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Have you ascertained if the Shinden production in Harbin is in fact halted?  The Soviet troops there may not be seen as hostile by the program.

This is a bit difficult. I have actually halted quite a few Shinden factories to prioritize production
of other ac types as Mitsubishi engine production is lower than the amount of ac that can be produced each month using Mitsu engines.

When production of frames is higher than the number of engines available I have no idea of knowing were the cuts will be made.
Only by matching number of frames produced with number of available engines is it possible to achieve this. Earlier I produced 160 Topsy frames per month but received almost no one.

Very little control over production in this area and a lot of room for improvements.

Little activity - enemy is rebuilding.
So are we. Number of fighters for protection of Home Islands is slowly increasing back towards 2000.
Will disperse them among the most important bases. If attrition becomes to high they will move further east
out of enemy fighter range.

Continuing to move resources and supplies to the Home Islands - little else to do now but wait.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/45

Continued enemy landings in the PI islands

TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55

Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Jolo, 38,59, firing at TF 1012
TF 1012 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59

23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
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TF 1015 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 10
Liberator VI x 6
P-40N Warhawk x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 3 damaged
Liberator VI: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Runway hits 5
Port hits 5
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 13th Naval Construction Battalion, at 39,53

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 18
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 129th IJA Base Force, at 41,53

Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 15
A-26B Invader x 107

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Trivandrum , at 13,21


Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 14
A-26B Invader x 37

Allied aircraft losses
A-26B Invader: 15 damaged - attacking from 100 feet is dangerous...

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 5
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Ground Combat

Our isolated troops with little or no supplies remaining in the PI islands put up a fight.

Ground combat at Jolo

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 467 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 310 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
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Ground combat at Amami

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 273557 troops, 1659 guns, 2178 vehicles, Assault Value = 3463

Defending force 8099 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Allied max assault: 5236 - adjusted assault: 4518

Japanese max defense: 56 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 4518 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
6698 casualties reported
Guns lost 17

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4708 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1234

Defending force 85393 troops, 597 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1149

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Taytay

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 119 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Defending force 892 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at San Jose

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 320 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 2140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 10

Japanese max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 9)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Last units at Amami wiped out!

49th Ind.Mixed Brigade Wiped Out at Amami by attrition!!!
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I went back a pile of pages - but couldn't find what I was looking for - so briefly - how did you stall the Soviets, eh? I figured they would have over run things "to the East" by now!?

They did not stall..........they placed Manchuria basically inactive when PZB got hit by a bug. No airstrikes would launch against the Soviets. It is way back on page 149 where the bug first strikes.

You may want to check that out.

On the 18th of August Andy shock attacked Harbin:

Ground combat at Harbin

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 789046 troops, 8766 guns, 3367 vehicles, Assault Value = 19606 - soo good that this didn't kick in!

Defending force 288978 troops, 3310 guns, 1292 vehicles, Assault Value = 6133

Allied max assault: 29014 - adjusted assault: 5636

Japanese max defense: 6733 - adjusted defense: 9457 - we received a great adjusted defense modifier of some 50%!!

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)

Japanese ground losses:
11303 casualties reported - that's a lot but our units are mostly intact!
Guns lost 233
Vehicles lost 35

Allied ground losses:
26041 casualties reported
Guns lost 465
Vehicles lost 105
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On the 23rd of August this was posted:

Ground Combat

More confusion around Harbin: Again Red Army units have passed straight through one of our bases - Harbin this time.
Seems like land combat is veery special and bugged in Manchukuo [&:]

..and then:

Andy is now moving the Red Army out of Harbin. I've halted offensive actions against Vladivostok as I don't want to take
advantage of the situation.

