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Best AAR. Too bad Wobbly could not take it anymore.

One of the appealing things about this AAR is that you can hear what each guy is thinking. It's fun to watch them strategize in parallel. By contrast, in the traditional "joint AAR," each side has to be cagey about his intentions. Of course, the joint AAR has its advantages too -- e.g., the Luskan-Raver banter.

Thx guys! This type of AAR wasn't my idea originally. Wobbly and Herbie started doing it with an UV pbem gae.
It's certainly encouraging that so many wishes to read what we write Pauk! [:)] Hopefully we can keep it interesting...it's been a very intensive game that's for sure!

More bloodshed today....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/09/42

Surface Combat

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Day Time Surface Combat at 3,75 - a surprising battle!

Japanese Ships
CS Mizuho
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 3, on fire - the escort successfully defended the seaplane tender!

Allied Ships
DD Maury, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage - shot to pieces from long range
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1, on fire


Invasions

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TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Memboro, 26,73 - second attempt to destroy the Allied troops at Waingapu

Japanese ground losses:
272 casualties reported
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Sub/ASW Attacks

ASW attack at 62,79 - my ASW track record must be only matched by that of the Allied subs [:'(]

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-2
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS Silversides
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ASW attack at 62,79

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-2
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS Silversides
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on 4th Indian Air Base Force, at 33,23 - attacks against Dimapur

Japanese aircraft - moved the Oscars to Bombay today
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 77
Ki-48 Lily x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10 - several Allied un-escorted anti shipping strikes today

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 5
Beaufort V-IX x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - a high price is paid for a few hits on empty transports
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Fukko Maru
AP Zukai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Terukuni Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
All bmobers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft - even the Wellingtons have been put on anti shipping strikes
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - they perform surprisingly well
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Zukai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Tatsutake Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Yamura Maru
AP Terukuni Maru
AP Atsuta Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships - a single ac got through, but the 250lb bomb bounced
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 16,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Grebe
AK West Shipper, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Lahaina, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 9,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships - sounds like a norwegian vessel! Serving the capitalist cause this far away from home...not good!
AK Nordhval, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 2,82 - a solid strike on a large transport TF

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 25
B5N Kate x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Ernest Meyer, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Maine
AK Mormacsul, Torpedo hits 1
AK Olopana, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Mormachawk, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Halstead, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AK Mormacgull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,75 - we find the 'Big E'. Friendless and in a poor condition.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 36
E13A1 Jake x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
All E13A1 Jake attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 22,57

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK India Maru
AK Tazima Maru
AK Akasisan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Suzuya Maru, Bomb hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
D3A Val x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Empire Amethyst, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 1,81

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Ben Nevis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 1,85

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
A6M3 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Strength, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Glade, Bomb hits 2
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 140952 troops, 736 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 92600 troops, 462 guns, 803 vehicles Alost every single Allied soldier in India is here..or enroute.

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 - again the forts are reduced..but let me gues - they're back up tomorrow!

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
1435 casualties reported
Guns lost 56
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
3123 casualties reported
Guns lost 85
Vehicles lost 14
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Situation Report

India

David put all his bombers on naval attack today. They score quite a few hits, but I'll gladly shoot down his bobmers in exchange for hits on empty transports.
Don't really have a use for them as the planned amph. landing in Karachi was cancelled.

The battle for Ahmadabad will most certainly drag on until the other half of my Army will arrive. Will David attempt to defend Dehli? I don't think so, I've isolated it so well
that he may have to retreat into the bush if he makes a stand.

Java

Yesterday I split my carrier groups - it was a risk but I'm pretty certain that the operational Allied carriers have fled to Perth and abandoned the rest of the fleet to its destiny.
The Big E was found and sunk today. I think her escort got detached as one of my seaplane tenders ran into 2 enemy destroyers. A heroic stand by her escort saved her from damage.
Seems like the Allied warships are all heading for Derby or Darwin - I'm on a perfect intercept course. (See picture)

Carnage tomorrow?

The cruiser division will attempt to intercept enemy transports, but will do so within 5 hexes of Tjilitjap. This will enable them to perform a quick bombardment run there.

Situation Map: Battles in Indian Ocean

Uploaded a screenshot of the Big E instead of this map in the last post....
Here is the situation map over the battles in the Indian Ocean

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/42

Air Combat

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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 8
Hudson I x 7
Beaufort I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 17

Japanese aircraft losses - all these ac were destroyed on the ground. Incredible how much damage a handful Beauforts can do [&:]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 11 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 11 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufort I: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft - again the heavies fly and I don't have enough fighters to stop them
Wellington III x 45

Japanese aircraft losses - most of the destroyed planes were damaged ones stuck on the field. In all I loose 43 ac on the ground today
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 10 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 14 destroyed, 14 damaged
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Burma Brigade, at 33,23 - the softening up of Dimapur continues. How many Allied troops are there here?

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 91
Ki-48 Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 15,64 - thought I were out of LBA range, but again they find me!

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
A-20B Boston x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 20

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships - the 2 destroyers have 25 sys damage. They will be sent to Singapore for repairs
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1
CA Myoko
CL Naka
DD Kuroshio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Arashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,75 - they're immediately avenged

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
A6M3 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 11
B5N Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships - both ships sinks
DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Maury, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,75

Japanese aircraft - some extreme overkill attacks...didn't like that
A6M2 Zero x 34
D3A Val x 43
B5N Kate x 78

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Maury, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,6

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 - I had ordered 30 ac to fly LRCAP, but the bombing mission must have disrupted the mission

Allied aircraft - my eternal nemesis, the Stringbags - have to hate them
Swordfish x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships - they always hit something
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1, on fire - damage is again serious: 13 sys, 15 flood and 13 fires

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,6

Japanese aircraft - a follow up strike doesn't hit a thing
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Swordfish x 10
Blenheim IV x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Fuso
BB Haruna
BB Nagato, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
All P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet - David seems to have a rather 'all or nothing' attitude. Even fighters are ordered to strafe battleships
All F4F-4 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
All Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,80

Japanese aircraft - this must be the most stupid stike composition I've ever seen..26 fighters and 1 bomber [:'(]
A6M2 Zero x 14
A6M3 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Empire Amethyst, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 137024 troops, 635 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 89684 troops, 367 guns, 793 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) - yep, the forts have been built back up

Japanese ground losses: I don't like these casualties, but I'll keep on attacking. 160k more troops are only days away now
2615 casualties reported
Guns lost 68

Allied ground losses:
3243 casualties reported
Guns lost 63
Vehicles lost 36
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Situation Report

India

I have cancelled the surface mission to Bombay - the Swordfish did it again. I will wait until the situation becomes more favorable
and a bigger fighter escort can be provided. The renewed Wellington strike against Bombay again succeeded in destroying many ac on the ground.

If David tries to put up a fight in Dehli, I may need another 2 weeks or so to reach Ahmadabad. It will be interesting to see what happens.
3 regiments have surrounded the city and he will have to fight his way both in and out. One regiment is actually on its way into the city from the north.

A situation map over the India/Burma front is provided today. I don't know how many enemy troops there are in Dimapur.
The plan is to advance on Imphal with a Para reg and an SNLF unit. Paras will also be dropped on Kashima. I wish to create an Empire that is connected, from
Karachi and all the way to Russia.

Java

I spent quite a lot of time re-organizing my units today. The naval bombers around Java will be withdrawn as the Allied ships have left. Army bombers will replace them. I'm also hoping to withdraw a few Zero Daitais and send them to Bombay in order to bolster the CAP there.

The carriers are converging in the Indian Ocean - there will most likely be several violent strikes soon. The bombardment of Tjilitjap was also cancelled, the TF has been ordered to join up with the carriers instead. One thing at the time.

Situation Map: Burma & India

Some statistics:

List over damaged capital ships

Battleships sys damage
Mutsu 16 (enroute to Hong Kong via Borneo together with ca Maya
Ise 24 (repairing in Hong Kong)
Nagato 13 + 15 flood and 13 fires (in TF north of Bombay)
Kirishima 36 (in TF in Bombay)
Hyuga 47 (repairing in Hong Kong)
Yamato 47 (repairing in Singapore)

Heavy cruisers

Mikuma 36 (in TF in Bombay)
Maya 37 (enroute to Hong Kong)
Kumano 53 (repairing in Hong Kong)


An updated sunk ship list:

Type Allies Japan

CV 2 - 2
CVL 1 -
AV 0 - 2
BB 6 (suspect that 2 more British bbs have been sunk)
BC 1 - 0
CA 6 - 0
CL 12 - 4
DD 50 - 30
SS 5 - 37 [:(]
ML ? forgot to check - 13
MSW 27 - 17


6 Japanese ships have been sunk by mines, only 2 Allied ships share their fate.
Most Allied ships have been sunk by long lance torpedoes while 500 and 1000lb bombs have caused most of the Japanese sinkings

The Prince of Wales is reported to have been sunk by 16.1/45 guns. The Nagato got credited with the sinking even though 7 torpedoes also hit home.

Over the next 6 months the following major naval units will arrive:

CV Hiyo in 21 days
1 cvl and 1 cve in ca 140 days
BB Musashi 174 days
1 cl in 124 days
4 dds within 70 days
5 subs within 136 days

Not alot...but I hope that the bulk of my damaged ships will have been repaired by the end of the year and thus providing me with a still strong fleet.

Top pilots:

Po2 Oda 94 exp. 51 missions and 15 kills. F2 Ominata Daitai - A6M2
Po2 Murakami 86 exp. 52 missions 14 kills. F1 Omura Daitai - A6M2
Ltjg Kubota 86 exp. 34 missions 13 kills. F1 Yamada Daitai - A6M2

The least experienced pilot with a confirmed kill had 48 exp and flies an A6M2

Aces flying other types than the A6M2:
Tojo pilot with 5 kills
Oscar I pilot with 5 kills
A6M3 pilot with 5 kills
Nate pilot with 4 kills

Hold on PzB! Now that the main threat in Java has passed by , concentrate yourself on India and fly over the 4-1 ratio!!!
[&o][&o][&o]

Couldn't have kept it going without support from the Jap fan boy association on this forum [8D]

Oh well, the threat in Java hasn't actually passed by - it's still very much in place. Perhaps we can say that it's stationary for
the time being. Just like a Russian bridgehead, leave it alone and it will one day spring a deadly spear through your defenses.

The idea is to keep losses to a minimum from now on. Every operation will be conducted with overwhelming force. That's the only way to achieve a
4-1 autovictory. I'm not sure it can be done, but if it can - I hope that David would like to continue the game! It's the thrill of the hunt, not the kill.

I was thinking about whether it is wise to keep on attacking in Ahmadabad without resting the troops, but the new forts that will be built would cost me perhaps even higher casualties. Almost 10k Jap points have been harvested from land combat alone against 900 Allied. So I you loose points when units are destroyed, daily attrition is far less costly.

"Now I know why the emperor keeps them red guards all to himself..." [:D]

May she fills that well, or it wears her well or something. Full Meal Deal there!

David definately has a very different style. I didn't want to sortie the ships in Tjilitap knowing hte KB was loitering with intent off Java. Maybe he didn't know or thought it better to try the break out than to stay in Port getting hammered. I rather liked the damage I was doing to your airfoces in Java for the paltry hit here and there with torpedos.

I wondered if you would try and come through burma - I'll keep quiet about what's there.

Poor Big E - she just wouldn't stop gaining flooding damage - I didn't know whether to aim her back at Tjilitap or to leave her in teh West. Seems I made the wrong choice and now Dave has to live with it.

The Bombardment at Bombay would have been undertaken depending on where your ships were placed at the beginning of the next day. If I though you could reach I would retire - all to keep you wondering.

I've applied for a private company of red guards [:D]

That probably means that there are 50k troops in Dimapur Al....well, have to check it out.
Paras are trying to cut it of tomorrow - a unit is already seen moving towards the rear.
This may be in response to my move out from Imphal.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/11/42

Sub/ASW Attacks

ASW attack at 63,80 - Ron is complaining about uber efficient depth charges. Please give me the receipt!!!

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-2
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS Silversides


Air Combat

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Day Air attack on Amboina , at 39,73

Allied aircraft - these attacks doesn't achieve much but I expect them to increase in intensity.
B-17E Fortress x 32

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Burma Brigade, at 33,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 51
Ki-48 Lily x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Lily and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
14 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet - I'm now training Zeros in many different theatres
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Day Air attack on 74th Chinese/C Corps, at 50,29

Japanese aircraft - also training Nate units. Soon I'll receive Tonys, Tojos and Oscar IIs.
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10 - several waves of Allied bombers attack ships in Bombay

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - quite a few are shot down
Hudson I: 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 7 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1 *klonk*

Aircraft Attacking:
All Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - difficult to shoot them down, but it may be difficult to repair these ac before I capture Dehli!
Wellington III: 25 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 7 *klonk^7*
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
Beaufort I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Beaufort I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - finally we manage to bring down a handful of heavies
Wellington III: 10 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged

Allied Ships - payback, deadly payback!
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
APD Sands, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All Nell and G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 138791 troops, 539 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 86762 troops, 291 guns, 773 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 - AGAIN we reduce the forts. Gawd I'm sick of this...

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
1974 casualties reported
Guns lost 37

Allied ground losses: - how long can this last??
3102 casualties reported
Guns lost 72
Vehicles lost 16
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Situation Report

India

David is sending the kitchen sink against my ships. The Kirishima took many bomb hits, something which caused sys damage to go up 4-5 points.
There are now only 20 damaged bombers left at the base.

Today units from the two army groups joined hands south of Dehli. The enemy that is retreating from Lucknow moved east of Dehli. Will they try to go around
the city in order to reach Ahmadabad? If I'm luck Ahmadabad falls while the troops are moving between the cities [:D]

An SNLF unit will be dropped behind Dimapur tomorrow simultanously as the army moves in. An unidentified Allied unit was observed moving in this direction today.
It IS possible that the Allies got more troops than I can handle here: Combat troops counting more than 30k men will be hard to dislodge, especially since I don't
have any engineer regiments.

Java

No sign of the large enemy TF that was sighted yesterday. Naval search planes found 2 damaged cruisers and dispatched of them. I'm going to move closer towards
Java and see what I can find. A base force is being air lifted into Bali - 12 Dinah search planes have already been moved in.

My air force in the DEI is still a mess - will take another week to receive replacements and reduce fatigue. No more operations until then, I want to avoid high losses
unless sacrifice is required. Hundreds of Nates have been moved to Burma and China and will commence strafing runs against isolated enemy units. This will hone
pilot skills. My Nate pilots acutally make up my strategic air reserve. In 6 months they will all be flying adequate ac...at least compared to Nates and Oscar Is [:o]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/12/42

Surface Combat

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TF 1098 encounters mine field at Tjilitjap (19,62) - yup, I've mined the port!

Allied Ships
DD Allen, heavy damage
APD Humphreys, heavy damage
APD Sands, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Sub/ASW Attacks

ASW attack at 63,80 - I now hold the world record in failed asw attacks...

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-2
DD Numakaze
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS Silversides
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 6
Beaufort I x 5
Beaufort V-IX x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses - all these ac were destroyed on the ground. I still can't understand how 19 Beuforts can cause so much damage. 100 Sallys doesn't achieve half the casualties. Grumpf

A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed
H8K Emily: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - we shoot down quite a few attackers
Kittyhawk I: 7 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
All Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
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A total of 50 B-17s bomb Ambonia and Koepang
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 - didn't plan for this. A small Allied tf moves back towards Tjilitjap..and my bombers are off again

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 19

Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 4
Kittyhawk I x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 32 destroyed - this correct number is 14 lost Zeros
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Allen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
APD Humphreys, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Aircraft Attacking:
All G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 20
A-20B Boston x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 47,100 - this is an EXTREME range attack. Rabaul -> Cairns. I've now reduced range to 15 hexes. Bombs were dropped today

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Steel Mariner
AK Liloa

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 136213 troops, 476 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 83709 troops, 224 guns, 767 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) yes, forts went down again but they're being built extremely fast nowadays [:'(]

Japanese ground losses:
2994 casualties reported - casualties are starting to grow...hold on, help is in its way!!
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2804 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 9
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Ground combat at Memboro

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2961 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 676 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 96 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Memboro base !!! - we finally eliminate the Allied garrison after our little pooch scr€w

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1019 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Delhi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7135 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 44039 troops, 303 guns, 4 vehicles
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Ground combat at Jorhat

Japanese Shock attack - no hope for a successful para assault here! Can we hold until Dimapur is captured?

Attacking force 549 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2690 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Situation Report

India

The hex that David moved into east of Dehli is a '12 day hex' as I call it. It takes 12 days to move out of it *mohaha*
There is a full UK div and 3 indian divisions + a base force and aviation unit + other supportive elements in Dehli, and it will take me some time to reduce it.
So here is the revised plan: a full division will move into Dehli, I'm confident that the enemy will be unable to drive it out. Then the rest of the army moves due east and into Ahmadabad. I think I can be there before the enemy units. If successful the enemy will retreat towards Karachi and the units around Dehli will be cut of
and can be destroyed before we march on the capital. This will save us considerable time and effort!

A bombardment attack has been ordered in Dimapur, have to check enemy strength and rest a day before starting the assault.
The para drop failed to capture Jorhat, but Dimapur is now cut of. It will take a combat unit to destroy the small elite SNLF unit.

Java

The enemy battleship and cruiser squadron was again spotted - it has moved quickly west and is getting closer to the edge of the map. Car Div 1 and 3 will make attempt to intercept. My cruiser tf that was attacked outside Java yesterday met with Car Div 1 and transferred 2 cl in exchange for t he BB Hiei and a heavy cruiser. A renewed bombardment attack against Madion will be made. Our army bombers will conduct another airfield strike as well tomorrow. No enemy fighters here it seems. I wish to reduce the Allied naval striking capability - then we can bombard at will.

Bali is now operational and 12 another recon unit has moved in from the Philippines. I'm going to monitor all of Davids moves. Surprisingly he has ceased all offensive operations on the island and has withdrawn into Soerabaja and Tjilitjap [&:] Ok - this means that it will be possible to move in reinforcements and slowly
build a russian bridge head <G>

Anyone played Beahc Head I & II on the C64?

Situation Map: Daitai training

Take a look at this: After only a few weeks training, this Daitai has now almost a full compliment of trained pilots! When I started they had ca 40 in average
exp. More and more fighter groups will now be rotated into China.

61 exp? Trained pilot?? Are you sure mate? I consider a pilot worth of using a zero only when he gets above 70! And it's a long run to get to 70 exp average, believe me!
I think that under 70 you are just throwing those poor guys in Trashcan. The allied by mid 42 have plenty of 60 exp pilots...you need to be better than them!

Officially all pilots with 50 exp and up are considered to be trained... Replacements with 20-30 exp are useless, so I take a 50 exp pilot any day.
We'll continue to train them and see how fast this Daitai can become a 'crack unit'!

Half of my Daitais in the front have 30+ % green pilots. That's why I'm taking such heavy losses.

Yes, i understand. That's why i always switch "no replacement" for my front units. When one daitai has been trained up to 70 i divide it in 3 sub-groups and disband them in the front units. The Mogami mothod[8D]

That's a valid approach - I've used it myself several times. It got one catch, a major one though: When you get involved in heavy fighting lasting more than
3 months, it means that you will have to disband more Daitais than you can afford. It takes 90 days to get em back..much too long really.

So I allow my trained Daitais to receive poor quality reinforcements, some of them survive and becomes adequate pilots. When I got more poor pilots than good ones, I retire the squadron and send it of to China or some other less dangerous place to train.

I really need 2nd rate Army fighters to perform less important missions - this will take some of the pressure of my Zeros. Impossible as long as you're not even allowed to upgrade your Nates to Oscar I's.

Btw: anyone know a good way to train inepxerienced naval bomber pilots [:'(]
Guess they go to China too....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/13/42

Surface Combat

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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Tjilitjap (19,62) - several msw's cleared mines today...missed one!

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Wood, Mine hits 1, on fire
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 15 - a new model joins the fighting

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged - a rather bloody baptism

Japanese ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64 - a big fine strike! Me like [:)]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 68
Ki-49 Helen x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - pulled a few talons here!
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 - todays strike against Ambonia didn't meet much resistance, but we've now reinforced Koepang on Timor!

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 22

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 56th Division, at 24,8 - a sudden change in plans!

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 29
Kittyhawk I x 5
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Burma Brigade, at 33,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 86
Ki-48 Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 5000 feet
12 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 1,68 [8D] Gottcha!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
D3A Val x 46
B5N Kate x 77

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N Kate: 5 destroyed, 23 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Voyager, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Helm
CA Vincennes, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mahan
CL Sumatra, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Drayton
DD Porter, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59 - there are now Allied ac in 3 bases on Java. We're going to 'dump' this one in a few days!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 17
TBD Devastator x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
All SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
All B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
All TBD Devastator bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77 - this is an attack on the reinforcement convoy for Timor

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD APD-1
DD Kamikaze
AP Nichibi Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
All Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 3,66 [:'(] - I finally get in perfect position and this time the PH ships doesn't even have a harbour to sink in!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 49

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 7 destroyed, 38 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, heavy damage
BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage - this one should be done for
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL St. Louis
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 1,68 - a transport TF also gets some attention

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
D3A Val x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Benkoelen
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
All D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dimapur

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32571 troops, 385 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 19170 troops, 71 guns, 314 vehicles - I think this is doable! Tomorrow we attack

Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 133480 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 81178 troops, 165 guns, 761 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 - for the first time we reduce the forts to 1!!

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese ground losses:
2020 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
2014 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 9
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Ground combat at Delhi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7134 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 46653 troops, 323 guns, 4 vehicles - a sizeable force in Dehli...
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Situation Report

India

It seems like the Allied AF in India has shot its bolt! The strikes are now smaller and there are not much to destroy in Bombay.
All fighters are on 90% CAP!

I changed my mind according to Dehli - my troops moved very quickly up the railroad and I can have 4-5 divisions assaulting the
city in a few days. My 160+k troops shouldn't have any problems reducing the place. Ahmadabad is slowly being dispatched of...

Dimapur may be a difficult nut to crack - if there are more than 3-4 forts!! Tomorrow will show.

Java

I'm now getting better control over the situation and I'm able to deliver very heavy air strikes against all of the enemy bases on Java.
Tomorrow a battleship TF will bombard Madion - todays mission was a success as the enemy bombers there took a heavy beating.
The army bombers will rest today, then they're going to hit another nest.

The KB finally caught up with the fleeing enemy fleet! For the cost of 10 Kates and 2 Vals we caused severe damage! 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and numerous destroyers were left sinking. I can't see much hope for the remainder of the enemy ships. The 2nd Car Div is racing towards the action and tomorrow will bring about more destruction.

By destroying most of the enemy fleet, we could buy us another 6 months to a year. Perhaps this will make him unable to conduct major offensive operations before late 43, or even early 44!!

We're going to show David were Goliath bought his beer this time [:D]

Situation Picture: 2nd Pearl Harbour

ORIGINAL: PzB
Btw: anyone know a good way to train inepxerienced naval bomber pilots [:'(]

Put them on Naval Search somewhere where they will make a lot of sightings. They'll be up in the 80s before you know it ...

At least that's how UV worked. Exp gain is directly related to number of sightings made.

Or, alternatively, you might try Recon if you can avoid the pilots getting too fatigued. It seems that the basic exp gain per mission is highest with Recon than anything else. Also, using Betties for Recon doesn't really leave much of the map that you can't see ...

Or, how about a combination of the two. Say Recon + 20/30% Naval Search. That's what I use with Dinahs etc. and the pilots that survive get up to the 80s/90s in a few weeks (starting from 60s).

hi,

my vote for training bombers is China (or any other front without allied air power present there).

As for training method. You don't have wait 90 for rebuilding disbanded daitais. There is another (faster) way for training...

search the forum for "Working title: Zen and the Art of Japanese Training Program"....

i have two PBEM going on. In one i'm using this "variation of Mogami method". In other i agreed with my opponent not to use it because it could be considered as gamey tactic.

Thanx for the advice guys! I've already put a fee Betty Daitais on recon and search missions. We'll see what works out!
I've read about the 'Mogami method' Pauk. Using ak's to load stranded remnants is a little too awkward for me. China is now my training grounds.
Not much chance that Allied fighters and bombers can use bases here anymore [:D]

Really felt sorry for David today: wouldn't have liked to be on the receiving end of todays barrage... [8|]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/14/42

Surface Combat

One of my biggest fears yeasterday was that the Allied battlegroups should manage to engage my carriers!

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Night Time Surface Combat at 3,67

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
CVE Hosho
CVE Taiyo
CVE Unyo
CS Mizuho
CA Kako
CL Katori
CL Kashii
CL Jintsu
DD Asakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Hayate
DD Asanagi
DD Chidori
DD Kari

Allied Ships - this poor orphan didn't pose much of a threat though!
DD Blue, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Bombardment

Naval bombardment of Madioen, at 21,64

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses - not many ac were destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
CA Chikuma
BB Hiei


Allied ground losses: - ground casualties were much higher
567 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 7

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 19
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 11
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft - for the first time we managed to turn back all but 10 of the heavies. Morale is sacking
Wellington III x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - most of the bombers were damaged and won't be back for a while
Wellington III: 5 destroyed, 24 damaged

Japanese Ships - there are 6 damaged transports in the port. Prefer that David hits them instead of my airfields
AP Nikki Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Tatsutake Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:- ough, that hurt!
227 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,68 - I didn't manage to move away from the vultures based in Soerabaja.

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 15

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships - the 1000lb hit on the Hiei bounced, but the Chokai suffered 20 sys damage.
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,68 - the afternoon attack failed to score any hits

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 7

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CA Chokai

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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There were so many strikes against Allied ships in the Indian Ocean that I'm only going to show the ships that were hit
10 Kates and 2 Vals were lost today but 13 ships were heavily damaged or sunk.

BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB New Mexico, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CA Chester, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage *sinks*

CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

DD Dale, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

AK Elout, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AK Benkoelen, Bomb hits 11, on fire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage *sinks*
AK Duymaer van Twist, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
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Day Air attack on Batavia , at 19,59

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 17
TBD Devastator x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
All x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
All B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
All TBD Devastator bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Syoka Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 20,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 5
Hudson I x 3
Beaufort I x 2
Beaufort V-IX x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Beaufort I: 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Fuso

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dimapur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35117 troops, 389 guns, 167 vehicles

Defending force 18979 troops, 65 guns, 314 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) [8D] Dimapur will fall shortly!

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
647 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
511 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
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Ground combat at Ahmadabad

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 131449 troops, 393 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 79865 troops, 154 guns, 759 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese ground losses:
1863 casualties reported
Guns lost 36

Allied ground losses:
3387 casualties reported
Guns lost 56
Vehicles lost 24
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Situation Report

India

Again we reduced the forts in Ahmadabad - considered a shock attack tomorrow but decided against it. Casualties are usually horrible and we're reducing
the enemy day by day now. A quick count turned up 181k troops that are about to head into Dehli. There are ca 133k troops in Ahmadabad. A total of 312k troops will then be available for the assault on Karachi.

Must be mostly remains in Dimapur, achieved a 2-1 odds and reduced the forts already in the first assault. Hopefully we can capture it and start driving the enemy
back into Burma tomorrow.

Java

David tells me that his surface ships have all but run out of fuel. The map edge should therefore not hold any blame for the carnage that unfolds in the Indian Ocean these days. I must say that Wobbly's choice would have caused me more grief - then I would have had to reduce the CAP over Tjilitjap in order to get to the ships. For a handful of torpedo bombers we have now heavily damaged or sunk the bulk of the UK and US Eastern and Pacific Fleets.

I'm still spotting a group of 8 ca's? heading southwest, Car Div 2 will make a high speed dash and try to intercept it. Car Divs 1 and 3 will finish the remaining ships. In 3-4 days I hope to be heading back to base. I'm considering a move up to Bombay with Car Div 1 in order to finish the British remnant fleet there.