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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:00 pm
by castor troy
doing one turn after another at the moment and hardly find the time to do the AAR... [8D]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/26/42
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ASW attack at 25,56
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sargo
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ASW attack at 25,56
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1
one near miss, but we will try to avoid those ASW TFs...
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ASW attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba
DD Nenohi
DD Ikazuchi
Allied Ships
SS Porpoise
we miss... as do the DDs...
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TF 92 encounters mine field at Rabaul (61,88)
Japanese Ships
AP Daihachikyo Maru, Mine hits 1
I must be infected by Swift´s mine mania... [:D] Sent Argonaut with mines to Rabaul... the only sub I use for mine laying missions...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 49
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 44
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 8 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 18 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 9 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 36
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
ouch! Despite having a couple of naval targets in range all our bombers just sat at the airfield watching the enemy bombers coming in... we lose 18!!! Martins today - this really hurts. It was a gamble to move them to Soerabaja and I lost...
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 82nd Chinese Corps, at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 61
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
it´s obvious, the Japanese are preparing for upcoming ground attacks...
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
as the manual states 




that level bombers have their accuracy DECREASED below 5000 ft. I´ve set my bombers back to 6000 ft. With the hit rates we achieved so far at low level, I doubt the manual is right... let´s find out...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 41
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 13
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
all 6000 ft attacks missed today...
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ASW attack at 25,56
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 2
Sargo needs yard time, now at 12 sys dam...
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 67462 troops, 915 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089
Defending force 78703 troops, 672 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478
Allied ground losses:
362 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 74262 troops, 924 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1774
Defending force 65073 troops, 417 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1724
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Shock attack [X(][X(]
Attacking force 50856 troops, 436 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
Defending force 49920 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325
Japanese max assault: 1722 - adjusted assault: 675
Allied max defense: 1274 - adjusted defense: 727
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese ground losses:
1988 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Vehicles lost 8
Allied ground losses:
1046 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Hortlund loses no time and he takes only few losses with his failed shock attack... we hopefully will be able to stabilize the front again. Main problem, as usual, is the fact that we don´t even have half the supply we need in China... [8|]
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 87384 troops, 937 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1276
Defending force 35556 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 909
Japanese max assault: 2510 - adjusted assault: 1644
Allied max defense: 941 - adjusted defense: 1481
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
6206 casualties reported [X(][X(][X(]
Guns lost 91
Allied ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
a 1:1 but Hortlund loses nearly half a division... those Chinese corps down there are getting more and more experienced...
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Ground combat at Koepang
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9375 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 202
Defending force 1750 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Allied max assault: 185 - adjusted assault: 133
Japanese max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 17
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
this boosts our morale! The attacking Japanese unit is kicked out of Koepang. I expect to see more troops showing up here (probably with heavy air and naval support) in a couple of weeks, but not before Java is cleared. If he comes before Java is cleared then he repeats the fault of probably coming with too few force, too early...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:51 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/27/42
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Sub attack near Singkawang at 25,57
Japanese Ships
AK Samarang Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
torps miss...
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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-171, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne
2 near misses... at least we engaged the sub...
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Sub attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
AP Daijukyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
already missed seeing an AP being torpedoed! [:D]
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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56
Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Hortlund brings in reinforcements. Don´t like that! Soon I won´t have small bases left to place my search planes around the SRA and my subs will be blind then. Should more impact the sub sinkings than having lost a dozen subs or more...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 21
Beaufort V-IX x 15
No Allied losses
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 52
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 28 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 53
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
5 Nells are lost, good to see...
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 39th Chinese Corps, at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 81
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
I need flak in that hex...
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Day Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-21 Sally x 48
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,48
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
no luck from 6000 ft so far... [8|]
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,49
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Norse Carrier, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
tried to sneak 2 small AKs to Singapore and they nearly made it. Bad weather this turn and they would have been at Singers next turn. Bad luck, they made it to this point without being spotted...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 37
No Allied losses
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,48
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Solviken, Torpedo hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
this is the second Singerpore supply AK...
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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Dent
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19792 troops, 198 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1420
Defending force 62653 troops, 422 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1745
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
we need higher fort levels (5 at the moment) but we need supply even more... with that supply level, China will be lost in the end...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 57382 troops, 711 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1784
Defending force 64954 troops, 420 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1717
Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 23073 troops, 545 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1106
Defending force 78167 troops, 668 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 1483
Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Tassafaronga
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 92 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tassafaronga base !!!
para drop on Tassafaronga...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:28 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/28/42
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ASW attack at 31,72
Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
APD APD-38
APD APD-34
Allied Ships
SS Shark
still APDs in the area but one was reported sunk due to the torpedo hit from my Dutch torp bombers... Revenge for my sub that was sunk by them...
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ASW attack near Belitung Island at 23,58
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Aso Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 1
too many ASW TFs in the SRA now...
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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Dent
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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Oi
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Nagato
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 4
bombardment of Wake? Well, Wake is empty, he could take it with a para drop of 20 men...
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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Dent
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)
Allied Ships
MSW Oriole
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Sub attack at 25,66
Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
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Sub attack at 60,91
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS S-23
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
no matter how many ASW TFs are around, our subs find a victim now and then...[:D]
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AK Bichu Maru
PG Keiko Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
AK Yae Maru
DD Michishio
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
torps miss...
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Sub attack near Singapore at 23,50
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
Allied Ships
SS Seal
torps miss...
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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-171
Allied Ships
DD Dent
at least, the IJN torps missed also...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 20
Beaufort V-IX x 10
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 30
Ki-32 Mary x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 32
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
this base won´t hold out any longer if Hortlund attacks. But again a base where he first got a bloody nose... nice, wasn´t the first one...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-26A x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 51
No Allied losses
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
talk about hit rate...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
B-17C Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
Hortlund parked some surface forces at Singapore to catch my second AK... Yudachi is hit by a Hudson with a 250lb bomb...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Solviken, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Solviken made it all the way to Singapore... for nothing...
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Sub attack near Singkawang at 25,57
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon
torps fail to detonate... damn we are not lucky against IJN warships...
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 72922 troops, 928 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1114
Defending force 77523 troops, 666 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 1487
Japanese max assault: 1036 - adjusted assault: 246
Allied max defense: 1449 - adjusted defense: 2677
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
3144 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
1445 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1
wonder why Hortlund is so stubborn. Can´t he see that even if I´m out of supply he can´t achieve anything with the force he brought...
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20807 troops, 237 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458
Defending force 70097 troops, 471 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1984
Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 57560 troops, 710 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1793
Defending force 64821 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1717
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 76222 troops, 841 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 895
Defending force 34704 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 908
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Benkolen
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3753 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Defending force 2180 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Japanese max assault: 126 - adjusted assault: 120
Allied max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 15
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Benkolen base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Arawe
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 126 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 6
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Arawe base !!!
paras...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:41 pm
by castor troy
We´re closing in on the end of Jannuary and Steve complained again about my subs hurting him! [:D][:D] If you ever wonder if you´re doing good or bad, just wait for your opponent to complain about his losses and you know you´re doing well! [8D] My subs were real killers so far, no matter if the torps work or not!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/29/42
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TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66
Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported
more troops are brought in and the base will fall quickly now, but he has to bring his ships in danger with this reinforcements all the time as he has to go twice or even more often through sub infested water, not to talk about the fact that my airforce always gets more than one chance and that his ground troops suffer if he isn´t able to take the base...
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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)
Allied Ships
MSW Oriole
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ASW attack at 26,66
Japanese Ships
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
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TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63
Japanese ground losses:
300 casualties reported
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TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66
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TF 69 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66
Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
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TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63
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Sub attack near Pamakasan at 24,66
Japanese Ships
AK Yamamiya Maru, Torpedo hits 1
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
AP Kumagawa Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
this is what I meant... would he have brought enough troops with his first attempt, the base would have already fallen and this AK wouldn´t be torped... not the first one of his reinforcement TFs...
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ASW attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi
Allied Ships
SS Trusty
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Beaufort V-IX x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th DAF Base Force, at 24,66
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 5
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-32 Mary x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 22
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder attacking at 100 feet
mmm, set the alt to 100 instead of 1000... wonder if 8x.50 cal rounds do any damage to the DD...
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,51
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kogane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
it looks like Hortlund is bringing MASSIVE reinforcements to Malaya now as there are several big TFs reported heading into the area. My airforce is ready, wonder when the Japanese airforce begins to seriously try to close the airfield at Singapore. If not, he would be really suffering. But that´s again something where he´s just too late, he already suffered...
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,51
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 2
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kashu Maru
AK Tone Maru
AP Keiyo Maru
AP Kensho Maru
AP Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nikkyu Maru
AK Matsutan Maru, Shell hits 4
Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder attacking at 100 feet
not impressing hit rate...
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Day Air attack on TF at 42,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
an AK came to 3 hexes off Manila and then is attacked by... Oscars... [&:]
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 36
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,51
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17C Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kashu Maru
AK Tatebu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kinkai Maru
PG Tosho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Unkai Maru #1
AP Minto Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
this hit rate was better... all those ships wouldn´t be in danger if he just once would have attacked his targets seriously, not everywhere at once far too early. But that is just playing in my cards. In the end Singapore will be lost, there´s no doubt, but at what cost to the Japanese?
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
CL Yubari
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
torps fail to explode... [:(]
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Sub attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
torps miss...
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Sub attack at 25,66
Japanese Ships
AK Matumoto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Triton
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
the IJN is using more and more AKs to ferry troops as there´s already a slight AP shortage! [:D]
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37870 troops, 386 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1493
Defending force 70231 troops, 470 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1982
Allied ground losses:
227 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 57737 troops, 712 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1804
Defending force 64769 troops, 423 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1715
Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 70433 troops, 759 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 916
Defending force 34641 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 910
Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 16
Allied max defense: 940 - adjusted defense: 2249
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
464 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
don´t know what that attack was...
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9145 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 867
Defending force 75736 troops, 652 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469
Allied ground losses:
521 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 32,31
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1542 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
Defending force 2572 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Japanese max assault: 46 - adjusted assault: 22
Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 20
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 519 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Defending force 543 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 4
Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wake Island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3394 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese max assault: 218 - adjusted assault: 194
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 194 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!!
empty Wake is lost... doubt he will come for Midway or any other Pacific atoll anymore. As it is now, I think he will just accomplish the conquer of the SRA and then it will be pretty much game over for further Japanese offensives. When I look at the losses he took so far against mostly lightly or not at all defended targets, then an attack further in the Pacific, on India or Australia would kill far more, troops, ships and planes...
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Ground combat at Siador
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siador base !!!
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:17 pm
by castor troy
a good day for us, but it could have been even better...[:D]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/30/42
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Sub attack at 24,51
Japanese Ships
AP Taigen Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Hayakafuku Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1
Allied Ships
SS KXI
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
we start off with something we are used to see... [8D]
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Sub attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
AP Taibun Maru
AP Saiho Maru
PG Hayakafuku Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1
Allied Ships
SS Seal
torps miss...
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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66
Japanese Ships
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Triton
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Sub attack at 26,51
Japanese Ships
AP Mogamigawa Maru
AP Taiyo Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru
Allied Ships
SS Permit, hits 4
torps miss again... 4 near hits...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
Silversides hits a big AP at Johnston, far from a bigger port. The sub will soon be out of torps...
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71
Japanese Ships
AP Yoshino Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
This AP is also in trouble after a torp an 2 88mm shell hits... Sub was hit by a 3 inch shell but no further damage is reported...
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ASW attack at 25,66
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
ghost ASW attack...
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ASW attack at 100,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 3
Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne
a hundred DCs dropped but only 3 near misses...
