i can see:
CA Devonshire, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Revenge, Torpedo hits 2
Revenge is still ok, Devonshire sank
the torpedo didn't sink it, it was likely flooding or fire getting out of control. Your opponent was unlucky
it happens, in my game I lost a Yorktown class carrier to 3 bombs, or something like that. Or better to say these bombs triggered a fire that couldn't be extinguished, kept growing until the ship sank
Thanks Jorge. I'll have to give that phrase "heavy damage" more attention.
i'm thinking that i don't have to look for those 2 CVs that were damaged but never reported sunk. They both were listed as heavy damage, heavy fires each more than once. i think they are gone.
I think that my opponents have been unlucky many times.
Go back and see if there were carrier type planes listed as either ground damage or ops losses if those carriers were not near an airbase to take their diverted aircraft.
How big is that port at Dutch Harbor? They may not be able to repair the damage in time and you may sink the ships in port.
You are too anxious at Adak. Bomb and bombard for a week before you attack unless you see ships coming. A new, fresh minefield should also help.
Seek peace but keep your gun handy.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
“Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”).” ; Julia Child
Go back and see if there were carrier type planes listed as either ground damage or ops losses if those carriers were not near an airbase to take their diverted aircraft.
How big is that port at Dutch Harbor? They may not be able to repair the damage in time and you may sink the ships in port.
You are too anxious at Adak. Bomb and bombard for a week before you attack unless you see ships coming. A new, fresh minefield should also help.
Hi Joe, Thanks. I think those CVs groups diverted to Cold Bay and then have gone on to anchorage.
Dutch harbor is a level 3 port. I don't know but it seem inconceivable to me that Oregon and Long Island survived. They were already heavily damaged in the initial battle and only made it to dutch harbor before they had to dock.
i'm pretty bad about reviewing orders and thought for sure my forces at Adak were on defend. I'll give my land based Vals and Kate some really good experience and pound those guys on Adak before i attack again. Thanks
If they could operate aircraft the next day, some of them may have been damaged and unable to fly. Those are the ones that would go down with the ships.
I don't know about the Oregon but the Oklahoma took 53 bomb hits that I counted, many of those appeared to be those little 800 kg ones . . .
Break out the hot dogs and marshmallows and enjoy the bonfire . . .
Seek peace but keep your gun handy.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
“Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”).” ; Julia Child
If they could operate aircraft the next day, some of them may have been damaged and unable to fly. Those are the ones that would go down with the ships.
I don't know about the Oregon but the Oklahoma took 53 bomb hits that I counted, many of those appeared to be those little 800 kg ones . . .
Break out the hot dogs and marshmallows and enjoy the bonfire . . .
Pretty quiet turn
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 30, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Yamato
Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Bombarding Adak to disrupt their 2 divisions plus for an attack sometime later- lots of Arty there too
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Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 41
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
CAP engaged:
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
49th FG/8th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
49th FG/9th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 15 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
35th FG/41st FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 15 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes i decided to go after the 117 fighters they have stacked at Ledo - this bunch went in too early
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Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 194
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
32 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
32 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
23 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
33 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
22 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *
CAP engaged:
No.135 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 23990.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
49th FG/8th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
49th FG/9th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 12 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
35th FG/41st FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes This is more like what i was hoping for
Somebody was talking about how easy P-38s or other fighter get kills when they dive. How can i tell if a fighter is diving? i don't see anything in the combat reports about diving.
You won't see diving in the combat report. You see it in the combat where plane x is diving on plane y.
If you hold Adak and it is relatively safe, you can have your AKEs there. Set a way point to the base for refuel and they will also reammo.
Thanks Joe
I've got Adak at a size 7 port plus 11 AKEs. I've got a hundred each zeros, vals and kates and 50 or 60 LR Nells up there for protection. Should be okay. I'll keep bombarding for a while
i sent the latest turn a few hours ago but i totally spaced on the fact that it was the first of the month.
Later when i was checking i found that my Judy research advanced right there on the last day of the month. Damn!
I quickly sent an email asking if they had worked on it. Luckily neither had yet so they allowed me to update the file and send it again.
