Continental Clash - Cuttlefish (J) vs castor troy (A)

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 04, 42
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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
xAK Kyusyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

our subs start hitting stuff again after being useless for a period...

SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Mine hits 1 [:D]




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TF 13 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage [:D]


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TF 287 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Mine hits 1 [:D]


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
BB Kongo, Mine hits 1, heavy damage [:D]


4 mines cleared

now I would call that a really effective minefield and it was well worth it to send two of the Dutch minelayers here early on... Kongo hits two VHII mines and shows up as heavily damaged, means we were lucky with the dice in this case... would be a nice additional victim of the Balikpapan operation...

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Night Naval bombardment of Balikpapan at 64,97 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 2 damaged

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

CA Chokai firing at Balikpapan
CA Maya firing at Balikpapan Base Force
Balikpapan Base Force firing at CA Maya
CL Isuzu firing at Balikpapan


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Pre-Invasion action off Balikpapan (64,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

67 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
xAP Rakuyo Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Tokitsukaze, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


CL Nagara firing at Balikpapan Base Force
Balikpapan Base Force firing at CL Nagara
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Rakuyo Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Tokitsukaze firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Balikpapan (64,97)

TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 64,97

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /1
10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt
10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt


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Amphibious Assault at Samarinda (65,96)

TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Samarinda, 65,96

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Sasebo 8th SNLF /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 8th SNLF /1
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of Sasebo 8th SNLF


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Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
DD Yukikaze
xAP Rakuyo Maru
DD Tokitsukaze, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Balikpapan Base Force firing at CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at Balikpapan Base Force
DD Yukikaze firing at Balikpapan Base Force
Balikpapan Base Force firing at DD Yukikaze
DD Yukikaze fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio



7 mines cleared


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Sub attack near Newcastle at 92,167

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 1

Allied Ships
AKE Lillian Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Warrego

the AKE will survive as she will move into Sydney within a turn but it was unfortunate to have one of the newly converted AKE being torpedoed... got three in the area and wanted to use that one in Northern Australia to replenish my SAGs if needed...

SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at AKE Lillian Luckenbach
PC Warrego fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Warrego fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Warrego attacking submerged sub ....
PC Warrego cannot reach attack position over SS I-24
SS I-24 eludes ASW attack from PC Warrego
PC Warrego fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Warrego fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Morotai at 82,99, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kure Maru #5
PB Hakata Maru #2

Allied Ships
xAKL Princess of Negros, Shell hits 2, on fire



Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
PB Kure Maru #5 engages xAKL Princess of Negros at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
PB Kure Maru #5 engages xAKL Princess of Negros at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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TF 287 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami



2 mines cleared


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki
DD Asashio



2 mines cleared


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TF 287 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [:D]

must be one of my most succesful minefields in all the years of playing...

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
MMS-93, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML 1097, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Repair Shipyard hits 2
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
D3A1 Val x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Goulburn
xAK Momba, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

KB moved towards Darwin and attacks the port... damn it, thought about moving in a hundred Warhawks but thought Cuttlefish wouldn't dare anyway...


Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Momba


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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 61
D3A1 Val x 38



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Period, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Beryl, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Era, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVP Merel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Karangi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Koomilya
AS Platypus, Bomb hits 1



Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
24 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Darwin ...
Also attacking Darwin ...
Also attacking Darwin ...
Also attacking Darwin ...


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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98



Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA Atago

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

after hitting two Dutch mines at Balikpapan Kongo is later hit by one out of four torps and may be in serious trouble now, a second hit would have done her in for sure... she is listed as sunk but I guess she hasn't gone down yet, but the chances for her to make it are really small, especially when I think about all the subs I got in the Makassar Strait... really nice

seems like Kongo was so heavily damaged after hitting those two mines that she was split off her task force and was sent out with only Atago as escort so she was rather easy prey... I really don't like it if this happens to me when my ships get split off their task forces with only one escort, I would prefer I could deactivate that feature as I am the one who wants to decide how many escorts my damaged capital ships get... you can do that the next turn but during the turn it happens you end up with only one escort for a capital ship like Kongo and in this case it was a DC carrying heavy cruiser that would be a juicy target itself for my subs...