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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 98,36
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 98,36
Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Hotlund wants all those bases in the North... he can have them, I´m not interested in a fight up there... they aren´t doing him any good anyway, he just needs garrison troops...
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TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66
Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
wonder how many more troops are being brought to that base...
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Sub attack at 24,51
Japanese Ships
AK Tatebu Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
torps miss... c´mon guys!!
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Sub attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
down in the Rabaul area...
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Sub attack near Pamakasan at 24,66
Japanese Ships
AP Kumagawa Maru
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
AP Katori Maru
Allied Ships
SS Triton
another time when our torps miss...
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ASW attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi
Allied Ships
SS Seal, hits 1
one near miss, nothing serious...
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Sub attack at 24,51
Japanese Ships
AP Awa Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AP Burisuben Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
a big, troop loaden AP is hit!
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Sub attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
AP sunk after this second torp hit... [&o]
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
Silversides again, but the torps fail to detonate...
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 [X(][X(][X(]
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 198
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 16 destroyed, 122 damaged [X(][X(][X(][X(]
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
486 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 158
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
I think Steve is aware of flak in Nikmod but nevertheless he sends in his bombers at 6000 ft... I don´t feel for him, at least he could have gone up to 15000 ft to minimize his losses. In the end 24 Sallies were lost... airfield and airbase is 50% damaged with 2 Mitchells lost on the ground. Wonder if he will come back tomorrow...
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 9
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 41
Ki-51 Sonia x 44
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 17
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th DAF Base Force, at 24,66
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 5
Ki-30 Ann x 28
Ki-32 Mary x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th DAF Base Force, at 24,66
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17C Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tsuiba Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PG Shinko Maru #1
AP Kikukawa Maru
AP Saiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
3 Hudsons were shot down by the Oscars, the A2A lasted quite some time but we achieve some hits...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
DD Hayate
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 3000 feet
long range strike from Pearl without success. Wonder what a CL does up there...
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,51
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Yamura Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Bujun Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Zenoa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet
we could have hit far more today...
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17C Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Koki Maru
AK Thames Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet
then our bombers attack a TF in the hex with Oscar LRCAP again... many bombers are turning around...
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
another AK near Manila is lost... my AKs always nearly make it to port, but only nearly...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-32 Mary x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
this one made it, but all the supply is lost now... I will stop those suicide runs, they have no chance of success...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 30
Hurricane IIb x 75
P-26A x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 5
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 37
No Allied losses
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
MSW Shonan Maru #8
DD Kisaragi
PC Kyo Maru #6
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 3000 feet
another strike but again, no hits...
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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
Allied Ships
SS Triton
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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66
Allied Ships
SS Triton
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
Silversides misses... [:(] as always, we are not lucky against warships...
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Ground combat at Pamakasan
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 6839 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 236
Defending force 1727 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Japanese max assault: 274 - adjusted assault: 247
Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 82 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pamakasan base !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 2 destroyed
F.K.51: 7 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
2033 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
first, Hortlund brought far too few troops, now with the reinforcement, it´s complete overkill... forgot to move the Dorniers out...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 92666 troops, 1066 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1811
Defending force 64596 troops, 420 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709
Allied ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38084 troops, 389 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1516
Defending force 70047 troops, 467 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1982
Allied ground losses:
332 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 64623 troops, 747 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 920
Defending force 37789 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 911
Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9208 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 945
Defending force 74861 troops, 643 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1475
Allied ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at 40,39
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13625 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273
Defending force 36153 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018
a single brigade moved from Pakhoi cross country to the railway hex East of it where half a dozen Chinese units are already waiting. Don´t get the reason for that move...
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Ground combat at 32,31
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1522 troops, 0 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Defending force 2441 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25
Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 22
Allied max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1
Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
my 2 Burma bgds will never get to India...
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 526 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 1141 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 5
Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 40,39
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 32753 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018
Defending force 13625 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273
Allied max assault: 2022 - adjusted assault: 1304
Japanese max defense: 252 - adjusted defense: 84
Allied assault odds: 15 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
the IJA bgd is shock attacked back to Pakhoi. The Japanese ground losses exceeded 500 points today. In my game against Swift I lost 90 so far being a month later and having Java and Singapore cleared already, so it seems overall we´re doing good in ground warfare...
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Ground combat at Hansa
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 13 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hansa base !!!
Hortlund is massively reinforcing his troops on Malaya. There are coming in at least 4 big TFs. IMO again a couple of faults. All TFs move separately and so they can´t be long range capped all together, he should have set them to follow each other, or put them all in one TF. Not enough ASW forces at all, no hunter killer groups, even that he knows there are A LOT of subs in this area. He decided to knock out Singapore airfield but it´s already too late and at far too high costs with the low level attacks. The biggest fault IMO is the fact that he not just brings all the troops to Bangkok, or better Songkhia to have those troops marching down the railway, no, he sends them just around Singapore to land them at Johore Baru. That´s fine with me, there will be many more ships sunk and all in all the Malaya operation is super costly for the Japanese.
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:08 pm
by castor troy
Hortlund said he´s happy with his ships going around Singapore, so we´re both happy. He thinks that he would lose only one or two ships... that´s something I definetely doubt...
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/42
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Sub attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
AP Kyushu Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru
Allied Ships
SS Seal
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Sub attack at 22,51
Japanese Ships
AK Heiei Maru #7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O24
Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
the only way he would only lose one or two ships would be me withdrawing all my subs...
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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese Ships
DD Otori
Allied Ships
SS Perch
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Sub attack at 22,50
Japanese Ships
AK Asuka Maru
PG Nishho Maru
Allied Ships
SS Searaven
miss...
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Sub attack at 22,51
Japanese Ships
AK Shingo Maru
PG Unkai Maru #1
Allied Ships
SS Seal
miss...
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Sub attack near Pamakasan at 24,66
Japanese Ships
AK Yamamiya Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
AK sunk...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS Silversides
AP hit the second time...
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ASW attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
DD Yugiri
Allied Ships
SS Saury
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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese Ships
AP Taigen Maru, heavy damage
PG Hayakafuku Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1
Allied Ships
SS Perch
miss... [8|]
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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese Ships
AK Nikkyu Maru
PG Unkai Maru #1
Allied Ships
SS Perch
miss again... the only thing that saves his ships are my skippers all suffering from victory disease and most of the torps miss today...
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ASW attack at 22,51
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Seal
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 41
Ki-51 Sonia x 43
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 37
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 37
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 16 damaged
Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
Hortlund keeps bombing at low altitude, that´s fine with me... every aircraft lost counts. Soon he will have lost more aircraft than we did...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 18
Hurricane IIb x 78
P-26A x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 49
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi
Allied Ships
SS Saury
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ASW attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi
Allied Ships
SS Saury
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Sub attack at 22,50
Japanese Ships
AP Taiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
Allied Ships
SS Searaven, hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Searaven is out of torps now... Hortlund seems to forget that all those ships have to move out also, not just move in to Malaya...
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 26612 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 488
Defending force 20963 troops, 146 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Japanese max assault: 432 - adjusted assault: 199
Allied max defense: 229 - adjusted defense: 243
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
400 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Allied ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 93073 troops, 1069 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2148
Defending force 63762 troops, 401 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706
Allied ground losses:
339 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38324 troops, 393 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1548
Defending force 73881 troops, 464 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1985
Allied ground losses:
223 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 65305 troops, 760 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 949
Defending force 41653 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1049
Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9250 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 972
Defending force 74283 troops, 636 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1477
Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:57 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/42
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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Hatsukaze
DD Nagatsuki
Allied Ships
SS Perch
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ASW attack at 30,71
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Hatsushima
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
Allied Ships
SS Porpoise
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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese Ships
AP Ayatosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Burisuben Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
Allied Ships
SS O24, hits 6, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
one real hit and O24 retires to Singapore for emergency repairs, will then head to India...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
As said before, Johnston and Palmyra won´t do my opponent any good as he didn´t advance further in the Pacific... not the first ship sunk here...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
Grayback is soon out of torps... another sub will replace here...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 26
Beaufort V-IX x 12
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 22
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 41
Ki-51 Sonia x 42
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 67
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kogyo Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,65
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Dawn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi
Allied Ships
SS O24, heavy damage
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
torps miss...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
Allied Ships
SS Grayback, hits 5
torps miss but we hit with our deck gun... hits on Grayback are FOW, sys still at 1...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 108083 troops, 1264 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2155
Defending force 63053 troops, 393 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1700
Allied ground losses:
726 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38478 troops, 399 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1571
Defending force 73904 troops, 470 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1985
Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 65840 troops, 767 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 978
Defending force 41865 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045
Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9256 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 987
Defending force 73889 troops, 638 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484
Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:05 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/02/42
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ASW attack at 99,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 4, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne
only near misses...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
we miss...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Grayback
miss again... Hortlund is lucky in these attacks, he could have lost probably twice the number of ships if my skippers would hit more often...
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Sub attack at 23,51
Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru
DD Shinonome
DD Ayanami
DD Yugiri
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Ch 1
PC Ch 3
MSW W.13
PG Shosei Maru
Allied Ships
SS Trusty
British torps failed to detonate... poor performance of my subs around Singapore as most either didn´t attack, missed or the torps are defective...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 23
Beaufort V-IX x 14
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 26
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 40th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 30
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 77th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 40
Ki-51 Sonia x 42
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 108 RN Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kyuden Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 2
B-26B Marauder x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tempei Maru
AP Kashu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugiri
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
as most of my bombers stopped to fly attacks out of Singapore we will move them out now...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9
Hudson I x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK India Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Italy Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
AK Sinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Columbia Maru
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
long range strike from Koepang with half a dozen 250lb bomb hits...
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Darwin, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Annalock, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Dawn, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Hortlund has spotted 8 AKs heading to Singapore coming from the South and lucky as he is he has no problems launching a lot of strikes at the single ship TFs... he´s very happy about it and cheers the sinking of 8 AKs in the next couple of days, but it only takes me 4 days on average to sink 8 ships with my subs! [:D][:D][:D] I can afford it, he can´t! It´s so simple... And I still lead in numbers of ships and points for sunken ships. That´s great at this date and you have to consider that all my trapped shipping from Manila was lost...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 78
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 58
No Allied losses
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Hudson I x 31
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 51
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Okuni Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Kasyu Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet
only a mini strike from Koepang in the afternoon...
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Tana
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 3, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru
AP Tatuharu Maru
AK Usa Maru
Allied Ships
PT PT-59
dot base South East of Midway. Our PT launched torps at an AK but missed...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 108305 troops, 1271 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2167
Defending force 61542 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1690
Allied ground losses:
661 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38699 troops, 399 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1600
Defending force 76025 troops, 485 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2009
Allied ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 66299 troops, 775 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1003
Defending force 41816 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044
Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9255 troops, 293 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1010
Defending force 73634 troops, 636 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484
Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Adak Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 263 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Adak Island base !!!
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:18 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/03/42
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ASW attack at 24,51
Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Ayanami
DD Yugiri
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Ch 1
PC Ch 3
AP Kensho Maru
MSW W.13
AP Shinai Maru
PG Shosei Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 4
KXI was attacked by a super escort but came away nearly undamaged...
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ASW attack at 99,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne
We sink a Japanese sub near Canton... this probably was the bugger with the Glen that spotted potential targets for the Betties from Palmyra...
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ASW attack at 23,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire
A sub was spotted in the shipping lanes South of India... we despatched some DDs to hunt it down but all fail to locate the sub...
