[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] A few subs attacks to start the night phase but none hit. Still can't relocate the big TF with injured cruisers. Maybe stopped in a dot base?
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI: [/font] A big sweep hits Singers today. He gets 2:1 but still loses 7-9 A6M2 with the expert jocks. We lose some P-40E and P-39 with 50/60 guys, but most are just WIA. This part of the game is something I work at a lot. To keep pilots alive over my bases, especially when he has the better pilots.
I'll hit Balikpapan again tomorrow. Only 13 fighters there. No sign of BBs threatening Singers. Sent in a surprise from Colombo. CM Ariel arrived and with her speed she was able to get in to lay more mines. Up to 561 now. RN sub Trusty also arrived providing some more good working torps.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SOVIETS: [/font]Then the real fun started. The Soviets swarmed Harbin with MiGs, then sent in bombers to hit the fields and industry. After the sweeps no Nates were up to protect anything and the strikes are a major success. A good number of Sallys, Lilys and Nates also destroyed on the ground. After the turn recon shows the HI and LI each took ~20 points damage.
DB-T hit Shikuka Oil and it looks like they wiped out the rest of it. It's down to 1(29). If we get Toyohara tomorrow in the planned para-landing it will put a damper on local resource use by the IJ. I'll also continue to look for opportunities to hit big resource centres on Hokkaido, and eventually, Oil and industry on Honshu. Night strikes have been relatively ineffective. I need better pilots, so maybe with these strikes and experience increasing, they'll be ready soon.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] Nothing really happening here from the Japanese side. I've decided to take advantage of Russian supply, which is flowing into Western bases ([&o][&o]) to do some more industry bombing. I'll attempt to hit 4 targets next turn.
Western bases are maxed out and some Corps are heading there with replacements and upgrades turned on. I'd like to get 3-4 filled out.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 42
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 12
Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 5 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x MiG-3 sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 24
No Allied losses
Heavy Industry hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x SB-2 bombing from 6000 feet *
City Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 70
Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 damaged
Heavy Industry hits 6
Light Industry hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
30 x SB-2 bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 8
No Allied losses
Light Industry hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB-2 bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 60
DB-3T x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 10 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed on ground
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 32
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 85
Aircraft Attacking:
30 x DB-3M bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
TB-3 x 35
No Allied losses
Light Industry hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x TB-3 bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x TB-3 bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Shikuka , at 126,43
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
I-16m24 x 26
DB-3T x 18
No Allied losses
Oil hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x DB-3T bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Another good day in the air, but also with strategic results. Oil and industry hit hard. [/font]
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