SS KVIII launches 4 torpedoes at BB Kongo
KVIII diving deep ....
CA Atago attacking submerged sub ....
CA Atago fails to find sub, continues to search...
CA Atago fails to find sub, continues to search...
CA Atago attacking submerged sub ....
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
CA Atago attacking submerged sub ....
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
CA Atago is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Rakuyo Maru
CL Nagara
DD Tokitsukaze, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Rakuyo Maru at 5,000 yards
CL Nagara firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards


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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27976 troops, 251 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 934

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 904

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 904 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:


we abandoned Manila, our line of defense will be Clark Field and this will be a major task for the IJA...

Assaulting units:
38th Division
16th Division


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Ground combat at Namatanai (107,125)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 433 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Namatanai !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
I/66th Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1179 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 1689 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 44



Assaulting units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force
Samarinda Base Force

Defending units:
146th Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1145 troops, 30 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 1622 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 2nd SNLF

[Capt. Harlock]

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:


we abandoned Manila, our line of defense will be Clark Field and this will be a major task for the IJA...

Interesting choice -- you won't get the Urban Combat bonus of Manila, but you'll have more time to dig in. Did you manage to move a good quantity of supplies out of the city?

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:


we abandoned Manila, our line of defense will be Clark Field and this will be a major task for the IJA...

Interesting choice -- you won't get the Urban Combat bonus of Manila, but you'll have more time to dig in. Did you manage to move a good quantity of supplies out of the city?

Manila is urban light which gives you a worse bonus than Clark Field which is jungle rough. Jungle rough is the second best terrain bonus, only urban heavy and mountains being better IIRC. You will see later on that we get insanely high adjusted av there and the enemy really suffers from attacking. Not a single ton of supplies was left behind at Manila as it was an organized retreat.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 05, 42
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TF 287 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze



2 mines cleared


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Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Rakuyo Maru
CL Nagara



75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Rakuyo Maru at 12,000 yards
CL Nagara firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Talaud-eilanden (79,97)

TF 255 troops unloading over beach at Talaud-eilanden, 79,97





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Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Rakuyo Maru
DD Tokitsukaze, heavy damage
CL Nagara



75mm Field Gun battery firing at xAP Rakuyo Maru
120mm CD Gun battery firing at xAP Rakuyo Maru
40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at xAP Rakuyo Maru


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio



1 mine cleared


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TF 287 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Kawakaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

really amazing that there are still ships hitting mines at Balikpapan... one should always have minesweepers for invasion or at least send some to check for mines before the valuable ships go in... for the risk of losing some minesweepers he would not have lost Kongo, while she isn't confirmed sunk...

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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
DMS W-1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Tatsumiya Maru

Allied Ships
SS KIX



Massive explosion on DMS W-1
SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-1
KIX diving deep ....
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Michishio



4 mines cleared


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Asashio



4 mines cleared


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ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97

Allied Ships
SS KIX



SS KIX is sighted by escort
KIX diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Hilo at 180,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 1

Allied Ships
xAKL Vincent
PC Tiger



Captain of SS I-2 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PC Tiger attacking submerged sub ....
PC Tiger cannot reach attack position over SS I-2
SS I-2 eludes ASW attack from PC Tiger
SS I-2 eludes ASW attack from PC Tiger
PC Tiger fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Tiger fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Tiger fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Tiger fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
31 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 22



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 56
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
D3A1 Val x 9



Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 48


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Mernoo

this time we have our Cap in position but my fighters perform not as well as I expected them to perform...


Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
20th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 27



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 61
D3A1 Val x 41



Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 49


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Mernoo
AGP Aldebaran, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AG Deneb, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

the nav attack is followed by another big port strike and our Cap is still in position doing better than against the first strike... a couple of things I wondered about, which were the high number of Zeroes and the fact that Cuttlefish uses Vals for port strikes and not Kates that would carry twice the number of bombs per aircraft... CF has set the Vals to an altitude to level bomb from 9000ft... hmmm

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb


CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
20th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes

Also attacking Darwin ...


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ASW attack near Bandjermasin at 62,102

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
SS KXI



SS KXI is sighted by escort
KXI bottoming out ....
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kuching at 58,88

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
CA Suzuya
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
SS O20



SS O20 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nowaki
O20 bottoming out ....
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Miri at 64,87

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Asagumo
DD Samidare
DD Murasame

Allied Ships
SS O16



SS O16 is sighted by escort
O16 bottoming out ....
DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murasame fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,97



Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-40

IIRC Maya was damaged earlier by a mine at Balikpapan and now suffers additional damage from a sub attack leaving her heavily damaged... not sure a VHII mine and a Mk-10 torp will be enogh to sink here, a second torp hitting the cruiser would have been nice but nevertheless the ship is in trouble and far from a bigger port with my subs trying to hunt her down getting out of the Makassar Strat... seems like this war is not going too well for IJN heavy cruisers...


SS S-40 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Maya
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1700 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 2186 troops, 62 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force
Samarinda Base Force

our sub attacks vs the invasion convoy were quite succesful, seems like the enemy Inf Rgt lost at least halve of it's strenght but the nav bombardments seem to have been enough to wreck our adjusted av so Balikpapan will be lost... amazing to me that Cuttlefish doesn't send any support with his combat troops, even though Balikpapan isn't that a tough target...

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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1658 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 55

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 55 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF


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Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1149 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 1607 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 33



Assaulting units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force
Samarinda Base Force

Defending units:
146th Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1145 troops, 30 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 1622 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 2nd SNLF

[castor troy]

today's airlosses show a clear victory for us in terms of total aircraft lost but when looking at fighter vs fighter losses we did not do too well... ok, we faced the best the Japanese can field and those Zeroes that were shot down over Darwin mean the pilots are lost but I still thought we could do slightly better vs the Zeroes on escort with 100 figthers at the base...

the Val losses together with the succesful attack on CA Maya make this day a real success, though I doubt that there were really 61 Vals shot down, around 40 is probably the real number being shot down...

we aren't even one month into the war so my pilots are still not anywhere near where I want to have them, my pilot training programme is running full speed but it will probably take us into mid March/early April to see the first squadrons having 70 air / 70 def skill pilots... those will be real bad news for the Japanese if my fighters will be fighting over friendly terrain with radar support...

IIRC the total air losses have always been in our favour so far and we will try to do our best to never has this change...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 06, 42
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS S-36



SS S-36 is sighted by escort
S-36 diving deep ....
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki



1 mine cleared


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Asashio



5 mines cleared


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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS S-36



SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Sagiri
S-36 diving deep ....
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,97

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Haruna
CL Jintsu
DD Arashio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
SS S-40


I really wonder why CF keeps his heavy units in the area as he just runs danger to have more of his valuable ships being hit while he doesn't need them in the area anyway... I was surprised to see the destroyer being hit...


SS S-40 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Michishio
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

86 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
xAK Nihonka Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
TB Kasasagi
APD Aoi

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

the enemy reinforces his Tarakan invasion, no doubt it will be enough to take the base this time...

Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CL Kinu
CL Kinu firing at Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Kasasagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Kasasagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Kasasagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Kasasagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Kasasagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Kasasagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Tarakan (67,91)

TF 46 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 67,91

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF


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Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 1
APD Aoi, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Nojima Maru
xAK Nihonka Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire



Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CL Kinu
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion firing at APD Aoi
APD Aoi firing at Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nojima Maru at 12,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 12,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 12,000 yards
APD Aoi firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 12,000 yards
APD Aoi firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio



1 mine cleared


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 62,102, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage

damn it... Marblehead has been at Balikpapan since she has been hit by two torps and now tried to get back to Soerabaja... she meets an enemy destroyer that has been sitting there alone for several turns (nav search spotted it but I thought it would be a false spotting as it didn't make any sense to me to place a lone destroyer there on patrol do not retire)... Marblehead enters the hex, nav engagement triggers and while I was yesterday 100% sure that she would make Soerabaja the engagement with Natsushio means she is no a burning wreck... none of the shells were able to penetrate but Marblehead suffered enough additional sys damage and fires were raging so I had to scuttle her... pity, this is my second CL lost in the war...