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 26
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 42
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 10
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 17th DAF Base Force, at 17,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire
AK Usa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
we moved two understrenght BG to Midway to take care of those ships at the dot base South East of it and we achieved some good results today... as said before, I doubt those dot bases are doing him any good...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Florida Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Belgium Maru
Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Darwin, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Tana, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
G3M Nell x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
as expected, nothing left of our AKs...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 31
A-20B Boston x 2
No Allied losses
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Erie Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Durban Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,61
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-49 Helen x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 33,64
Japanese Ships
AK Ryoka Maru
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
again, we miss... [8|]
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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
Allied Ships
AK Empire Baron, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
Allied Ships
AK Empire Darwin, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Sendai picked off ships that were already sunk, so it doesn´t matter...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 108687 troops, 1273 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2182
Defending force 60401 troops, 352 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1681
Allied ground losses:
622 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38883 troops, 399 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623
Defending force 78251 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2032
Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 66927 troops, 789 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030
Defending force 41824 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045
Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9270 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045
Defending force 73621 troops, 630 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1491
Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 522 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Defending force 1133 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 24
Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 32,30
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 1685 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Defending force 1522 troops, 0 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
Allied max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 0
Japanese max defense: 52 - adjusted defense: 47
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
as usual exactly the day we move over the river a Japanese unit also moves into the hex... unbelievable... tomorrow we will be kicked back again...[8|]
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:41 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/04/42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Usa Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix
We sent in two modern CLs to the dot base near Midway and they´re shooting up some big AKs... [:D]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Japanese Ships
AK Delagoa Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Durban Maru
AK Erie Maru, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix
Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
more TFs are at that dot base... is he really bringing in troops... this would be absolutely foolish and would only provide me with a training target for my bombers...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64
Japanese Ships
AK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Bordeaux Maru
AK Florida Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix
Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Three TFs, all loaden with troops... oh well, we sink a couple of ships...
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ASW attack near Macassar at 30,69
Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
APD APD-38
APD APD-34
Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 2
2 near misses...
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ASW attack at 23,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire
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ASW attack at 109,33
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33
Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Anderson
DD Russell
DD Cummings
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 27
Beaufort V-IX x 16
No Allied losses
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 76
P-40E Warhawk x 63
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
so far, for unknown reason, the Hurricanes are falling from the skies like flies. Every attack, I lose an average of 3 Hurricanes... The Hurricane must be the British Sally... [8|]
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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 19
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 41
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,65
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 44,50
Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 14, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
a big AK made it all the way to Hong Kong and unloaded all it´s supply, so we can use the base to attack some shipping again... we sink a PC...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 43,42
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Mercury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
this is the AK that brought supplies...
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Day Air attack on TF at 99,65
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Delagoa Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Durban Maru
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
another AK sunk... when Hortlund is cheering the sinking of 8 Allied AKs (of which I have more than enough) what should we do today? Making holiday for the next two weeks? If he stays in the area he will lose all 9 ships (of which he definetely not has enough) [8D]
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,59
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
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ASW attack at 23,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 108835 troops, 1275 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 2195
Defending force 59463 troops, 337 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1670
Japanese max assault: 2219 - adjusted assault: 1967
Allied max defense: 1290 - adjusted defense: 248
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
2016 casualties reported
Guns lost 45
Allied ground losses:
812 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Hortlund used the WITP rail sling shot and warped his troops two hexes inland to cut off this army... he told me he thinks everything that abuses the game engine is gamey so he doesn´t like those things... lol [:D] wonder what he thinks about the sling shot...
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38990 troops, 399 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1651
Defending force 78407 troops, 499 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2043
Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 67303 troops, 799 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1048
Defending force 41696 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1047
Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9236 troops, 293 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066
Defending force 73154 troops, 626 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1492
Allied ground losses:
168 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pagan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6933 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 132 - adjusted assault: 68
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pagan base !!!
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 522 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Defending force 1089 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 12
Allied max defense: 12 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:41 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/05/42
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Finback
Johnston is the grave of a lot of IJN merchants... [:D]
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Sub attack at 109,33
Japanese Ships
SS RO-33, hits 4
Allied Ships
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mustin
DD Russell
DD Cummings
Japanese subs are definetely more effective against warships than our subs have been so far. Anderson will surely make it, will be disbanded at Anchorage next turn. RO-33 received one real hit so it could be in trouble...
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Sub attack at 60,87
Japanese Ships
AK Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS S-28
one hex North of Rabaul, one MK10 won´t be probably enough if the AK will be disbanded at Rabaul...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74
Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Finback
Finback misses the crippled AK that was hit earlier... nevertheless we expect it to sink...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 15
No Allied losses
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
no fighter opposition anymore since our last sweep. But the Japanese surely will be back. Our bombers will be ready to strike against IJN shipping if there will ever be a Japanese invasion of India...
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
Training on Timor...
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 25
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
Training on the Fidjis. Will use this IJN unit until it vanishes or until it will be evacuated. Our Airacobras will be upgraded to P38 in half a year, so we will have high exp pilots to fly them...
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Day Air attack on 7th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 41
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 26
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 17th DAF Base Force, at 17,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,56
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
this is (was) the last remaining AK that was heading to Singapore... all bombers are brought out, we will now wait for the Japanese reinforcement to cross the river and for their final assault...
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 42
A-20B Boston x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
more bomber training. If my opponent mounts an invasion of Australia, he will also find heavy resistance...
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,67
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tatuharu Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
1000 ft seems a bit too low, even though my bombers are low exp and only carry 6 bombs in Nikmod (same as a B-25C [X(]). Nevertheless I will go up to 3000 ft in the future as I can already hear my opponent complain - which I would understand. On the other side, I only have 50 4E bombers on the whole map, so the effect isn´t that big...
