Always with them negative waves... Aaffins/Cheesesteak v. RADM Yamaguchi

[Cheesesteak]

good free hits:

Morning Air attack on 53rd Naval Guard Unit, at 100,169 (Lord Howe Island)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Cheesesteak]

more free hits:

Morning Air attack on Yokosuka 2nd SNLF, at 100,169 (Lord Howe Island)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Cheesesteak]

same stuff, different island:

Morning Air attack on Canton Island , at 153,143

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Cheesesteak]

July 10, 42 and we aren't even close to losing Nanyang. I'll take it.


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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61749 troops, 535 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 2977

Defending force 90546 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2784

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
35th Division
41st Division
27th Division
32nd Division
37th Division
59th Division
36th Division
26th Division

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
36th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
5th War Area
33rd Group Army
26th Group Army
22nd Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
98th Chinese Corps
24th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
39th Group Army
7th Construction Regiment

[Cheesesteak]

I should add that Nanyang is not a pocket resistance like Sinyang was. He has not captured Sian, nor anything to the northwest of Nanyang itself.

Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 30

Morning Air attack on Tsuyung , at 68,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb


Wenchow is less strong, but still holding out!

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 100067 troops, 924 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 3011

Defending force 42948 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1354

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

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
53rd Division
17th Division
52nd Division
60th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
54th Division
116th Division
70th Division
22nd Division
8th Armored Car Co
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
10th Group Army
25th Group Army
3rd War Area
32nd Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

[Cheesesteak]

balancing out the good stuff, we have my brilliant decision to do this (Jul. 9th)

Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/A with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
59th Sentai/B with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
59th Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

[jdsrae]

You don’t see the Nate/Tojo combo every day.

[Bif1961]

You don't see P-39 fighter sweeps every day either, there is a good reason why.

[Cheesesteak]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

You don't see P-39 fighter sweeps every day either, there is a good reason why.

It was a test to check CAP, and the p-39 has our deepest pool by far. But yes, point still stands haha

[RangerJoe]

P-39s are great on defence, especially against bombers.

[Cheesesteak]

In Richmond, VA, restaurants have started closing for quarantine. Wishing everyone the best of health.

On the plus side, mandatory work from home means... the coming week should be rife with AAR updates!

[Bif1961]

I hope you and yours are well and looking forward to catching up on all the self-isolated AARs.

[Cheesesteak]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

I hope you and yours are well and looking forward to catching up on all the self-isolated AARs.

Thanks, Bif!

It's been an interesting experience to say the least. Can't say I enjoy mandatory work from home (corporate, not state, requirement). It's hard to 'turn off' and stop responding to emails, calls, requests, etc.

Think my wife and I have struck a pretty good balance of spending time and avoiding each other. How have others been dealing with that? I'd be curious to get both retired and still working perspectives.

For us, the biggest challenge has been the complete lack of sports. Playing, not watching. Under normal circumstances, I have 1-2 outdoor & 4-5 indoor soccer games a week. Haven't been able to do that whole "jogging" thing yet. Does the "19" in COVID's name refer to the amount of weight you gain from social distancing?

[Cheesesteak]

Regarding the game, things go well. Our opponent tried another KB-covered BB Bombardment of Sydney, only to find a near empty port and wallaby-infested runways. The turn after, we noted his forces split: some went back to the KB sitting off Lord Howe, while the rest progressed north closer to the coast of Brisbane. We moved two squadrons of the old Vindicators up and into position. The next turn they dropped several thousand pounds of explosives into a nice CA (don't have the combat report handy). No airframe losses.

The more significant fight has been over northern Burma. As of July 28, 1942, The Japanese are still putting planes in the air, but not getting the desired results:

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Morning Air attack on Shwebo , at 59,45

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
15th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
15th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead

[Cheesesteak]

Our opponent still has naval supremacy, and uses it to make these kind of milk runs:

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
DD Matsukaze
DD Harukaze
DD Asakaze
DD Kamikaze

Runway hits 9
Port hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Ashigara
CA Ashigara firing at 1st Burma Division
CA Nachi firing at 1st Burma Division
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Haguro
CA Haguro firing at 17th Indian Division
CA Myoko firing at 1st Burma Division
DD Matsukaze firing at 103rd RN Base Force
103rd RN Base Force firing at DD Matsukaze
DD Harukaze firing at 1st Burma Division
DD Asakaze firing at Akyab
DD Kamikaze firing at 1st Burma Division

[Cheesesteak]

What's interesting is how far north he has garrisoned serious IJA forces:

Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 61,43 (Katha)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

[aaffins]

ORIGINAL: Cheesesteak

What's interesting is how far north he has garrisoned serious IJA forces:

Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 61,43 (Katha)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

He's also got this stick up in the mountains at Tsuyung in China:

5th Division
56th Division
18th Division
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion


They're effectively stopped by 1,400 AV behind Lvl 3 forts. He's been making no progress with attack. I think we have a big opportunity to trap them and if we're lucky the IGD in the Burmese jungle.

[Cheesesteak]

so.... not much to report here. Our opponent has gone dark for several days. Reaching out to check on him now.

[BBfanboy]

Going dark is bad joss these days. Hope all is well.

[aaffins]

Worrisome times, not a word for six days now.