That first Judy uses the Aichi - i never built any! i was planning on going to the Judy3 that uses the Mit-32.
I wasted 6 factories on the Rufe when that happened earlier in the game. I just can't believe the timing when the research completes on the last day of the month.
That's just it. I check the R&D every day but it wasn't blue. in retrospect it wasn't even there. it had moved to production and was blue. I didn't see it.
i sent the latest turn a few hours ago but i totally spaced on the fact that it was the first of the month.
Later when i was checking i found that my Judy research advanced right there on the last day of the month. Damn!
I quickly sent an email asking if they had worked on it. Luckily neither had yet so they allowed me to update the file and send it again.
That first Judy uses the Aichi - i never built any! i was planning on going to the Judy3 that uses the Mit-32.
I wasted 6 factories on the Rufe when that happened earlier in the game. I just can't believe the timing when the research completes on the last day of the month.
i sent the latest turn a few hours ago but i totally spaced on the fact that it was the first of the month.
Later when i was checking i found that my Judy research advanced right there on the last day of the month. Damn!
I quickly sent an email asking if they had worked on it. Luckily neither had yet so they allowed me to update the file and send it again.
That first Judy uses the Aichi - i never built any! i was planning on going to the Judy3 that uses the Mit-32.
I wasted 6 factories on the Rufe when that happened earlier in the game. I just can't believe the timing when the research completes on the last day of the month.
I've got pretty good coverage of a lot of areas with my Nells - a lot have been upgraded to the G3M3 - Nice Range on those.
I've been keeping their range to 14 to allow zero escorts in case they run into any CAP traps.
This turn i quietly gave them a little more rope and they made the most of it.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 01, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Trying to wear down their 2 divs plus at adak
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Sub attack near Port Hedland at 57,129
Japanese Ships
SS I-156, hits 3
Allied Ships
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With Trying to interupt their invasion of port hedland to no avail
ir attack on TF, near Raoul Island at 128,177
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Evi Livanos
xAP Klipfontein, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tjisadane
DMS Wasmuth G3M3s out of Suva found some ships at Raoul.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 21,107
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 30
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAP Glenorchy, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
DD Tjerk Hiddes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK George Livanos, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Tjisaroea, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Bengalen, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK La Cordillera, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk G3M3s out of Cocos I found a convoy i think headed to australia from India
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Morning Air attack on Pago Pago , at 148,161
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 93 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 48
Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 19 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17 I've got Zeros and Vals on Savaii AF2 3 hexes away from Pago Pago trying to wear them down. I need to do something else. Flying from 10,000 feet is not good. Not sure what to do here.
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 79,57 (Kukong)
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 131
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 14 damaged
Allied ground losses:
908 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 85 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Getting Kukong ready for an attack while troops recover in Changsha
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Afternoon Air attack on 353rd Construction Regiment, at 162,52 (Adak Island)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
A6M5c Zero x 19
D3A1 Val x 15
G4M1 Betty x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Yeah, well i'm not gonna continue this either
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 34,47
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
AVP Heron, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Howra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Amra
xAP Doumer
xAK Matiana, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Found another convoy off Tricomalee from Port Blair. Those G3M3s again.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 21,107
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAP Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Kota Pinang, Torpedo hits 1
xAP Glenapp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Got an afternoon attack on that convoy from Cocos. Cool.
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Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 54950 troops, 636 guns, 657 vehicles, Assault Value = 2173
Defending force 49875 troops, 259 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1850
Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
4th War Area
Lusu War Area
51st Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
35th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
9th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force This attack ain't happening for a good long while
Nice work with the G3M3s. A very nice range which makes them better than Bettys, at least in the game and where there are no fighters. But I think that his convoy route will change.
Seek peace but keep your gun handy.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
“Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”).” ; Julia Child
Thanks Joe. I'll go back to zero coverage range again. But maybe i can try it again later.
i don't know where else to ask this question. I had a JNAF from General Defense that i switched to 5th fleet and moved to parashimuru jima. I switched it back to general defense again. Then i changed the base to general defense. Now i want to move the 11th airfleet Air HQ that is restricted to general defense to parashimuru jima now that it is general defense. But i can't seem to find a way to do it.
; Julia Child
