Gensui jdsrae (J) vs SolInvictus (A). IJ War Council room

ITAKLinus · Post by **ITAKLinus** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:51 pm

How have you been able to get more than 4000 out of Manchiuria in just 3 months?

Don't you have pp rules?

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 5:08 pm

ORIGINAL: ITAKLinus

How have you been able to get more than 4000 out of Manchiuria in just 3 months?

Don't you have pp rules?

No PP rules. No house rules at all in this game.

ITAKLinus · Post by **ITAKLinus** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 5:38 pm

My bad I thought for some unknown reason PP rules were on. I'm so used to them that I never think in different terms. Thanks for the reply!

rustysi · Post by **rustysi** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:40 pm

ORIGINAL: Hanzberger

I thought expanding and repairing of industry for Japan was a player No No.

This is what most say. I'm different. I maintain that in certain areas it could be done in moderation.

To me the payback is in fuel, as its more efficient to ship supplies than resources. Taiwan for instance is one such area.

rustysi · Post by **rustysi** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:56 pm

There is a misunderstanding maybe: are we talking about the supply level in Tokio or the supply level for Japan as a whole?

With 500k as a whole I think I'd have to stop operating in maximum a couple of turns.

I’m not sure exactly how much supply I have in Japan (excluding Hokkaido) as I don’t use tracker. I’d have to manually add the supply to find out and I’m not doing that!

As I imagine we all know Empire wide supply levels may be found in the 'Intelligence Screen'.

In my current game I've had it down to 1.7M, which I found too low to sustain my ongoing field ops. Hey, its against the AI and I wanted to find the 'bottom'. I have played with it down to about 1.85M before and found it 'challenging' to maintain ops, but doable. I'm currently in 7/43 and supply Empire wide is >4M and rising.

rustysi · Post by **rustysi** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:07 pm

Manchukuo: garrison is at 8100/8000. 14th/B Div is next to move forward once it gets to about 8200/8000

Careful here Jamie. That's too close to the minimum. I've seen fluctuations here of over 100 AV on a normal bases. There's even at least one ground that I've seen withdraw in mid-43 of 140 AV. You don't want to activate the Soviets do you? I recommend you leave at lest 8500 to cover such occurrences. For me its no chances in this aspect of the game.

BTW reinforcements in the area are few and far between. In addition to that they tend to have small AV's.

ITAKLinus · Post by **ITAKLinus** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:15 pm

I disagree with the general supply level.

Due to my stupidity, in my last pbem as Japan I made a mess with game files. Result: got many hundred thousands HI less than supposed to be and few supplies. I reached little bit more than 1M (something like 1.1M) and I was still able to sustain major operations.

I have done huge fights in China to break Chinese defensive system in changsha area and reach chungking. Many fights well over SL and over 500 2E in daily bombing runs.
On top of that I am in the process of conquering Australia. At the lowest peak I begun Sidney siege.

I found that, even at that level, I could still run operations with no major constraints.
You need to know pretty well Japanese economy functioning and logistics to stretch that much your economy. Now I solved my industrial problem (my advice: NEVER MESS WITH FILES ahahah) and I'm consistently having a surplus of +8k daily.

I strongly advice against stretching the economy that much, though. You really need to have everything under perfect control to work so tight. I don't use the tracker at all so I don't know whether it might help is these situations.

Problem with supplies in 42 is never ever "how many they are", rather than "where they are". Later in the game stock level plays an important role and so the overall numbers are at least as important as supplies distribution.

On industrial expansion.

A part from engines and planes, I generally do expand:
- NavShipyards to reach 1.400 points
- HI in Singapore, Java, HK and Shanghai
- Vehicles to, at least, 150
- RepairShipyard in Singapore and eventually also Soerabaja. For Singapore, massively.

It's extremely dependent on the game I am playing though. I went as far as 350 vehicles for example or 1.700 NavShipyard points. Both have been very wild matches.

HI in the said locations and vehicles to 150 are the only ones I always advice to do.

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:52 pm

ORIGINAL: rustysi

Manchukuo: garrison is at 8100/8000. 14th/B Div is next to move forward once it gets to about 8200/8000

Careful here Jamie. That's too close to the minimum. I've seen fluctuations here of over 100 AV on a normal bases. There's even at least one ground that I've seen withdraw in mid-43 of 140 AV. You don't want to activate the Soviets do you? I recommend you leave at lest 8500 to cover such occurrences. For me its no chances in this aspect of the game.

BTW reinforcements in the area are few and far between. In addition to that they tend to have small AV's.

That’s a fair point, there are a few units that withdraw so I will check dates and AV, but total Manch garrison AV is still rising slowly as some starting squad disablements are still repairing.
As these AV moves can be planned for I am comfortable keeping it just above 8k as every bit extra I can get into China helps.
I do not want the Soviets to activate early though, so will be keeping my merchant ships well out of Soviet waters!

RADM.Yamaguchi · Post by **RADM.Yamaguchi** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:06 pm

Have you used all those units in China or have you moved some elsewhere?

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Thu Dec 05, 2019 11:53 pm

ORIGINAL: RADM.Yamaguchi

Have you used all those units in China or have you moved some elsewhere?

All Manch units to China so far.
PP are being used to buy Divs out of Japan as they can’t walk anywhere.

