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You have one CV with 20-30 sys? Is that the Taiho you have out hunting stragglers? [X(]

It is [:)] She can still do some 25 knots and is escorted by the light cruiser Kiso and 5 destroyers.
Also got a replenishment group, a seaplane tender and 5 subs in the area.

Just a diversion, but I have to keep away from the enemy carrier TFs...and there are plenty of them.

Nice going smashing the 3rdUSMC Div , wont recover till the game is almost over imo. I'm wishing the same sort of result for Pauk in his game vs andy.

Just my opinion but i also agree with nemo about the china affair. and lack of AV support in china he could remedy by flying in some
from (wherever is closest) or if not in range. he could make gaining access to an air bridge to china a strategic goal rather than just taking bases for points.

good luck hunting with the taiho (brave move)

You have to read Andy's AAR to check whether the Miri landing was a diversion or not - but the result was the same - worn out USMC div [:)]
Moving out with the Taiho could be a stupid move, we'll see. A bit late to intercept the major trickle of cripples it seems.

Andy has cancelled his plans about a new front in China and closing down my training camps.
I've told him I will reduce their efficiency to 200 fighters and 200 bombers at any time. LBA can be trained through supply missions.

So now I have to sit down and decide which units I should train [:'(]
100 Judy's and 100 Grace as well as 50 George, 50 Jack, 50 Zeke and 50 Franks I guess. Training will be markedly shorter than before, up
to an average of ca 55-60. Will train some George groups to higher levels before they upgrade to the Shinden.

Andy is keeping some cv's near the Bonins and pouring 4Es over the islands.
I'm resting my Air Force and trying to re-organize my forces.

The enemy picked up the 3rd USMC and headed away in a hurry, bad weather prevented strikes.
Gawd, how many times have this happened to us before. Andy is certainly a friend with the weather gods if nothing else! [:'(]

There are a lot of militia divisions in Japan right now. Not expanding them, makes it easier to release them.
Going to wait for Andy's next move before doing anything more. Think there are enough troops in the Bonins.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/03/45

Air Combat

Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
Ki-102a Randy x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 15
F4U-1D Corsair x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-102a Randy: 5 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 10
B-24J Liberator x 141

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 14 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
H8K Emily: 4 destroyed
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
A6M5c Zeke: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
332 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 205
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,55

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 61
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
TBM Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Kokoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Satsuki Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tomini at 34,65

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 15 <- these kamis were intended for the US TF evacuation Miri...found a single cargo ship to waste 15 ac on instead!
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 8
P-40N Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 15 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Louis Sullivan, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Hopping
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,54

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 5 <- leaky CAP from Borneo!

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 61
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
TBM Avenger x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships <- empty cargo ship returning through the blocade to the DEI!
AK Aobasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryua Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,64

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DE Baron, heavy damage
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,66

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 11

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 3
P-40N Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK David Dudley Field
AK I. N. Van Nuys
DE Austin
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67887 troops, 692 guns, 502 vehicles, Assault Value = 1610

Defending force 65591 troops, 635 guns, 269 vehicles, Assault Value = 1175

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wake Island <- last fight on Wake!

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 38767 troops, 233 guns, 296 vehicles, Assault Value = 472

Defending force 1771 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Allied max assault: 422 - adjusted assault: 358

Japanese max defense: 30 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 358 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
4121 casualties reported
Guns lost 40

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Georgetown

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6240 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Defending force 86 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied max assault: 142 - adjusted assault: 111

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 111 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6930 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1175

Defending force 103529 troops, 716 guns, 502 vehicles, Assault Value = 1610

Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported
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Allied Unit(s) surrounded at Miri

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Georgetown by attrition!!!
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... Think there are enough troops in the Bonins.

Yeah, you wouldn't want those poor little ole Islands to sink now would you ... [:D]

[:D] With 160k troops on Iwo there can't be much room left..and Andy need another 2-300k to take
the place!

The Reppu fighter has been accelerated by 1 month to 06/45! Only 4 months away.
The Shinden is still 08/45 with 116 being researched.

I will slowly move bombers away from the training camps in China until I reach the 200 fighters/bombers
I've promised. A gradual reduction in training activities in other words. The 'emergency' camps in Manchuko
are ready and can take some 500 ac.

No enemy shipping east of Marcus Island, just a huge stack of ships in the base itself. I'm mining it eagerly [;)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/04/45

Air Combat

Heavy sweeps and attacks on Iwo again:

Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 16
F4U-1D Corsair x 29

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 119

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
H8K Emily: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 155
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 59
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
TBM Avenger x 7

Allied aircraft losses
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Nanka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 39
F6F Hellcat x 7
TBM Avenger x 19

Allied aircraft losses
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Asuka Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atago Maru, Torpedo hits 1
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We continue to make the occasional hit on enemy shipping in the DEI:

Day Air attack on TF, near Banjarmasin at 27,64

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 8
P1Y Frances x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Ross, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 26,62 <- I hate this...2 engine naval bombers crashing into barges [:@]

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67 Peggy: 7 destroyed

Allied Ships
LCT LCT-151, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,71

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 7

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 3
Kittyhawk III x 4
P-38J Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Autolycus
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6940 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1189

Defending force 103318 troops, 717 guns, 503 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
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Movement in northern Malaya: Our rear guard is swept aside!

Ground combat at 26,40

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2742 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 208 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied max assault: 138 - adjusted assault: 128

Japanese max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 25 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Torpedo Attack!!

ORIGINAL: PzB
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Industry 01/45 vs Industry 11/44

Ca 2.5 months since the last industry comparison. According to my calculations we have
reserves to last throughout 1945! The last 2 months of the war we'll manage on what we got
in the pools.

One thing you should keep an eye on while counting your stocks:
while HI and manpower are generic off-map stocks, oil and resources are only of use near HI centers and supply you need where you are fighting. Fuel shouldn't matter that much anymore [;)]

So, stockpiles of oil and resources building up in Java, Sumatra and Borneo are worthless and might skew your estimation of actual strategic reserves. Similarly, though at a lesser extend, this also applies to India, Burma and maybe Thailand with just a limited amount of HI.

Regarding the supplies in those secondary theatres - well, as they are still theatres and see some fighting (apart from India) the supplies there are not totally 'lost' as they help you delay his progress. I guess you wouldn't mind him capturing 1Mio supplies in India either - as long as he comes there fighting; not to mention the logistic task for him to get it to the front - so it would be most likely not going to affect the main battle for Japan anyway, apart for the diversion of his forces.
However, the point remains that you can't expect that you get the most out of these supplies either - an optimistic estimation for the remote supply stockpiles might be 20% usage, resp. 80% 'spoilage' as not effectively contributing to the main battle.

Just to shed a slightly more critical view on some numbers.

You are certainly in a great shape as Japan this late in the war

And it is always fun to check out this thread and find RO39 (RIP) sinking 3 american DDs in a single day [X(]

Thx for the reminder, very true what you say! But I do have some HI in India that runs on oil and resources in this theatre.
Same with China. Production of oil in Palembang and Borneo is not much use, that's also true. Still, I have moved 100k resources and 250k
supplies from India and Java over the last 4 months. A vulnerable supply line goes from Karachi - Columbo - Batavia - Kuching - PI - Home Islands.

Think it should be possible to make what we got left last us another 9-10 months at least.

RO-39 hit 3 crippled DDs - still not a bad job [:)]
Hitting cripples is one of the few jobs my subs are good at. The other 2 are: spotting for night naval ac and laying mines...

At times I don't know whether I'm 'defending too hard' or not. By this I mean the great masses of ac and ships I pump into the Bonins.
In return Andy is taking big risks peforming landings that would have made even MacArthur cry [;)]

Guess I'm pretty un-willing to surrender areas critical for the defense of the Home Islands before I have shot my bolt both in the air
and on the sea. Not much left of the navy, but Andy will find that the AF is astonishingly resiliant. I'm spending most of the time on each turn
patching and healing my Sentai and Daitai's.

10 more days and we upgrade to the Tony-100. Got 72 crack fighters ready to take the new model.

Took a look and found some 700k oil in the Home Islands alone.
I wonder why Matrix decided that air units that converts to Kamikaze can't be returned to 'normal' squadrons!?
With the low efficiency of kamiz Japan has to convert all her AF to gain even minimal results.

Disbanded units SHOULD be returned like conventional air units if the player wants it to.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/05/45

Air Combat

Enemy carriers still hanging around Iwo.

Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 38
F6F Hellcat x 3
TBM Avenger x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Asuka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atago Maru, Torpedo hits 1
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Ground Combat

So what will Andy do with his troops on Iwo? We got 1617 AP in defence that can be multiplied by 4 for
terrain and then a further 9 for forts and we have 4 major HQs supporting the troops and 80k supplies.

Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6935 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1195

Defending force 103708 troops, 721 guns, 503 vehicles, Assault Value = 1617

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/06/45

Sub/ASW Attacks

Sub attack at 64,50

Japanese Ships
AK Macassar Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Aspro
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Sub attack near Marcus Island at 75,56

Japanese Ships
SS RO-47, hits 2

Allied Ships
CVL Cowpens <- lucky escape!
DD Drayton
DD Wilson
DD Henley
DD Stockton


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Air Combat

Andy is stepping up bombing missions in Burma!

Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 20
B-25J Mitchell x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 27

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 11
SB2C Helldiver x 19
Liberator VI x 9
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Mosquito FB.VI x 12
P-40N Warhawk x 6
B-29 Superfortress x 65

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged
B-29 Superfortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 177
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 30
B-29 Superfortress x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 207
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Day Air attack on Menado , at 39,67

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 10
Kittyhawk III x 3
P-40N Warhawk x 3
P-38J Lightning x 14
A-26B Invader x 9
PB4Y Liberator x 10
B-29 Superfortress x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 76
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A variety of supply ships took a beating of Bonin:

Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 36
F6F Hellcat x 7
TBM Avenger x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Ehime Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Miho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Heimei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Our seaplane tender raider north of Wake is doing some armed recon!

Day Air attack on TF at 84,62

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DE Charles J. Kimmel
LST LST-770
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 21
F6F Hellcat x 6
F4U-1 Corsair x 16
F4U-1D Corsair x 19
TBM Avenger x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Mie Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Teikin Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Chikuzan Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Miho Maru, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6935 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200

Defending force 104377 troops, 724 guns, 505 vehicles, Assault Value = 1624

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
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Not going to be boring....

not trying to dispute with your warfare genius[;)] but do you really think that weakening PI is smart thing?

How do you think to send arm div and inf units to Burma - unless you thought ship them to Thailand (or Vietnam)?... that would be logical....

Defending Burma has some benefits - Andy can't transport air support to China while you control it... but sooner or latter you will loose your training ground and it is better to keep your strength in your Inner circle IMO.... As far as i know there is no need to train your future Shindens to 70-80 level - 50-60 will do the job (you can disband other groups to airgroups which upgrade to Shinden and have twice more pilots - that would be enough for Mustangs, Corsairs, Spits and co[;)])

I've been thinking about what kind of response we should give Andy's offensive in Burma and the Bonins.
If he's prosecuting a double offensive I'm pretty sure we don't have to worry about him invading anywere else [;)]

Burma

As I've stated, Army Reserves will attempt to delay and halt the enemys advance south of Rangoon and Bangkok.
The Air Force will provide support, mostly hit and run missions. An enemy advance in this area so late in the war is to be expected and
will not be crucial for the survival of the Empire. Andy's plan is obviously to capture bases from were he can shut down our training camps in China.
We have plans to counter this as well [:)]

Bonins

This is by far the most dangerous offensive, all resources will be used to prevent the enemy's capture of the Bonins.
Having reinforced the islands heavily with men and supplies I will await Andy's next move before committing further reserves.

A question:

Does A6M5 Zekes that upgrade to the A6M8 Zeke usually also upgrade to the A7M Reppu?
Very few of my current Daitai's show an upgrade path to the Reppu. Logically all A6M series ac should be upgradable to the A7M!

if pdu is on...yes, you can upgrade either to A6M8 or Reppu

ORIGINAL: PzB

I've been thinking about what kind of response we should give Andy's offensive in Burma and the Bonins.
If he's prosecuting a double offensive I'm pretty sure we don't have to worry about him invading anywere else [;)]

Burma

As I've stated, Army Reserves will attempt to delay and halt the enemys advance south of Rangoon and Bangkok.
The Air Force will provide support, mostly hit and run missions. An enemy advance in this area so late in the war is to be expected and
will not be crucial for the survival of the Empire. Andy's plan is obviously to capture bases from were he can shut down our training camps in China.
We have plans to counter this as well [:)]

Bonins

This is by far the most dangerous offensive, all resources will be used to prevent the enemy's capture of the Bonins.
Having reinforced the islands heavily with men and supplies I will await Andy's next move before committing further reserves.

Ah, great minds think in the same way (see my post above)[;)][:D]

as for research - if you have enough supply you can expand rd for shinden - 119 rd points for them looks like you will get this "solid" [:D] ac accelerated by one month...if....

The PI's is serving as theater reserve and Manila alone holds some 1500 AP with another 1500 AP in Luzon.
Sending out 1000 AP should be ok. I'm in the process of withdrawin a large 99 exp division from the south to replace them.
Think I have to be strong were I choose to fight Andy. The plan is to ship the troops to Camhranh Bay from Manila!

If Andy invades the PI's we will respond by moving in troops from Formosa while replacing these with troops drawn out from other
secondary theatres.

It's possible to move our training camps to north eastern China and Manchuko if need be.
By the time this happends we should be in May 45 already. Want to have 600 George and Jacks ready for conversion to the Shinden as soon
as possible, hopefully by June/July 45!

We're not on PDU...that's why I'm uncertain about the value of researching the A7M!
Hoping to get the Shinden accelerated 2 months, June 45 would be nice [:)][:)][&o]

I'm expanding Betty bomber production as well as Shinden research. Not sure which ac I should halt production.
I need my Army bombers, fighters as well as navy fighters and bombers. Night figthers is a useless drain, stopped most of them.
Transports are needed and patrol and search planes are shot down in droves no matter how high and fast they fly [:(]

Producing 120 Dinah IIIs pr month and it can't even replace losses. Horrible!

Maybe it's time to close down the Oscar II plant? Only annoying thing is that this will ground 20 Army Sentais [:(]
Of the other Army fighters I want to keep: Tony 100 and Frank.
Naval fighters: Zeke, Jack, George. Halted production of the latter as we have 950 in the pools. Even with 600 Zekes coming
of the production line pr month I'm struggling to replace losses. All but out of Tony's and some 150 Jacks left.

Not sure how much I need the fighter bombers; the A6M5 Zeke C and Randy. Will receive 6-7 Daitais of the FB Zeke soon, not sure
what will happen as I don't have many Zeke Cs in the pool.

As a curiosity: 1 *one* A7M Reppu production ac came of the production lines before the end of the war [;)]
Production: A total of 10 A7Ms were built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K. at Nagoya as follows:
2 A7M1 prototypes
7 A7M2 prototypes and Service trials aircraft
1 A7M2 production aircraft



Since the Home Islands are not exposed to bombing I think it would have been possible to start production of the Reppu
in June 45 and the Shinden by 7-8 45. Same with other models. Unfortunate that the Bearcat isn't included in the game either.
Anyone seen it in a mod?

Guess not many have played the game into late 45!?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/07/45

Air Combat

A small sweep over the enemy army marching into Burma. No CAP...

Day Air attack on AUS 1st Army, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 9

No Japanese losses
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A small CAP over Palembang shot down a nice bounty of arial invaders:

Day Air attack on Palembang , at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 6
Liberator VI x 10
Beaufighter VIC x 7
Mosquito FB.VI x 3
P-40N Warhawk x 3
B-29 Superfortress x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Liberator VI: 2 damaged
Beaufighter VIC: 3 destroyed
B-29 Superfortress: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 64
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Todays Mustang sweep suddenly found Bonin crawling with Jap fighters!!

Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 15
N1K1-J George x 39
J2M Jack x 27
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 24

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 10 destroyed
J2M Jack: 10 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
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But Iwo is deserted...

Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F4U-1D Corsair x 29

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 107

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 2 <- Andy is hitting my port and supplies. No use, 25k more supplies currently unloading
Runway hits 20
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 8
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Our ground attack ac met a heavy CAP! I ordered them in at low altitude to inflict some casualties:

Day Air attack on 3rd Australian Brigade, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 3rd Australian Brigade, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Day Air attack on 23rd Australian Brigade, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 8th Australian Tank Regiment, at 26,40 <- Dang, looks like the Banana benders are on the move!!

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67 Peggy: 5 damaged
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Day Air attack on 9th Australian Division, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 14 damaged

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 24th USA/C Division, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on 24th USA/C Division, at 26,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-67 Peggy: 5 damaged
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The enemy attack in shipping was mauled by our CAP!

Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 13
N1K1-J George x 29
J2M Jack x 17
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 28
F6F Hellcat x 7
TBM Avenger x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 19 destroyed
F6F Hellcat: 3 destroyed
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tazan Maru, heavy damage
AP Shinyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sampit at 26,62

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 10 destroyed

Allied Ships
LCT LCT-153, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [:@]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 9
N1K1-J George x 27
J2M Jack x 9
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 28
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F4U-1D Corsair x 18
TBM Avenger x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 13 destroyed, 2 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
MSW Rokko Maru
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DEI:

Day Air attack on TF at 24,61

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Ferdinand A. Silcox, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Iwo Jima

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6835 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204

Defending force 104467 troops, 721 guns, 506 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
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Air Losses

Quite acceptable kill ratios today! [:)]

I have launched 2 new cunning plans!
Since we're running out of names for our cunning plans they're simply called:

Cunning Plan # 1 and 2 [:D]

Cunning Plan # 1

The risks:
*)Huge losses to enemy CAP.
This should be negated by Andy's need to operate large number of bombers and sweep ac from Marcus Island.

*) Bad weather and uncoordinated strike. The most annoying cause of failure to our cunning plans....

*) We could loose the bulk of our long range naval strike ac.

The Benefits:

*) Andy will be forced to put more fighters on CAP and fewer on sweep missions against the Bonins

*) Lots of damaged ships in a small port that can be finished. Betty's at 15k feet will be dropping HUGE boom booms [:)]

Stay tuned for Cunnin Plan # 2 [8D]