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages CL Marblehead at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages CL Marblehead at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 5,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages DD Natsushio at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 39


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

I should have known better but I really thought KB would move out of the area but instead CF orders sweeps to Darwin to shoot up our fighters...

CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
20th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11



Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 32


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

even though the separate Zeroe sweeps are heavily outnumbered, they eat our Warhawks alive...

CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
20th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14



Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 20


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed



CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
20th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 26950.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
17th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M2 Nell x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Santa Elisa
xAK Kalani
xAK Edgar Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK F.J.Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

not really a good day for us... thought my convoy at Rangoon would be safe but due to it being spotted yesterday already CF sent in some Zeroes on sweep followed by this nav strike... our fighters are in India and the convoy is without cover, pure luck not to lose the whole convoy...

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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14



Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

seems like most of KB's carriers have launched their fighters to perform sweeps and it gets worse for us with every sweep coming in... total losses today were a victory for the IJN, not sure it is worth it but I would have really liked to avoid these losses as my fighters are in short supply (not that I wouldn't have a sufficient pool but losing them that way is not what I preferre)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 28140.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
3rd PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
20th PS (P) with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 6th Burma Rifles Battalion, at 56,54 , near Moulmein

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Selaroe at 77,120

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 22



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Montanes

first I thougt what a lucky xAKL but then I noticed the Vals were still level bombing... CF has to get his bomber altitudes right...

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Selaroe at 77,120

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 21



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Montanes, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

the "lucky" xAKL ran out of luck in the afternoon when the again level bombing Vals hit the small ship several times from 9000ft...


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x D3A1 Val bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Massive explosion on xAKL Montanes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Montanes


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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS S-36



SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Sagiri
S-36 diving deep ....
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nihonka Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kinu
APD Aoi, Shell hits 2


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging APD Aoi at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 8,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nihonka Maru at 8,000 yards


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Ground combat at Kluong (50,82)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 28

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kluong !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment


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Ground combat at 50,79 (near Kuantan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13009 troops, 106 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 460

Defending force 4253 troops, 49 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Japanese adjusted assault: 172

Allied adjusted defense: 111

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
584 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled


Allied ground losses:
325 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade
22nd Indian Brigade
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force

got to say that the IJA is really crawling towards Singapore, the advance seems to be awfully slow...

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Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1625 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 2128 troops, 62 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force
Samarinda Base Force


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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3420 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 60

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

it will soon be time to abandon Rangoon which shouldn't be much of a problem as our Chinese supply stocks are filling up constantly with all the supply we have dumped into Rangoon... India and Ceylon are running low on supplies though and a good part of the supplies brought to Rangoon flow back to India, tracker clearly shows this with supply stocks highly varying every couple of turns in Burma, India and China... I am absolutely positive that we will reach our goal of 200,000+ tons in China...

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Ground combat at Talaud-eilanden (79,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Talaud-eilanden !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1115 troops, 30 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 3263 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 117



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

[HansBolter]

I thought only 500 per day could transit the Burma Road to China.

Doesn't that mean it will take 400 days for 200,000 tons dumped in Rangoon to make it to China?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I thought only 500 per day could transit the Burma Road to China.

Doesn't that mean it will take 400 days for 200,000 tons dumped in Rangoon to make it to China?

You are mixing two separate things. Supply will move into or out of China "normally", meaning just like anywhere else.

"The Burma Road" is a special condition. When the Burma road is open, a stipend of 500 supply per day appears in China. IIRC the 500 supply appears at Chungking, but where it appears might have changed (I don't recall).

[witpqs]

I should have added that 200,000 supply probably will take a while to move into China, especially through bases that have supply caps (a daily supply cap means that it the most that base can receive in one day). Remember that for some bases the supply cap is all the time. For other bases the supply cap only applies during the monsoon season (there is a check box in the editor, typically used for those bases in/near Burma that experience the monsoon).

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

I should have added that 200,000 supply probably will take a while to move into China, especially through bases that have supply caps (a daily supply cap means that it the most that base can receive in one day). Remember that for some bases the supply cap is all the time. For other bases the supply cap only applies during the monsoon season (there is a check box in the editor, typically used for those bases in/near Burma that experience the monsoon).

I have said it many times in the past years but usually have been mowed down and always smiled when for example AndyMac said he suffers from those supply caps as I have never experienced them. I can show as many screenshots as wished that clearly show how supply easily flows from Burma to China. I guess if I dump 200,000 supplies in Rangoon, 150,000 end up in China, the rest flowed back to India. Perhaps it was less but it sure came from Burma.

The game is weeks ahead the AAR, when I gave up Rangoon, I had 220,000 supplies stored in China which is 160,000 more than what I started with. Guess it took me something like 6-8 weeks to do so, but it doesn't take that long to see the supply going from Burma to China, what takes longer is bringing the supply from India to Burma with loading and unloading.

[castor troy]

here's the latest tracker screenshot, unfortunately not all turns fitted onto the screen but you can clearly see how fast my total supplies in China grew. And this can't be from China producing supply as there are days with several thousands of supplies being added and exactly at these days supply in Burma went down. Not to forget, my troops are building forts nearly everywhere so probably tens of thousand tons of supply spent during these two months that fitted onto the screen. In 8 weeks my total supply was doubled even though I was building forts. As soon as Burma was given up, supply only went down.

[witpqs]

I agree that supply flows into China from Burma, but it takes time. I think the chart you show illustrates that most of the time it's a couple of thousand per day, although I do see a few times where it jumped, which I presume is the weekly long-distance supply pull.

Looking at your numbers:

61 - 5 = 56 turns

220,763 - 109,145 = 111,618 (Most likely more than that got moved, but it's the only figure we have.)

111,618 / 56 = 1,993 supply per turn increase

How much would China's supply have gone down without the Burma infusion would also have to be added to those figures to get a real answer on how much moved, but at least this figure is useful. A couple of thousand a day doesn't sound too bad to me. What do you think?

[Capt. Harlock]

today's airlosses show a clear victory for us in terms of total aircraft lost but when looking at fighter vs fighter losses we did not do too well... ok, we faced the best the Japanese can field and those Zeroes that were shot down over Darwin mean the pilots are lost but I still thought we could do slightly better vs the Zeroes on escort with 100 figthers at the base...

If memory serves, the "Zero bonus" is still in effect.

[HansBolter]

Thanks for the lesson. I didn't realize the 500 was a bonus on top of what can be normally pulled down the road.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

today's airlosses show a clear victory for us in terms of total aircraft lost but when looking at fighter vs fighter losses we did not do too well... ok, we faced the best the Japanese can field and those Zeroes that were shot down over Darwin mean the pilots are lost but I still thought we could do slightly better vs the Zeroes on escort with 100 figthers at the base...

If memory serves, the "Zero bonus" is still in effect.

That was true in WITP, but in AE there is no Zero Bonus.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

I agree that supply flows into China from Burma, but it takes time. I think the chart you show illustrates that most of the time it's a couple of thousand per day, although I do see a few times where it jumped, which I presume is the weekly long-distance supply pull.

Looking at your numbers:

61 - 5 = 56 turns

220,763 - 109,145 = 111,618 (Most likely more than that got moved, but it's the only figure we have.)

111,618 / 56 = 1,993 supply per turn increase

How much would China's supply have gone down without the Burma infusion would also have to be added to those figures to get a real answer on how much moved, but at least this figure is useful. A couple of thousand a day doesn't sound too bad to me. What do you think?

