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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/42

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TF 1007 encounters mine field at Wallis Island (93,107)

Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack
MSW Cochin
MSW Baroda

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TF 1007 encounters mine field at Wallis Island (93,107)

Japanese Ships
AK Tihuku Maru, and is sunk (the torpedoed AK sinks one hex from port...)

Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack
MSW Cochin
MSW Baroda

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 12
Wellington III x 26


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet

empty Mandalay visitied again...

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Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 21
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 12

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-61 KAIb Tony: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed

of course the bombers are coming again... they never need rest... accumulating 15+ fatigue every turn... lol... even this tiny strike is enough to make the cap even weaker...


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Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 17
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-61 KAIb Tony: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

those B-25 turned back...

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Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 5

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 3
Liberator III x 30
B-17E Fortress x 27
B-24D Liberator x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 10 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIb Tony: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 2 destroyed
Liberator III: 3 destroyed, 18 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Liberator III bombing at 6000 feet
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet

here are the B-52 again... I have 85+ undamaged fighters at Taung Gyi set to 90% cap and I have 108!!!!! fighters at Rahaeng flying LRCAP Taung Gyi and all I see is 16 planes meeting this "last" wave (while I have to say the two "waves" before were like not worth mentioning). So nearly 200 fighters set on full cap against those 100 4Es result once again in more than 40 fighters destroyed for the loss of 10 4Es.... lol lol lol lol lol [>:]

200 fighters, 16 in the air... at Imphal my recons are meeting more than 100 Allied fighters on Cap every turn... [8|] With the bombers there, there are a max of 125 fighters so talk about crap programming when I see 16 out of 200 fighters in the air (while 40 - 60 are destroyed on the ground every time) but also I see 100 out of 125 Allied fighters in the air every turn... that´s at least strange and can´t be justified with radar...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 47,31


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 9th Division, at 47,31


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Cebu , at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 22

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14257 troops, 463 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3176

Defending force 270651 troops, 786 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8251



Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Sian

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 223235 troops, 441 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6373

Defending force 225155 troops, 1923 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 3958


Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/42

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Day Air attack on Homan , at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 132

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 130

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

note: attack on airfield, not a single flak burst during the replay...

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
Wellington III x 27


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

attack on empty Mandalay...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 27
A6M2 Zero x 81
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 190

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 26
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Central Army Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 68

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

note: attack on ground unit at Homan, lots of flak bursts, 2 Sallies shot down... now someone tell me why it´s 10 times different if the base is attacked or ground units in a base (city)... only thing that would be logical for me would be exactly the other way around. More flak when the (or more) important airfields are attacked (that´s where the flak is) and less flak when ground units are attacked (as they are spread out and can´t be all at the airfield, port....

Well Mr. Gary Grigsby thinks different... lol

Something that would be really cool would be some info on what the developer(s) really thought (if they did) and not just the wild guessing we always do and the digging up on how it could be in reality because of this and that...


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Day Air attack on 34th Central Army Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 26

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

again, attack on ground unit with lots of flak bursts but without any damage to the bombers... really funny, not a single flak burst during the airfield attack...

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Day Air attack on Cebu , at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 27

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14254 troops, 464 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3176

Defending force 270157 troops, 775 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8249



Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Sian

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 223935 troops, 455 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6434

Defending force 225613 troops, 1927 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 3966


Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/42

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Day Air attack on Homan , at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 134

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 127

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 12
Wellington III x 17


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet

empty...
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Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32


Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 31


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 43,40


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 20


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Central Army Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 40

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 34th Central Army Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIb Tony x 32
Ki-21 Sally x 68

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 24

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2-N Rufe strafing at 100 feet

the rest stayed home (only 200 other aircraft... [:D])

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Day Air attack on Cebu , at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 23

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14274 troops, 464 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3174

Defending force 269757 troops, 764 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8239



Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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Ground combat at Sian

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 224547 troops, 484 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6483

Defending force 225912 troops, 1938 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 3982


Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/42

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ASW attack at 75,131

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, hits 7

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne
DD Lawrence
DD Humphreys
DD Scout
DD Van Ghent

the hunters have been the hunted since the 7th December 1941... perhaps the sub will make it, at 28/53/0 at the moment...

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Day Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 33,32


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 1
Liberator III x 44
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 21


Allied aircraft losses
Liberator III: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 96

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Liberator III bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
18 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet

around 100 4Es with every attack. Amazingly a Lib III was lost to flak and a B-24 to ops.

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 81
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 155

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Cebu , at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 26
G4M1 Betty x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14223 troops, 462 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3177

Defending force 269770 troops, 754 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8236



Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

as mentioned before we have a house rule of using only "real" combat units to create ZOCs and to cut off troops (something suggested by my opponent - like not bombing emtpy bases constantly... [8|]) but a fact is that there are now 3 Chinese guerilla units (not "real" combat units at all!!!) that have created a supply path to Homan (3 hexes, with every hex such a single f***ing mini unit in it). This has cut off 150.000 of my troops and what is even more important, Homan that has been cut off for months with fights against "real" units has now a supply line over 3 clear hexes. This is just bullshit and I really wonder what my opponent is thinking about that as not many turns ago I asked him if he is NOT trying to use those units (I reconned them and got "5th Chinese guerilla unit"...) with his reply that he wouldn´t do it.

Sorry Pavel, but that´s something I´m not only unhappy about but this is really pissing me off. If Homan is able to draw supplies now, then months of siege was worth nothing because my opponent isn´t following a house rule that he suggested... [:-]

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Ground combat at Sian

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 225290 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6544

Defending force 226060 troops, 1952 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 3990


Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported