AAR-The Italian Affair--Hoepner vs. mc3744

[Gen.Hoepner]

The entire Chinese central front is collapsing. What was unexpected and unpredictable has happen. In the Zenit of his power the Japanese Empire has to face the first real crisis, where it was less expected. The Chinese armies are sieging Chagsha.No way to brig in reinforcments, as all my units are still wandering in the rice-fields.One brave tank rgt managed to get onto the railway , but due to the fatigue and the overwelming enemy forces it has been pushed back with heavy losses. The 2 regiments that defend chagsha will face tomorrow more than 50,000 chinese, with no forts to count on. The air units have already been evacuated, but the loss of this capital city will mean something like the loss of Rostov for the Germans in 43......A DISASTER[:(]
All this happens while Manila and Singapore are falling in japanese hands, but these good news won't put in a scondary position the incredible and terrible chinese affair.
The The Invasion of Kendari and Palembang are still on the list and in 2 weeks both these bases should be in my hands. I still have to consider what to do with Timor and with PM...but i really can think quitely to this goals while my men are trapped in the bloody fields of China...........

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Ki-36 Ida x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 14000 feet
1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 14000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 43
Ki-48 Lily x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-36 Ida x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Bisayas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st New Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-30 Ann x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 24,46

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd PA Division, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 11 destroyed (5 shot down)
Ki-30 Ann: 5 destroyed (2 shot down)

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Honolulan
AK Virginian, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Rennie, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Waterhen, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed (4 lost)

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 14 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 16 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP Buyskens, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Taiyuan, Torpedo hits 1
DD Vendetta, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 4

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 5

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Ocean
AK Empire Latimer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,106

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 31
B5N Kate x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Edgar Luckenbach, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Rani
AK Empire Foam, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Morn, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Razorbill
AK Vitorlock, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK City of Manchester, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Inventor
AK Deslock, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Zephyr, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Trieste, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Dawn, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,106

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Foam, on fire
AK Empire Razorbill
AK Santa Ana, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Edward Luckenbach, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Trieste, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Inventor, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Rani, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,106

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
D3A Val x 16
B5N Kate x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Wyclif, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Lynx, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Santa Ana, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Edgar Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Foam, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Emirau Island, 60,84


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 137181 troops, 1254 guns, 312 vehicles

Defending force 57759 troops, 408 guns, 191 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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


Japanese ground losses:
2296 casualties reported
Guns lost 89
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
2740 casualties reported
Guns lost 68
Vehicles lost 9


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Ground combat at Butuan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12547 troops, 85 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 2273 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
4694 casualties reported[:D]
Guns lost 24


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 123556 troops, 1166 guns, 111 vehicles

Defending force 29550 troops, 131 guns, 14 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3[8D]


Japanese ground losses:
410 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3461 casualties reported[;)]
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 4


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29656 troops, 345 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 43326 troops, 270 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 156512 troops, 1809 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 47034 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Rahaeng

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36845 troops, 392 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 17316 troops, 199 guns, 4 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported

Ground combat at Rahaeng

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36845 troops, 392 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 17316 troops, 199 guns, 4 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 35859 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles Oh MY GOD!...there's no tomorrow for this garrison[X(]

Defending force 15349 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 13336 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1440 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Yenen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39287 troops, 224 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 169372 troops, 1809 guns, 160 vehicles



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Ground combat at Rahaeng

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13451 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47787 troops, 392 guns, 16 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28632 troops, 254 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 141875 troops, 1139 guns, 306 vehicles



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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12979 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 39037 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[Gen.Hoepner]

What to say? I'm living a nightmare in that damned asian continent. The chinese took back Chagsha and now my entire army is cut out of the supply route. i do not have anything to trow in the battle and now my whole railway line is treathened. I'm still stuk in the fields and now he can advance wherever he wants with something like 60 units!!!!! Really do not know what to do...and if this is not enough, he's putting more troops at Canton, and i spotted 3 units moving towards Nanning....incredible:the chinese that push back Japan in early 42[:@]
At Reaghen now there are 50,000 allied men and the same at Mouleim...i think in 2 more weeks he can move sothwards and manace Bankok and my Malaya pensinsula.
Singapore finally fell. Now i'll take out those 200 mines from the port and then lounch as soon as possible the BELMONT-2 operation,hoping that by that time he would not already had overtaken my positions at Tavoy and Reaghen-_-''[:-]
My first pbem match is prooving me how challenging could be a human opponent.......[:o]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

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Sub attack at 28,34

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
AP Empire Attendant
MSW Rampur

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 3
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Ki-36 Ida x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 10000 feet

This is the sign that the RAF is taking the move in Burma...another bad sign for Japan
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Ki-48 Lily x 8
Ki-36 Ida x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Anakan, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 24,46

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd PA Division, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,108

From Noumea took off this strike force...