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Day Air attack on TF at 98,66
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
those merchants were already damaged, so the low flying B-17s had no problem at all to hit them...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 27,51
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Stingray, hits 4
Japanese ASW is getting better it seems. Stingray is at 12 sys dam and will retire to India. More and more subs will retire now, as the happy days are over and wear and tear from 2 months in action is now showing it´s effect. We will wait two or three weeks and then start another sub offensive... we expect a Japanese invasion of Koepang anytime soon, so we will need some subs to cause some trouble down there and perhaps also get a shot at something more valuable than a merchant...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 106513 troops, 1210 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428
Defending force 58008 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1646
Japanese max assault: 1751 - adjusted assault: 1357
Allied max defense: 1242 - adjusted defense: 138
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1705 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
566 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 39277 troops, 402 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1676
Defending force 78549 troops, 514 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2045
Allied ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 67657 troops, 808 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066
Defending force 41749 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1051
Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9266 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1086
Defending force 72946 troops, 624 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1489
Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 32,30
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1542 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
Defending force 1566 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Japanese max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 22
Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 522 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Defending force 1096 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 22
Allied max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:30 pm
by spence
1000 ft seems a bit too low, even though my bombers are low exp and only carry 6 bombs in Nikmod (same as a B-25C ). Nevertheless I will go up to 3000 ft in the future as I can already hear my opponent complain - which I would understand. On the other side, I only have 50 4E bombers on the whole map, so the effect isn´t that big...
Both sides should be able to benefit from hindsight without one side crying foul. It became apparent, even to the proponents of "high altitude precision bombing" that hitting a manuevering ship was a different kettle of fish than hitting a factory. Nikmod appears to provide a downside to low level bombing with both enhanced flak effectiveness and a low number of 4E bombers. If a player chooses to go in at 1000 ft against warships at 1000 ft he'll probably end up with a single digit number of 4E bombers on the map. But if your opp provides what to all appearances are ideal targets (single merchies) then I see no foul in going in low to get hits (can only get one per plane anyway).
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:18 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: spence
1000 ft seems a bit too low, even though my bombers are low exp and only carry 6 bombs in Nikmod (same as a B-25C ). Nevertheless I will go up to 3000 ft in the future as I can already hear my opponent complain - which I would understand. On the other side, I only have 50 4E bombers on the whole map, so the effect isn´t that big...
Both sides should be able to benefit from hindsight without one side crying foul. It became apparent, even to the proponents of "high altitude precision bombing" that hitting a manuevering ship was a different kettle of fish than hitting a factory. Nikmod appears to provide a downside to low level bombing with both enhanced flak effectiveness and a low number of 4E bombers. If a player chooses to go in at 1000 ft against warships at 1000 ft he'll probably end up with a single digit number of 4E bombers on the map. But if your opp provides what to all appearances are ideal targets (single merchies) then I see no foul in going in low to get hits (can only get one per plane anyway).
Yes, I could agree to what you´re saying. Though I don´t know how my opponent is thinking about the matter. While I don´t think it was smart to send 3 TFs with 3 merchies each to that dot base 6 hexes away from Midway (lev 6 airfield) he could also think that this mission failed because of me setting my bombers to 1000 ft even though there´s the deadly flak and the reduced bomb load in Nikmod. He didn´t complain to me, but I know bombing altitude is a very sensible thing in PBEM and I don´t know how Hortlund is thinking about. I wouldn´t have thought about it until I´ve seen a 80% hit rate - yes, on already floating wrecks...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:31 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/06/42
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Sub attack at 35,63
near Tarakan...
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

DD Asagiri
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashi
DD Maikaze
Allied Ships
SS Tambor, hits 2
finally we hit a major IJN vessel with an exploding MK14! Tambor receives a real hit in return and will retire to Darwin with 23 sys and 34 float... sure this is something my opponent doesn´t like! [:D] But I think Kumano will live on even though it´s a long way to the next major port as Soerabaja and Singapore is still in my hands (not for long anymore probably)...
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ASW attack at 115,71
Japanese Ships
SS I-173
Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Case
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 61,88
Japanese Ships
AK Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-34
The AK that was hit with a MK10 last turn is now sunk by another 2 MK10 at Rabaul... go subs go!
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Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 3
CA Maya, Shell hits 6
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma, Shell hits 3
CA Kinugasa
Allied ground losses:
1607 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 5
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Soerabaja will fall as soon Hortlund has brought some reinforcements...
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 26
Beaufort V-IX x 13
No Allied losses
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 68
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 25
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
a lot of training around the map. With the Japanese having a 20-25 exp advantage over ALL my pilots on the map, I don´t have a chance without doing training whenever I can... and there are still the 1500+ Japanese pilots in the pool...
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Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 41
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 29th Chinese Corps, at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
Hortlund is serious about China and I don´t really expect it to hold. Chances are 1:4 IMO...
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Day Air attack on 1st WS Garrison Battalion, at 17,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 11
Hudson I x 40
A-20B Boston x 14
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
the hit rate of my Hudsons is laughable...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 120389 troops, 1388 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318
Defending force 56521 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1598
Japanese max assault: 1718 - adjusted assault: 1168
Allied max defense: 1191 - adjusted defense: 188
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1480 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
695 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 39497 troops, 404 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1700
Defending force 78503 troops, 515 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2048
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68123 troops, 820 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088
Defending force 41771 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1050
Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9304 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1122
Defending force 72591 troops, 622 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 1483
Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 513 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 1107 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 4
Allied max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pakhoi
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7006 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404
Defending force 28874 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 419
we moved our corps to Pakhoi, we will try to take the base tomorrow with a shock attack. There are 2 understrenght bgd (one has just been forced to retreat a couple of days ago) and a couple of construction btn so I expect to fight against lev 2 or 3 forts already. It´s a wooden hex and the IJA is flying massive ground support missions so it´s a gamble and not sure at all if we can ever take the base back...
an overview:

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:28 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/07/42
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ASW attack at 27,51
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 2
Japanese ASW is getting more and more dangerous. My subs are heading home to repair their sys damage, a lot of them are over 10 already due to 2 months of intense fights...
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ASW attack at 27,67
Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
APD APD-38
APD APD-34
Allied Ships
SS Shark
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ASW attack at 89,114
Japanese Ships
SS I-16
Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke
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Naval bombardment of Pakhoi, at 39,39
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Hortlund seems desperate and sends in a single cruiser...
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TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Padang, 17,53
Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 24
Beaufort V-IX x 15
No Allied losses
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 8
No Allied losses
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
90% of the strike failed to find the target...
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 41
Beaufort V-IX x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 18
Ki-49 Helen x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-21 Sally x 70
Ki-48 Lily x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 37
Ki-51 Sonia x 41
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 34
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 15 damaged
Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilatjap Garrison Battalion, at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
Hortlund wants to go for sure now...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
Betty training... aren´t they at 80+ anyway??
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Day Air attack on 17th DAF Base Force, at 17,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N Kate x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Siaoe, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Senang, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
damn, both small AKs sunk of course... I forgot to set the Hurricanes on Cap last turn and paid for it... wonder why no Zeroes escort the Nells. Hortlund can´t be sure that I´m dumb enough to move AKs to Koepang without ordering some Cap into the air...
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ASW attack at 89,114
Japanese Ships
SS I-16
Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke
our ASW sucks so far... even the IJN PCs are doing better...
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ASW attack at 89,114
Japanese Ships
SS I-16
Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke
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Ground combat at Soerabaja
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 29265 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 590
Defending force 19188 troops, 97 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 227
Japanese max assault: 1064 - adjusted assault: 1176
Allied max defense: 188 - adjusted defense: 227
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja base !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 4 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
750 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Allied ground losses:
25262 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 12
no surprise, Soerabaja surrendered after those heavy air attacks the last couple of turns... nevertheless the Dutch fought bravely and disabled a lot of Japanese squads. So far no major Japanese operation in the SRA was achieving it´s goal easily...
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 39698 troops, 404 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1731
Defending force 78750 troops, 517 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2065
Allied ground losses:
478 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68350 troops, 827 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1105
Defending force 41720 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052
Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9284 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1148
Defending force 72265 troops, 622 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1483
Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Macassar
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 474 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13
Defending force 1045 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13
Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 4
Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
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Ground combat at Pakhoi
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 44591 troops, 351 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395
Defending force 29379 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 428
Allied max assault: 1782 - adjusted assault: 948
Japanese max defense: 426 - adjusted defense: 1693
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Allied ground losses:
3050 casualties reported
Guns lost 65
this attack was this turn´s joke... [8|] while our av is halfed, the Japanese av is multplied by 4!!!
With the super av of the Japanese we take horrendous losses of course. It´s a wooden hex, not urban and forts aren´t at 9 but 4... [8|] This single attack did cost me so many av that no further attack can be ordered... [8|]
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:06 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/08/42
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ASW attack at 112,71
Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Downes
DD Phelps
DD Selfridge
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
DD Worden
2 near misses, our ASW has to get better...
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ASW attack at 89,114
Japanese Ships
SS I-16
Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke
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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 92,34
Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Hortlund wants to occupie all the islands in the Aleutans... he can have them...
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ASW attack at 20,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-155
Allied Ships
MSW Baroda
AK Katong
AK Kalgan
AK Empire Sunrise
AK Empire Johnson
another sub in the shipping lanes South of India. The single MSW was able to hinder the sub from an attack...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 66
P-40E Warhawk x 67
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-21 Sally x 59
Ki-48 Lily x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 34
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
we were flying LRCAP over Pakhoi but Cap is useless in Nikmod, our P-40B are not able to take bombers down as the fight against the Zeroes was soon over but the bombers damaged more P-40s than vice versa... [8|]
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Day Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 39,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Ki-48 Lily x 9
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
same here, the IJA bombers are more dangerous to our fighters it seems...
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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Hudson I x 46
A-20B Boston x 15
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
is there any reason why 61 bombers only achieve 3 f***ing hits?? [&:]
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Sub attack at 89,114
Japanese Ships
SS I-16
Allied Ships
DD Dunlap, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke
the IJN subs are more a threat to our DDs than our DDs to the subs...
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TF 33 troops unloading over beach at Nukufetau island, 87,103
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Ground combat at Padang
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1805 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58
Defending force 1201 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Japanese max assault: 106 - adjusted assault: 90
Allied max defense: 12 - adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Padang base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1808 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
the Dutch units surrendered... soon there are no Dutch bases left...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 132171 troops, 1543 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 2540
Defending force 55264 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1566
Japanese max assault: 2203 - adjusted assault: 931
Allied max defense: 1243 - adjusted defense: 146
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
2555 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
1210 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20726 troops, 243 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1754
Defending force 78245 troops, 518 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2062
Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 68700 troops, 830 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1125
Defending force 41696 troops, 214 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052
Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9267 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1163
Defending force 71761 troops, 621 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484
Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Nukufetau island
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 33 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Nukufetau island base !!!
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No. 106 RN Base Force Wiped Out at Brunei by attrition!!!
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:15 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/09/42
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TF 98 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (22,65)
Japanese Ships
PG Chohakusan Maru
DD Hatsuyuki
AK Tokiwasan Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Hortlund hasn´t cleared the mines at Soerabaja yet...
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TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Pontianak, 25,58
Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 66
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 33
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 69
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 33
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 38
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
the IJA is flying massiv attacks against my corps that are trying to free my cut off troops...
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 64
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 7
Martin 139 x 9
Hudson I x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Suwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet
long range strike from the hornet nest on Koepang. 10x250 lb bombs should probably be enough to sink a big AP!
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Blenheim IV x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 12
P-26A x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 14
B-26B Marauder x 11
No Allied losses
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 45,46
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, Bomb hits 4, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 46,44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK San Lucas, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground combat at 46,38
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16775 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372
Defending force 28773 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 857
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
We have a clear 2:1 advantage here and will shock attack tomorrow but I can already see this attack failing again...