PaxMondo · Post by **PaxMondo** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:32 am

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

That would be new to me. And to Alfred too https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.a ... 38&mpage=1

and this is where Alfred is once again wrong. Not sure why everyone thinks he would know all and everything. In my ongoing PBEM vs Mundy Kates from KB attacked from a range of 9 hexes in early 42. And I have seen enough AAR where the IJ player tried to stay 10 hexes from the enemy to fly strikes with Graces from that range. I've done the same. Never heard or seen evidence of CV strikes of 10+ hexes.
That was written quite some time ago … Alfred is looking into it to see when/if there was an update.

Like you, I am sure I have had launches at 9 hex and maybe 10 as well. Nothing beyond 10 though. I also recall a thread about it where it was all clarified. Hopefully Alfred will find it.

Well, Alfred came through (as usual) and found the reference:
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.a ... er%2Crange?

He also cautioned that there is more than a little ambiguity hidden within the response. I take that to mean there is a lot of dev discussion on this and the word "random" means VERY much that.

It would explain why I have only seen this a very few times, and that planning on it should be taken with the expectation that a no launch is a successful outcome.

PaxMondo · Post by **PaxMondo** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:35 am

Should also note LoBaron's comment that 11 hex can't happen. He was very thorough testing this in a sandbox. He definitely got 10 hex strikes with IJ.

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:55 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 22, 42
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TF 223 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115)
AMc Tama Maru #3
5 mines cleared
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TF 253 encounters mine field at Darwin (76,124)
Allied Ships
AM Ipswich
8 mines cleared
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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
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Amphibious Assault at Finschhafen (100,126)
17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of III/81st Nav Gd
8 Aviation Support troops lost in surf during unload of 11th JNAF AF Unit /2
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of I/81st Nav Gd
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of II/81st Nav Gd
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130.
The air war is going to start heating up over PNG as I concentrate the IJN 23rd Air Flotilla there.
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 24
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 17 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000.
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Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft – a couple of fresh RAF Hurricane Sqns arrive in Burma. I’m going to bring more Oscars in to regain a numbers advantage and air superiority.
Hurricane IIa Trop x 16
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 10 scrambling)
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 11 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
H6K4 Mavis x 3 – this was a very long range strike from Roi-Namur
H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged
3 x H6K4 Mavis bombing from 6000 feet
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
Allied Ships
DD Sims
CAP engaged: Lots of interesting information here, especially my first confirmed sighting of USN carrier aircraft. 20k foot patrol altitude is handy to know for future CV vs CV combat.
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed – I need to do better than 1:1 and 2:1 losses. More Oscars needed and I can’t sweep every day or it will over-fatigue my fighter pilots.
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 11
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
Hurricane IIa Trop: 3 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 8 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 69,48 (Kunming) – I am fighting hard to try and protect the Kunming airfield from being damaged further. It is being repaired slowly by Raiding Regt parachute engineer squads. I need to open the runway to fly in more infantry, engineers and aviation support before moving in locally based fighters. This will take a week or so, not sure if the allies will give me enough time to reinforce the garrison.
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
10 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
2 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
CAP engaged: LRCAP is flying from Hanoi.
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 3000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
G3M2 Nell x 15
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
A6M2 Zero x 8
75A-7 Hawk x 5
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
H6K4 Mavis x 4 – I held my breath for this one, but no planes were lost.
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
Allied Ships
BB Arizona – My first siting of a USN Pacific Fleet capital warship. Very interesting to see a BB and the CVs so far forward. I am assuming that Wake Island is being reinforced, so with a stacking limit of 6000 troops I don’t think I can capture Wake Island cheaply now. After PNG is secured I might plan a Division level assault, but that will need a deliberate KB fighting patrol to clear the surrounding area of the USN first. This operation is on the shortlist for mid-1942.
3 x H6K4 Mavis bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x H6K4 Mavis bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Pre-Invasion action off Makassar (65,106)
Amphibious Assault at Makassar (65,106)
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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)
Japanese Shock attack – only shock by the Tank Regts, deliberate attacks in support by the infantry and all artillery bombarding.
Attacking force 61099 troops, 703 guns, 1237 vehicles, Assault Value = 2436
Defending force 46017 troops, 263 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 972
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 1620
Allied adjusted defense: 565
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) 2.88:1. 3:1 would have captured the city…
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 – lesson learnt here for future big city sieges is that IJA Tanks are quite brittle. I won’t be shock attacking with Tanks until forts are 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
971 casualties reported – not many destroyed, but the Tank casualties are not good.
Squads: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 89 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 262 (33 destroyed, 229 disabled) – most damage was done to the 12th Tank Regt so it will move back into Reserve then Rest mode once the city is captured to recover.
Allied ground losses: One more deliberate attack and Sian will be captured.
5521 casualties reported
Squads: 353 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 222 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 51 (30 destroyed, 21 disabled)
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Hengyang) – closing in on the big assault river crossing
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 42825 troops, 495 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 1202
Defending force 5994 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84
Japanese adjusted assault: 943
Allied adjusted defense: 57
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2836 casualties reported
Squads: 159 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (37 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Assaulting units:
23rd Army
19th Division
20th Division
51st Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
21st Mortar Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
7th War Area
12th Group Army
63rd Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3305 troops, 301 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 2760
Defending force 64805 troops, 329 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1895
Assaulting units:
11th Army
Defending units:
9th War Area
27th Group Army
29th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2632 troops, 107 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 1439
Defending force 46161 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1445
Assaulting units:
North China Area Army – is moving out of this hex SE then to Sian
1st Army
Defending units:
7th Group Army
14th Group Army
15th Group Army
39th Group Army
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Ground combat at 50,101 (near Tjilatjap)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12820 troops, 113 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 453
Defending force 2778 troops, 73 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 75
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
1078 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 27 (9 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (11 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Assaulting units:
4th Division – will follow up immediately.
6th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Bandoeng Base Force
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Ground combat at Cape Gloucester (101,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cape Gloucester !!!
Assaulting units:
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1050 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Defending force 3342 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 128
Assaulting units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force
Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
3rd JNAF Coy
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Ground combat at 43,72 (near Sabang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4541 troops, 41 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 159
Defending force 1161 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Allied ground losses:
441 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units retreated 4
Assaulting units:
5th/B Division
Defending units:
Korps Marechausee Battalion
2nd Garrison Battalion
Sabang Garrison Battalion
Sabang Base Force

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 22, 42
Nadzab is occupied by the Japanese
Repairs completed on DD Mikazuki at Singapore, ship returned to service – old DDs now have ASW capability so my CL task forces will soon be returning to front line duty. I am mainly using them in the Fast Transport role now as I am not spotting any allied surface combat task forces in the DEI. I think they’ve all moved to SOPAC, but some may be operating out of Perth or Darwin. I don’t have any recon eyes on the NW Australia coast yet to confirm or deny this.
Repairs completed on DD Kikuzuki at Singapore, ship returned to service
Task Force 373 lays defensive minefield at Kwajalein Island – to try and stop pesky allied sub laid mines
SS I-159 resumes patrol, enroute to 50 , 128 near Exmouth – one of a few subs I am moving to the NW Australia coast to see what they can spot
PO2 Takagi S. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 – racking up kill credits over PNG
PO1 Kojima O. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
CPO Isozaki, C. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Kurosawa, S. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Katagi W. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Katagi W. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO2 Fukuyama, K. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO2 Ohshoya, M. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
WO Hashiguchi V. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 4 2 – racking up kill credits over Burma
WO Ishizawa, K. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 2
CPT Eto, T. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 2
2LT Igarashi M. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Ban K. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Taniguchi G. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Inoue V. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ayanori U. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
MGEN Gushi R. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 2 – even the MGEN is getting in on the action!
6 x L3Y2 Tina transporting 2nd Raiding Regiment to Kunming – flying from Rangoon. The 2nd Raiding Regt will get the Kunming garrison to about 78/80 but the engineer squads are priceless and are helping repair the airfield.
2 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Sinabang – this Mavis transport group and Y1SNLF will move to Singapore to occupy other vacant allied coastal hexes by air-land operations.
2 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Nias
1 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Batoe-eilanden
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cape Gloucester !!!
Singapore expands fortifications to size 3
Chittagong expands airfield to size 3
Balikpapan expands fortifications to size 2
Manado expands fortifications to size 1
CL Kashii available for service in damaged state at Muntok – still badly damaged but will move via coastal hexes to Singapore for further repairs.
PB Ginyo Maru available for service in damaged state at Muntok – will move with CL Kashii and a few other fully fit PBs as escorts.
Previous report of sinking of SS KXIV incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Baybay (81, 86)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kunming (69, 48)!

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:26 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 23, 42
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Invasion Support action off Makassar (65,106)
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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TF 253 encounters mine field at Darwin (76,124)
Allied Ships
AM Ipswich
9 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,99
SS S-40 is sighted by escort
S-40 diving deep ....
DMS W-15 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96
DD Inazuma
AS Yasukuni Maru
SS Stingray launches 4 torpedoes at DD Inazuma
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59
DD Wakatake
TK Nisshin Maru
DD Yugao
DD Fuyo
SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at DD Wakatake – good to see the DD screen the TK, but it’s only a matter of time before TKs start getting hit…
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ASW attack near Suva at 132,161
SS I-26 is sighted by escort
I-26 diving deep ....
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59
SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-10
SC CHa-13 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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ASW attack near Suva at 132,161
SS I-26 is located by DD Balch
I-26 diving deep ....
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
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Night Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
Allied Ships – a big RAN/USN CA task force
CA Canberra
CA Minneapolis
CA Chester
CA Northampton
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
Port hits 22
Port supply hits 6

Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra
CA Canberra firing at Tulagi
CA Minneapolis firing at Bandasan SNLF
CA Chester firing at Tulagi
CA Northampton firing at Bandasan SNLF
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Helena
CL Helena firing at Bandasan SNLF
CL St. Louis firing at Tulagi
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Invasion Support action off Makassar (65,106)
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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TF 253 encounters mine field at Darwin (76,124)
Allied Ships
AM Ipswich
4 mines cleared
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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59
SS Seadragon is located by SC Ch 25
SC Ch 26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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ASW attack near Suva at 131,161
SS I-26 is sighted by escort
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 65,98
AS Yasukuni Maru
DD Inazuma
SS Permit is sighted by escort
Permit diving deep ....
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed – there must be a few decent allied fighter pilots in this group to be getting a kill against 70+ experience Zero pilots…
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
A6M2 Zero x 8
75A-7 Hawk x 1
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
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Afternoon Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
G3M2 Nell x 15
Allied Ships
xAP Glenapp, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 43081 troops, 397 guns, 404 vehicles, Assault Value = 1596
Defending force 18966 troops, 199 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 485
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 559
Allied adjusted defense: 697
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses: Minimal losses, I will check supply and attack again asap
281 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
805 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Assaulting units:
16th Army
Imperial Guards Division
2nd Division
18th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
16th AA Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
44th Field AA Battalion
Defending units:
ABDA
KNIL Army Command
1st KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
ML-KNIL
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
1st KNIL AA Battalion
North Java Base Force
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
Batavia Base Force
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3300 troops, 300 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 3222 – 7 x IJA Divisions are here now, 4 of them will move SW to the assault river crossing point leaving 12th Army and 3 x Divisions at Changsha to capture it if the allies withdraw.
Defending force 64876 troops, 329 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1902
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Ground combat at Kiuchuan (82,26) – in far North China
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1414 troops, 20 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiuchuan !!!
Attacker: leaders(+)
Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade – this unit will hold here as a form of distant flank protection while the rest of the Mongol Garrison Army advances further south.
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2640 troops, 107 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1440
Defending force 46185 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1448
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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13043 troops, 136 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 440
Defending force 11154 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1045 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
Defending force 3360 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 129