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8[X(]
P-40B Tomahawk x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 6 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 52 destroyed, 3 damaged YESSSSS!!!!!!!

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-30 Ann x 14
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Honolulan, Bomb hits 1
AK Empire Oryx
AK Empire Puma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

My guys need rest and relacements...The aerial acticities will be stopped for 2 days at least
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,112

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Federlock, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,112

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 40
B5N Kate x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Seal, Bomb hits 1
AK Montanan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Federlock, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Texan, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Ridley, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Bruce, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Luckenbach, Bomb hits 4, on fire
AK Illinoian, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Traveler
AK Paul Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
AK Montgomery City, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

How many ships were in this TF!?!?!?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF at 67,112

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 9
B5N Kate x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Illinoian, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Indianan
AK Montanan, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 68,108

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Hawksbill, heavy damage
AK Empire Glade, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Engineer, heavy damage
AK Tantalus, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 68,108

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Haven, heavy damage
AK Ben Nevis

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 8
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed[:@] too tired to keep on flying over rangoon
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 7 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Empire Ocean

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,109

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 51
B5N Kate x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Razorbill, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Santa Elisa, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Inventor, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Deslock, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,106

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Rowan, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,112

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Montgomery City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Luckenbach, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,108

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Zephyr, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 134372 troops, 1146 guns, 307 vehicles

Defending force 54851 troops, 323 guns, 185 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
2069 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
2148 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Vehicles lost 5

Ouch...ok bomb for 2 days and then we'll start again
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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 123543 troops, 1154 guns, 111 vehicles

Defending force 26064 troops, 104 guns, 9 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
463 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
43447 casualties reported
Guns lost 107
Vehicles lost 2

Finally Singa fell...

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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29677 troops, 345 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 43389 troops, 270 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 156873 troops, 1825 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 47251 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Tomorrow we'll attack...i need these units in the central front--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Rahaeng

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36894 troops, 394 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 18454 troops, 198 guns, 92 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Emirau Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 605 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Emirau Island base !!!



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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38648 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 15445 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Changsha base !!![:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:-]


Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Guns lost 11


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 45,35

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6581 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 7502 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
860 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Eat this!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Yenen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39591 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 169733 troops, 1825 guns, 160 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Rahaeng

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13355 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47776 troops, 394 guns, 16 vehicles



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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27565 troops, 216 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 138421 troops, 1045 guns, 300 vehicles



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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7435 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 8760 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Gen.Hoepner]

Well, i've read some other AARs and few threads on the main forum...it's embarassing! It seems like i'm the only one who has experienced these problems with China! I have to say that my opponent surprised me with his aggressive tactic many times.While in the pacific his aggressiveness costed him more than what damaged me, in China my stupidity and his boldness are making the unbelivable happening.
So, as a summary:
-Burma front:- stalling-if i do not do something REALLY smart( like op.BELMONT) i will face, for sure, a counteroffensive from Rangoon.
-South east Pac front:- still waiting for his carriers to come up and play. in the while i'm hunting his unescorted convoys with my KB2.Tarawa and lunga are being fortified, while i still have to decide what to do with Lae and PM. I'm still unsure about that.
-South-Southwest pac front:- Singapore fell, Manila nearly. Palembang will fall in few days. Java is my next big obj. As soon as the PI front will be enmy-free i will lounch this invasion. The problem is that, at the moment, i doubt i can effort 2 big operations, like BELMONT2 and JAVA, at the same time.
-China front: collapsing[:(]
the VP situation is not good at all. A/c losses are exactly equal, and this is an allied Victory. I've been using my zeros too much, and, with this new patch, the AVG is a tough nut to crak, even with 80-experienced zero crews.

Any advice mates? Priority goes to Java or to Burma front?

[2ndACR]

Well, I must say that this is a first for me to see.[X(] I hate the new AVG rule, it is not even historical, the AVG never faced the Zero in combat nor naval pilots. They faced Army pilots and Oscar 1B's.

2 divisions plus a brigade prep for Java, 1 division head for Burma and everything else needs to head for China to help stabalize the situation. If the main PI has fallen, then all those divisions need to head to China also.

China- You can release the division in Peking by moving 2 mongol Cav divisions in. Move the 110th division (in the base right next door to Peking) to Peking to get on the rail. Look for any divisions anywhere that are free. Do not worry about the garrison factor at this point in China. Strip everything and move it forward. Form every available unit into a army and move to halt his advance.

