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Japanese aircraft are your main source of VPs. Russian troops are also cheap VP wise and you have a lot of replacements. You can score some army points with them too. You have to avoid a Japanese Auto Victory.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/27/42

After nearly 2 months of disappereance, the KB has been spotted again! ( see map!)
It's moving eastwards, along a route that leads to the Aleutinas ( thank God i have Conrados and Catalinas based on the russian naval base of Petropavlovsk!). Anyway there are few possible tasks for the KB: Intercepting my BBs that every week bombard Attu Island ( the only important japanese base in the northern sector) or escorting the 52nd Inf Division to somewhere( as a reinforce of Attu island or as an attacking force). I do believe this is an interceptor TF...hawker would be foul to invade one of my well defended base with only on division and with no BB in support.
The allarm to my air and naval forces has been given. BBs are already moving at full speed towards Anchorage and every bomber is set on naval attack with fighters as escort. Let's see if he understands he has been spotted or not[;)]

Bad weather in Russia. His air force in the region has been sensibly reduced in numbers. He keeps on waiting with his main army. He's clearly waiting for something else to through against me. My defences are ready.

Sosarbaja held another day...but i'm sure tomorrow, with the ususal naval bombardment, my last energy will be gone and my positions will be overrun[:o]. It's however not been a complete disaster: the Eagle Operation gained me a lot of time and now, with June next door, Japan hasn't really conquered anything important.

I was thinking...

When the Java campaign will be over ( 3 days probably or even less), where i would send all those divisions if i was hawker?

Well, I think there are at least 3 possibilities ( yes, lots more but 3 are the most probable):

1- Send the bulk of those divisions to Russia and smash the whole place till Moscow
Pros: a sure victory in Russia
Contr: 1 more month ( at least ) of delay for the final attack over Vladivostok and a terrible risk of not being able to face an allied counteroffensive somehwere ( Burma-DEI,Pacific...)

2- Send those divisions to China and regain the controll of the territories lost and possibly conquer Changsha and the whole souther China
Pros: a safe operation and a sure victory
Contr: the Russian campaign can be in danger without those units and the risk of an allied counteroffensive is high

3- Half divisions to Russia, Half to China.... I'd chose this one probably.

There's even a 4th one...but would be terribly bold and risky: going for India immediately after the fall of Sosarbaja. He'll just need to move the KB back to Singapore...

What do you bet on?

If his got scared with your action's in china he may send those forces there[:D][:D] but do not listen to me im so dumb that i made amphibius assalut on Batan[:D]

I am reading both sides of this AAR and Hawker has said where he is going so I will keep silent on that question.

Good luck figuring it out.

I am reading both sides of this AAR

Me too, but i will tell you as a old friend and new enemy - he is going to invade West Coast[:D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/28/42


KB is still lingering there, almost 240 miles south of Attu Island, moving east..... No other TF spotted...so it should not be an invasion...

While Sosarbaja is being again attacked by air, naval and ground forces ( that managed to get a 3-1...), In Russia the allies fight back, hitting hard Mutakiang AF. As predicted no more zeros are based there ( they are all training around Singapore!). His nates and oscars prooved again to be outclassed even by my bombers with no escort. The air base was badly hit and it's almost closed ( in the afternoon some of my fighters sweeped the base but none of the enemy planes took off to intercept). At the end of the day 52 japanese planes were destroyed in exchange of 12 allied machines...not bad[8D]
This is an important step, cause it means that we're fighting back for the control of the skies of southern Russia! And my fighter force is massing in my back bases!
Meanwhile, 100 bombers took of from Bozrya to hit Hailar, the most important japanese base in the north of Manchuria. Not a single fighter or bomber spotted, just a couple of Dinahs that have been destroyed on the ground.

64 more Bostons and 64 more B-26s are coming from the West coast to alaska, where they'll took off for Russia!

India is now quite well defended. Madras,Colombo,Karachi,Diamond and Chittahong ( the ex-Chandupur) are my main bases.

Now i just need to understand fast where is he going to send his Java Army... I'd like to see him coming to the pacific...but i doubt he'll be so foul..


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Day Air attack on Mutankiang , at 64,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 66

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 58
B-26B Marauder x 64
B-17E Fortress x 76

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 22 destroyed, 23 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 10 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 29 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Airbase hits 38
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 143

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Day Air attack on Hailar , at 63,22

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 19
Pe-2 x 83

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30

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Day Air attack on Mutankiang , at 64,31

Sweeping an empty Mutakiang[:D]


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Kittyhawk I x 8


No Allied losses



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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 275634 troops, 1914 guns, 506 vehicles

Defending force 52753 troops, 162 guns, 414 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
3670 casualties reported
Guns lost 46
Vehicles lost 17

Allied ground losses:
2706 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 9

Well he needs reinforcements for both China and Russia or he'll be in trouble soon.
He also has to send forces to the Pacific if he does not want to get kicked there too.
That does not leave a lot for India IMO.

His fleet already has to cover both Russia and thePacific and he can't be everywhere while the number of zeros available has humm somewhat dropped over the last few days.Maybe it's time tostart pinching a little at him in the Pacific to remind him this is a game of Witp and not PanzerGruppe Guderian[:D]

KB is still lingering there, almost 240 miles south of Attu Island, moving east

hey when you know where the KB is and it is on the North Pacific maybe try to hit Java with your CV's remeber he has a lot of troops there but... he need's to transfer them off the Island by Ship and with no KB lurking around this schuld be quite easy to do... you just need to couse him to send most of his Aircraft of Java Elswhere... but i bet most of them is out of the area since the battles over Russia are so Firce[:D][:D]

You guys should rerun your game when We finally get the new Soviet OOB added to CHS. To include and accurate ground OOB with proper reinforcements, the Russian Pacific Fleet, and the VVSTOF naval air arm with IL-4Ts that upgrade to A-20Hs. THAT would be interesting to watch....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/29/42

After 150 days of terrible fightings, Java has eventually fallen to the yellow devils. Too many sons of the King, with few americans, have sacrificed their life in the final attempt to delay the invader. And the succeed! Japan has lost months and billions of resources in this adventure.
Now we gotta underdstand where is he sending those men....

My CVs to Java?? No way...too many betties around and i gotta save my precious naval assets for the upcomming counteroffensives!

Anyway, there are also some good news today. Mutakiang has been bombed again. 90 more japanese aircraft were left buring on the strips. The AF is closed and i can now concentrate myself in the next step of my aerial counteroffensive in Russia.
The idea is to use my bombers to keep his bases near the borders shut and at the same time LRCAP Vladivostok with my fighters, so that slowly i'll get again the dominion over its skies ( which are for now a walk in the park for his bombers).

India will be defended like Java: till the last man, the last sip of blood, the last bullet.



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Day Air attack on Mutankiang , at 64,31

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
Kittyhawk I x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 6
SB-2 x 42
R-12 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

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Day Air attack on Mutankiang , at 64,31

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 48
B-26B Marauder x 52
B-17E Fortress x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 28 destroyed
Ki-27 Nate: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 124

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 155
Ki-49 Helen x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 17 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 89

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 273289 troops, 1866 guns, 500 vehicles

Defending force 51289 troops, 137 guns, 409 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja base !!![:@][:(][:(][:(]


Japanese ground losses:
2646 casualties reported
Guns lost 42
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
87499 casualties reported
Guns lost 362
Vehicles lost 271

the last sip of blood,

Do you mean last drop of blood? or have you turned cannibal like the Japanese in New Guinea?

o you mean last drop of blood? or have you turned cannibal like the Japanese in New Guinea?

LOL...yes, sorry...when i write too fast and without re-reading my english i make these kind of mistakes[:D]

However...sip of blood sounds better[;)]

this is a map that shows the situation in China at the 31st of May 1942

There's one more thing to be noticed:

Tomorrow we'll start producing the Spitfire[:D][:D][:D][:D],the F-5F lightining and the B24 liberator[8D].

I have already some good ideas on how to employ those new toys.

Most of the spits will be destined to the Russian theatre, where i badly need some good CAP for my most advanced bases.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/01/42


Ok some important things to be said today.

First of all: i'm proud to announce that Vladivostok AF is open again. 200 fighters are already patrolling its skies[8D], while my medium bombers keep shut Mutakiang AF and my 4Es are being rested for the new offensive in Manchuria and Japan[:)]
He has probably decided that Southern Russia is a tough nut to crack so he's moving towards my northern border ( Bozrya) some 15 units ( i'd say something like 100,000 men, not more imho). I have nearly 1500 APs at Bozrya and few more infantry units in the proximity, with hundreds of bombers that can keep destroyed and fatigued his units. No way man![;)]

In China he's retreating once more. I don't get it now...is it a trap? Why in the world he's abbandoning again his positions south of Hankow, so leaving me the strategic swamps between Nanchang and Hankow?!?!?![&:]. Gotta be carefull...

