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Hi guys! I'll try to answer your questions as they come...

ORIGINAL: Tom Hunter

As I look at this AAR it makes me wonder what the effect of NOT fighting for Burma will have on the game. Lots of allied players are leaving Burma weak so its falling pretty fast. Does this mean that China gets weaker from lack of supply? Can the Japanese players put more troops into SW Pacific or some other point maybe North OZ if Burma will fall to a division?

By changing the allied defense of Burma you have created implecations for other parts of the map PzB.

Personally the Japanese just captured 12,000 troops in Rangoon Feb 14th 42 but I can't reveal my over all plan for the area just yet.

I don't think you should overestimate the effect of the Indian gambit! Now as people are aware of the danger, they will also be in a better position to anticipate their opponents move. E.g - one of the really BIG advantages of going against India is that most of Japans ships and divisions ends up around Singapore after finishing off enemy opposition in the DEI.

If you see a lot of ships leaving the theatre and heading south towards Australia, New Guinea or the Solomons...then you should have a pretty good idea about what's up. A massed concentration of Jap forces means that you should probably move out of Burma ASAP!

Personally, I wouldn't abandon Burma - moving in some Chinese and building forts at evey crossroad and base is an excellent way of slowing the Japs down. Malaria will have its effect as soon as they leave Rangoon. If you manage to capture Burma with a single division - then the defender has made a big mistake. I would expect nothing less than an Army would be needed to achieve this. Personally I only got a brigade + supportive units in Burma, and I'm only slowly driving Al's Chinese troops back by feinting flanking movements.

Not sure about what effect cutting Burma of from China got - India got enough supplies, so the Chinks should certainly feel a sting as the Burma Road runs dry [:D]

ORIGINAL: Hornblower

PZB. Given the temporary succession of hostilities, have you opted to change anything that you were going to do? Or has the time off solidified your strategy. I ask because a number of times I “think” myself out of doing moves that I normally wouldn’t if I didn’t have a day or so to think on it.

Hm, not really! I've been playing Battles in Normandy - great game btw! [8D] Perhaps I needed a little break, but it was a little annoying that 2ndACR also had to put our game on hold though. Been without a WitP turn for 14 straight days now!
[:(]

Also got a little worried that Al might be feeling the squeeze - in his last email he stated that WitP was a very depressing game that was driving him nutters... Guess that's how any Allied CinC feels after 6 months of relentless pressure [;)] So I hope a few weeks off will see him back in fighting shape again.

Much of my strategy is actually based o empty water and a bit of bluff. The Indian gambit ties up a lot of resources, and in reality I'm now at the mercy of the Americans far earlier than I would like. The best I can hope for is a slow advance up the Solomons or a rash landing in the Marshalls - I got a bit of resources here now. Otherwise I will continue to sail around showing the flag when I know that the pesky yankee birdfarms ain't around!

It's all about keeping it all together until I can squeeze the life out of the British Empire and destroy enough enemy troops to win a decisive victory. I hold absolutely NO illusions about how life - or lack off - will be in a pre 1943 era. That belongs under the 'you don't wanna know' category [8|]

Al is back from his honeymoon and said he might be able to get me a turn this weekend, so the cease fire might soon come to an end [8D]

Excellent. Now the real question is, does he play while she is still up, or does he wait till she is sleeping?!?!?

I guess it would be devastating to put a game in front of your newly wed wife... [;)]
They do controll r/w access and permits as well - and as most of us know - it's difficult enough to retain their good grace :p

I'm only playing 2 WitP pbem games, that's as much as I can handle and still give my studies and gf the attention they require. Personally I think it's vital not to take on more games than one can cope with, cause then they'll turn into a burden.

Agreed, he will wait till she is sleeping

Al has returned - and here is the first move! Is it the beginning of the end...or simply the end of the beginning?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/42

Surface Combat

Bomardments

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Naval bombardment of Colombo, at 14,24

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Fuso
CA Mikuma
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Runway hits 14
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Naval bombardment of Tarawa, at 85,91

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Akatsuki
DD Yugure
DD Suzukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Arare
DD Asagumo
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
1053 casualties reported - almost 3000 casualties have now been inflicted against the Allied troops at Tarawa!
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 15

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 62
Port supply hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Tarawa, at 85,91

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26
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Sub/ASW Attacks

There were several attacks against Allied subs in the Indian Ocean today. The S-39 only got a scare, but an
unidentified sub off Colombo was hit by Nells on ASW patrols. It's assumed it will head into the port to conduct
emergency repairs.

ASW attack at 29,27

Japanese Ships
PG Takunan Maru #3
PG Oi Maru
MSW W.6
PC Hachijo

Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 1
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 28,22

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
Ki-48 Lily x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 29,18 - strikes against the advancing Jap divisions in India!

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Wellington III x 34

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 20,12

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
All Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,33 - the slaughter continues in the Indian Ocean!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 11
B5N Kate x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Santa Ana, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 6,40

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Steel Inventor, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 7,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Empire Coral, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 8,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Ibex, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally attacking from 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 5,23

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Chilka, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Ichang - a deliberate attack has been ordered for tomorrow!

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 84687 troops, 1051 guns, 147 vehicles

Defending force 40599 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Jamshedpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59966 troops, 349 guns, 145 vehicles

Defending force 24682 troops, 209 guns, 3 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
404 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
1515 casualties reported [8D] - I'm confident that Jamshedpur will be captured tomorrow!
Guns lost 19
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Situation Report

Here's a summary of the situation:

India

It seems like Jamshedpur is about to fall - Wobbly will most likely abandon the city tomorrow. That means that he will have to retreat NNW. I've already leaft the South Seas Detachement at Hyderabad. If the enemy retreats this way, I will dispatch a battlegroup to pursue and destroy the enemy.

The advance continues towards Lucknow - strong enemy air groups have been based here. It's likely that they will fall back towards Dehli and Armadabad to prevent encirclement from the west. 7 divisions are advancing on Bombay, and 4 of these will continue towards Armadabad and Delhi. I want to split the enemy into more managable groups - Calcutta was he11!

I would like to invade Colombo as well, but this has to wait - I simply don't have the 2 division + support available right now.

Didn't see the Warspite today, I think she's been scuttled! 3 torps should be more than enough since the ship already was heavily damaged.

A little dissappointing that only 3-4 ships were sunk today, but the carrier air groups have almost depleted their ammo stores. As I've spent most of the fuel at Trimcomalee, I might have to move the carriers back to Singapore to replenish.
It's really difficult to keep half the fleet on continous operations in the Indian Ocean. Perhaps some R&R is a good idea while the army closes in on Karachi.

China

Ichang is next on my list - when this base falls there will only be 5 enemy bases left.

Central/South Pacific

Heavy bombardments of Tarawa caused another 1250 casualties and destroyed 9 Wildcats on the ground.
The Hiei battlegroup and the escort carrier group are already heading back towards Truk via Kwajalein. The 1st Cruiser Division will hit Tarawa again tomorrow before following suit. I will try to run in some supplies in an attempt to make the Jap troops here hold out a bit longer.

The lack of enemy activity around Tarawa makes me belive than an effort will be made somewhere else - most likely against Shortland or southern Guinea. There's a frenzy of activity in this area as troops, ac and supplies are brought in to
make the area into a fortress! Lae hasn't been hit for a few days, and Rabaul might be next on the list.

The Shokaku and Zuikaku have reached the Phillippines, and will enter Truk in less than a week - then I'll feel much more confident.

Situation Map: Operations in India

Got the combat.txt from the first turn in the new game I've started as the Allies agains Mike Hall.
It was dire reading, but look at how the Boise dished out hurt in every direction!!

Day Time Surface Combat at 37,61

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Shell hits 9
CA Nachi, Shell hits 12, on fire
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 33, on fire

Have you ever witnessed anything this extraordinary by a single ship in a single engagement before?

PZB, how do you tead Wobbly's mental health today, I just sunk 3 of his CVs in Jan 42 in our game!

Poor man must be shell shocked by now!

Good shootin' Herb [:)]

I had hoped it would have been revigorated after a 14 day cease fire...afraid you've tucked it down a few notches again now!-)

ORIGINAL: herbieh

PZB, how do you tead Wobbly's mental health today, I just sunk 3 of his CVs in Jan 42 in our game!

Poor man must be shell shocked by now!

Thats a scary screenshot.

I'm plonking some divisions at Hyderabad in my pbem just in case. [X(]

This AAR makes me paranoid.

ORIGINAL: PzB

Got the combat.txt from the first turn in the new game I've started as the Allies agains Mike Hall.
It was dire reading, but look at how the Boise dished out hurt in every direction!!

Day Time Surface Combat at 37,61

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Shell hits 9
CA Nachi, Shell hits 12, on fire
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Shell hits 33, on fire

Have you ever witnessed anything this extraordinary by a single ship in a single engagement before?

Damn.. in our 3vs3 game CL Boise ate 6 torpedoes from two different japanese submarines and sank

ORIGINAL: PzB

I guess it would be devastating to put a game in front of your newly wed wife... [;)]
They do controll r/w access and permits as well - and as most of us know - it's difficult enough to retain their good grace :p

It is always devasting to put a game in front of your wive, regardless how long you are married.