Good luck.

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

Do not worry about the garrison factor at this point in China. Strip everything and move it forward. Form every available unit into a army and move to halt his advance.

Whoa, I disagree totally. The Chinese are not very strong, do not overreact like this. The supply cost to repair these damaged bases will be very costly later on. Japan has plenty of extra units they can free up without stripping garrison requirements. Try dividing a few units and leaving behind enough to maintain the garrison while moving out the extra formations not needed. Bases without any industry do not need garrisons of course (for now anyway), but do not allow your industries in China to get damaged due to inadequate garrisons; it could ruin you from a supply standpoint.

So far it only looks like a couple regiments have been defeated. Pull back to your starting off point and hunker down while you extricate the off-road armies. Move them southeast across the rice fields if you have to, the Chinese will have to come off the roads to get to them. BUT, if possible, move them back onto the rail east and then move east back to your own territory to recover once you reach friendly lines. Even though they're off road, they can still trace supply unless surrounded by enemy zocs. So getting back to friendly territory shouldn't take too long unless the Chinese move off-road too.

Jim

[Gen.Hoepner]

Thanks for the input guys.Really appreciate them. I ordered to my stuck-army to divide in two blocks. The main one( 1500 assault points) is something like 35/40 out of 60 miles away from the railroad between Chagasha and ...do not remeber the spelling , the city just south west of Chagasha. This should interrput the supply lines of the chinese, so that he will be forced not to advance towards my interior bases from Chagasha, but come out and face my men. The other smaller sub-army will move (0-60 miles) to the rail-hex just east of Chagasha, hoping he does not advance there.
I cannot move anything else at the moment. My divisions in the PI are still involved in the Manila affair, and i already have moved towards the front all the available garrison units.If i conquer Yenen soon i could move some more divisions to the south. At Canton i'm still waiting that my units become ready to fight again.3 of them have 74 out of 400 squads available[X(]
Burma rapresents another headhace.As soon as i come back from office i'll post some screenshots. my armies are facing now something like 150,000 well dig-in men. If he will advance southwards i'm sure i'll have some problems holding the line. My only hope is to follow the footsteps of Pzg and try an Indiav adventure behind his lines . I agree this new rule for the AVG is just crazy! They're nearly better than my 80 experienced navy pilots rinding on zeros![:-]

At this conditions, the victory for Japan becomes just dream...[:(]

[2ndACR]

Sorry, I meant the bases without industry/resources do not matter damage wise. I spoke to soon and too vague. Without knowing what units you have already moved etc, it is hard to give advice.

At start, you have 4 divisions on the coast which can be freed up by replacing with small SNLF's. One Regiment can be freed up by dividing a brigade, Peking division can be freed with 2 Mongol div etc. But I do all this on turn 1, so it is hard to compare.

I do disagree about not fearing the Chinese though. Once they start routing Japanese forces, they can steam roller you. Not sure how all those Japanese units got off road though, I guess you were chasing individual units. I leave them alone and keep 1 reg/brigade or Armor units on the rails behind my main armies to keep them from cutting off my armies. Sooner or later I will cut them off by taking the cities or they will become weakened by lack of supply and easily routed.

Burma, you will probably have to either go on the defensive until China is sorted out. I guess you have 3-4 divisions in Burma? Alot of those troop numbers you are facing will be the Chinese forces assigned to Southeast Command. Ron did the same thing to me in Burma and sucked me into India where I faced 1 Aus and 1 Brit division well dug in at Dacca. I guessed wrong, I thought he had moved them south to impede my advance to cut the supply to China. India will take 4-6 Divisions IMO. That is just to punch through at Dacca and supplying them will be a bugger if he still holds Akryba (sp?).

You will not have enough PP's to release any major combat forces from Japan or Manchuria, of course you do not need to change HQ's to march Manchuria forces to China and use them. I self impose a rule on myself for this though.

[Gen.Hoepner]

Your points are good mate.Later in the afternoon( European time) i'll post a detailed screeshot of my units in china and their positions. But, in the meanwhile, believe me: every single unit has been mobilized since turn 1.Bases without industry have been left without garrisons and many big units have been divided so to trasfer the not-needed men up to the front. I've already reconed some of the units that the allies have placed in Burma. I did not see any chinese unit so far. I have to find where the 18th UK div is placed, but, looking at the HUGE ammount of ships he's being sending to Rangoon in the last month, should show that he has moved a lot of indian unit sown to Rangoon. At this moment in Burma i have the Imperial Guard Div, the 55th and the 33rd plus 2 mixed brigades. 2 paras unit and 4 snlf units are sitting at Tavoy and Bankok waiting to be dropped at Pagan to cut his supply routes. But this must be done in a complex operation that involves and advance towards rangoon and a Big Landing a Chadumpur(sp??).If not, my paras will just be cannon fodder.
My fear now is that when my chinese army will be back on the railway it will be too tired to face a Chinese shock attack( to which he's particularly used to). If this happens i can only sit down, pray my Gods, and wait for the slings and arrows of this outrageous fortune....