As Burma is gone where we are in the game already and forts are still being built, I am losing roughly 1000 supplies per day. There is no fighting at all, so it's only supplying the troops and building forts. If you add in supply production in China, I think we are at around 3000 supplies per day flowing to China as long as you dump enough into Rangoon.

Without that supply, I can't see much hope if someone has to defend China against a determined IJ player, hence why it is pretty high on my priority list right at the start of the game. Now if we ask the question if 3000 supplies on average should flow from Burma to China, that's another question.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

today's airlosses show a clear victory for us in terms of total aircraft lost but when looking at fighter vs fighter losses we did not do too well... ok, we faced the best the Japanese can field and those Zeroes that were shot down over Darwin mean the pilots are lost but I still thought we could do slightly better vs the Zeroes on escort with 100 figthers at the base...

If memory serves, the "Zero bonus" is still in effect.

That was true in WITP, but in AE there is no Zero Bonus.

yeah, no more Zero bonus in AE.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 07, 42
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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki



2 mines cleared


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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS S-36

wow, we hit another destroyer... rare event...

SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Ayanami
S-36 diving deep ....
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sagiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Sagiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Sagiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Sagiri is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Asashio



2 mines cleared


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TF 13 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze, heavy damage
DD Yukikaze



3 mines cleared

the loss of destroyers in the Balikpapan operation isn't small either it seems...

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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
SS S-40



SS S-40 launches 2 torpedoes
S-40 diving deep ....
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Oshio



4 mines cleared


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TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Oshio



2 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25



Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 49
Buffalo I x 21
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet


we had to defend Rangoon today as our convoy was still unloading and I want to bring in as many supplies as possible as China's stocks have to be sufficient to last for a year or so when we can think about retaking Burma...

as you can see the Zeroes are coming in at only 23,000ft, they don't get the dive and suffer... set them 9,000ft higher and they would shred my fighters on Cap...

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 96 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak



Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



No Japanese losses



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 6th Burma Rifles Battalion, at 56,54 , near Moulmein

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,97



Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Yamakaze

Allied Ships
SS KIX, hits 6, heavy damage

CA Maya is succesfully attacked again as she is still sitting at Balikpapan... she takes another 45cm torpedo from a Dutch sub after running on a mine and being torpedoed earlier... been heavily damaged already I guess that additional torp will do her in... I asked CF why he kept her at Balikpapan after she ran into the mine when it would have surely been possible to bring her back to a safe port with calculated risk and CF told me he wanted to disband her in Balikpapan's port but the invasion didn't go as planned and was then followed by the two succesful sub attacks...

KIX takes heavy damage in return by Yamakaze's DC attacks but she should make it back to Soerabaja... should be IJN heavy cruiser number six or seven being sunk...

SS KIX launches 4 torpedoes at CA Maya
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at 50,79 (near Kuantan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12533 troops, 106 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 409

Defending force 3983 troops, 49 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Japanese adjusted assault: 150

Allied adjusted defense: 173

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
22nd Indian Brigade
1st ISF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
8th Indian Brigade


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3292 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 2195 troops, 46 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese adjusted assault: 34

Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) [:D]

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force


have never seen Tarakan's garisson doing that well for that long... no doubt we will lose in the end but the performance of the Dutch sure is impressing here...

[castor troy]

today's airlosses show a clear victory of AVG and the Hurricanes vs the Zeroes over Rangoon. The Buffalos just suffered as usual, no matter what altitude you set them. The kill ratio would be clearly different if CF would have set his fighters to carry out a ceiling sweep as altitude is nearly everything that matters and in this case would turn a clear defeat into a clear victory for the Zeroes. As always, I am not sure it should be that much of a factor. A big factor yes, but the all deciding one? That way you just can't keep ppl from going off realistic use of their pixel pilots.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

He brought the wrong units, these SNLF have no combat engineers and dont hit hard enough.