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 129591 troops, 1451 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2586
Defending force 53702 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1511
Japanese max assault: 3696 - adjusted assault: 3038
Allied max defense: 1191 - adjusted defense: 206
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
2475 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Hortlund asked why those troops don´t retreat with a 14:1... [8|] well, those are the troops that marched 59 miles and then stopped marching further when the tk rgt used the rail road sling shot to cut them off in the South. So where should they retreat to? This is how ground combat and movement works in WITP... nothing new...
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 80039 troops, 804 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1775
Defending force 78554 troops, 527 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2078
Allied ground losses:
499 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 69163 troops, 834 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1152
Defending force 41885 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063
Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Hong Kong
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 23609 troops, 121 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 336
Defending force 13497 troops, 96 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 240
Japanese max assault: 646 - adjusted assault: 410
Allied max defense: 263 - adjusted defense: 825
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
as long as we are holding our positions in Canton, the div and the eng unit won´t be able to take Hong Kong... But with the development in Central China we will soon have to abandon our position in the South. We will soon see another 60.000 of our troops surrender, then Kweilin will fall, Wuchow, Nanning... soon we will be driven back to the line Kweiyang - Chungking...
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9249 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1179
Defending force 71217 troops, 616 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 1482
Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pakhoi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 18297 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 423
Defending force 53881 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088
Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
no more attempts to fight the IJA supermen at Pakhoi...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:00 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/10/42
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ASW attack at 112,66
Japanese Ships
SS I-174
Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Case
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 33
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 6
Ki-49 Helen x 23
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Ki-48 Lily x 11
Ki-49 Helen x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
again heavy air attacks on my troops, disruption must be high...
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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 108 RN Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 108 RN Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 43
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 16
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 28
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taan at 37,41
Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kuroshio Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Martin 139 x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Saipan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet
only a dozen out of 50 bombers attack but we hit 2 big APs again... Kamakura Maru has been hit with 13 bombs so far...
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,45
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK West Cactus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,42
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK San Lucas, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim IV x 27
Beaufort V-IX x 16
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 17
B-25C Mitchell x 13
B-26B Marauder x 14
No Allied losses
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pescadores at 47,43
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 6
IL-4c x 3
Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Yamagiku Maru
MSW Choun Maru #18
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
flying out of Hong Kong, but without any results...
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Ground combat at 46,38
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16882 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 379
Defending force 28384 troops, 198 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 80299 troops, 813 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1785
Defending force 78052 troops, 525 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2084
Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 46,37
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 94121 troops, 1118 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 2471
Defending force 52259 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468
Japanese max assault: 2738 - adjusted assault: 1966
Allied max defense: 1155 - adjusted defense: 307
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1122 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
564 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 69346 troops, 838 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1163
Defending force 41878 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9247 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191
Defending force 70922 troops, 614 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 1481
Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pakhoi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 18382 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 428
Defending force 44180 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 900
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Ground combat at Pontianak
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2609 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81
Defending force 2130 troops, 3 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
Japanese max assault: 166 - adjusted assault: 162
Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak base !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
3174 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 46,38
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 28336 troops, 197 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 843
Defending force 18636 troops, 160 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 379
Allied max assault: 706 - adjusted assault: 236 [:(][:(]
Japanese max defense: 376 - adjusted defense: 286
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
380 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
the air attacks probably showed their effect. You always need 2000 Chinese assault points if you want to kick 400 Japanese assault points out of the hex.
Hortlund made some very honourable suggestions with this turn. He suggested to see China only as a side show in the future if I would be willing to give up the bases on the railway in Central and South China. IMO this would deprive him of a very good position in 43-45 when he could use all those China Army divs to defend the continent against the invasion coming from India (if he doesn´t knock out India before! [:D]). I don´t know if I should agree as this would be a big present for me. It´s very honourable but wouldn´t that just deprive Hortlund of a favourable situation later on? Should we just fight it out with the inevitable result to lose Central and South China, perhaps all of China? While we know that it´s too easy to take China (compared to real life when people are arguing it wasn´t possible at all) it´s still not as easy as always spoken about...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:19 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/42
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Sub attack at 138,69
Japanese Ships
SS I-23
Allied Ships
TK Empire Jet, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
far off the West Coast a IJN fleet sub sinks a fuel loaden TK... We have spotted Glens a couple of times over our TFs but weren´t able to spot the sub as it is too far away from the coast. This turn the damn sub found one of our unescorted fuel convoys...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 70
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 31
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 32
Ki-48 Lily x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 39,39
Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 45,43
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK West Cactus
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Blenheim IV x 27
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 19
B-25C Mitchell x 13
B-26B Marauder x 16
No Allied losses
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 20,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-155
Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden
South of India, my DDs fail to locate the sub once again... not a single DC dropped...
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Ground combat at 46,38
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16783 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380
Defending force 27489 troops, 185 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 794
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 80741 troops, 819 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1809
Defending force 78191 troops, 527 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2090
Allied ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 69527 troops, 844 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1176
Defending force 41850 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063
Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9247 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211
Defending force 70107 troops, 616 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473
Allied ground losses:
257 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pakhoi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 18438 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 433
Defending force 44385 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 905
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Attu Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 144 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 5
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Attu Island base !!!
last Allied base in the Aleutans falls...
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:09 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/12/42
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TF 98 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (22,65)
Japanese Ships
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru
PG Chiyo Maru
Hortlund should sweep the mines there...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 75
P-40E Warhawk x 63
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 33
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 35
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
Ki-36 Ida x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 16
A-20B Boston x 18
No Allied losses
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
nearly all air attacks at the moment are just purely for training...
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ASW attack at 20,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden
we only drop 8 DCs of which 1 is a near miss...
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Ground combat at 46,38
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16809 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382
Defending force 27294 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 789
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Ground combat at Hengchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 81102 troops, 822 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1831
Defending force 78524 troops, 531 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105
Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Canton
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 69958 troops, 850 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198
Defending force 41852 troops, 218 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 9227 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1235
Defending force 69620 troops, 612 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Pakhoi
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 18505 troops, 236 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 433
Defending force 37618 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 910
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported