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Turn send. Mostly standard orders. FT TF supported by BB will sail today to Kendari and will start transporting supply and troops to Ambon.

I have converted 12 xAK to TKs. They will be ready in 15 days.
They are capable to 10kn only but they are also perfect to transport oil from small basses in DEI to supply hubs like Manila where oil cam be loaded on big TKs

And most important. Eugene Sledge "With the Old Breed" just arrive[:D]

8 June 42

Burma
Shwebo captured. But in return Allied bombers attack unit that capture base. Heavy losses taken I will now run to woods.

Ambon
Japanese navy bombers attack Ambon port. Primary mission was to end with APDs anchored there

Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
G3M2 Nell x 30
G4M1 Betty x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Lawrence, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Humphreys, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
APD Waters, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 16
Port supply hits 1

All three ships probably sunk as intel in not showing any ships in port and all ships where arledy damaged from torpedo and mine hits two days earlier

Saumlaki
45 fighters and 20 bombers spotted. More interesting is base port. 7 ships(3xCL), wonder how accurate that intel can be.
I thinking about attack on port tomorrow. I am able to sent 150 fighters so i probably will attack. Saumlaki AF still is lvl 1 so it is good.

Lautem
30 enemy fighters in base

Coral Sea
Japanese bombers from Port Moresby and Lae attack allied shipping north of Cooktown and in Terapo.
Probably sinking one xAKL and heavy damaging another.

Sub actions
Active day for subs. Total 18 different sub actions.
Most important:
SS Flying Fish sunk xAKL near Sapporo and SS I-169 sunk AKE Mormacland near Hilo

ORIGINAL: koniu

SS Flying Fish sunk xAKL near Sapporo and SS I-169 sunk AKE Mormacland near Hilo

This is a good trade.

BANZAI!!!

9 June 42

Burma
Troops marching north. Allies moving south. I some point we need to meet.
Allies bombing Shwebo. My reckon unit there is in mess

Ambon Battle
Today A6M2s from Kendari sweep Lautem and Saumlaki.
In total they shoot down 26 allied fighters (16 P40E and 10 Kittyhawk IA)
Japan lost 16 A6M2 but only 7 in A2A and 9 from ops. (5 pilots KIA)

As main problem for japan are pilots and for allies airframes 5 pilots for 26 planes is good trade.

Sadly Saumalki port raid do not fly because of whether

A6M2 poll is now 61 planes. I am not building zeros right now. Three factories are repairing after they ware changed to M3 version. I will start producing Zeros in 21 days when M3a will be available.

Tahiti
SS I-2 sunk two allies xAK near Tahiti base. No ASW units there[:'(]

China
Kukong totally surrounded. 98.000 Chinise troops in City.


R&D
A6M3a advanced to 8/42 in nine days he will advance to 7/42

Next model M5, will be available in 11/42 that model will be main carrier based plane for entire `43. M5c will arrive in 12/43. I will not research M8 model.

10 June 42

Kendari
Only one action worth of story.
Probably biggest A2A battle - fighters vs heavies so far. It is prelude of future struggle.

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 71

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 58
LB-30 Liberator x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed on ground
G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 31

Planes loses are big. But most of them are on ground. Only 9 A6M shot down and only 3 pilots KIA today.
This raid cost allies 16 heavies (23% losses). A can live with ground loses but not for long(at lest until M3a will be in production in 3 weeks).
It was mistake to leave bombers in base. Bombers will be replaced in days, fighters also.
A6M2 pool drop to 46 planes. I think i will build ~40 M3 to free some M2 to pool.

Kendari still open but i need to rebuild air force first.



Kukong
I am moving troops to Kukong from wooden hex SW. I want them to move directly to City.
On map "dot" is showing that they are marching using road but when i go inside units it is still showing Target Kukong 46 miles to target(they march 30 miles in one day)

How to force unit to march directly to Kukong and not using road?

EDIT: Hex is SW

ORIGINAL: koniu

Planes loses are big. But most of them are on ground. Only 9 A6M shot down and only 3 pilots KIA today.
This raid cost allies 16 heavies (23% losses). A can live with ground loses but not for long(at lest until M3a will be in production in 3 weeks).
It was mistake to leave bombers in base. Bombers will be replaced in days, fighters also.
A6M2 pool drop to 46 planes. I think i will build ~40 M3 to free some M2 to pool.

How to force unit to march directly to Kukong and not using road?

Tough losses for you, but the Allies can't sustain this kind of raid very often (losing 16 4Es) at this point in the war.

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: koniu

Planes loses are big. But most of them are on ground. Only 9 A6M shot down and only 3 pilots KIA today.
This raid cost allies 16 heavies (23% losses). A can live with ground loses but not for long(at lest until M3a will be in production in 3 weeks).
It was mistake to leave bombers in base. Bombers will be replaced in days, fighters also.
A6M2 pool drop to 46 planes. I think i will build ~40 M3 to free some M2 to pool.

How to force unit to march directly to Kukong and not using road?

Tough losses for you, but the Allies can't sustain this kind of raid very often (losing 16 4Es) at this point in the war.

At this point of war allies should have at lest ~100-120 B-17E in service. As we playing PDU ON Docuop should be able to save some planes from withdrawal by upgrading some B17E groups scheduled to withdrawal to different plane. So far he loose 40 B-17E and 44 "D".

But you are right. Today he lost almost 1 month of 4E production.
For me i can toke that loses as my plane production is OK and i accelerating it slowly targeting 2k planes/month on end of year(i talking about factories ability not real production as i not want overproduce)

Another side of this is that he have almost all heavies in north Oz and in Burma he is limited to medium bombers only and in china a see only 10 bombers maybe.
And after AVG was withdrawal last week i do not see many fighters in Burma so it is time to be more aggressive.

And about air losses so far. Comparing to other AARs i am reading i think we are in upper range. I have lost 2,2k planes to 2k allied loses.

I red some AAR with bigger loses but most have smaller.

ORIGINAL: koniu
Kukong[/b]
I am moving troops to Kukong from wooden hex SW. I want them to move directly to City.
On map "dot" is showing that they are marching using road but when i go inside units it is still showing Target Kukong 46 miles to target(they march 30 miles in one day)

How to force unit to march directly to Kukong and not using road?

EDIT: Hex is SW

For anyone experiencing not planed march direction changes by LCU. I found passable solution for that in one of forum threats.

If you want to LCU march directly to target instead of auto choosing longer but faster path by road. Units must be set to combat mode and all move orders must be given separately to all units. Today i will try this.

ORIGINAL: koniu

ORIGINAL: koniu
Kukong[/b]
I am moving troops to Kukong from wooden hex SW. I want them to move directly to City.
On map "dot" is showing that they are marching using road but when i go inside units it is still showing Target Kukong 46 miles to target(they march 30 miles in one day)

How to force unit to march directly to Kukong and not using road?

EDIT: Hex is SW

For anyone experiencing not planed march direction changes by LCU. I found passable solution for that in one of forum threats.

If you want to LCU march directly to target instead of auto choosing longer but faster path by road. Units must be set to combat mode and all move orders must be given separately to all units. Today i will try this.

On morning unit i set to march direct to Kukong move only 15 miles so it is good as it suppose to move by forest and not by road. Dot was showing move to E but after manual change it return to NE without reseting traveled distance. In three days we will know if i will be able to close siege.

11 June 42

Burma
Japanese air force sweeps few allied bases but no opposition found
Bombers attack Paoshan closing local AF and scoring 89 AF hits and 10 supplies hits.
Secont bomber raid attack Katha but result was disapinting.

At night B-17D attack Rangoon destroying 1 plane on ground.
After last patch night attack looks realistic as they are almost allweys broken in few small waves.

Land units arrive to Bhamo last days . Bombardment showing 84th Indian Brigade and base force. (141AV) I have now ID and 3 tank regiments i will wait two days for two more brigades and for supplies until i will attack. This force is fallowed by by another ID and brigade but they are week behind. Another ID will arrive to Lashio in 5 days and will march truth jungle to north to push allied troops from junge hex south of Katha

Ambon Battle
After last day losses squadrons are retreating to Soerabaja to rest and take replacements.
Fighters squadrons are in full strength now, but will rest to build morale before return to fight.
Bombers need few days.
I have upgraded one of G4M1 squadrons in Rabaul to G3M3 to free G4M to poll and allow them to be use by Soerabaja squadrons

S-164 have lucky day. HE was in middle of trip to patrol area near Horn Isl. when he find allied TF near Lautem (Timor)
Sub attack near Lautem at 74,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
CL Hobart, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Inconstant


Severe damage reported. Cruiser is on sunk list but probably he still floating as there was no sinking sound. I have 3 subs in range, they will try to find him.

Japanese DD sunk allied minesweeper in Ambon Hex. He try to clean my mine filed.
Another minesweeper in cleaning Lautem hex from mines. I have DD close. Tomorrow i will engage.

On morning Allied Heavies attack Kendari again. This time in half of force compeering to last day.
I lost one plane on ground almost no damage to AF.

Japanese troops in Ambon healing fast and now they have 1000 AV. Fast transport TF will arrive to Kendari in 2 days.


Coral Sea
Allied transport TF leave Noumea last night. TF is sailing north. Lots of xAP spotted. No combat ships in TF. Where they sailing, Luganville. Planes and small surface raid are preparing no engage.

14 ID evacuated from Port Moresby and sailing to Lunga.

Hawaii
After 4 days of hunting we find CA Salt Lake City. He move only 4 hexes in 4 days so damage from first attack must be huge

Sub attack near Kona at 181,113

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Hull


This time cruiser sunk. Sinking sound and FP marked on list as destroyed on ground.


China
Chinese troops moving from Changsha area south toward Kukong.
Bombers attack them today killing 400 soldiers and disabling 70 squads.

I lost 12 planes in that attack. I sweep hex first and later bombers escorted by fighters arrive(no oposition to that point). Unlucky third wave was intercepted by fighters diverted from CAP. At lest i know Docup is CAPing Changsha

12 June 42

Details later.
Right now only important things.

Two British carriers surprised by DD in surface battle near Saumlaki. That information will cost me DD as he took two direct hits from heavy guns from CA. He is death in water. His damage points are 72/89/78/99

Naval battle in Kendari hex. Japanese BB with 20 DD (they loading supplies to FT them to Ambon)) was surprised by US cruisers. I lost 3 DDs, some damage to ailed ships but must see battle animation again.

EDIT: (after watching again CA San Francisco take 2x36cm hits both penetrate and one give critical damage)

Time to launch secret weapon.

12 June 42

Burma
Ki-49IIa lost combat virginity today. Unlucky one crash on AF during landing.
Armor help as all planes are serviceable after taking heavy flak fire.

100 fighters will fly south to join Ambon battle.

China
Finally ID is marching directly to Kukong trough forest and not by longer path using road.
In week he will enter Kukong and close last hexside.

Lots of movement in Changsha area. Chine troops moving south toward Kukong. I will leave only 3 ID in Kukong. 4 ID + 2 brigades will march north and take defensive position 90 miles north of city in rough terrain hex. I do not think that chines army have ability for offensive. Lack of supplies and all my troops are behind forts will not help them.


Chines troops in Nanyang start to move SW. Numbers unknown but there is at lest 150k troops. I will watch closely. But i think it is attemp to spread my forces to weaken Kukong area.

In Kukong 96k Chines soldier waiting for death. Every day they loosing 10-15 AV and 150 man

I rebasing 45 Oscars to Ambon area. I will need them there. In China i will have now 60 vs 140 allied fighters.

Coral Sea
Enemy TF spotted day earlier by sub arrive to Luganville. They where attacked by G3M3s from Lunga but CAP shot down 11.
Reckon showing in Luganville xAP, CL, CA and some smaller ships.

Also heavy radio transmission detected E of New Hebrides. Sub, allied CVs, ghost?

ID sailing to Lunga diverted back to Rabaul. Very big probability of allied offensive moves in this area.
I cat do nothing about it is as my main naval force is around Ambon.

Ndeni has only 1000 troops. Lunga 100AV behind 3 fort. I need to transport that ID there asap.


Ambon Battle
I was loading FT TF in Kendari when Allied Cruisers arrive. After long battle I lost 3 DD, two more take moderate damage.
Allied loses unknown but one DD should be heavy damage and CA San Francisco take 2x36cm hits and 3 medium caliber hits.
Near Saumlaki Japanese DD engage CV TF. He pay for that action by his live.


It look like we start second part of that battle. I will be ready in two days to engage them.
Unlucky i just end loading ID on ships in Soerabaja. Those troop where ordered to land in Saumlaki. With allied CVs in area invasion canceled.

So far i know about two British CV, 5 CA, CL, and some DD. (location of US CV unknown - probably south Pacific)

I have 250+ LBA (110 navy fighters, 130 navy bombers). 150 Army fighters will arrive in 3 days.
They will use two bases, Kendari and Makassar. Both are Lvl 4 AF, have Air HQ and are able to supply torpedoes.
On sea I have 4BB, 8CA, 5CL, ~45DD and most important in range on 1 day I have 5 big CVs with 260 planes on deck.
I will use them when i will be sure of success as KB is one shot weapon.
In Soerabaja i have MKB but i will not use them as offensive power as i cant give them proper fighter support. Probably i will use TB from MKB as LBA.(Someone will call that gamey but i call that war and most of those Sentai are originally LBA).

Plan is, wait for now for allied moves. If he decide to reinforce Ambon i will strike him with full power. Most important for me will be to stay in LBA range with KB.

Last day cost me 4DD. I is big lose but only by my fault, as i send my ships when air search was crippled after 10 jun air loses.
Now i am ready and Docup lost element of surprise.

My Intel is telling me that Allies are in middle of operation called "Operation Dumbo". But none details are known.[:'(]
One of intel officers told me that Americans learning elephants to fly and doing poo on Japanese AF. No one will want to clean that.




Bag of rice and bottle of sake for anyone with good advice
I will give maps when return home

13 June 42

Only one air action today. 18 B-17 attack Kendari AF. 3 planes destroyed on ground. Damage to AF 47/32

Two allied TF spotted between Ambon and Saumlaki. One is showing 3DD+unknow ship, second TK, CL, BB, CLAA and 4 more ships. DL is "TF spotted".

It is time to decide what to do. Wait one more day to be sure about enemy force or strike tomorrow. I do not want waste my first strike on few cargo ships. I hope Docup is thinking that my air force is suppressed after last Kendari bombardment and i do not want open all card and waste surprise element. Still have few hours to make decision. If i want i can have 500 planes flying tomorrow in two days it will be 600.

Lots of sub actions. My subs get hammered today. 3 need return home for repairs. Two can stay on patrol but system damages are around 20.

DD Shigure sunk after last day encounter with CV screen. That is fourth victim of last day surface actions.

Six A6M3a R&D factories converted to A6M5 model. Five still researching M3a.

14 June 42
Another day another soldiers die.

Burma
Air attack on Katha AF. Some damage to AF but most important supply hits confirmed.
23 P-38E sweep Rangoon but no opposition in air.

Ground forces capture Bhamo (dot base).
Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22506 troops, 214 guns, 319 vehicles, Assault Value = 858

Defending force 3996 troops, 25 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 142

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 403

Allied adjusted defense: 133

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bhamo !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
279 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1258 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (31 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Tomorrow troops will move north and try to capture Myitkyina asap. They are fallowed by ID and two inf. reg.
In few weeks i will rebuild those regiments in ID, but i need transport one reckon unit from Japan first.
Third ID will arrive to Lashio in 2 days making my forces in north Burma ~2000AV.
Forth ID is marching by road toward Akyab.
In two weeks another ID from Manchuria will land in Rangoon.

Supplies situation is looking ok, but they move very slow. I am upgrading Tanks in Burma to Type 1 model.

Ambon
Allied CV TF (probably two British carriers) one hex south of Ambon.
In Ambon hex transport TFs. Probably transporting supplies or troops.
They where attacked by 18 G4M from Kendari but they fly without escort and 14 where shot down by CAP over base.

48 B-17 attack Kendari AF. I shot down 3 for 3 planes on ground and 4 fighters from ops. No pilot killed. In last week allies lost more heavies that they produce in month.

East cost of OZ
I lost SS during ASW attack near Sydney. Time to change hunting grounds.

China
Kukong 4 days from being totally surrounded.
Chinese troop in Nyanyang are marching now north. Interesting. More reckon send to patrol north china.


Industry
Fuel balance according Witp Tracker is +14800fuel/day, but when i watch on fuel as total fuel is dropping down every turn.
Last turn I have lost 5k fuel day ealier 15k, and all big ships are in ports. Where that fuel is gone. I do not think that all those ships moving resources and fuel to HI using 20k fuel daily.

Just receive turn, but must wait 7 more hours before i will return home.
I am very nervous because in that turn i will attack allied forces in Banda Sea.

For more than week KB and SAG was waiting in Tarnate port for occasion to strike. (Docup is not air serch north of Ceram[:'(])

Plan is simple.

1. At night 2xBB, 2xCA, 6xDD will move at flank to Ambon hex and attack allied fleet in hex. Attack will be commanded by admiral Tanaka. After that he will try to meet with KB to hide under KB CAP.

2. KB (5xCV, 270 planes. 130 fighters, 140 bombers) will move north of Ceram and on morning will engage allied fleet.

3. Simultaneously LBA fighters will sweep Ambon, Lautem and Saumlaki. I hope they will force some fighters to be diverted to those bases instead of cap over enemy fleet.

4. Almost 100+ LBA bombers waiting to strike allied fleet on sea. All are torpedo capable. They will have 100 fighters to escort them.

I hope to have almost 600 planes flaying today vs enemy.

I hope allied fleet will remain one more day near Ambon. They are unloading something there and i hope they stay at least an night phase when BBs will arrive.
Probably nothing happen because enemy will move south by night and will be out of plane range on morning. But if he stay it will be bloody day and lots on men will day. I hope mostly with British and Australian accent.

15 June 42

Ambon Battle

Day start with disappointment. Tanaka SAG do no make it to Ambaon in night time.
They arrive on morning.

In first encounter they sunk AMc.
Few moment later 3 Japanese DD engage to battle with CL and 5 DD. They shot for few moments but they score only 5 no critical hits.

Fun start few moment later when BB TF engage that allied CL TF.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 20,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Ise
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 2
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Ariake, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
DD Stuart, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Scout, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

After destroying those enemy ships BB engage Allied cargo ships in base
DD Norman show good fight against stronger enemy.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, on fire
BB Ise
CA Myoko, on fire
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 1
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Ariake, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Norman, Shell hits 2
xAK Jaladurga, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Marion Moller, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
xAK Pasha, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Varela, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Jalapalaka, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAP Glenorchy, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAP Felix Roussel, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAP Hong Peng, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAP Poelau Telo, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kota Radja, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Kota Pinang, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 99 (62 destroyed, 37 disabled)

After naval battle air battle start.

First LBA A6M sweep Ambon hex shotting down 8 enemy carrier based fighters for zero zeros lost.

After LBA Bombers enter battle engaging survived ships in Ambon hex

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
G3M2 Nell x 19
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Felix Roussel, heavy fires
xAK Hupeh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Poelau Telo, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Varela, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Norman
xAP Kota Pinang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Hoihow

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 32 (20 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (28 destroyed, 8 disabled)

And another wave

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G3M2 Nell x 13
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
Martlet II x 13
Beaufighter Ic x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Hoihow, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Marion Moller, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 73 (62 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (33 destroyed, 17 disabled)

After that KB enter game:
They chose as target enemy CVs:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 75,109

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51
B5N2 Kate x 64
D3A1 Val x 33

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 5
Sea Hurricane Ib x 4
Martlet II x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar II: 3 destroyed
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Illustrious, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Dorsetshire

South of Ambon KB bombers attack damage DD from surface battle

Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 77,110

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Scout, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

There was counterattack from British CV but CAP shot down 14 from 15 planes. Last one miss
Also on bomber attack BB in Ambon Hex scoring two 500lbs hits. They bounce from armor


Losses:
Japan lost:
3 DD sunk
2 DD light damaged
BB Yamashiro (damage 40/10/19/3)
33 planes (11 D3A1, 10 A6M2, 9 B5N2, 3 G4M1) 19 pilots die
(15 A2A, 10 flak, 8 ops)

Allies lost
1 CL sunk
4 DD sunk
1 DD probably sunk
CV Illustrious, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
10+ xAK and xAP
39 planes (35 A2A)

Allied manaege to unload troops and suplies in Ambon[:@]
Time to finish with those CVs and capture Lautem and Saumlaki

Result is satisfying but whether make my bombers miss. vary much. I clean air i thing there will be no survivors on allied side.

Kb still operational with 100 topredos so i will atack again. I think CV Indomitable is cripled and will not run.

16 June 42

Time to finish with remaining forces in Ambon area. I chose defensive approach.
KB stay north of Ceram to avoid fighting with allied CAP over enemy TF running south.

Main target was damaged CV Indomitable
Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,110

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 75
B5N2 Kate x 17
D3A1 Val x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Beaufighter Ic x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

I make small mistake today. By seating wrong destination to KB and he end move on partial land hex and that reduce his sorties by 50%. I must take more attention to that in future.KB still fully operational. 92 torpedoes available all Sentai full with planes and pilots.

It look like allies reopen Ambon AF. I will close it in 2-3 days.

16 June 42
continuation

Burma
B-17 bombing ground troops in Bhamo, but jungle is giving good cover.
Rangoon AF closed after B-17 bombing on 15 June. All planes evacuated day earlier[:'(].


Ambon Battle
Heavy naval force waiting behind allied search range near Kendari. They in few days will join with KB and give support to Saumlaki invasion.
ID fully loaded on ships in Soerabaja will sail today toward Saumlaki.
Time is essence right now. I need land before allied reinforces arrive.

All ships damaged in last day battle manage do safe waters. None of ships have major damage. BB will sail to HI for repairs, and CAs and DDs will sail to Soerobaja.

China
60k chines troops marching toward Kukong from Hengyang. I have already 3 ID waiting for them in rough terrain, and 3 more will arrive in 3 days.

ID marching to Kukong need move only 13 miles more, after that last hex side will be closed.

Sub actions.
Another two Japanese SS damage near Darwin, but this time one manage to sunk APD.
Near Hilo Japanese SS sunk in surface attack xAKL and damage another.

17 June 42

China
Tomorrow i will close siege of Kukong.

2000AV is waiting 90 miles north of Kukong (in rough terrain) for Chines troops marching from Hengyang with rescue mission for sieged city

2 chines units units appear in hex west of Wuchow. Tomorrow air reckon will investigate thathex ans other hexes in area. I have 800AV near Wuchow.

Last day reckon show 28 Chinese bombers in of Chungking. Today 150 Japanese bombers attack Chungking AF. No planes destroyed but AF will be closed for long time.

Ambon Battle
Very quiet. Saumlaki landing in 4-5 days.

Darwin is now AF lvl6 and Derby lvl 4. As soon as Darwin will be lvl 7 allies will be able to use extended range of Liberators to attack Makassar AF[:@] I thik thre is ~20 of them in service.

Carriers refit
Kaga in escort of 5 DD sailing to Japan to his refit. I made decision i will not refitting more than 2 CV at once.
Kaga, Shokaku and Zikiku air groups are now training groups.

R&D
First Ki-44IIa Factory repaired. I will not be able to accelerate IIa version so factory upgraded to next model in line. I want to have IIc in March/April 43

EDIT
Guadalcanal
ID unloaded in Lunga. Garrison have now 500AV behind 4 forts and still building. More supplies will arive soon. AF is lvl 4 with air HQ.

Game is on short pause.

Docup have issue with one of his TFs. He told me that on of his TFs has teleported back almost 20 hexes in last turn.

Problem is posted on Tech Forum. We are waiting for information if this a bug, code glitch or Docup made something stupid and send his TF back to home port with full speed.[:'(]