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 23, 42
Finschhafen is occupied by the Japanese
Repairs completed on DD Mochizuki at Hakodate, ship returned to service – more CL escorts with ASW>0
Repairs completed on DD Yayoi at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Tenryu at Pescadores, ship returned to service – will now move to Kure to take the CLAA conversion option.
Repairs completed on DD Kisaragi at Pescadores, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Mutsuki at Pescadores, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yuzuki at Saigon, ship returned to service – CL escorts
Repairs completed on DD Uzuki at Saigon, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SC Ch 33 at Batan Island, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Arashi at Singapore, ship returned to service – CL escorts
Repairs completed on DD Maikaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from Chikuma-1 has spotted a Djember class AMc at 55,41 an Allied AMc is reported HIT
7 x L3Y2 Tina transporting 2nd Raiding Regiment to Kunming
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiuchuan !!!
Ominato expands airfield to size 4
Bangkok expands airfield to size 6
Chiang Mai expands fortifications to size 2
Silchar expands airfield to size 1
SS I-27 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure – will move to SEAF based out of Truk and patrol the Australian east coast

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Sat Dec 07, 2019 2:03 am

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

ORIGINAL: rustysi

Manchukuo: garrison is at 8100/8000. 14th/B Div is next to move forward once it gets to about 8200/8000

Careful here Jamie. That's too close to the minimum. I've seen fluctuations here of over 100 AV on a normal bases. There's even at least one ground that I've seen withdraw in mid-43 of 140 AV. You don't want to activate the Soviets do you? I recommend you leave at lest 8500 to cover such occurrences. For me its no chances in this aspect of the game.

BTW reinforcements in the area are few and far between. In addition to that they tend to have small AV's.

That’s a fair point, there are a few units that withdraw so I will check dates and AV, but total Manch garrison AV is still rising slowly as some starting squad disablements are still repairing.
As these AV moves can be planned for I am comfortable keeping it just above 8k as every bit extra I can get into China helps.
I do not want the Soviets to activate early though, so will be keeping my merchant ships well out of Soviet waters!

Just checked this and only 2 x Kwantung Army units withdraw. Note that this is scenario 1:
1. Arshaan Fort with 42 Assault Value on 17 May 44
2. 7th Garrison Unit with 120 AV on 17 Jan 45
I just have to keep enough supply in Manchukuo so that units don't become disabled from starvation and I can run the Manchukuo Garrison at just above 8000.
I record the supply level at various cities (Port Arthur for Manchukuo) on the 1st of each month just to see whether it is trending up or down. Port Arthur currently has 283k supply but it is trending down as it gets drawn into China to support Army ops there.
I am planning to open up a regular supply line from Japan to China shortly by using the return leg on a relatively small capacity Fus-Shi Resource convoy.

61 AV arrives in Apr 42 with subunits that allow the 71st Div to be formed. The 71st Div will stay in Manchukuo.

332 AV arrives in Jun 42 with subunits that allow the 1st and 2nd Tank Divisions to form. They will move straight to China to form those Divisions and help capture Chungking.

9 AV arrives in 1943 with a JAAF AF Bn.

794 AV arrives in 1944 in barely trained units. These reinforcement units will give me the option to move two more well trained Divisions out of Manchukuo. 23rd/24th/25th/28th/29th Divs are on that shortlist. I am expecting to have to spend PP to be able to move them by ship to wherever they are needed by then, probably to bolster a defensive line somewhere.

1963 AV arrives in 1945 in poor quality units. I am not planning to move anything out of Manchukuo in 1945. That's all subject to the allies following my version of the script of course!

The 1944 and 45 arriving units can probably also be filled out from ##% to 100% but that will cost supply to do at the time and more supply to keep them fed every day. I will have to watch supply levels and decide if/when to start filling them to 100% before the Soviets activate. That's all too far off to think about in detail just yet.