[2ndACR]

Well that answered the China question for me. looks like you will have to see what shape the army is in after they reach the rails. Might think about keeping them together until they recoup their strength though.

I take it the AVG is playing around in Rangoon? I smell a couple mongo bombardment groups heading to Rangoon and resupplied from Tavoy. Round robin the place over and over again. LRCAP the task force at all times to help keep his a/c off them. Use Zeros for CAP, not Oscars. You can do this, now that Singapore is yours. That will help shut down his airfields and destroy a/c plus cause huge casualties. Maybe move 2+ CV's up to stop his shipping in Rangoon. If he has placed that many forces into Rangoon, if you block his supply efforts and retreat paths, starve him for awhile at the same time bombard with ships the whole time.

[Gen.Hoepner]

Well, i'm puzzeled. The Burma front is far from stabilizing. He's massing so many troops there, and i was not able, even if i sunk so many ships, to stop that flow of reinforcements and supply. BTW i took the suggestion given me and prepared a strong Bombardment TF(2 BBs, 5CAs , 2 Cls and 6 dds). This will sail from Camabara bay. The aim is to knock down the AVG and to burn some supplies at Rangoon. I'm quite sure he has mined the whole port, so i expect heavy losses. Tavoy is in danger of being bombed to...so i must wait for a retaliation. Today my entire air army( more than 450 planes between Bankok and Tavoy) stayed down, cause it need to get back to high morale and low fatigue levels. Something like 150 army bombers will begin, from tomorrow i guess, to bomb the AFs at Rangoon and the enemy positions at Reaghen. Here, as u will see in the screenshot, there's a strong enemy army with 2 big armoured units. I do not think my 33rd div and a mixed bde will hold the ground there, but, at the moment, i have no choice of moving back...my whole front could be broken if reaghen defensive line comes down...WHAT A MESS!!!!![:@]
In china...well in china you will see from the shot that i'll post-_-''
Terrible, just terrible...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/11/42

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TF 1069 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)

Allied Ships
MSW Turkey

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Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
DD Sagiri
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
CL Kuma
CL Naka
CA Ashigara
CA Chokai
CA Maya


Allied ground losses:
558 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 37
Port hits 17
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 14

This should help to take Palembang tomorrow

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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)

Allied Ships
AK Empire Rani, and is sunk
MSW Robin

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Day Air attack on 9th War Area , at 49,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-30 Ann x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 I hate to bomb my ex-base....

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 8
Ki-48 Lily x 3
Ki-36 Ida x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 24,46

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Corregidor CI Fortress, at 42,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,107

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 2
B5N Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Kumari, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Tana, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,107

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
D3A Val x 40
B5N Kate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Rowan, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Gandara, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Kumari, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Tana, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Selma City, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK F.J.Luckenbach, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,107

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 18
B5N Kate x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Gandara, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,107

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Selma City, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Kumari, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 130947 troops, 1056 guns, 299 vehicles

Defending force 52196 troops, 271 guns, 182 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

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


Japanese ground losses:
382 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
1344 casualties reported
Guns lost 41
Vehicles lost 4

Let's hope Manila falls tomorrow....i need those divisions!!!!!!!!!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 159730 troops, 1832 guns, 160 vehicles

Defending force 47350 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1718 casualties reported
Guns lost 36

Allied ground losses:
1588 casualties reported
Guns lost 46


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Ground combat at Rahaeng

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36987 troops, 395 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 22629 troops, 228 guns, 294 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6969 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3632 troops, 52 guns, 2 vehicles



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Ground combat at Yenen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38428 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 168232 troops, 1768 guns, 159 vehicles



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Ground combat at Rahaeng

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13324 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47929 troops, 395 guns, 16 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27202 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 138635 troops, 1040 guns, 295 vehicles



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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7569 troops, 85 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 43542 troops, 271 guns, 0 vehicles

[Gen.Hoepner]

Here it is the Chinese situation...as you'll see it's quite depressing+

[Gen.Hoepner]

...And here there are all the Infantry units stuck in the rice-fields. With them there are 5 Arty units, 5 Engeneers units and an HQ-_-''

[2ndACR]

PM sent.

[LittleJoe]

Dont worry your not the only one, its happened to me aswell, although not on your scale.

My oppenent caught me flat footed in China, which i had taken very little interest in aparty from marching 6 divisions towards Yenen then Sian. And the same stuck in a bloody battle for Changsa.

So now hes counterattacked at Canton, Kaifeng and Hysinyang.

I pulled a lot of my garissions out of Port cities, and a division out of the Manchuko garrison, the reinforcements from the above has haulted the chinese attack at Kaifeng and we will counterattack soon and Canton is being held solely by the 104th Divison against great odds, and another Division is 60 miles out which should hold Canton for good. He took hsinyang as there where no combat troops there, but Wuhan is being reinforced b those 2 divisions that are stupidly on the road NW of Wuhan, so it should be held.

All in All the Chinese counterattack was limited, and it has cost them a lot more men than it has us, we should soon be pushing the Chinese out of Changsa also so my inital panic of,

"O NO THEYLL KICK US OUT OF CHINA AND INVAD SIAM AND SAIGON, THEN ATTACK THE MANCHUKO AND REDUCE IT ENOUGH OF ACTIVATE AND RUSSIA AND JAPAN WILL BE INVADED BY CHINSE AND RUSSIAN TROOPS IN 1943. Where mere panic.


Dont panic, get those troops back on the rail asap, and pull your troops up from the coastal cities, you can afford the supply loss.

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

Well, i'm puzzeled. The Burma front is far from stabilizing. He's massing so many troops there, and i was not able, even if i sunk so many ships, to stop that flow of reinforcements and supply. BTW i took the suggestion given me and prepared a strong Bombardment TF(2 BBs, 5CAs , 2 Cls and 6 dds). This will sail from Camabara bay. The aim is to knock down the AVG and to burn some supplies at Rangoon. I'm quite sure he has mined the whole port, so i expect heavy losses. Tavoy is in danger of being bombed to...so i must wait for a retaliation. Today my entire air army( more than 450 planes between Bankok and Tavoy) stayed down, cause it need to get back to high morale and low fatigue levels. Something like 150 army bombers will begin, from tomorrow i guess, to bomb the AFs at Rangoon and the enemy positions at Reaghen. Here, as u will see in the screenshot, there's a strong enemy army with 2 big armoured units. I do not think my 33rd div and a mixed bde will hold the ground there, but, at the moment, i have no choice of moving back...my whole front could be broken if reaghen defensive line comes down...WHAT A MESS!!!!![:@]
In china...well in china you will see from the shot that i'll post-_-''
Terrible, just terrible...

I think you're attributing too much ability to the allies, 70,000 allies are far from as effective as 70,000 Japanese in 1941/42. Everything that starts in Burma can easily be held off by one of your divisions (as long as you don't let him surround you). If he's brought in the Karachi units, another division can hold them. The trick is not to let him sit and gain experience. Get a third division up and start attacking ASAP. Burma is very easy to cut off and isolate and he can potentially lose everything he's sent there. The Chinese will start arriving by March, so try to get an attack underway by mid February if you can. Don't let the Chinese link up before you attack him and you should be alright.

Jim

[2ndACR]

All I will say is "HOLY COW" after looking things over. Burma does not worry me too much, but China is a bugger bear.

Way too many split divisions scattered around. Way too many off road units. Time to buy some time to re-group.

Email on the way back to you Hoepner.

[Gen.Hoepner]

So you're saying it's not good to split divisions in regimets? does this change their combat effectiveness( i mean: does a DIV/A worths less than a single regiment not attached to a bigger unit?)

Thanks for supporting this poor japanese fan boy

[2ndACR]

Well, I am something of a organization nut. But IMO, yes the split units are not as effective as full divisions even when in the same hex. They seem to lose some of their punch, at least in my games.

Hurts my head to look at all them split units.[:D] Would drive me insane.

[Mike Scholl]

HOEPNER Mayby I missed it. Could you explain again WHY 2000 assult points
of Japanese troops were wading around in the rice paddies in the first place?

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

Well, I am something of a organization nut. But IMO, yes the split units are not as effective as full divisions even when in the same hex. They seem to lose some of their punch, at least in my games.

Hurts my head to look at all them split units.[:D] Would drive me insane.

In my experience splitting units does not affect them unless the newly drawn leader is worse than the old leader. Of course I've had better leaders drawn as well. So simply upgrade poor leaders and splitting units has no detrimental effect.

Jim