He's using 10 of his subs to interdict and scout my northern sector ( Aleutinas) keeping his KB in reserve....i won't eat the bait dear fisher[;)] 2 enemy subs have already been damaged and one sunk today near ducth harbour.[:D]

Koepang is being bombed daily. The AF is closed and my liberators are getting some easy experience here[8D]. Soon Kendary will be burning.....( as you know Ambonia is already a hole in the ground)

Something else to say?....oh, yes...look at the intel report..

SIG INT REPORT FOR 06/01/42

Radio transmissions detected at Takao.
65th Construction Battalion is located at Kagoshima.
Radio transmissions detected at Lunga.
45th Road Construction Battalion is located at Kiamusze.
1st Hvy Field Artillery Regiment is loaded on AP,Anyo Maru at Soerabaja.
2505 men are based at Tsushima.
5275 men are based at Genzan.
304305 men are based at Tokyo.
Radio transmissions detected at Soerabaja.
3rd AA Regiment is located at Tokyo.
Radio transmissions detected at Truk.
24th AA Regiment is located at Nagasaki.
Radio transmissions detected at Wake Island.
19th Mixed Brigade is located at Canton.
Tone Hvy Gun Regiment is located at 62,33.
56th Division is loaded on AP,Tacoma Maru at Soerabaja.
Radio transmissions detected at Kwajalein.
Radio transmissions detected at Soerabaja.
8182 men are based at Bonin Islands.


So his southern area army is being loaded....let's see where he wanna go now...

I was expecting more allied army points lost. Wasn't as bad as I'd thought. Your ac loss ratio is good too.

Well, i'm losing many points, but for every point i lose he must stay below 1/4 of it to be able to get to autovictory for 1/1/1943. I'm quite proud of the japanese ground losses...those mean i'm doing a good job in China.

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/01/42

Ok some important things to be said today.

He has probably decided that Southern Russia is a tough nut to crack so he's moving towards my northern border ( Bozrya) some 15 units ( i'd say something like 100,000 men, not more imho). I have nearly 1500 APs at Bozrya and few more infantry units in the proximity, with hundreds of bombers that can keep destroyed and fatigued his units. No way man![;)]

Ok this is a critical point for you in Russia. First, how certain are you that the units approaching Borzya from the south are detached from his original Southern Army on the outskirts of Vladivostk? My point is this. If he brought in additional units to probe Borzya and did not subtract them from the original army in the south you still don't know how well you will be able to hold out in either location. If they were taken from Vladivostok, it means his Southern ARmy is weaker than it was, but you still have no measurement of his strength versus yours, just that you position in the south has improved, slightly.

If they are previously uncommitted units it means he is probably attempting to cut off your main supply line from Mother Russia through Irkutsk. You MUST keep that railroad clear of Jap units. You will essentially be fighting a two front war in Russia so hold on to Vladivostok of course, but the supply line to your surviving units in the south should be your #1 priority.

In the North: What do you have 1 Hex NW of Hailar? Are those units foritfied? How fortified/prepped is Borzya itself?

If your units NW of Hailar are unfortified, I would recommend you get as many units on the north bank as you dare (all prepped for Borzya) and give him one good walloping as he crosses. Then head north and hunker down. Make a show of your position and force his Shock attack across the river and then high tail it to Borzya to settle into you(hopefully) Level 9 fort. Also consider, you will need some good CAP to beat back his IJAAF units he'll likely use to disrupt your LCUs with.

Finally, IF he is frustrated by your defenses in the South and is looking for any easy way out, Blagovyeschesnk will be his tertiary route. It may in fact be his primary route, but is looking to split your forces North/South before consolidating in the middle and taking Blagovyeschesnk. WATCH HIM LIKE A HAWK. You'll need to keep a core group of units here that are all prepped for its defense. The good news at Borzya is that you have a river crossing combined with a fort, so you may be able to skimp a little here. Just be ready.

My opponent was thrown back the first time he tried to invade Russia, mostly due to his not understanding ground combat, and not respecting the Soviets. But eventually he won what should have been the decisive battle at Borzya and cut my supply lines to Vladivostok. Fortunately he could not afford to keep all his LCU's in Russia (**due to my pressing him in China**)and gave me the opportunity to reopen the railroad to the south.

Russia is a game of cat and mouse combined with Smoke and mirrors. He will try to out manuever you, find a weak point, and exploit it. He can afford to lose a couple battles. YOU CANNOT. Once you lose at Borzya, or Blago you will likely lose Vladivostok if he knows what he is doing. Likewise if you lose Vlad...you well, lose Vlad. It is not an easy problem, especially since you are not going to get any more AV pts. When the ground war starts your cumulative AV will steadily decrease. The only relief will come in the plentiful supplies from mother Russia.

Good luck...we're all counting on you.[;)]

FIREBOMB GUMMA!!!!