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Good show. Are you close enough to PH to save Illustrious? Will you pursue with the rest of your forces?

Dont have the turn yet so dont know depends on the state of my air groups mostly

What exp are your wildcats? It's sad to see so many fighter losses without shooting down a single zero. (At least from what I can tell from the AAR.)

edit: I think i'm wrong. Looks like there were A2A zero losses.....

Congrats on the victory.

Not a victory until I see the turn and check my losses

OK interesting Illustrious is 50 float damage so she is not down looks like about 190 aircraft down for the Japanese whereas i still have 170 operational I am therefore pursuing

Wasp has 13 operational Wildcats anda  few damaged but VF 71 achieved 24 kills for 10 losses
 
Enterprise VF 2 has 13 Wildcats ready with 15 kills and 19 losses
 
FAA 881 Sqn now has about 7 Martlets on Enterprise
 
VMF 211 on Long Island has 12 F4F's
 
So the pursuing TF has about 45 operational fighters enough to keep up the pursuit

Wasp and Enterprise wityh Colorado, North Carolina and Long Island in company plus 3 x CLAA and Quincy, Devonshire, 4 CL's and about 20 DD's are heading West to try and finish the job
 
HMS Illustrious escorted by Perth and 4 DD's is heading to Pearl Harbour capable of 11 knots

maybe I should go home and call its a win but 2 full flat tops with a full complement of aircraft still feels like enough to finish the job especially as Illustrious is not likely to sink unless it meets an I Boat

I do wonder why Mini KB was swanning around south of PH when I KNEW where KB was on the other side of the planet.
 
Its really weird and risky he had to know I wouldnt let it pass and I had at least two operational carriers at Pearl (actually 3)
 
Slightly baffled by this strategic choice at a stroke he has given me back the flexibility I lost after losing a CV at Sydney I reckon Hiyo (50 odd) Ryujo (48) and Zuiho (30) are goners plus maybe Junyo given the losses in aircraft (160 jap CArrier Aircraft including 80 Zeroes yesterday)
 
 

Amazing job. Congratulations.

 A doubt concerning HQ and PP: Do you really spend the HQ of all the LCU on your offensives to the HQ which command them ? ( ie: In the Burma Offesive, has you put everybody under Burma Corps ?

Thanks.

Burma Corps yes
 
Others not yet its sufficient that they are under a non restricted HQ so the Australian Forces are not changed to an Indian Corps HQ - if I had the PP's to spare i would because I am a neat freak.
 

No turn until tomorrow but a sacrificial lamb was left for my carriers to attack looks like Japanese forces are scattering
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 08, 42
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
 
 
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 26
      P-40E Warhawk x 27
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
      P-40E Warhawk: 12 destroyed
 
 
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 16 scrambling)
      11 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 29000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 16 scrambling)
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Prov Chinese Corps, at 77,57
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
      Ki-48-IIa Lily x 6
 
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      11 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       6 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 38
 
 
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 5
      P-40E Warhawk x 5
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      36 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet *
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 19000
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 77,57
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6
      Ki-48-IIa Lily x 6
 
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
       6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 2nd Prov Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,118
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
      DD Yugure
      DD Wakaba
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CVL
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 50,136
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 48
 
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      26 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 50,136
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
 
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet *
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 2nd USMC Tank Battalion, at 50,136
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27
 
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 2000 feet *
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 79,56
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17
 
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet *
               Ground Attack:  2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,118
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 46
      TBF-1 Avenger x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Yugure, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Wakaba
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yugure
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,118
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 13
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      DD Yugure, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Wakaba
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yugure
 
 
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Ground combat at 79,56
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 22291 troops, 175 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 823
 
Defending force 29051 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1001
 
 
 
Assaulting units:
    17th/C Division
    22nd Division
    13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    10th RGC Temp./C Division
 
Defending units:
    21st Chinese Corps
    78th Chinese Corps
    49th Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    3rd New Chinese Corps
    30th Group Army
    7th War Area
    12th Group Army
    11th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at 82,56
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 7525 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 393
 
Defending force 4284 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 113
 
Allied adjusted defense: 641
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
 
Japanese ground losses:
      105 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      229 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
Assaulting units:
    12th Tank Regiment
    138th Infantry Regiment
    13th Tank Regiment
    13th/B Division
 
Defending units:
    50th Chinese Corps
    23rd Group Army

That Tojo are killers !!! 

Not really I think I shot down about 20+ of them wont be sure until I see the turn.
 
The Combat replay is miseading as the sweeper always looks like they lost none

p.s. all I did today was finish off a big CVL (almost a CV) that i thought I had gotten yesterday

Well, every AFB on this forum will paid for turns like that:  "just finishing a big jap CVL" 

[:D][:D] I still lost Hornet in Brisbane Harbour but I will admit this one was sweet if only I could catch the rest of em !!!

I suspect he has abandoned his cripples and got out of dodge at 18 hexes in one day meaniong he is behind the line islands which is not something I am willing to take on at present.
 
Accordingly I will probably retire on Pearl now to replenish as there is not a lot more to win having missed him today and with Colorado and Long Island slowing me down its unlikely I will catch him

Yep, probably a good idea. Last time I try to hunt damaged jap CVs  finished with 2 CVs in the Iron Bottom..

It was a nice victory Andy, but don't let it go to your head  [:D]