Ground combat at Harbin

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33645 troops, 498 guns, 943 vehicles, Assault Value = 8490

Defending force 307150 troops, 3348 guns, 1277 vehicles, Assault Value = 6616

Allied max assault: 724 - adjusted assault: 76

Japanese max defense: 7259 - adjusted defense: 15622

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)

Japanese ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1511 casualties reported
Guns lost 94
Vehicles lost 20
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Nothing but protracted bombings and last ditch defense left in this game now.
Will be 3.5 long long months.

As Allies you just hang on in 41-42 because you know things will get better.
As Japan it's the other way around - things will only get worse.
This makes is so much more demanding to play Japan to the bitter end.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/45

Air Combat

Andy is after engine factories - Mitsubishi as usual.
His sweep base was clouded in PM but of course open AM.

Still we traded good blows but couldn't prevent the factories from taking damage.
Have to choose carefully which bases in western Japan that can be defended.

Day Air attack on Matsuyama , at 60,42

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 60
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 41
Mosquito PR.IX x 1
F-5A Lightning x 1
F-5C Lightning x 3
P-47D Thunderbolt x 61
F-6D Mustang x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 26 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-47D Thunderbolt: 26 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on Matsuyama , at 60,42

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 34

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 218

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 destroyed, 19 damaged

Mitsubishi Engines hits 63
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Also have to move more shipping to safer ports.

Day Air attack on Matsuyama , at 60,42

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 14

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 154

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 18 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
A7M2 Reppu: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Hawaii Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Toshin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Taketoyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire
AK Hitora Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kiyoshima Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Isuzugawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Genmei Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yagi Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Wuhu Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatuho Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kofuku Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
AK Tokihime Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kashii Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Tsuneshima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 98
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 4
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 8
Liberator VI x 48
PB4Y Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 14
Runway hits 70
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Day Air attack on 121st Naval Construction Battalion, at 27,21

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 94th/B Division, at 28,6

Allied aircraft
Mosquito FB.VI x 27

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
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As usual we find some openings to hit enemy shipping in the PI's:

Day Air attack on TF at 44,62

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Czech. Victory, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,62

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Columbia Victory
AK El Salvadore Victory, Bomb hits 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,62

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Bartlesville Victory
AK Canada Victory
AK Honduras Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4708 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256

Defending force 85076 troops, 594 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1149

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Rawalpindi

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4576 troops, 0 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Defending force 2155 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied max assault: 194 - adjusted assault: 266

Japanese max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied forces CAPTURE Rawalpindi base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Cebu Island

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 290 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 4

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cebu Island base !!!
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Ground combat at San Jose

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 330 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 2140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 3

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

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
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More of the same. Bad weather grounded Amami today, but of course no 4E strikes [:'(]
LCU strength in Home Islands is now substantial and growing. The evacuated units from all over the Empire + the
defeated garrisons are slowly being rebuilt and adds to the strength.

In India Bombay is bombed and Andy has to take care of some isolated Jap units behind the lines.
Karachi got ca 1100 AV in total and cannot run out of supplies.

LBA strength is approaching 500 ac - got ca 120 Frances in the pools.
Will try to rebuild back to full strength again. Need some offensive fire power.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/45

Air Combat

Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 15
Liberator VI x 17
P-40N Warhawk x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Liberator VI: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 3
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
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Day Air attack on Naha , at 54,46

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 42
PB4Y Liberator x 10
B-24J Liberator x 7

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 18,20

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 19
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 23
P-38J Lightning x 14
A-26B Invader x 27

Allied aircraft losses
A-26B Invader: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Day Air attack on 32nd Special Base Force, at 44,54

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 12
SB2C Helldiver x 83
F6F-5N Hellcat x 3
TBM Avenger x 108
Avenger II x 6
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 5

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
285 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Day Air attack on 23rd Mixed/A Brigade, at 27,10

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 45
Beaufort I x 6
PB4Y Liberator x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on 94th/B Division, at 28,6

Allied aircraft
Mosquito FB.VI x 26

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Ishieak at 52,46

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 4

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
P-47D Thunderbolt x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
DM Shannon
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 18,20

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6516 troops, 41 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 271

Defending force 2302 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Allied max assault: 360 - adjusted assault: 309

Japanese max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 309 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Enemy is on the move in Luzon - our last 2 bases are in trouble.

Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 248593 troops, 2519 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 5788

Defending force 16578 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Japanese ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Delhi

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14753 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 412

Defending force 7529 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

Allied max assault: 281 - adjusted assault: 111

Japanese max defense: 100 - adjusted defense: 205

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Guns lost 17

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4688 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1282

Defending force 85163 troops, 598 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1152

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lahore

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1419 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Defending force 412 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied max assault: 104 - adjusted assault: 52

Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 52 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/45

Placed lots of mines at Amami. Too bad sweepers doesn't hit em...

TF 1011 encounters mine field at Amami (56,44)

Allied Ships
MSW Saunter
MSW Scurry
MSW Competent
MSW Spear
MSW Starling
MSW Revenge
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Bombay, at 20,10 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
CD guns scored lots of hits at least!

38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 16
CL Nashville, Shell hits 18
CL Phoenix
CLAA San Diego
CA Shropshire
BB Richelieu, heavy damage
BB North Carolina
BB California
BB Colorado
BB Maryland, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
251 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
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Air Combat

Enemy mediums and heavies hit Kitakyushu - I did not have much CAP here, mostly leaky CAP from
the nearby bases. We did claim quite a few kills and damaged some B-29s in the process.

Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 11
J7W Shinden x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Mosquito PR.IX x 3
F-5A Lightning x 3
F-5C Lightning x 9
P-47D Thunderbolt x 18
F-6D Mustang x 2
A-26B Invader x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
J7W Shinden: 5 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
A-26B Invader: 10 destroyed, 24 damaged

hits 8
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 10
J7W Shinden x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 94

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
J7W Shinden: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 4 destroyed, 23 damaged

Manpower hits 110
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 5
Liberator VI x 31
Mosquito FB.VI x 20
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 2
PB4Y Liberator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 30

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56
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Day Air attack on Naha , at 54,46

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 35
PB4Y Liberator x 5
B-24J Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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NO?? CAP over Amami? Have to force him to divert some of his fighters to CAP duty then.

Day Air attack on TF, near Amami at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Competent, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground Combat

Naga falls, huge overkill which cost the enemy lots of casualties.

Ground combat at Naga

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 279471 troops, 2695 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 5781

Defending force 15627 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7

Allied max assault: 6064 - adjusted assault: 8564

Japanese max defense: 195 - adjusted defense: 213

Allied assault odds: 40 to 1 (fort level 7)

Allied forces CAPTURE Naga base !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Japanese ground losses:
1593 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

Allied ground losses:
1710 casualties reported
Guns lost 69
Vehicles lost 3
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4700 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1303

Defending force 84487 troops, 587 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1140


Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
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Lots of B-29 levels Kitakyushu. No way to protect all Home Island bases since CAP only responds to
attack over their own bases instead of bases within their own radius when alerted by radar.

So this is how it will be for 3.5 months. Can't say there's much to look forward to.
Will try to rebuild the AF and pose a counter attack threat to Andy. Especially Amami, 18 CAP fighters
there today and I bet the atoll is crammed with 400 ac. A 500 strong LBA attack would cause some carnage.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/45

Air Combat

Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 33

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 7 damaged

hits 12
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 24

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged

Resources hits 16
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 159

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 12 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 165
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 141

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 11 damaged

Nakajima Engines hits 93
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 12
Vengeance I x 9
Liberator VI x 23
P-40N Warhawk x 40
P-38J Lightning x 8
A-26B Invader x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 2 damaged
P-40N Warhawk: 4 damaged
A-26B Invader: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 18

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29
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Day Air attack on Naha , at 54,46

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 16
PB4Y Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 12
Ki-100 Tony x 15

Allied aircraft
Mosquito PR.IX x 1
F-5C Lightning x 2
P-51D Mustang x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 5 destroyed
Ki-100 Tony: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 5 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amami at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 4

Allied aircraft
Spitfire XIV x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Spear, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4708 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1318

Defending force 84376 troops, 590 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1147

Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,5

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2288 troops, 0 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 1065 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Allied max assault: 94 - adjusted assault: 92

Japanese max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 92 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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B-29s continue to stream into Kitakyushu - hopefully Andy will wear them completely down soon.
22 lost to various causes today.

Otherwise little to report.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/45

Air Combat

Day Air attack on Trivandrum , at 13,21

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
P-40N Warhawk x 64


Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x F4U-1D Corsair attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 24
J7W Shinden x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 13 damaged
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 5
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 11
J7W Shinden x 10
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 3

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
J7W Shinden: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Resources hits 7
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 11
J7W Shinden x 12
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 16
P-47D Thunderbolt x 27
P-51D Mustang x 11
B-29 Superfortress x 126

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 17 destroyed
J7W Shinden: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
P-47D Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-51D Mustang: 3 destroyed
B-29 Superfortress: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 67
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 7
J7W Shinden x 3
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 135

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged

Resources hits 61
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Day Air attack on Kagoshima , at 58,43

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 29

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 2
P-40N Warhawk x 3
A-26B Invader x 33

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 damaged
A-26B Invader: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 61
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 4
Liberator VI x 35
Mosquito FB.VI x 21
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 5
PB4Y Liberator x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator VI: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 67
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Naha , at 54,46

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 29
B-24J Liberator x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 17,20

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 18
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 20
P-38J Lightning x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
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Finally CAP in place over Amami...

Day Air attack on TF, near Amami at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
Spitfire XIV x 9
P-38J Lightning x 15
P-47D Thunderbolt x 23
P-51D Mustang x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Fordham Victory
AK Flagstaff Victory
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Ethiopia Victory
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Day Air attack on TF at 49,47

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Thomas Nelson
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,61

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Flagstaff Victory
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4688 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1338

Defending force 84343 troops, 591 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 30,6

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2265 troops, 0 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 100 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 96 - adjusted assault: 96

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 96 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/45

Night Air Combat

Low level strafing attack did not work...Night attacks simply doesn't work very well.
Real life damage was more substantial than what can be achieved in stock. Hope they adjust in AE.

Night Air attack on Amami , at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
C6N1-S Myrt x 25

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
C6N1-S Myrt: 6 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x C6N1-S Myrt attacking at 100 feet
2 x C6N1-S Myrt attacking at 100 feet
8 x C6N1-S Myrt attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air Combat

Day Air attack on Trivandrum , at 13,21

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 17
P-40N Warhawk x 60

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 6
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Nagasaki was hit today - our losses caused by leaky CAP several hexes away.

Day Air attack on Nagasaki , at 58,42

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 13
Ki-100 Tony x 5

Allied aircraft
Spitfire XIV x 35
Thunderbolt II x 30
Mosquito PR.IX x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 15 destroyed
Ki-100 Tony: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire XIV: 5 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Nagasaki , at 58,42

Japanese aircraft
J7W Shinden x 3
Ki-100 Tony x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 16
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 10
Liberator VI x 23
P-40N Warhawk x 2
A-26B Invader x 133

Allied aircraft losses
A-26B Invader: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
306 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 70
Port hits 27
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 27
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Day Air attack on Naha , at 54,46

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 22
PB4Y Liberator x 5
B-24J Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 12
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 17,20

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 19
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 22
P-38J Lightning x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 23rd Mixed/A Brigade, at 27,10

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 18
Beaufort I x 3
Mosquito FB.VI x 23
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 6
PB4Y Liberator x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Day Air attack on TF, near Ishieak at 52,46

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 5

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 1
P-47D Thunderbolt x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 5 destroyed
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Delhi

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17697 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 415

Defending force 7136 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 144

Allied max assault: 383 - adjusted assault: 321

Japanese max defense: 76 - adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4708 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351

Defending force 84029 troops, 600 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1150

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,6

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2265 troops, 0 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 653 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 48

Japanese max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 48 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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As soon as they ramp up the damage of night attacks again, people will switch to night attacks only as they won´t face much Cap or ineffective Cap. IMO it was a good idea to reduce the effects of night bombing. If it gets increased again, then there should be only special sqadrons be allowed to do night attacks.