Oh men, search your wifes hobbies or even better have some children!
Nothing keeps wife more busy as to care for children. The best thing is you go to your machine, play your games and your wife has bad feelings because she is neglecting you! [:D]

ORIGINAL: Frank

Oh men, search your wifes hobbies or even better have some children!
Nothing keeps wife more busy as to care for children. The best thing is you go to your machine, play your games and your wife has bad feelings because she is neglecting you! [:D]

With four children not ony my wife is busy, I am also [8D]

beforewards or afterwards?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/10/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Tarawa, at 85,91 - the 1st Cruiser Division leaves behind more carnage before retiring!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
412 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 9

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
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TF 1121 encounters mine field at Tarawa (85,91) - minutes after the 1st Cruiser Division has left, a large enemy tf arrives of Tarawa - led by the battleship California!!

Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
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Air Combat

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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 16
Beaufort V-IX x 15
B-26B Marauder x 35
B-17E Fortress x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 72

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing from 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 29,18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14
Wellington III x 30

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 29,18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Wellington III x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese aircraft - the Zeros stayed home again :p
G3M Nell x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses - but we evaded the CAP this time!
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
BB California, Torpedo hits 1 - and strikes!! [8D]

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 5,44 - Todays target practice

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 18
E13A1 Jake x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Razorbill, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All E13A1 Jake attacking at 100 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 7,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Dryden, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,26 - I think this is the last ship out of Diamond Harbour!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M Nell x 10
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Defiance, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91

Japanese aircraft - a second unescorted strike
G3M Nell x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 8 destroyed - 2 Nells are brought down by CAP and another 3 by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships - no hits were scored this timr
BB California
CL Concord

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 7,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N Kate x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Empire Diplomat, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 4,44

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Webster, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 4,44

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Wyclif, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 7,40

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Jalarajan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 31,32

Japanese Bombardment attack - this is a bombardment attack NW of Rangoon

Attacking force 17547 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 20656 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported - 4 Chinese corps, they had more guns than me. We try a deliberate attack tomorrow - perhaps they're greenhorns!
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at 21,13

Japanese Deliberate attack - a tiny base force retreating towards Bombay forces my army to stop and attack- Ground combat is soo frustrating at times!

Attacking force 112954 troops, 1251 guns, 42 vehicles

Defending force 358 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5820 to 1 - look at this odds...should have been a 'shatter' option

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 114850 troops, 1323 guns, 293 vehicles

Defending force 40272 troops, 231 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese ground losses:
1689 casualties reported - ouch! Need more engineers
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
951 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
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Ground combat at 29,18

Japanese Deliberate attack - this is just south of Luckow, I force the enemy blocking force to retreat. Forward we go!

Attacking force 49999 troops, 338 guns, 285 vehicles

Defending force 19267 troops, 153 guns, 550 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
851 casualties reported
Guns lost 30
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
910 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 17

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Jamshedpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59567 troops, 329 guns, 147 vehicles

Defending force 7610 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles - as predicted, Wobbly moved most of his units out, but the remaining units are forced to retreat into Diamond Harbour and are lost! 20k men are now moving east - they will never reach Karachi!

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jamshedpur base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed - a bonus

Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1000 casualties reported - a nice number!-)
Guns lost 15
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Situation Report

India

It's rather messy in India - troops are marching all over the place. Some are in need of supplies, some are worn out while
others are stuck in the wilderness. I'm holding a fair reserve back around Dacca though. More than 2 divisions can be used to reinforce
a threatened area or move to reinforce a faltering assault.

I'm now moving more troops from Jamshedpur towards Lucknow while a battlegroup is heading into Diamond Harbour. I'm afraid the forts here will
make even 10k troops a hard nut to crack. The 20k Allied troops and 235 vehicles that moved out of Jamshedpur will be shadowed by a bde. It will take a long
time for them to get anywere without supplies.

There are a lot of enemy aircraft at Lucknow - I moved 120 bombers and 75 fighters into Dacca, but I'm not going to order them to strike at long range. Casualties
have been very high. Base forces are currently waiting in transports at Chandpur, they will move into Diamond Harbour as soon as it falls.

The battleships at Trimcomalee are sailing towards Panaji - they will hit Bombay when my army arrives in a week or so.
All of the carriers in the Indian Ocean are preparing to disengage with the exception of the light carrier Ryujo. They will sail to Singapore since there is no more fuel
at Trimcomalee.

I found a bug [:(] I got a base force at Panaji, but the unit is gone even though the base report says there are ca 1500 troops and 18 aviation support available.
My search and recon squadrons are going into reserve, and I had to move the single operational Emily and recon ac out today. (See picture below) Has this type of bug
been reported before, or should I post it?

Central/South Pacific

I've decided not to turn back to face the US tf that moved into Tarawa today. There might be enemy cv's on the way...and I don't want to fight that far
away from my home bases. I've achieved more than I hoped for, so I'm heading home. Recon shows few enemy troops at Lunga - but there are plenty of
ac - so I'm considering a bombardment run supported by carriers in a week or so!

Bug shot

I'd report it... I don't remember reading about that type of bug before... And it can't hurt to report.

The force is really gone? I thought there was aproblem with filters somewhen. Maybe you have a version problem. Can you get the baseforce when you click at the base and then on the icon under the map screen?

The Base Force is there, cause the base states 1500 troops and 18 aviation support - BUT there isn't anything to click and I don't have any filters or wrong version installed. I now got 14 search planes in repair/reserve status...annoying.

Wobbly was annoyed that he didn't get to my bombardment force off Tarawa today..and the units that retreated into Diamond Harbour didn't exactly help..!

"I will state that yet again you are the jammiest sod in the world. Not only
has the units in Jamshedpur retreated to Diamond Harbour - I mean that
just sucks - more points for nothing.

I feel I am playing you and lady luck - as a team you are very hard to look
after." [:D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/11/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Tarawa, at 85,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - Wobbly's tf hit my men at Tarawa after missing my
bombardment groups.

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Hatfield
DD Chew
DD Aylwin, Shell hits 1
DD Selfridge
DD Tucker
DD Benham
DD Jarvis
DD Morris
DD Hughes
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 1
CL Helena
CL Concord
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Houston
BB California

Japanese ground losses:
251 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 - got 2 Zero's and 13! crack pilots stuck here

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 13
Beaufort V-IX x 9
B-26B Marauder x 32
B-17E Fortress x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
All ac bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 29,18

Allied aircraft - My troops are 8 hexes away from my Zeros at Dacca. Tomorrow 70 of them will fly LRCAP!
Buffalo I x 16
Wellington III x 38

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th/B Division, at 20,12

Allied aircraft - these ac are attacking out from Bombay.
Kittyhawk I x 7
Beaufort V-IX x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,33

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Avocet, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 6,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Loch Ranza, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 31,32

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18904 troops, 74 guns, 92 vehicles

Defending force 13254 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles - yep, the Chinks are green! All has retreated 1-2 divs, but I'm on their tail!

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
544 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113716 troops, 1371 guns, 152 vehicles

Defending force 42226 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses: - a week of heavy arty will soften up the defenders!
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Situation Report

India

Spent some time looking over all my units in the Far East today and shifted some airgroups.
I don't want to use my precious Betties and Nells to hit the Allied armies in India, so most of them have been moved back
to Singapore as a strategic reserve. 54 went to Java, the enemy transport fleet is now pretty close to Sumatra and Java, and
several air groups including recon, dive and torpedo bombers have been ordered to seek and destroy as many enemy ships as
possible before they reach security in Oz.

I've also moved most of my air transport fleet back to Rangoon and Singapore. 32 long range transports are left in Bangalore -
got a para unit that might come in handy here.

I need more Zero's - got a $hitload of useless Nates - the Oscar II doesn't appear until 01/43 - all the extra research has been to no
avail [:(] 60+% of my skilled Zero pilots are in the South Pacific, but I'm getting a new A6M3 Daitai in 3 days that will go to India.
The plan is to gather all my Zeros and army bombers for a showdown against the RAF - and then bomb the enemy bases heavily.

Hoping to cut down some Wellingtons tomorrow - a heavy LRCAP is ordered over my ground units south of Lucknow.

In the Indian Ocean The Akagi and Kaga have expended their ac supplies and are low on fuel - heading back towards Singapore.
The same is the case with almost a dozen subs...they need some R&R and will retire to their bases. They've not intercepted many transports..
dissappointing. My 2 damaged battleships and 2 cruisers left Trimcomalee today and are heading for Singapore and ultimately Hong Kong
and Shanghai for repairs.

China

Ordered 3-4 divisions to move from Sian and towards the Chinese capital - this is mostly a move to stress Al a bit. I also want to cut off his
retreating units - they're still beating around the bush somewere to the NW.

Central/South Pacific

Very quiet in the South, I wonder what the cunning Kiwi is up to...didn't see any cv's racing back towards Tarawa. Are they still in the Coral Sea?
My defenses around Kwajalein and Rabaul are now very powerful and I'm starting to put reinforcements into Wewak, Shortland and other atolls in the area.
There is also a sizeable reserve at Truk and more troops are on their way including Combined Fleet HQ.

Got 650 polit points available - going to release another regiment from the Kwantung Army soon. If I've managed to sink all the British bb's, Al is going to
get short on polit points soon [:D] Does anyone know how often the Tommies have to send back capital ships?

Does anyone know how often the Tommies have to send back capital ships?

Supposed to be a monthly random roll...