac
SS I-20
Allied Ships
xAK Annalock, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Annalock is sighted by SS I-20
SS I-20 launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Annalock
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Morning Air attack on 31st Chinese Corps, at 72,55 (Nanning)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 83,52
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet *
16 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 87,148
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 81,56
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 3rd New Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 21st Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 31st Chinese Corps, at 72,55 (Nanning)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 64th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 31st Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 83,52
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 5th Recon Regiment, at 87,148
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 6
B-25B Mitchell x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 4th Tank Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Washington Island at 170,135
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
D3A1 Val x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 10 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Conyngham, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Perkins
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Conyngham
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Washington Island at 170,135
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
D3A1 Val x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 1
DD Conyngham, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Conyngham
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Australian Brigade, at 74,143 (Alice Springs)
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G4M1 Betty x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 14000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 86,42
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 36419 troops, 316 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 1350
Defending force 10087 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 227
Japanese adjusted assault: 817
Allied adjusted defense: 160
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
657 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
5157 casualties reported
Squads: 193 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
32nd Division
6th Mongol Cavalry Division
59th Infantry Brigade
110th/C Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
41st/A Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
27th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
8th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Palmyra (170,133)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 288 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Defending force 3143 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
Palmyra USN CPNAB
Palmyra (Det.) Defense Battalion
Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:04 pm
by bbbf
Same here, can never get enough fuel into the Australian mainland to use it as a major base for seaborne operations.
It's probably something that needs looking at - I don't think the entire Allied tanker fleet was tied up supplying Australia's industrial base.
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:21 pm
by Andy Mac
And yet my fuel requirement is only 1500 per day so something else must be causing it
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:39 am
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: Andy Mac
Basing the fleet at Hobart in the vain hope that my Australian Industry will not suck up all the fuel - anyone else encountering this issue or is it just my bad management
guess everyone is encountering this issue. I´m moving in fuel from all sides and it´s dry, completely dry. Haven´t lost halve a dozen TK (we´re in 6/42 now) and am also using over a hundred big AKs that also have tanks to carry fuel as cargo. Doesn´t help, most is sucked up by the industry, most of the rest by the merchant marine. Have sent out my carriers perhaps one or two times (in months) and never further than around Milne Bay (coming from Brisbane or Sydney). Like I´ve said, fuel stores in Australia are all dry. My opponent will be pleased I guess.
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:52 am
by khyberbill
Basing the fleet at Hobart in the vain hope that my Australian Industry will not suck up all the fuel - anyone else encountering this issue or is it just my bad management
I am up to 8/43 in one PBEM and have been using Hobart to receive fuel from West Coast since 6/42 with replenishment TF's where needed (Perth/Sydney).
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:28 pm
by Central Blue
ORIGINAL: Andy Mac
Basing the fleet at Hobart in the vain hope that my Australian Industry will not suck up all the fuel - anyone else encountering this issue or is it just my bad management
It is difficult to plan ongoing early-war operations for your carriers out of Oz if you have managed to keep them all with their sufficient escorts. The design is too close to real life to allow for extravagant operations from OZ in the early war unless the allied player puts all his tankers into it, thereby neglecting the build up other important spokes and hubs. If the game really is All About Darwin, maybe this is the best thing to do anyway.
If you are having problems just supplying surface groups made up of the mixed bag of survivors from DEI and Philippines, plus ANZAC, then you probably do need to examine your plan.
Hobart sounds like a good hub, but I don't think you should give up the effort to glut OZ. Auckland has less of thirst and can also be built up nicely. Once I get to operations from Townsville I am supplying it from Auckland.
it just takes a while to sate the appetite, and then glut every little base that demands its own stock of fuel. And even then I find that I need to have a few tankers in coast-wise trade to build up and maintain operational stocks at Sydney and Melbourne from what is delivered to Perth and Adelaide.
Overland transport won't cut it. There are lots of tankers for this so I don't worry about whether the land transport net is WAD until such time as I have to manage the individual cars and engines. From looking at OZ just now, I am contemplating the use of my small coast-wise tankers to fill up some of the little ports that are crying for their cut of fuel.
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:13 am
by erstad
For what it's worth, I'm in 6/42 in PBEM and have around 500K fuel in Oz.
Granted, I haven't supported a lot of fleet ops out of there.
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:10 am
by Central Blue
ORIGINAL: erstad
For what it's worth, I'm in 6/42 in PBEM and have around 500K fuel in Oz.
Granted, I haven't supported a lot of fleet ops out of there.
That sounds about right. Once you start running real big ops out of there it won't be fat again till you are moving out of the area. But you should have plenty of fuel by the time you have the ground, sea, and air assets to launch legitimate offensive operations rather than the spoiling variety.
I would not be inclined to blame the dev's if it were otherwise.
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:27 am
by khyberbill
For what it's worth, I'm in 6/42 in PBEM and have around 500K fuel in Oz.
Granted, I haven't supported a lot of fleet ops out of there.
Industry appears to consume about 60k of fuel a month in OZ.
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:59 pm
by Andy Mac
We shall see maybe it is mismanagement.
I have pulled back towards Rockhampton - I am in no great rush to have a fight to far forward
None of my armour is taking on replacements so until I can get them up to strength after the patch I am now willing to commit.
I want him to try and kick me out of Rockhampton.
In the meantime I am going to strengthen my punch at Fiji and New Zealand.
Andy
RE: Muhahahahah !!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:01 pm
by Andy Mac
Taking the long view PZB invading Australia is a priceless advantage my retricted LCU's can now tie down his unrestricted ones leaving my available LCU's ready for the end run.
I am assembling a large force in India and will have a substantial force marshalling in NZ and Fiji ready to attack forward at the first opportunity.