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:12 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 24, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Akyab (54,45)
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Amphibious Assault at Akyab (54,45)
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Amphibious Assault at Pare Pare (66,104)
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Invasion Support action off Akyab (54,45)
AMC Hokoku Maru
DMS W-19
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
A6M2 Zero x 13
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
A6M2 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 2
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 20
Blenheim IV: 6 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
AK Tosan Maru
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
AMC Aikoku Maru
DD Urakaze
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
10 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
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Afternoon Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
G3M2 Nell x 15
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAP Glenapp, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kota Tjandi, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AMc Endeh, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Poelau Bras, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on Tarakan Base Force, at 67,92 , near Tarakan
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Blenheim IV: 5 damaged
5 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
8 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma
AMC Aikoku Maru
CA Takao
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
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ASW attack near Suva at 131,161
SS I-26 is located by DD Porter
I-26 diving deep ....
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Akyab (54,45)
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Amphibious Assault at Biak (87,110)
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Ground combat at Sian (83,41)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58510 troops, 691 guns, 1050 vehicles, Assault Value = 1987
Defending force 41456 troops, 236 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 715
Japanese adjusted assault: 1687
Allied adjusted defense: 426
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Units pursuing 2
Allied ground losses:
15332 casualties reported
Squads: 500 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 1158 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 122 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 112 (106 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 16
Units destroyed 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Hengyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 42868 troops, 498 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204
Defending force 655 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 1014
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 1014 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
877 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2 – free transportation of these HQ units to Chungking…
Assaulting units:
51st Division
20th Division
19th Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
23rd Army
5th RF Gun Battalion
Defending units:
7th War Area
12th Group Army
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3279 troops, 300 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 3222
Defending force 64930 troops, 329 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1903
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2640 troops, 107 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1441
Defending force 46169 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1448
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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13085 troops, 136 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 443
Defending force 11147 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
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Ground combat at 56,50 (near Prome)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12056 troops, 114 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Defending force 582 troops, 3 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
Japanese adjusted assault: 354
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 118 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
56th Division
Defending units:
45th Indian Brigade
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1037 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58
Defending force 3373 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 130
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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8577 troops, 82 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 299
Defending force 5222 troops, 70 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 194
Assaulting units: 33rd/B is on its way after doing some jungle warfare refresher training at Rangoon and the 55th Div is also moving to Toungoo.
33rd/A Division
33rd/C Division
Defending units:
17th Indian Division

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 24, 42
Salamaua is occupied by the Japanese
Repairs completed on CV Soryu at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Nagatsuki at Hong Kong, ship returned to service – CL escorts
Repairs completed on DD Satsuki at Hong Kong, ship returned to service
G4M1 Betty from Takao Ku K-1 attacking a Porpoise class SS at 107,126 a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT
Repairs completed on DD Minazuki at Hakodate, ship returned to service – CL escorts
Repairs completed on DD Yakaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shiokaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Nagato at Shanghai, ship returned to service – repairs to service damage caused by the regular bombardments of Wenchow!
Repairs completed on BB Haruna at Singapore, ship returned to service – minor repairs
Task Force 192 lays defensive minefield at Bataan
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian !!!
Changchun expands airfield to size 3
Jehol expands fortifications to size 2
Manila expands airfield to size 8
Device NE turbojet advances R&D to 12/45
DD Minazuki beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate – CL escorts
DD Fumizuki beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate
DD Shiokaze beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate
DD Yakaze beginning refit in shipyard at Hakodate
Aoba-1 converting to E13A1 Jake
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Baybay (81, 86)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kunming (69, 48)!
Loss of xAK Naruto Maru on Jan 04, 1942 is admitted
CL Danae is reported to have been sunk near Singapore on Dec 07, 1941
xAKL Soochow is reported to have been sunk near Pakhoi on Jan 04, 1942
10th Garrison Unit arrives at Nagoya – late decision to send this unit to SEAF
11th Garrison Unit arrives at Kumamoto – same as above, will move to SEAF 

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:15 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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ASW attack near Billiton at 53,92
DD Kagero
DD Shiranui
Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 2
SS KX is located by DD Kagero
KX bottoming out ....
DD Shiranui attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
Allied ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Umboi Island (100,125)
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Invasion Support action off Makassar (65,106)
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ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88
SC Ch 17
SC Ch 19
SC Ch 18
Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish
SS Cuttlefish is located by SC Ch 17
Cuttlefish bottoming out ....
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68
DD Kuretake
TK Nisshin Maru #2
DD Yugao
DD Fuyo
Allied Ships
SS Triton
SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kuretake
Triton diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 57,84
PB Shonon Maru #15
TK Kanze Maru
SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonon Maru #15
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - clear skies over PM
A6M2 Zero x 11
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 55,55
Allied aircraft – these are long range B17 naval strikes, probably from Calcutta.
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 55,55
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 7
B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
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Invasion Support action off Makassar (65,106)
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Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13562 troops, 163 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 463
Defending force 518 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Japanese assault odds: 456 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
54th Division
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion – I need more supply at Akyab to keep these AA guns fed. Some is on its way from Singapore but I will need to setup regular supply runs from Japan to Burma shortly.
5th Field AF Construction Battalion – and more supply so that the engineers can repair the holes in the runway that my BBs put there.
I also need some aviation support but that will be flown in over the coming days.
Defending units:
100th RAF Base Force
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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 43456 troops, 397 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 1571
Defending force 18194 troops, 198 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 381
Japanese adjusted assault: 2137
Allied adjusted defense: 453
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Japanese ground losses:
608 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (3 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
25433 casualties reported
Squads: 443 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1347 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 263 (263 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 107 (107 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 13
Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division – given 48 hours leave within the city limits. IG Div will hold here for a bit as theatre reserve.
16th AA Regiment – Batavia garrison AA Regt
16th Army – HQ 16th Army and the units below will move to capture Soerabaja.
2nd Division
18th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
44th Field AA Battalion
Defending units:
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st KNIL AA Battalion
ABDA
ML-KNIL
North Java Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
KNIL Army Command
Batavia Base Force
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2640 troops, 106 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1444
Defending force 46160 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1445
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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13115 troops, 136 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 11192 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 205
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Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12507 troops, 113 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 449
Defending force 5982 troops, 109 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 172
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3373 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 131
Defending force 1528 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58
Japanese adjusted assault: 69
Allied adjusted defense: 17
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
3rd JNAF Coy
Sasebo 1st SNLF /1
Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force
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Ground combat at Pare Pare (66,104)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1128 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pare Pare !!!
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
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Ground combat at 43,73 (near Langsa)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4541 troops, 41 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 159
Defending force 720 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Japanese adjusted assault: 68
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
5th/B Division
Defending units:
Korps Marechausee Battalion
2nd Garrison Battalion
Sabang Garrison Battalion
Sabang Base Force
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Ground combat at 45,80 (near Sibolga)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4541 troops, 41 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 159
Defending force 813 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Allied ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
5th/C Division
Defending units:
Van Aaran Garrison Battalion
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion
Medan Base Force

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 25, 42
Arawe is occupied by the Japanese
Repairs completed on DD Nokaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Okikaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Minekaze at Singapore, ship returned to service
7 x L3Y2 Tina transporting 2nd Raiding Regiment to Kunming
Repairs completed on DD Ushio at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Mogami at Singapore, ship returned to service
Japanese forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pare Pare !!!
Hanoi expands airfield to size 4
Spokane expands airfield to size 7
Manila expands fortifications to size 1
Brisbane expands port to size 6
Tarakan expands fortifications to size 2
Noumea expands port to size 5
Atago-2 converting to E13A1 Jake – Palembang based ASW airgroup
59th Sentai converting to Ki-43-Ic Oscar – at Palembang, but will be replaced by 1st Sentai to let the 59th head north to Burma.
CV Hiryu available for service in damaged state at Toboali – will move with 4xDD escort to Singapore via coastal route to try and avoid allied subs.
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Baybay (81, 86)!
AMc Endeh is reported to have been sunk near Batavia on Feb 24, 1942

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:16 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42
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ASW attack near Wake Island at 141,98
SS RO-62, hits 1
Allied Ships – reinforcement or evacuation convoy? I’m tipping reinforcement because I haven’t been very active in the 4th Fleet area yet.
APD Litchfield
DD Mugford
DMS Trevor
xAP Republic
xAP St. Mihel
DD Craven
DD Patterson
DD Henley
SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Litchfield
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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97
xAP Kitano Maru
PB Taiko Maru
SS S-39 is sighted by escort
S-39 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 3
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
G3M2 Nell x 16
Allied Ships
AMc Djember, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 – I will put up some LRCAP over Akyab from Rangoon to try and counter these bombing raids. More engineers and aviation support are moving to Akyab to support local CAP fighters.
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 7
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment ...
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14 – another good Oscar Sentai is on the way north from Sumatra now that 5th Air Div is moving to Java.
14 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 15000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak – good to see, but I need to keep bringing the supply in to keep feeding the AA guns
5 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
12 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 15000 feet
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Amphibious Assault at Semarang (53,102)
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Ground combat at 83,40 (near Sian)
Japanese Shock attack – this was a mistake… I had left this unit in Reserve mode to keep it out of the attack but forgot to change it to Rest when Sian was captured. Result was that it conducted a solo assault river crossing against 27k enemy troops. Ooops!
I will try to get them back to Sian before they are attacked and destroyed…
Attacking force 1139 troops, 12 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
Defending force 27382 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 452
Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 154
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Assaulting units:
5th Ind. Engineer Regiment
Defending units:
Jingcha War Area
18th Group Army
34th Group Army
36th Group Army
7th New Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
Red Chinese Army
8th Route Army
10th Chinese Base Force
15th Chinese Base Force
4th Construction Regiment
7th Construction Regiment
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2640 troops, 106 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1442
Defending force 46187 troops, 256 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449
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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13175 troops, 136 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 452
Defending force 11225 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
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Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12522 troops, 113 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
Defending force 6017 troops, 109 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Japanese adjusted assault: 352
Allied adjusted defense: 113
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1719 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 172 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 61 (56 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 64 (62 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
4th Division
6th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
5th Coastal Gun Battalion
Tjilitap Base Force
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Bandoeng Base Force
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Ground combat at Umboi Island (100,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Japanese forces CAPTURE Umboi Island !!!
Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 26, 42
Biak is occupied by the Japanese
PB Chitose Maru sinks at sea – this is a strange one. There was no combat event but I noticed while giving orders that it was heavily damaged. It’s now listed as sunk from unknown causes. Maybe a mine, enemy submarine, some pulled a plug out by accident?
Repairs completed on DD Hakaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service – all of these are old DDs used as CL task force escorts
Repairs completed on DD Sawakaze at Hakodate, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yukaze at Pescadores, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Akikaze at Pescadores, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Numakaze at Saigon, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Namikaze at Saigon, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Asagiri at Manila, ship returned to service – This is a Fubuki II CA escort repairing minor damage before moving back to active duty in Southern Area Fleet forward areas.
Repairs completed on CV Shokaku at Singapore, ship returned to service – minor damage repaired, just waiting on a few points of minor damage to be fixed on BB Kongo and KB will sail for duty in SEAF and 4th Fleet areas.
Repairs completed on CA Suzuya at Singapore, ship returned to service
Task Force 83 lays defensive minefield at Singapore
7 x L3Y2 Tina transporting 2nd Raiding Regiment to Kunming – this air lift is nearly complete
Repairs completed on CA Myoko at Shanghai, ship returned to service – CA Myoko was damaged early in the war during the scrap with USS Houston and friends. She will move south to rejoin her sisters in RADM Tanaka’s CA task force that includes all 9xDD Fubuki Is.
Repairs completed on DD Sazanami at Manila, ship returned to service – minor repairs
Repairs completed on CA Kumano at Singapore, ship returned to service – minor repairs
Repairs completed on DD Isokaze at Singapore, ship returned to service – minor repairs
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Umboi Island !!!
Tacoma expands airfield to size 7
Pago Pago expands airfield to size 4
Manila expands fortifications to size 2
Davao expands airfield to size 5
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Baybay (81, 86)!
I’ve never had a plan that I was happy with to garrison Baybay. I feel like I’m a few Garrison units short of what I need, especially now I’ve got a few bases in Java that need small garrisons… Plan A was to use the 8th and 9th JNAF Coys at Baybay as they have 20 AV combined, but I decided that was a waste of aviation support that I need in forward areas like the Celebes. Plan B was to use the 10th Garrison Unit that has just arrived and withdraws in Nov 43. While checking my plan for this unit I decided to send both the 10th and 11th Garrison Units to SEAF instead, as I figure they will be of more use to me closer to the front line in PNG or the Solomons. Plan C now is to move the 10th Special Base Force from Tarakan to Baybay as it has 30 AV and some Naval Support. With the 10th SBF at Baybay it will become the ASW and local patrol IJN base for the Philippine Islands and I’ll slowly expand the airfield to help defend any future Leyte Gulf operations.
CS Nisshin arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – Will join RADM Yamaguchi’s CVL task force. Nisshin-1 will convert to Jakes, resize to 20 and has already taken 20 trained pilots. Nisshin-2 will stay at Kure to train more pilots for the Imperial Japanese Navy Jake Force (IJNJF).
SS I-29 arrives at Port Arthur – will move to Truk for SEAF patrols
AMc Djember is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Feb 26, 1942
40th JNAF AF Unit arrives at Tokyo – will move to 4th Fleet forward areas, likely the Gilberts to push IJN naval search arcs further out. 

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:44 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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ASW attack near Pescadores at 84,62
TK Goyo Maru
DD Yomogi
DD Tsuta
SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
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Sub attack near Kodiak at 181,41
SS I-4
Allied Ships
YP-95
Captain of SS I-4 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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ASW attack near Suva at 131,161
SS I-26, hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Balch
DD Selfridge
SS I-26 is located by DD Balch
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
CVL Ryujo
BB Kirishima
CS Chitose
DD Nenohi
DD Ariake
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
SS Permit
SS Permit launches 4 torpedoes at CVL Ryujo – near miss!
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Morning Air attack on Pamekasan , at 57,105
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed – well that certainly didn’t go to plan. Maybe it was the 10k foot height advantage that the RAF had, but I was expecting the bombers to come in low. Fortunately only 1 pilot KIA today with 5 WIA.
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
No Allied losses
2 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 15000 feet
CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
G3M2 Nell x 15
Allied Ships
AMc Djombang, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Escalante R, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 7
B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 54th Division, at 54,45 (Akyab)
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13
Blenheim IV: 5 damaged
5 x Blenheim IV bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 2000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Toboali at 50,94
SC Ch 11
SC Ch 12
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 39136 troops, 452 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1398
Defending force 64974 troops, 330 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1896
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2624 troops, 106 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1443
Defending force 46220 troops, 256 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1452
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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Bombardment attack – deliberate attack ordered for tomorrow as one Chinese Corps has left the hex.
Attacking force 13212 troops, 136 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
Defending force 5746 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111
Assaulting units:
5th Tank Regiment
8th Division
Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army
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Ground combat at 56,49 (near Toungoo)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12091 troops, 114 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Defending force 475 troops, 0 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Japanese assault odds: 178 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
436 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
56th Division
Defending units:
45th Indian Brigade
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Ground combat at Semarang (53,102)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4171 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!
Assaulting units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
Kure 1st SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 8567 troops, 82 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 415
Defending force 5305 troops, 70 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 194
Assaulting units:
33rd/B Division
33rd/A Division
33rd/C Division
Defending units:
17th Indian Division

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 27, 42
Wau is occupied by the Japanese
Repairs completed on DD Tachikaze at Hong Kong, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Hokaze at Hong Kong, ship returned to service
B5N1 Kate from Shoho-2 attacking a Electric Boat S-42 class SS at 66,97 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
G4M1 Betty from Kanoya Ku K-1 Det has spotted an Allied AMc at 55,41 an Allied AMc is reported HIT
B5N2 Kate from Ryujo-2 attacking an Allied SS at 69,96 a Argonaut class SS is reported HIT
7 x L3Y2 Tina transporting 2nd Raiding Regiment to Kunming
8 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 3rd Air Division to Rangoon
12 x MC-21 Sally transporting 85th JAAF AF Coy to Akyab
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting 85th JAAF AF Coy to Akyab
Repairs completed on DD Akebono at Manila, ship returned to service
Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!
Tokyo expands fortifications to size 2
Rabaul expands airfield to size 4
DD Inazuma available for service in damaged state at Balikpapan – has 6 major float damage so needs to move to Singapore shipyard for some work.
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Baybay (81, 86)!
SS I-30 arrives at Port Arthur – will move to Truk for SEAF patrols
AMc Djombang is reported to have been sunk near Soerabaja on Feb 27, 1942
15th Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – to SEAF to build airfields in PNG
17th Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Osaka/Kyoto – same as the 15th NCB

jdsrae · Post by **jdsrae** » Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:54 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 28, 42
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ASW attack near Nadi at 130,161
SS I-26 is located by APD Whipple
APD Pillsbury fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
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ASW attack near Nadi at 130,161
SS I-26 is sighted by escort – might need to move I-26, getting spotted once or twice a turn and not getting a shot at anything near Fiji
AM Grebe fails to find sub, continues to search...
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ASW attack near Toboali at 50,94
Allied Ships
SS KXVI, hits 3
SS KXVI is located by SC Ch 12
SC Ch 12 attacking submerged sub .... Idea for a new Golden Book: The Little Subchaser that could!
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ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63
CL Tenryu – on her way to Kure
DD Yukaze
DD Akikaze
SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at CL Tenryu – all missed which is good as she would never have made it to that CLAA conversion
Seadragon diving deep ....
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ASW attack near Bandjermasin at 61,102
CA Maya
xAP Ukishima Maru
xAP Naminoue Maru
xAP Dairen Maru
DD Hibiki
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish, hits 3
SS Swordfish launches 4 torpedoes at CA Maya
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96
SS Stingray is sighted by escort
DMS W-20 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97
APD Aoi
DMS W-20
Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 1
SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes at APD Aoi
DMS W-20 attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow) – I did a detailed look around the grounds on 1st of March and noticed that the motley crue of LB groups bombing Wenchow have <50 morale. They don’t seem to like bombing at 2k feet every day, although I am letting 30% of them rest every day…
I’ll set them back to training for a few days until morale improves then watch morale in my bomber groups a bit closer from here on.
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Morning Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 89,58 (Wenchow)
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Allied aircraft – unopposed in the air while more Oscars move north and others recover at Rangoon. I will setup a big LRCAP plus local CAP ambush in a few days.
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Pamekasan , at 57,105
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
G3M2 Nell x 11
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
A6M2 Zero x 24
Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 2
No Allied losses – layered CAP missed making contact with these 2 x Cat Is, assumed to be RAAF flying out of Port Moresby. The allies just got some good get intel on Rabaul’s air defences. Maybe the site of this many Zeros will keep his bombers away for a while!
CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000
3rd Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000
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Afternoon Air attack on 54th Division, at 54,45 (Akyab)
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 11
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
4 x Blenheim IV bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
7 x Blenheim IV bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 2000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
He’s doing no damage to the port, airfield or ground troops yet. Hopefully his air groups tire themselves out a bit before the Oscar ambush is sprung.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
A6M2 Zero x 24
Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 2
No Allied losses – missed them again, a radar might help…
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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
10 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 15000 feet – just recording some details on altitudes for future reference.
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Sub attack near Kodiak at 181,41
SS I-4
Allied Ships
YP-95, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
YP-98
SS I-4 launches 2 torpedoes at YP-95 – skipper of the I-4 must have got sick of the annoying little YPs
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Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 13910 troops, 136 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
Defending force 5741 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111
Japanese adjusted assault: 443
Allied adjusted defense: 214
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1426 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 102 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
5th Tank Regiment – won’t follow
8th Division – might follow, maybe… probably not
Defending units: I noticed that one defending unit had moved out to the SW so went for a deliberate attack. This is on the slow road that runs parallel and just to the W of the fast road to Sian. I am not planning a major advance on this axis and don’t really want the 8th Div moving further away from Changsha. I’ll probably cancel their move order tomorrow and find something to swap with it so I can move it to the Big Show vic Changsha.
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 39147 troops, 452 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397
Defending force 64953 troops, 330 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1895
Assaulting units:
11th Army – only 11th Army units left here now, the others that were here have moved SE and then W to the clear hex to prep for the assault river crossing. Will be interesting to see if those moves prompt a reaction or withdrawal anywhere from the allies.
34th Division
39th Division
40th Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Road Const Co
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2632 troops, 106 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449
Defending force 46259 troops, 256 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1451

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 28, 42
Siaoe is occupied by the Japanese
H6K4 Mavis from Yokohama Ku T-2 attacking an Allied SS at 131,113 an Allied DD is reported HIT
7 x L3Y2 Tina transporting 2nd Raiding Regiment to Kunming
7 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 3rd Air Division to Rangoon
12 x MC-21 Sally transporting supplies to Akyab
5 x MC-21 Sally transporting supplies to Akyab
Repairs completed on DD Asashio at Manila, ship returned to service – minor repairs
Port Hueneme expands airfield to size 1
Manila expands fortifications to size 3
Townsville expands airfield to size 6 – RAAF Base Townsville will soon be able to support regular B17 strikes on Port Moresby after I capture it…
Batavia expands fortifications to size 1
Voroshilov expands airfield to size 8
Previous report of sinking of DD Stuart incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Hong Kong Det disbands
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Baybay (81, 86)!
YP-95 is reported to have been sunk near Kodiak on Feb 28, 1942
SC CHa-29 arrives at Kagoshima – will move to the Shikuka based ASW Div in NEAF

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