PzB vs Wobbly - Clash of Steel

[PzB74]

In addition to the Intelligence report, the following numbers can be extracted;

Allied shipping losses (registered pr 1/1-42)
2 BB
1 BC
1 CL
1 CLAA
7 DD
1 AS
1 AVD
1 AV
2 ML
7 MSW
1 SS
1 AO
3 TK
25 AP/AK
8 PT

Japanese shipping losses

5 DD
1 AV
2 ML
2 MSW
8 SS !!!!
4 AP
2 PC
1 PG

IJN losses have been fairly low - except from the excessive submarine losses.
In addition there are 4-5 destroyers, 1 ca and 1 bb with sys damage between 16-85.

The most important Japanese ac losses can be broken down as follows;
25 Nells (11 op losses)
13 Bettys
16 Zeros (9 op losses)

These losses are sustainable - and I'm often taking bigger losses in ac transfers than
in actual combat.

7 Zero's are lost in air to air combat - 27 Nates have suffered the same fate!
22 Tomahawks, 31 Buffalos, 16 Warhawks, 4 Wildcats (+ 18 on Wake), 16 P-26 are the allied air to air losses.

I've taken control over the Japanese production system, and on the 1/1-42, the production of Nells (that had been halted since PH) was converted to the G4M1 and restarted.

The Ki-43 Oscar II is also beeing heavily researched together with A6M5s and A6M8s.
I have to get rid of the Nates asap!

There are ~750 different engine types in the pools - mostly Mitsubishi and Nakajima.
I'm trying to build a large pool that I can draw on when the going gets tough.

Production of Zero's, Val's and Kate's have been increased to 154, 69 and 64 - respectively.

I'm still using auto convoys - and even though I'm not happy with it, I will leave this to the AI until mid 42.
When the initial stages of the expansion of the empire has been completed - resistance will increase and I will
personally controll all the supply convoys and bring excessive resources back home to the motherland.

The KB is heading towards Oz and will try to stir a little fear into the area. After that it will go to the Indian ocean and
sweep the seas there. If this is successfull, the invasion of India will be executed as soon as the troops have been rested and prepared.

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/42

Sea

Sub attack at 21,47

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - the ship is a mess, 55 sys 57 float and 23 fires. Heading back to base!
CL Yura
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS Trusty, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - at least I got ole' Trusty in return!
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ASW attack at 140,54 - Wob must have spotted this boat of the US West Coast - down she goes! Even PG's and MSW's sink subs without training in WitP - so unlike UV!

Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PG Dawson
MSW Nipigon
MSW Outarde
MSW Ungava
MSW Wasaga
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Schley
DD Ward
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Sub attack at 29,66 - The blocade of Borneo is paying dividends!

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
AK Siaoe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Naval Gun Fire at Georgetown (23,44) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
My ships arrive at Georgetown too late - wob's evac tf has come and gone - and took a load of troops with em.
But the air force made em pay later on....

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Naval bombardment of Georgetown, at 23,44 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shikinami
DD Akikaze
DD Murakumo

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Naval Gun Fire at Georgetown (23,44) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Samarinda at 31,63

Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima - aggressive little chimp!-)

Allied Ships
PT TM-9, Shell hits 1
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1
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Air
Day Air attack on 11th PA Division, at 43,51
The aerial defenders at Clark have withdrawn to Manila. The Zero's will sweep there
tomorrow!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-30 Ann x 25
Ki-21 Sally x 65
Ki-48 Lily x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 6

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3 - accurate sobs...and I've said this before!

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyoshima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Samarinda at 31,63
(Interesting little battle - the ML Natsushima evades more than 30 Dutch
bombers and puts 2 shells into 2 PT boats and gets away with it! She was prevented from
laying mines at Samarinda though.

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 17
Martin 139 x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7 - Zero's are now operating from Brunei!
Ki-27 Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
DD Kamo
AP Sunten Maru
AP Teiun Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wyndham at 30,86
(A nice and daring attack carried out by a str 9 Nell Daitai! 2 ac are lost, but
the message has been sent - Northern Oz is no longer a safe haven!)

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Manvantara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Wollongong, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,39
My Lily's and Sally's really made Wob pay for his last minute evacuation of troops
from Georgetown! Several ships are hit and the pilots reported that the decks were
awash with 'evacuated troops'. The sharks now feast on some of them...some rescue!-)

The heavy cruiser Cornwall takes a 100kg bomb through one of her main 8" batteries, and
receives a bad battering. The Glasgow is hit even worse - and Wob told me that the sistership
Enterprise is hurting really bad from yesterdays torp hit!

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 42
Ki-48 Lily x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Columbo, Bomb hits 2
CL Glasgow, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All aircraft bombing at 5000 feet

Day Air attack on TF at 21,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
Ki-21 Sally x 25
Ki-48 Lily x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Exeter, Bomb hits 2
CA Cornwall, Bomb hits 2
CLAA Columbo
CL Glasgow, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All aircraft bombing at 5000 feet

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Land

Georgetown falls after a single attack, and another 15k troops are taken
prisoners!

Ground combat at Georgetown

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65103 troops, 668 guns, 104 vehicles

Defending force 8138 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15182 casualties reported
Guns lost 44
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Ground combat at Nanning - thought I ordered the troops to stand down and bombard only? Well, Chinese casualties are
now heavier than our own, so I'll let em have it for another few days.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42101 troops, 446 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 21091 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
266 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Amboina - now, a final shock attack tomorrow should see the end of resistance on Ambonia!

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4173 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1048 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Clark Field
This was a good result! Allied casualtes are very high, and the forts are coming down. Anoter 2-3 days and we
can march on Manila!

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 129479 troops, 1052 guns, 299 vehicles

Defending force 24814 troops, 197 guns, 74 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
677 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
2008 casualties reported
Guns lost 82
Vehicles lost 3
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Situation Report

A good day, but it could have been even better! Too bad my ships didn't connect with the
British fast transport that picked up troops at Georgetown. I've not given up though - 3 fast
tf's will try to intercept the fleeing ships. Since several of them are damaged, they must either
sail on alone - or drag down the entire tf's speed. My torpedo bombers should still be in range tomorrow,
and the forecast is good.

The light carriers are in hot pursuit of a surface tf heading north along Java. I will risk a high speed dash
and try to bag a few cruisers. Wob has done a good job in preserving his surface units, and I want to do
something about that!

The troops marching on Manila should arrive in a few days, I hope that this will prevent the Clark Field
garrison from retreating down here. Then Manila will be overrun in no time!

Todays picture shows the massed attack on Clark Fields garrison!

[pauk]

"I'm still using auto convoys - and even though I'm not happy with it, I will leave this to the AI until mid 42.
When the initial stages of the expansion of the empire has been completed - resistance will increase and I will
personally controll all the supply convoys and bring excessive resources back home to the motherland.

The KB is heading towards Oz and will try to stir a little fear into the area. After that it will go to the Indian ocean and
sweep the seas there. If this is successfull, the invasion of India will be executed as soon as the troops have been rested and prepared."

hi,
1. i know that you are busy, but could you post very short overview of auto convoys (i'm considering same options, found it s to hard to manage manualy with distribution of supplies...). for exmp: are you using few bases to stockpile supplies (example: For Southren Area Army and Burma AA - Saigon) and let distribution supplies by land, or you prefer smaller connvoys to many bases....

2. i haven't yet played WiTP, but together with my colleague, came to conclusion that India is maybe best target:
A) there are plenty of industry
B) it is not so far from your "liberated"(long live Emperor!) bases in Malaya
C) presence of KB may force your opponent to send his CV in the Bay of Bengal (your CV's with air support from the land bases = Allied CV's becoming fish shelters, hehe)
D). pressure on Burma - opportunity for sinking allied convys to the Burma

of course, it's not so easy - i havent checked yet british reinforcements in India, could be tricky....
secondly, depends how many units wobbly saved from malaya and withdraw to the India; how many units is stationed in Burma...
tips: check out luskan&raverdave AAR - they fight over the Burma, but it could be that long live Banana prepairing for the India (Raver don't read this!)...

These are just my toughts, but i will certantly try this strategy (to my opponents: you didn't read this![;)])

3. I've noticed that my nates in the Indo China can be upgraded only to OscarII - am i doing something wrong or that the way it is?[:(]

Thank you for providing us this AAR - very fun and enlightening!

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/42


Sea

Sub attack at 22,48

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage - Coupe de Grace, the poor Yugiri goes straight down.

Allied Ships
SS Truant

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Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 39,73
The final bombardment before the shock attack goes in!

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
CL Kiso
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
CL Tama
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 3
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
Sweeps to clear away the remaining air cover is the first step in the conquest of Singapore.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged (Grossly overestimated losses, 2-3 destroyed Buffalo's is more likely.)
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Sweeps to clear away the remaining air defenes in the PI's.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
C5M Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed - the results are again way too high. 2 Zero's and 5 P40's are actual losses.
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on 21st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-48 Lily x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 200th USA Coast AA Regiment, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Miri at 31,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 2

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Nowaki

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,66

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 17
Martin 139 x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima, Bomb hits 1 - the brave little ship finally runs out of luck.

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet

Day Air attack on TF at 31,66

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 17
Martin 139 x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Natsushima, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage - she doesn't sink, and I don't have the heart to scuttle her, not yet at least. Perhaps she can draw of another strike or 2?

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Higashiyama Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-27 Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Kamo
CL Isuzu
MSW W.6

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
The 'Mini KB' finds the Houston and Perth and puts torps into both of them!

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 19

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 8
Brewster 339D x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 5 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1
DD Thracian
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Alden
CL Tromp

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 1
B5N Kate x 5

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 4
Brewster 339D x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Houston

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59
The Nells claim another 2 victims of Batavia.

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 31

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Tarpon, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Birminghan City, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,64
I assume Wobbly tried to use this damaged hulk as a diversion...a single Val was all it attracted [;)]

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Lightning, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed - bad morale probably saves quite a few Betties as the AVG breaks through the escort. Go for the retreating british warships guys!!!

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed - the first ac of the AVG is shot down by a Zero.
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Land


Ground combat at Amboina
Yes, success - Ambonia falls without too much effort. The heavy bombardment attacks have obviously weakened the defenses.

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4142 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 769 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
412 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Clark Field
After only 2 deliberate attacks, Clark falls! [8D]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 128759 troops, 1042 guns, 295 vehicles

Defending force 21249 troops, 80 guns, 71 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
370 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1190 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 9
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Ground combat at Nanning
Chinese losses are mounting, we keep up the pressure and marches another
regiment into battle.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42074 troops, 430 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 20786 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6568 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 41605 troops, 412 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Situation Report

Another good day for the Empire! More allied ships are torpedoed and both
Ambonia and Clark Field falls.

The armies are now marching on Manila! 200000 men will soon start reducing the forts.
In New Guinea troops are landing at Wewak and troopships are heading for Borneo.

3 task forces are now chasing the retreating British evacuation tf's. It's a very exciting race,
will I be able to catch the Glasgow and Enterprise before I run out of fuel?

The Mini KB also strikes gold when the notorious Houston is torpedoed. Clear weather tomorrow, and
the Nells are ordered to strike the Tiljatap port while the carriers lurks 5 hexes out. *Oh joy* [:D]

The real Mc Coy - the KB - has spotted a ship/convoy deep in the Pacific and will launch strikes tomorrow.
Only the US carriers can make life miserable for me now - so will Wobbly deploy them?

Map over Java

[PzB74]

ORIGINAL: pauk
hi,
1. i know that you are busy, but could you post very short overview of auto convoys (i'm considering same options, found it s to hard to manage manualy with distribution of supplies...). for exmp: are you using few bases to stockpile supplies (example: For Southren Area Army and Burma AA - Saigon) and let distribution supplies by land, or you prefer smaller connvoys to many bases....

Hm, I've put 700 AK's and tankers into the transport pool together with escorts. Then I search for bases that got insufficient supplies, and includes them in the auto convoy system. This is very efficient, the only problem is that too much supplies and fuel are being shipped in. I will correct this later on when I got less to do though.

So, I guess I'm using many small convoys to many bases - but I do run manual convoys to bases close to the combat zones. These convoys are more heavily escorted and carries more supplies and fuel.

2. i haven't yet played WiTP, but together with my colleague, came to conclusion that India is maybe best target:
A) there are plenty of industry
B) it is not so far from your "liberated"(long live Emperor!) bases in Malaya
C) presence of KB may force your opponent to send his CV in the Bay of Bengal (your CV's with air support from the land bases = Allied CV's becoming fish shelters, hehe)
D). pressure on Burma - opportunity for sinking allied convys to the Burma

of course, it's not so easy - i havent checked yet british reinforcements in India, could be tricky....
secondly, depends how many units wobbly saved from malaya and withdraw to the India; how many units is stationed in Burma...
tips: check out luskan&raverdave AAR - they fight over the Burma, but it could be that long live Banana prepairing for the India (Raver don't read this!)...

These are just my toughts, but i will certantly try this strategy (to my opponents: you didn't read this![;)])

Yes, I agree! India seems ripe for picking. Only 2-3 UK full size divisions will be added to the Allied OOB during the first half of 1942. It's certainly not easy - distances are long and there are plenty of pit traps, but the more I think about it, the more I like it [:)]

I've not read the Banana aar lately, might go and take a look!

3. I've noticed that my nates in the Indo China can be upgraded only to OscarII - am i doing something wrong or that the way it is?[:(]

Thank you for providing us this AAR - very fun and enlightening!

Nope, all Nate's upgrade to Oscar II's - according to current research, they will not be available until 1/43 [8|]
I've increased research and hope to get them a few months earlier though. By 43 they will be outdated as well....

Thx for reading, always appreciate feedback and comments!
Hopefully more Kiwi spanking will be posted soon

[PzB74]

Dang - seems like the Kiwi has gone AWOL!

I'm sitting in front of my puter around midnight on a Friday nite with the gf asleep on the couch - and there is no WitP turn
in the mail [:(] I'm getting yet another addiction, and those who can best satisfy my needs are at sleep....sniff!

Sabre vs Mig on Discovery, now that's something - perhaps I can rouse the cat on the coach afterwards as well [:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: PzB

Dang - seems like the Kiwi has gone AWOL!

I'm sitting in front of my puter around midnight on a Friday nite with the gf asleep on the couch - and there is no WitP turn
in the mail [:(] I'm getting yet another addiction, and those who can best satisfy my needs are at sleep....sniff!

Sabre vs Mig on Discovery, now that's something - perhaps I can rouse the cat on the coach afterwards as well [:'(]

I hope "gf" doesn't mean Grandfather [X(]

[pauk]

nah... i think it's a godfather[:D]

[PzB74]

ORIGINAL: pauk

nah... i think it's a godfather[:D]

Goth fiend is probably closer [;)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/03/42

Sea

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Trying to get rid of the little PT pests before the troop transports
arrives!

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT TM-7
PT TM-8
PT TM-14
PT TM-15, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-31, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
PT PT-35
PT PT-41
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Sub attack at 29,54

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 7
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS O19, hits 2 No damage!?
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Wewak, 52,81 - Landing troops in undefended NG bases.

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Wewak, 52,81

Japanese ground losses:
166 casualties reported
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1
Hurricane II x 3 - Wobbly has moved Hurricanes into Sing! More gunfodder...

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 - My plan is a success as Repair will soon
join Refit on the bottom of the Pacific Ocena! Didn't even know the PoW was in
port. The long range strike was out of range for the escorting Zero's - and I had
to suffer both AAA and CAP.

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 81
G4M1 Betty x 7

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 4
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 25 destroyed, 39 damaged - actual losses are 13 Nells and 1 Betty.
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 2 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage [:D]
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
11 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 31st USA Regimental Combat Team, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
C5M Babs x 2
Ki-27 Nate x 48
Ki-21 Sally x 82
Ki-48 Lily x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 13 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
26 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
16 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5
Blenheim I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Chicago Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 21,55


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 - The CAP over Tjilitjap takes a beating - excellent!

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 1

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 4
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 7 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Lightning

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-48 Lily x 6

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
PG Jasmine
TK Empire Druid

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tsunushima Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 3
Blenheim I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Siraha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34 - The AVG gives the Zero's a beating! The Betties are low
on morale and have been ordered to stand down. (Actual losses, 1 Betty + 3 Zero's)

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Ki-48 Lily x 5

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Santa Teresa, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
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Land

Ground combat at Nanning - can't seem to get rid of these pests!

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41899 troops, 420 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 20254 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Situation Report

Another good turn as the Nells rips the bottom out of the Prince of Wales lying at anchor at Tjiljitap!
4 torps smashes into the hull and the light cruiser Boise is also taking water after a good hit.

I've ordered the light carriers to attack both port and naval targets while the big 28 ac Zero Daitai has
been ordered on LRCAP over Tjiljitap. The remaining fighters have been set on 90% CAP. All long range
Betties and Nells in range have been ordered to strike the port again as Wobbly disbanded his surface tf
there, and my aviators told me that a lot of Allied ships are at anchor!

In the Bay of Bengal (see map) my 3 tf's are now almost in range, and if Wobbly hasn't spotted the pursuers,
he may be in for a bad surprise.

A tank regiment has already moved into Manila, but will be joined by heavy forces tomorrow. Hopefully Wob
will not be able to kick me out...

There were a lot of air attacks today, and that should also be the case it the weather holds. Partly cloudy for
tomorrow. I'm going for a mid ocean intercept of the transports now at Palembang - my destroyer tf stopped 1
hex short today, and was spotted. So today I will move to the spot were Wob retreated to last time....

230000 troops at Changsa are ordered south and will clear up the railroad.
3 Sally Daitai's have been moved from Kwantung Army controll to Southern Area. 3 Dive bomber sqd's have been
moved in as replacements. The bombers will hit the Chinese bases before being transferred south.
(Dive bombers are useless against army formations, the ack ack guns slaughter them - but the medium bombers
fare much better.)

I noticed that the losses that were reported in the combat.txt were almost constantly twice as high as the actual losses.
Some examples

Actual Losses Reported losses Ratio
13 Nells 25 2-1
2 Betties 4 2-1
3 Zeros 7 ~2-1
4 Nates 7 ~2-1
1 Lily 2 2-1

3 Hawks 7 ~2-1
3 Hurricanes 6 2-1
2 P40s 5 ~2-1
3 Demons 6 ~2-1
6 Buffalos 10 ~2-1

Map over Bay of Bengal operations

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42

Sea

ASW attack at 141,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage - ouch, yet another sub loss! Nr 10 in one month...

Allied Ships
DD Fox
DD Hatfield
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Sub attack at 141,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-9 - We do get a little payback today, the Liberty herself loaded with troops gets a fish!

Allied Ships
AK Liberty, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 29,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-160

Allied Ships
AK Siaoe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Naval bombardment of Menado, at 39,67 - Troops are about to land here!

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
CL Kiso
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
CL Tama
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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TF 48 encounters mine field at Trimcomalee (15,25)

Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
AK Siaoe, and is sunk !? [&:]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
This is the only engagement, and it's a non-conclusive affair. Only 1 hit is landed from 20k yards.

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Yura, on fire
CL Kinu
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
CLAA Ceres
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Jupiter
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 48
G4M1 Betty x 7

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 6
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 13 destroyed, 25 damaged Ouch!

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
6 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 42
G4M1 Betty x 27

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 6
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 21 destroyed, 12 damaged Ouch ouch...
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
AK Benkoelen, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Tromp, Bomb hits 1
CL Boise, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
16 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
C5M Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Allied aircraft
Sea Gladiator x 9
Swordfish x 5
Vildebeest IV x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CA Chokai
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
1 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 10
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
CL Yura
CA Chokai

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 4000 feet
2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,56

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Wakatake
DD Yayoi

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 42,52

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 56

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Anakan, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 1
B5N Kate x 14

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 5
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 1 damaged

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
5 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Allied aircraft
Sea Gladiator x 2
Swordfish x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - the only damaging hit made by the RAF bombers based at Trimcomalee. Damage is medium and the ship is returning to base - and should be fine.
DD Murakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
1 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 6
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yura, on fire
CL Kinu
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1 - no damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 4000 feet
2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,56

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 118
TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
ML Kamome, Shell hits 5

Japanese ground losses:
252 casualties reported
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Land

Ground combat at Wewak - 3 smaller units have landed on the east coast of NG and
will move north and south.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3698 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak base !!!
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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack - O ordered a bombardment attack, and that was also the fixed orders today!
Losses seems to confirm this and indicates an error somewhere.

Attacking force 41553 troops, 409 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 19728 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Manila - Oh dear, the counterattack fails miserably, costing the
Allied forces 3400 casualties!!

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22704 troops, 156 guns, 20 vehicles

Defending force 70835 troops, 588 guns, 219 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3412 casualties reported [8D]
Guns lost 44
Vehicles lost 3
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Ground combat at Menado

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1428 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2045 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles
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Situaton Report

Somewhat of an anticlimax today! The LR CAP placed over Tiljitjap does not engage
the CAP that engages my bombers - and I pay for it! No less than 15 Nells and 6 Betties
are lost toda. Serious losses, but the units have so many reserve ac and pilots that their
fighting power will not be reduced.

There are a lot fewer hits on the ships in port today, and only bombs strikes te PoW!
Her superstructure is gutted and the Dutch Cruiser Tromp also receives a hit.

Once again I failed to sink the heavy ABDA units, but I have inflicted damage on the majority
of them - and Wobbly will find it difficult to mount effective counterstrikes.

The light carriers are very low on fuel and will meet the replenishment tankers tomorrow.
Then its time to go home and replenish fuel, ammo and airgroups. A 40% CAP is ordered with the
bombers set to naval attack only. Clody weather tomorrow.

My pursuit in the Bay of Bengal doesn't meet with the success I had hoped for. The damaged cruiser(s)
are lucky and my ships moves past on both sides. A single daylight engagement takes place, but only
the destroyer Jupiter is hit by a shell. There are a lot of air attacks on my ships, but I counted on the inefficiency
of the old torpedo crates against high speed and agile dd's and ca/cl's. One light cruiser is hit by a torpedo, but
damage isn't too bad - and she should make it back home.

I've ordered my ships to fan out and try to intercept one last time at night before heading back to base at full speed.
Should be possible to get the wounded cruiser - and if the evac tf still has troops aboard... Crossing my fingers.

200k troops have marched south of Changsa and will engage approx 80k Chinese on the railroad.
In Manila a desperate Allied counterattack is repulsed with heavy casualties. The end is in sight! A bombardment attack
has been ordered and in a few days all my armies should be in position.

Map over Bay of Bengal operatons;

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/05/42

Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 - There were no Allied ac over Singapore today.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31

No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
C5M Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Corregidor M Fortress, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 58
Ki-48 Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
21 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Sea

Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 118
TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Hayakafuku Maru

Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
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Naval Gun Fire at Singapore (23,50) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - Yikes, these PT boats got too close to Sing and were shot up badly! Strange, didn't think they would venture
into range simply by passing by. These small boats should be all but impossible targets for larger and slow firing coastal guns.

51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PT Gyoraitei #2
PT Gyoraitei #6, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PT Gyoraitei #5
PT Gyoraitei #4, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT Gyoraitei #3, Shell hits 18, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 17,26 - the only sinking achieved by my pursuit in the Bay of Bengal. The Enterprise meets her end...

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 32,56

Japanese Ships
TK Ichiyu Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage - Why was this tanker travelling alone without cargo? (An auto-convoy tf - silly)

Allied Ships
SS O20
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Sub attack at 41,51

Japanese Ships
AK Nanko Maru - torps hits this ship but fails to detonate!
PG Busho Maru
PG Tosho Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise
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Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 - Wobbly wanted to hide these ships from me, but I got to them anyway [;)]

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
TK British Motorist, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Clive, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Jasmine, Shell hits 1, on fire
TK Empire Druid, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Menado, at 39,67

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
CL Kiso
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
CL Tama
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 118
TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
ML Kamome

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
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TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Dagua, 51,81

Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
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Land

Ground combat at 46,36 - Talk about kicking Chinese a$$ [:D] (See attached map)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 190683 troops, 2353 guns, 160 vehicles

Defending force 51142 troops, 259 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
4958 casualties reported
Guns lost 51

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24362 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 19604 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 51366 troops, 639 guns, 170 vehicles

Defending force 30576 troops, 89 guns, 17 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at San Marcelino - Only Bataan and Manila now remains on the PI 'mainland'.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3642 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 431 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Menado

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1412 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4118 troops, 28 guns, 10 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2112 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 118319 troops, 962 guns, 301 vehicles
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Situation Report

I manage to sink the Enterprise, but now all the ships in the Bay of Bengal have
barely enough fuel to get back to a port in Malaya.

The light cv's have refueled and are heading back to Kendari. I've been around too long
and is anxious to get away.

Wob says the KB has been spotted, well hard to hide from all his eyes in the skies. Will
move towards Noumea before heading up to Truk.

Most of the troops have arrived in Manila - even though 2 divisions are still stuck in the
dirt roads to the south east. Have ordered a deliberate attack tomorrow to check the defenses.

The first attack in China meets with glorious success - almost 200k troops kicks Wobblys 50 k Chinese
defenders south, causing almost 5000 casualties. I'm now confident we can clear the railroad within
a month or two. Then I will try to capture a few resource and industry rich cities.

Sit map - China

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42

Air

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Day Air attack on Corregidor M Fortress, at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-21 Sally x 46
Ki-48 Lily x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on 116th/B Division, at 43,41 - The first Chinese air attack so far...3 ac and 21 casualties? Not a very accurate report me thinks!

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,67

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,50

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Victoria Maru
AP Tatuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 20,67

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 20 destroyed, 2 damaged - 10 Blenheims were destroyed today, a little payback for yesterday!

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 - Now this is a good one, 1 Val and 3 Kates = 1 bomb and 2 torp hits [8D]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
D3A Val x 1
B5N Kate x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Gouden Leeuw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 18,65 - The Dutch bombers succeeds in hitting my now empty replenishment tankers.
Nothing much to put fire to, and sys damage is not even in their teens!

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,54 - Wobbly sent the ships in Palembang north? Suicide mission?

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 20

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
TK British Motorist, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Druid, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Empire Clive, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Faith
AK Empire Tower, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
1 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 22,54

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Druid, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Tower, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sea

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61
Got rid of another few pesky PT boats, but one of the swines put a torp into the Naka. Sys damage in the 30's - so she's
going home for some R&R.

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Naka
DD Oyashio
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
PT TM-7
PT TM-8
PT TM-14
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 7
CL Naka, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 2
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
PT PT-35
PT PT-41, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Naka, Shell hits 1
DD Oyashio
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
PT TM-7
PT TM-8
PT TM-14
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 4
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 2
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT PT-35, Shell hits 80, and is sunk - 80 hits, hello...Matrix - I had hoped you had fixed this overkill tendency! Obviously not.(
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 - Sent in a little night express to get rid of the ships that's been present for a few turns.

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Fumizuki

Allied Ships
AK Empire Lightning, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Bintoehan, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Naval bombardment of Menado, at 39,67

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
CL Kiso
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
CL Tama
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 4
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Hansa, 53,83

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
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Land

Ground combat at Dagua

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 945 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dagua base !!!
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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24528 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 19564 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila - Yees, Manila falls after a single push and I cage another 40k troops!

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 109487 troops, 897 guns, 303 vehicles

Defending force 30428 troops, 88 guns, 17 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
562 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
40736 casualties reported [:D]
Guns lost 127
Vehicles lost 9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at 43,40 - 4 Chinese corps marched south towards Canton and knocked out a picket that guarded the railroad.

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22511 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 822 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 98 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Menado

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4090 troops, 26 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 2118 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles

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

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
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Situation Report

A turn that made me smile [8D]
Manila has been captured and I now got 500 points more than Wobbly. 6600 vs 6100.
40000 troops have walked into captivity, and the Army is now marching on the last stronghold in the PI's.
The tide is rising!

The large light cruiser Boise foundered and sank at port at Tiljitjap and a score of transports were
hit and sunk.

My light carriers are racing towards Kendari and a much needed R&R. I don't know were the US carriers are, but I do know that they
docked on the Oz East Coast not long ago. As Wobbly has spotted the KB - he will NOT send them West. So they're either lurking in
the Coral Sea, are docked in Oz - or are heading towards the Indian Ocean!

I wish to use the light carriers as a scout force for the KB and make the Indian Ocean into a death trap for Allied shipping!

The Army in China is trying a deliberate attack on Hengchow - even though 130k enemy troops have been reported there.
(50k of these retreated yesterday, and shouldn't have much to contribute with!)
Not sure whether Wobbly wants to attack Canton or simply cut the railroad....well, that's why I'm attacking south anyway.

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/07/42

Sea

Sub attack at 41,63

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack - torps hits their target, but again fails to detonate!
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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Bulla, 40,75

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 37
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Naval bombardment of Menado, at 39,67

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
CL Kiso
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
CL Tama
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
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TF 1075 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64)
(I always love it when someone stumbles into my minefields, no matter how small they are:)

Allied Ships
PT TM-9, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on 39th Division, at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 2

Allied aircraft
I-153c x 2
SB-2c x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 82nd Chinese Corps, at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 50
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-153c x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3 - Cursed them, again and again and....(

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Shinamogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Montanes

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 45,56

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Land

Ground combat at Hansa - Gobbling up undefended NG bases! (A norwegian beer is actually called Hansa:)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1622 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hansa base !!!
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Ground combat at Hengchow - Woho! We're kicking butt and giving the Chinese another sound trashing!

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 166367 troops, 2097 guns, 163 vehicles

Defending force 75382 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hengchow base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses - Wobbly obviously didn't anticipate Hengchow to fall this quickly, cause I caught his air on the ground!
I-153c: 20 destroyed
SB-2c: 16 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
678 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2439 casualties reported
Guns lost 50
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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49160 troops, 501 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 19621 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
348 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Menado - Need more men here!

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4058 troops, 26 guns, 10 vehicles

Defending force 2050 troops, 11 guns, 1 vehicles

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

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Situation Report

80000 troops have now marched to Singapore and will start bombarding the defenses. In a few days, all
my forces will be in place and start to reduce the forts.

The fall of Hengchow was undoubtedly the highlight today! My 166k troops simply steamrolled the Chinese
out and nothing now seems capable of stopping our march south to clear the railroad.

I just read something about China in 'Flashman and the Dragon' - if you havn't read the Flashman files and like
Blackadder humor, you should look em up asap!! Here's a little excerpt - he didn't hold too high opinions of the
Chinese obviously...but he didn't have high opinons about others than himself in general <G>

"I don't know who know who ran the first chest of opium into China, but he was a great man in his way.
It was a though some imaginary trader had put into the Forth with a cargo of Glenlivet to discover that
the Scots had never heard of whisky! There was a natural appetite, as you may say. And while the Chinks
had been puffing themselves half-witted long before the first foreign trader put his nose into the Pearl River,
there's no doubt that our own John Company had developed their taste for the drug, back in the earlies, and
before long they couldn't get enough of it.

So you see, the Mandarins resented white interlopers who bade fair to undermine their Empire with
poppy drug, and did their damndest to stop the trade, but couldn't. To their chagrin they discovered that
their God-given superiority, their highly-refined taste in eggshell pottery, and their limitless lines
of ancestors, availed nothing against any Dundee pirate with a pistol on his hip and a six pounder in his
bows who was determined to run opium in. Which made the Manchoo Mandarins wild with outraged pride,
and more high-handed towards foreigners than ever, with the result that war broke out in 1840. Being Chinese
and useless, they lost, and had to cede Hong Kong to us and open up Treaty Ports to European trade. And
the poppy-running went on as before...only more so!"

So you see, I'm really doing the Chinese a favor by kicking the white men out of China for them! [:D]

I've cut out an overview of my industry, and if some of you readers know how to control your resources a little
better than I do - and that doesn't take a lot - I'd appreaciate your comments about what you see here;

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

Sea

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TF 1024 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64)

Allied Ships
MSW Lark
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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 7

Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 3
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 - Mopping up the remaining enemy air units!

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 50
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 45
Ki-21 Sally x 57
Ki-48 Lily x 54

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Hurricane II x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 15 destroyed, 9 damaged
Hurricane II: 7 destroyed, 12 damaged
Catalina I: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 100

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
C5M Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
C5M Babs: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 2nd PA Division, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 53
Ki-48 Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
21 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 23,44

Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-27 Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AO Notoro

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Keizan Maru, Bomb hits 1
PC Kyo Maru #13

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 57,94

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Tucker, Bomb hits 1, on fire - Massive explosive damage reported!

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Daihachikyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kaito Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 57,94

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged - the loss report is accurate today. 5 Nells were lost!

Allied Ships
DD Tucker, on fire
CA San Francisco, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,67

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Montanes, Bomb hits 1, on fire - another elite crew showing off...

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Land

Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 48714 troops, 490 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 19010 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70220 troops, 724 guns, 20 vehicles

Defending force 32020 troops, 217 guns, 4 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Singkawang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3301 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1683 troops, 4 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Bulla

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 562 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bulla base !!!
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Situation Report

Experienced my second crash to desktop in a week. This time on my desktop, and
WitP has never crashed on it before. Seems to happen when I spend a lot of time on a turn,
going over all my units and moving ships, supplies etc.... Really annoying, I didn't have time
to redo it before going to bed - and worse, now I don't trust it anymore and have to save
every 15min! [:(]

The 'Mini KB' is almost out of fuel, but should just barely make it into Kendari - a close call!
The 'KB' is heading towards Noumea - enemy ships have been spotted heading east. I want to
spread a lot of fear before dissappearing again. I would have liked to stay hidden in the vast
Pacific somewhere between the US West Coast and Hawaii, but I'll be needing the carriers
in the Indian Ocean soon for my great Indian gamble!

Wobbly sent a huge cruiser tf past Gili Gili - me thinks he's after my undefended transports
moving troops up and down the east coast of New Guinea. Well, my Nells showed him what
might have happened to the Lexington and that she's a charmed ship indeed. The heavy
cruiser San Francisco takes 3 torps and I don't think she'll make it back. A RO sub has been
placed just sough of Gili Gili and will attempt to intercept and cripples heading to Port Moresby!

A deliberate attack has been ordered at Singapore tomorrow while a bombardment has been
called for at Bataan. I've overtaken the retreating chinese troops, and will give them another
pounding tomorrow.

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42

Sea

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Naval Gun Fire at Bataan (42,51) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - Ah, silly bug [8|]

37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.19, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.13
MSW W.16, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.15, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,57

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Wakatake
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Arashio
DD Hamakaze
DD Isokaze


Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Shortlands, 63,93

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
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TF 1024 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64)

Allied Ships
MSW Lark
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TF 22 encounters mine field at Manila (43,52)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kavieng, 61,86

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Madang, 54,84

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported

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TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane II x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 31st PA Division, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 53
Ki-48 Lily x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd PA Division, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-48 Lily x 11

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 57,94

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 57,94

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
DD Jarvis

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 57,94

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,57

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Land

Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48774 troops, 493 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 18877 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
341 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 190221 troops, 1911 guns, 348 vehicles

Defending force 31853 troops, 220 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5

Japanese ground losses:
879 casualties reported
Guns lost 43
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2543 casualties reported
Guns lost 42
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 34794 troops, 414 guns, 33 vehicles

Defending force 25631 troops, 236 guns, 63 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Ground combat at Singkawang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3317 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1457 troops, 2 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3160 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Situation Report

Another anomaly as 3 msw's are sunk enroute to Manila from Hong Kong. They 'strayed' into
range of the guns at Bataan and were sunk! This is bull.... A course should be set that kep em out
of range!!!

Otherwise another good day for the Empire!
Singapore almost fell after a single attack, 5-1 odds even though there are still 5 fort lvls! 2500 Allied
causalties was also gratifying.

The Chinese at Nanning were finally ejected - south! [8D] Now they're in troube!

Preparing for the first deliberate attack at Bataan tomorrow.

Wobbly says that the San Francisco will make it - so we tried again today and put a fish into the
CL Helena that was reported heavily damaged.

The KB is now speeding towards the fleeing ships, perhaps I can hammer em!-)
The light carriers have refuelled and upgraded its last Claude Daitai. They're heading towards Borneo to
support the impending invasion.

Weahter will turn foul all over the Pacific tomorrow, so I don't expect too much aerial activity.

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

Sea

Invasions

TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kavieng, 61,86

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Madang, 54,84

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61

Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
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Surface Actions

Sub attack at 22,45

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Oyashio
DD Yukikaze
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT TM-7, Shell hits 46, on fire, heavy damage
PT TM-8, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
PT TM-14
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
DD Hatsukaze
DD Kamikaze
DD Okikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
PT TM-14, Shell hits 7, and is sunk - Poor brave sods! Crossed the 'T' and lanunched torps only to be hit by 16" shells!
Pieces fell down in Manila....
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
CA Nachi
DD Oyashio
DD Harusame
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2
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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
CA Nachi
DD Oyashio
DD Harusame
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 7
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Naval bombardment of Bankha, at 20,47

Japanese Ships
DD Otori
DD Isonami
CA Mogami
CL Kinu
CA Chokai
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Usugumo
DD Akikaze
DD Shirakumo
CA Mikuma
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 7
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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Hatsukaze
DD Numakaze
CL Kiso
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Okikaze
DD Kamikaze
CL Tama
CL Oi
CL Kitakami
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 11
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 5
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Air

Day Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 40
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-48 Lily x 29

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st PA Division, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-48 Lily x 13

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 11 destroyed [:(] 6 Nate's were actually lost in air to air combat today!
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 14

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kiso
CL Oi

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 attacking at 100 feet
2 x Martin 139 attacking at 100 feet
2 x Martin 139 attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin 139 attacking at 100 feet
4 x Martin 139 attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 11
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 8 damaged
Martin 139: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ryoyu Maru #21
AP Otake Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Keizan Maru
AP Tamashima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
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Land

Lots of good invasions today [:D]

Ground combat at Aitape

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 858 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aitape base !!!
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Ground combat at Madang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1505 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang base !!!
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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 194353 troops, 1899 guns, 442 vehicles

Defending force 29063 troops, 176 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 9 destroyed
Hurricane II: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
38234 casualties reported [:D]
Guns lost 157
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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119324 troops, 1024 guns, 194 vehicles

Defending force 25074 troops, 224 guns, 66 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
637 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1785 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 4
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Ground combat at Shortlands

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 719 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands base !!!
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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8585 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 16921 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Situation Report

Well, Singapore fell easily enough and Malaya has now been 'liberated'!
I'm sending in msw's to clear the harbor, and troops ships are already picking up
support units that will help make Sing my main base in the west.

I will finish the invasion of Borneo before mopping up on Sumatra and Java.
My big division will have some R&R and prepare for their Indian adventre.

Bataan withstood the first deliberate attack, but the forts are falling and I got
more forces on their way. Anoter 2-3-4 days and I can start mopping up in the Philippines
as well.

Most of the Allied bombers in Borneo attacked my heavy covering force, but a small force
of Blenheims finally did something sensible and put a few bombs in a transport. The Allied air to sea
capabilities are so minimal that I mostly ignore them.

The only heroic allied action of the day took place when 2 Tomahawks shot down 6!! Nates....
I'm retiring those crates now - that's for sure. Almost got enough Zero's ready to cover my assets.

I'm also grabbing as many bases as possible in NG and elsewhere. Have to do it while Wob is weak - in just
6 months, things will start to change!

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/11/42

Air

Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51 - Trying to get rid of those evasive P40's! No use...

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 51st Heavy AA Battalion, at 23,50 - Reconing a heavy AA battalion can't be a cream assignment [;)]

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 6
Blenheim I x 11
Martin 139 x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1 - no damage
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Brewster 339D attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
2 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Brewster 339D attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Ryoyu Maru #21

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Imizu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet

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Sea

Invasions

TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61

Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported
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TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67


Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported

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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
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Sub/ASW Attacks

Sub attack at 40,67

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo - Seawolf shoots at the Ryujo and almost gives me a heart attack...! [:'(]
DD Fumizuki
DD Ariake
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Satsuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Hatakaze
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
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ASW attack at 69,113

Japanese Ships
SS I-10, hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships - no need to train 'useless asw ships' in WitP - that's for sure!
PG Kiwi
PG Tui
PG Moa
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Sub attack at 25,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
DD Pillsbury, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage - Magazine explodes, goodbye!
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
CA Nachi
DD Oyashio
DD Harusame
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
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Land

Ground combat at Tarakan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6688 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1503 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 13 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119209 troops, 994 guns, 246 vehicles

Defending force 22270 troops, 165 guns, 59 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
2641 casualties reported - ouch!
Guns lost 69
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
1924 casualties reported
Guns lost 56
Vehicles lost 3
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Ground combat at Kavieng

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 789 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng base !!
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Situation Report

Tarakan fells easily enough and I got rid of some pesky Dutch bombers as well - but my boys at Bataan are having a rough time. I still got 2 divisions that are enroute from Manila, so I won't need more than a few days to finish it.

My next objectives can be seen on the sit map. Balikpapaan and the small island south of Singapore!

Notice how all the cvl escorts can't hit the Seawolf - to old PG's of Noumea sends another IJN sub straight to the bottom [:(]
Allied asw capabilities are already at a 1944 level! Needs some tweaking if you ask me, wasn't this bad in UV!

The KB was spotted NE of New Caledonia - and Wob knows I'm heading into the Coral Sea! I've ordered a port/naval attack against Noumea. Then we will sail towards Brisbane and shred everything that can be found there and northwards. Then we'll go home for some R&R before the Indian adventure.

[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/12/42

Sea Combat

Sub attack at 21,47

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Ouch! The Kinu is so heavily damaged that she sinks in the Malacca Strait.
DD Otori
DD Isonami
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS Truant - Despite the heavy escort, Truant gets away!

Invasions

TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Emirau Island, 60,84

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Siador, 54,85

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
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TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Hollandia, 49,79

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
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TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Sorong, 42,74

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on 88th USA Field Artillery Regiment, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 41
Ki-48 Lily x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 6
Blenheim I x 6
Martin 139 x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Shiokaze
CL Nagara, Shell hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
2 x Brewster 339D attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
4 x Brewster 339D attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Chokai Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 4000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,116

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 40
B5N Kate x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Tui, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PG Moa, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PG Kiwi, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 4000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 2000 feet
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Land Combat

Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 117139 troops, 888 guns, 235 vehicles

Defending force 19696 troops, 91 guns, 54 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
458 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
1791 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 4
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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27746 troops, 321 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 16892 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 50,31

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28359 troops, 358 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 38878 troops, 281 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Menado

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7106 troops, 57 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 2041 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Situation Report

The loss of the light cruiser Kinu was unfortunate, but the seas are crawling with Allied subs and Wob has placed them extremely well!
The KB sank 3 Kiwi PG vessels, but I spotted 2 subs underneath my keels - so I've ordered a course change!

Allied bombers at Borneo are again active, but only a PG is hit - and damage is moderate. I'm now loading up the South Seas Detachment
and is heading south. I want to be done with the aerial threat on Borneo. Heavy bombardment forces are ordered in and a surface group will
clear away the PT boats. Bombers from Kendari will hit the airfields as well and the light carriers will provide CAP.

Bataan is still holding out, my men are exhausted but another 2 divisions will arrive tomorrow. That makes me believe the base will fall in 2 days
as all the forts will be gone by then as well.

I'm also moving my HQ's and naval units to Singapore - my troops are content and fatigue is going down as they enjoy the nightlife in Sing [8D]
The situation in China is interesting! (See attached map) I've ordered an attack against Wuchow tomorrow, an industrial base that me wants badly.
If I capture the base early, I will cut of several Chinese corps that were ejected from Nanning. Then I will march towards the latter base with enough
troops to clear away the remaining opposition in the area. The main force will move back north to capture Kweilin. If successfull, I will launch one last
offensive against Homan and the base just north of it. I'm also using recon flight to see how many troops Wob got at Kumning and Yunan. If I can cut the
Burma road - a lot will have been achieved.

The latter objective is actually a double edged sword - as I want Wob to send reinforcement from India to Burma! When the sledgehammer falls, I want
as little initial resistance as possible. Again the use of my airborne regiments comes to mind....

Ah, don't I love all this scheming and plotting [:D]

Map over operations in Souther China

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: PzB
I've cut out an overview of my industry, and if some of you readers know how to control your resources a little
better than I do - and that doesn't take a lot - I'd appreaciate your comments about what you see here;

I can't see if you get an answer about industry and resources... unforutnatly i can't help even, this numbers confused me very much...

Have you consider changing Hitachi engines for Nakajima, i think that you have enough H.engines (Ki-32 can be upgraded with Lily's, and IIRC Ki-32 is not currently produced). Also, be sure that Ki-36 is set to not recive replacments (2 air groups? - you can disband one), and you will have enough hitachi engines for transport ac (ki-54...)...

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Think Wob's next turn went AWOL - so I'll concentrate on some of the production details instead!

Pauk, I must admit that I'm unsure about how many engines of each type I really need.
I'll send a few msg's to experienced players and ask for their advice.

In the meantime I will post more production details:

Currently the following ac are under production

Zero 174
Kate 80
Val 66
Dinah 62
Oscar 62
Somia 45
Nate 41
Lily 40
Betty 34
Jake 31
Helen 23
Pete 23
Sally 20
Hickory 15
Topsy 10
Tabby 5
Tina 5
Emily 5
Glen 4
Mavis 4

Altogether 749 ac are produced pr month.

The following ac are being researched:

Frank 14
A6M5 Zeke 12
Oscar II 11
Tojo 7
Jill 6
George 6
Tony 5
Frances 4
Irving 3
Jack 3
Nick 2
G4M2e Betty 2
Ki 46 III Dinah 1
Nick 1b 1
Myrt 1
Irving 1
Judy 1
G4M2 Betty 1

My immediate reaction is that I'm producing to many Lily's, Nate's and that more ac should be researched.

I'm attaching a picture that shows what ac that has been replaced thus far!