Anyway in real life, I seriousely doubt you could expect to achieve anything impressive in a night attack with 25 Myrt, actually [;)]

Jap night bombers disrupted B-29 bases in the Marianas destroying many and damaging even more ac.
These were minor disruption raids and they did keep the crews awake at night.

I used only high exp Myrts - these are special night fighter/bombers - crew exp avg = 75.
High exp crews should be able to cause a certain minimum of damage and a little disruption.
My 25 FBs only managed to destroy themselves - didn't even create runway craters [8|]

It's a complete waste however, unless specialist night fighter/bomber units are improved you may as well not produce them.
The problem is that the ability to cause damage in WitP is either way to high or non existing [;)]

ORIGINAL: PzB
The problem is that the ability to cause damage in WitP is either way to high or non existing [;)]

definetely wise words!

Rebuilding continues...1700 fighters and 550 LBA ready for action.
Will try to train some Army units to 50 exp to increase efficiency.

It is possible that Andy will bomb Kyushu to cinders, but not much to do about it really.
If we waste our fighters against enemy land based fighters the rest of the Home Islands will
lay open to attack.

Patience, patience as always.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/45

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Naval bombardment of Panaji, at 17,14 [&:]
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[:D] [:D] [:D] [:D] We can't sink enemy fleets but we can poke Andy in the side with a cane [:D]

TF 1112 encounters mine field at Amami (56,44)

Allied Ships
AK William W. Campbell, Mine hits 1
LCI(M) LCI(M)-669, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Will Rogers, Mine hits 1, on fire
LCI(M) LCI(M)-760, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK William R. Lewis, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Merkur, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Walter F. Kraft, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Yunnan, Mine hits 1
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Air Combay

Day Air attack on Nagasaki , at 58,42

Allied aircraft
Spitfire XIV x 17

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
Mosquito PR.IX x 1
F-5C Lightning x 1

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito PR.IX: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 21

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 19
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 128

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 5 damaged

Resources hits 126
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 9
Vengeance I x 12
Liberator VI x 16
P-40N Warhawk x 36
P-38J Lightning x 6
A-26B Invader x 199 - that's a lot of mediums...Andy wants Bombay! We have to deny it to him for another 2 months
so the British reinforcements becomes useless.

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged
A-26B Invader: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
767 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 265
Port hits 34
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 2
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 17

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 31
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Day Air attack on Naha , at 54,46

Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 27
PB4Y Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
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Small disruption raids continue...

Day Air attack on TF at 43,59

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Hastings Victory, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Howard Victory
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,59

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Aberdeen Victory, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Berea Victory
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amami at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 14
Spitfire XIV x 15
P-38J Lightning x 23
P-47D Thunderbolt x 25
P-51D Mustang x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61

Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Takaoka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toyo Maru #2
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,59

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Berea Victory
AK Bartlesville Victory, Bomb hits 1
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Ground Combat

Here goes Legaspi...15k troops in the bag!

Ground combat at Legaspi

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 274586 troops, 2654 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 5702

Defending force 15617 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8

Allied max assault: 5712 - adjusted assault: 8727

Japanese max defense: 164 - adjusted defense: 83

Allied assault odds: 105 to 1 (fort level 8)

Allied forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
3011 casualties reported
Guns lost 41

Allied ground losses:
1132 casualties reported
Guns lost 68
Vehicles lost 4
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4708 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1359

Defending force 83319 troops, 592 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1145

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
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A killer of a turn and despite heavy losses I'm satisfied.
In the long term such battles will be phyrric victories - but for as long as we can afford it it's a point and morale booster [8D]

We loose our second best pilot, he goes missing with 30 kills. Our top ace is still active.

As a bonus: Enemy convoy is shattered by our LBA [8D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/45

Night Air Attacks

Night Air attack on Amami , at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
C6N1-S Myrt x 11

Allied aircraft
P-61A Black Widow x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses
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Day Air Combat

Day Air attack on Taipei , at 50,43

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 174

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 49
Airbase supply hits 19
Runway hits 329
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Day Air attack on Nagasaki , at 58,42

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt II x 29

No Allied losses
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A few Invaders with a huge escort appears over Kitakyushu and encounters and equally big
defending CAP. The fight is deadly and both sides suffers heavily. Still, never managed to shoot
down so many first class enemy fighters before and we still have fighters in the air to oppose
the bombers!

Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 17
N1K1-J George x 16
J7W Shinden x 141
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 37
Ki-100 Tony x 17

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 34
Mosquito PR.IX x 3
P-38J Lightning x 64
F-5C Lightning x 3
P-47D Thunderbolt x 72
P-51D Mustang x 36
A-26B Invader x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 16 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 10 destroyed
J7W Shinden: 71 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 36 destroyed
Ki-100 Tony: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
Mosquito PR.IX: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 42 destroyed
F-5C Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-47D Thunderbolt: 49 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 32 destroyed
A-26B Invader: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 14
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38 Superforts lost today and dozens (48)damaged!

Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 1
N1K1-J George x 6
J7W Shinden x 70
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1
Ki-100 Tony x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 5
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 1
N1K1-J George x 6
J7W Shinden x 70
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1
Ki-100 Tony x 2

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 173

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 1 damaged
N1K1-J George: 3 damaged
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 damaged
Ki-100 Tony: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 18 destroyed, 32 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 69
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Day Air attack on Kitakyushu , at 59,41

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3
J7W Shinden x 30

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 98

Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged

Armament Assembly hits 22
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 12
Vengeance I x 9
Liberator VI x 13
P-40N Warhawk x 30
P-38J Lightning x 4
A-26B Invader x 143

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged
Liberator VI: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
A-26B Invader: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
610 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 168
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,1

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 6

No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 17,19

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 17,19

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 19
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 24
P-38J Lightning x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 121st Naval Construction Battalion, at 27,21

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Spotted some ships approaching the Bonins - turned into a huge number and the CAP was slight!
A major massacre takes place. Andy is again paying the price for sending undefended ships past
out front line bases. I count 14 enemy merchants hit! [8D]

Day Air attack on TF at 67,55

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Empire Emerald
APD Charles Lawrence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert F. Broussard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alfred E. Smith
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Day Air attack on TF, near Boac at 43,54

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 22
F4U-1D Corsair x 10
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 2
P-51D Mustang x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 5 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,52

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 9 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Josiah Snelling, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joseph S. McDonagh
AK Peter Donahue, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Parrot
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,52

Japanese aircraft
B6N Jill x 6
B7A Grace x 16
G4M2 Betty x 19
P1Y Frances x 23
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N Jill: 1 damaged
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M2 Betty: 4 damaged
P1Y Frances: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Peter Donahue, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert S. Bean, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Peter White, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Josiah Snelling, on fire, heavy damage
AK Joseph S. McDonagh, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ovid Butler
AK Opie Read
AK Thomas F. Meagher
AK Segundo Ruiz Belvis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Rudolph Kauffmann
AK Sylvester Pattie
AK Robert Parrot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Stephen V. Benet, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Pocahontas Seam, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Joseph Lee
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,9

Allied aircraft
Mosquito FB.VI x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG AG-362, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,55

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 21
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
TK Camden
CVE Kitkun Bay
TK Gulfdisc
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Legaspi

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 272193 troops, 2575 guns, 473 vehicles, Assault Value = 5572

Defending force 11552 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Allied max assault: 5503 - adjusted assault: 8179

Japanese max defense: 77 - adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 1363 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
3272 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

Allied ground losses:
673 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 4
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62928 troops, 597 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1367

Defending force 83197 troops, 587 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1149

Japanese ground losses:
367 casualties reported
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Air Attacks!

Wow! Great job. I didn't do a accurate count, but it seems you actually beat him in Air to Air numbers. And that was against his best planes. I was a little dissapointed to see the Corsairs escape. But the Tbolts took it on the chin.
 
He has a large number of aircraft on Amami. And they all seem to be in escort mode. I wonder what his CAP is like? Can it be that strong? Could you do a daylight airfield raid and catch some of those planes on the ground? Also, doesn't craters on the run way increase the number of his Op losses?
 
Anyway, those Shindens are something else. The Jap answer to the fighter that shall not be named. (even though I said its name earlier in the post, but I like the idea of a Voldemort fighter.) [:'(]

I'm not trying to engage enemy LBA fighters - but it is reassuring that we can meet the best on even terms over our own soil.
Enemy CAP over Amami varies between 0 and 150 fighters. Sending in all our LBA would be too dangerous and the gains pitiful.
With 250k enemy troops on the island and just as many supplies any damage would be fixed in 0.0 seconds as well [8|]

So we stay on the defensive and each time there is an opening, like yesterday, we sting back!
No openings today - enemy defenses are always at their best after bad days.

An enemy carrier TF is heading east from Luzon again - probably to bring more fighters into the fray.
The little atoll of Ishieak has also finally been increased to AF size 2. That took a long long time [:)]


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/45

Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Bombay, at 20,10

Allied Ships
CL Santa Fe
CL Nashville
CL Phoenix
CLAA San Diego
CA Shropshire
BB California

Japanese ground losses:
670 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Runway hits 12
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Takao , at 48,45

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 108

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 41
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 218
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Runway hits 23
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Our Oscars did well - 5 enemy B-24s destroyed and 33 damaged!

Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 34

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed
B6N Jill: 1 destroyed
B7A Grace: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 5 destroyed, 33 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 29
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Andy also diverted his B-29s - if he did this _before_ sending his transports past it would
have worked even better

Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 94

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
B7A Grace: 4 destroyed
B6N Jill: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 59
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 72

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 damaged
D4Y Judy: 4 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed
Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 88
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 17,19

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 18
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 24
P-38J Lightning x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,55

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 15

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 17
F6F Hellcat x 31
F4U-1D Corsair x 27
F6F-5N Hellcat x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 15 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 4 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amami at 56,44

Japanese aircraft
B7A Grace x 2

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
Spitfire XIV x 13
P-38J Lightning x 4
P-47D Thunderbolt x 8
P-51D Mustang x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,59

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Green Bay Victory
AK Ethiopia Victory
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
AK George Middlemas, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Kyle V. Johnson
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,55

Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 16
F6F Hellcat x 31
F4U-1D Corsair x 21
F6F-5N Hellcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 2 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged
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Ground Combat

Another deliberate attack against Bombay - odds leave enemy without much hope.

Ground combat at Legaspi

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 254044 troops, 2394 guns, 452 vehicles, Assault Value = 5514

Defending force 7508 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Allied max assault: 4956 - adjusted assault: 3381

Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 1127 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
7318 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Bombay

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65011 troops, 600 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366

Defending force 82188 troops, 585 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1140

Allied max assault: 1296 - adjusted assault: 443

Japanese max defense: 1047 - adjusted defense: 9209

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)

Japanese ground losses:
2441 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 10

Allied ground losses:
4166 casualties reported
Guns lost 132
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at 29,7

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2288 troops, 0 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 60 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 96 - adjusted assault: 25

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 25 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Legaspi
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Bonins - Again