Jorge's(A) crusade to the fabled kingdom of PresterJohn(J) DBB-C --- Allied AAR

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

For comparison purposes, what kind of production do the Japanese have for the Tojo? I'm wondering what loss ratio would leave things in balance.

Production is as much as Prester John wishes [:)]... of course this is not free, but constrained by pilot replacement pools, supply and HI points. That said, aircraft production is usually priority #1 for Japanese players, so he won't restrain himself there

I would bet he has a production of around 100 to 150 Tojos per month. Maybe the same for Oscars and Zeroes.
Tojo is a good aircraft for streamlined mass production, as it will upgrade to better models for free for most of the war, thus keeping itself somehow useful, even when outclassed, until the end.

This means, of course, that I cannot win, attrition wise, until much, much later in the game.
That said, I can still win short term, he doesn't have big bases in Burma/ Bangladesh, so for the short term objective of getting the Japanese out of India, I plan to win the air war, even if the attrition is high. Of course once this is completed, I will likely get into a more conservative stance
The other part of the plan is the qualitative advantage, and for that we will be talking USA... more on this later

By the way, this is how the 2 Canadian squadrons will look like; each with 24 planes, I think that is an adequate number considering the pools. Their carrier training can be irrelevant now... but not their very good pilot quality
... depending on how much attrition I get, I might end depleting all Canadian pools [X(]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

A very interesting turn; many good news, but also many bad news.

Lets start with good news:

- AO Shiriya torpedoed near Takao. fire and heavy damage: This is a decent sized, if slow, oiler. I really hope it sinks

- I-174 severely depth charged, debris float to surface... good indication of a potential sinking

- Bombing of Rangpur went very well, lots and lots of guns and trucks from 8th RF Gun Battalion destroyed; this will help reduce losses tomorrow when the tanks attack

- Japanese deliberate attack on Chengdu failed... I know they will come back stronger, but still that is lots of supply wasted

- Chinese shock attack 1 hex south of Chungking was a great success; the hungry hordes can still bite from time t time. 40th division got mauled.



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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Shotoku Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at AO Shiriya
Triton diving deep ....
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shotoku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Lahaina at 188,107

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 7, heavy damage

Allied Ships
APD Rathburne

SS I-174 is sighted by escort
APD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Rathburne fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Rathburne attacking submerged sub ....
Debris floats to surface in area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on 8th RF Gun Battalion, at 58,34 (Rangpur)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 30
Wellington Ic x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 9
B-26 Marauder x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 26 (8 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (6 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 2000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 8th RF Gun Battalion, at 58,34 (Rangpur)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Chengtu (75,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 89240 troops, 859 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 2433

Defending force 55145 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1230

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1660

Allied adjusted defense: 2043

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
9235 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 566 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 71 disabled
Guns lost 50 (3 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2627 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 261 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
6th Division
63rd Division
17th Division
104th Division
41st Division
110th Division
26th Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
77th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
5th War Area
3rd Chinese Base Force
22nd Group Army
16th Group Army
2nd Group Army
12th Group Army
21st Group Army
51st Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at 75,45 (near Chungking)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 27127 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1005

Defending force 12692 troops, 104 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 346

Allied adjusted assault: 296

Japanese adjusted defense: 96

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
5530 casualties reported
Squads: 108 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 22 (10 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
1081 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 136 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
40th Division

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Moving into the bad news, I was wondering where did 5th IJA division went... and lucky me, the paratroops found it in Comilla!! Needless to say, this didn't end well for the poor paratroops

This won't be good press back in the states; still not the end of the world because the LCU was not fully destroyed, this thanks to the engineers that are too heavy to para drop.

As you can see from the screenshot, I can potentially use the Paras again next turn if I wish.. this time with better recon to guarantee a jump on an empty hex.


Another important point is that it looks like he will be defending some key bases to delay my advance. I bet every railroad "base" or "dot" in Bangladesh will have some of speed bump. The Paras' sacrifice won't be in vain

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Ground combat at Comilla (56,39)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 714 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 15520 troops, 127 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 474

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 552

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
793 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
5th Division
38th JNAF AF Unit


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Allied Unit(s) Wiped Out at Comilla by attrition!!!!!!

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Lastly, the worst news of the entire month. My best kept secret was discovered: the Normanton-Darwin express or what I affectionately called operation "Sneaky Cockroach" was spotted by Japanese planes

This operation started many weeks ago, exactly a few days after I bombed Horn Island so to evict the Japanese LBAs there... then I sent from Cooktown a small TF of 2 small "Pacific S cargo class" capable of 1,167 tons and 8 tiny "Inter island Class" each capable of 333 cargo and 100 troops.

Against all odds, this TF was not discovered, so then I decided to make it a regular supply route. Of course I changed the loading port to Normanton, as to avoid the risk of crossing the Torres strait again.

So in the end, I was able to do 3 round trips and ship around 15,000 supply to Darwin... not bad at all. Most likely the IJN will come in anger soon [:D]

If IdahoNYer is reading this... I bet I have more supply in Northern Australia than you can dream about!! [:D]

[jwolf]

Can you defend your ships if you pull back to Normanton? I mean, do you have much fighter cover you can deploy there?

BTW how do you get multiple base and TF data in the one screenshot?

Sneaky cockroach was a good name! It's a shame you finally got busted.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

No I have very little there really, I think I will send some fighters to do LRCAP (no airbase in Normanton)... ships are really not worth it, but I guess I owe them for their wonderful service. I didn't even tried to increase port size or anything as I was worried any potential hint will discover it

You can also bet there will be a lot more IJN patrolling in those waters, so even if the ships are not sink, the chances of getting another pass are dim... I will still try and keep trying...

in my experience that is what those very little xAKLs are made for..

I use a screen capture tool called Greenshot, it gives you the capability to either save as jpg or to copy into the clipboard... so the 1st screen is a proper snapshot, then I keep capturing smaller pieces and saving them in the clipboard, then pasting it inside the picture.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Not a lot to say about this turn:

- 3 USN submarines planted mines on Kwajalein; but Amberjack hit a mine itself... damage is heavy (27, 41(23), 32(29), but there is a good chance it will arrive to port; then I most likely move an AR to help fix it.

- Great success at Rangpur, the 3rd carabinieres destroyed 8th RF Gun Battalion; most likely helped by the few bombardments done yesterday and today.
More important, Rangpur is a dot base on the Bangladesh railroad, so tomorrow there will be several divisions supporting

Next turn will be interesting:
- I will send the paratroopers again, this time to capture Tezpur, another dot base on the rail... if this is successful, then I will have the interior open for capture.
- I will try to close Chittagong, 3 p-38 squadrons + several 2E bombers + a few B-17D/ B24s attacking at extended range. I hope it works, the key advantage I have is the low level 2.. very easy to close


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Ground combat at Rangpur (58,34)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 316 troops, 0 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 66 troops, 12 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 70

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 70 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Rangpur !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment

Defending units:
8th RF Gun Battalion

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Interesting turn:

- xAK Buzan maru sunk by SS-35: 3 torpedo hits [:)]

- I-122 (another minelayer!) severely damaged by APDs Stringham, Paul Jones and Bulmer; 2 direct hits. 4 hits in total

- Chittagong bombing didn't go as I expected: P-38s didn't fly in the AM turn, 2E bombers didn't fly at all and 4E bombers arrived first. Thanksfully the only opposition was Ruffe float fighters.
In the PM phase P-38s really massacred the poor Ruffes. In total Japan lost(FOW) 16 Ruffes and 2 Tojos (ground) for one P-38 and one B-17D
And I think that using Ruffes on the front line was a big mistake. A base that is an obvious candidate of massive sweeps/ bombing needs the very best; otherwise better to leave it with nothing

- The Paras (those that survived [8|]) jumped on Tezpur and found 9th RF Gun Battalion. Battle ended in 1-to-1
He is covering all rail road bases to reduce the advance


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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 20

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kamikawa Maru-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 14 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 16

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kamikawa Maru-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 14 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kamikawa Maru-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 14 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 15

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
Kamikawa Maru-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 10 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 12

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
Kamikawa Maru-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

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Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 90 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Defending force 180 troops, 21 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 5

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
9th RF Gun Battalion

[jwolf]

Every Tojo destroyed is a real victory -- especially on the ground. Nice raid!

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Some days ago I wrote about the air-to-air war in India after the introduction of Ki-44-IIa Tojo. This was done from a British perspective. It is now the turn to talk about the other, friendlier, "invaders"

When talking about USAAF fighter presence in India (bombers will be a topic of another discussion), we need to talk about the Tenth USAAF.
And it is an easy discussion because I only have 6 squadrons - 150 planes - or less than 15% of the total USAAF.
I was debating about bringing additional reinforcements, as most other squadrons are sitting idle at Australia and the Pacific islands, not to mention also the many Marine fighter squadrons also idle in the Pacific. In the end I decided that these 6 are good enough for the task, and better to keep the other squadrons ready in the Pacific.
The decision to keep the force at 6 squadrons in India was also highly driven by the fact that I have no more 1st rate planes available to equip additional squadrons. I want quality advantage for the USAAF "spearhead" as I can use the British Hurricanes as quantitative fodder.
And when I said first rate fighters, I am talking about P38s and (hopefully) P40Ks. The P-39s and P-40Es were fine in the days of Oscar, they are no longer competitive, thus it doesn't make any sense to bring more, as already mentioned, Hurricanes can do the same job.

I have 3 squadrons flying P-38E, with 76 planes in total. The pools at 13 will hopefully keep them flying at full strenght for some months; afterwards I will start moving them to newer P-38 models. There is no more production,

I have 2 squadrons flying P-38F, 50 planes in total. Pools are at 4, but this plane is still in production until month end, thus I can expect another ~20. There are also 12 additional planes from a USA restricted squadron arriving in 62 days. These will hopefully keep them at full strenght for the next months.

I have 1 squadron flying P-40K, 26 planes in total. Pools are at 0, but this is not a concern as the production will be 65 planes a month, and this squadron will have priority over any in the Pacific. P-40K is untested, and I am not having a lot of faith on it, but it is the best non P-38 I have, and it is definitively better than Hurricanes, P-39s and P-40Es

These boys will be used on sweeps... "mass" sweeps followed by the 4E sledgehammer... ideally to close the airfield quickly...
this will be easily achieved in all those places with underdeveloped level 2, 3 airbases... it might be more challenging once I fight down south in more developed places like Rangoon (L7).. but one problem at a time

One last point. If he does the math, he will realize I have all the good stuff in India.. this might tempt him to go offensively in the Pacific. If this happens, I will have to go with just pure quantity to deal with it

[Jorge_Stanbury]

September 13th:

- AO Tappahanock sunk by damned I-26 near Christmas island... This was a good, fast AO [:(]
I think I will withdraw all fast AOs to "off map". Maybe I will keep em busy moving fuel from the East coast to Cape Town... The point is, I only have 6 fast AOs (5 Cimarron, 1 Kennebec) and no reinforcements until June 1943. The slower AOs (11knots cruise) can take over until 43

- A submarine minefield set near Rabaul (hex 107,126) was discovered and it is now being cleaned by Japanese DMS. AFAIK it didn't yield any damage.... next time

- I sent 2E bombers to Tezpur, this to help the expected ground combat.. once again, escorts didn't fly. I lost three Blenheims IV and one B-25C to Zero's LRCAP

- Paras captured Tezpur, but the enemy (9th RF Gun Battalion) is still at Tezpur, hence I still can't rail the "hordes" waiting at Raipur/ Calcutta. Hopefully next turn



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Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 156 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Defending force 66 troops, 20 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 16

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tezpur !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
9th RF Gun Battalion

[Jorge_Stanbury]

September 14t:

- Dacca captured, 86th Naval guard + base forces were not up to the task. 254th Armoured Brigade easily kicked them out.. I already rebased some Hurricanes and tomorrow the C-47s will bring an Air HQ.

- I-29 got 2 direct hits from DD Griffin. Then Dauntless bombers hit them twice

- Paras evicted 9th RF Gun battalion out of Tezpur. This means that the Indian "hordes" will now keep moving by rail. Once they reach Tezpur they will march to Silchar, as this base is too well defended to attempt a para drop

- Sweeped and bombed Comilla airfield. but he already evacuated it... tomorrow I will try ground bombing to kill the retreating troops. Meanwhile, P-38s will sweep Imphal (L3)


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Ground combat at Dacca (56,38)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2654 troops, 18 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Defending force 4021 troops, 52 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Allied adjusted assault: 154

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Dacca !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1339 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (18 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
86th Naval Guard Unit
52nd Field AA Battalion
41st JAAF AF Bn
82nd JAAF AF Bn


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Sub attack near Koggala at 27,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-29, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Griffin

SS I-29 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Griffin
I-29 diving deep ....
DD Griffin attacking submerged sub ....
DD Griffin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Griffin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

SBD-3 Dauntless attacking SS I-29 at 27,51
:::::::: SS I-29 is reported HIT
SBD-3 Dauntless attacking SS I-29 at 27,51
:::::::: SS I-29 is reported HIT


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Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 156 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Defending force 24 troops, 6 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 18

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Battalion

Defending units:
9th RF Gun Battalion

[jwolf]

Your advance has been very rapid. Every victory is a sweet piece of revenge! It does look like you will run into some hard positions soon, though.

I like the "hunt of red october." [8D]

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Thanks,
I don't know if it it just good luck, but I am seeing much better ASW results.. it might be related to upgrades or even to Allied devices getting better after certain dates. In any case, I plan to start "West coast - Pearl Harbor" ASW CVE patrols in around 30 days. This is when CVE Nassau arrives (followed by Prince William and Altamaha, 8 and 12 days after respectively).
I could start it now if I wanted as I have CVEs Copahee and Long Island at SanFran doing nothing. Problem is lack of squadrons, I think the few squadrons available are better used on training. This will change of course with the arrival of 4 new replacement squadrons with Nassau, Prince William and Altamaha.
I also started training (late I would say) one 18 dive bombers Marine squadron in ASW... this squadron will be re-based in the small (16 plane) Long Island.

And I don't think I will end fighting in Comilla/ Chittagong... Only the tanks can reach it before he leaves, and tanks cannot assault a well garrisoned, entrenched position. We will see what can be trapped. I would say anything east of Comilla has a good chance of being destroyed.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Today PTs really shined, no they didn't sink anything, but they thwarted all Japanese attempts to bomb Calcutta airbases.. a great, if costly victory --> 10 PTs lost...

There were several engagements, with PTs obliterated in almost each one. Allied aim was not good, so there were no Japanese losses.

There are several other news, but one at a time



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CL Naka
CL Kinu
DD Kazegumo
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
PT-66
PT-67
PT-68
PT-73, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-74
PT-75
PT-76, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-77
PT-78
PT-124, Shell hits 4, and is sunk


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-124 at 10,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-78 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-67 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-77 at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-74 at 7,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-76 at 7,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-73 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-124 at 10,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-78 at 10,000 yards
PT-76 sunk by CA Maya at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-67 at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-124 at 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-75 at 10,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-68 at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-66 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 10,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-74 at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-68 at 10,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-124 at 10,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-124 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-124 at 8,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-74 at 8,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-124 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-68 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-124 at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
PT-73 sunk by CA Haguro at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-124 at 8,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-74 at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-77 at 8,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-124
DD Arashi engages PT-124 at 8,000 yards
PT-124 sunk by DD Kazegumo at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-77 at 10,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-67 at 10,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-74 at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 11,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-68 at 11,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-74 at 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-68 at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-78 at 11,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-66 at 11,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-77 at 11,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-77 at 11,000 yards
orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-78 at 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-77 at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-74 at 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-75 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CL Naka
CL Kinu
DD Kazegumo
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
PT-60
PT-79, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-80
PT-81
PT-82
PT-83, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-84
PT-117
PT-126, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-128, Shell hits 2, on fire


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
Ichimiya, Yoshiyuki crosses the 'T'
CA Maya engages PT-128 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-82 at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-60 at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-128 at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-126 at 5,000 yards
PT-117 engages CA Haguro at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-83 at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-81 at 5,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-79 at 5,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-84 at 5,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-128 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-128 at 6,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-83 at 6,000 yards
PT-82 engages DD Asashio at 6,000 yards
PT-81 engages DD Amatsukaze at 6,000 yards
PT-82 engages DD Kazegumo at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-117 at 5,000 yards
PT-60 engages CA Takao at 5,000 yards
PT-83 sunk by CA Takao at 5,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-82 at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-60 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-117 at 8,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-126 at 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-128 at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-84 at 8,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-128 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-128 at 10,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-126 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-117 at 10,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-84 at 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-82 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-79 at 10,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-60 at 10,000 yards
PT-126 sunk by DD Kazegumo at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-84 at 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-117 at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-80 at 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-117 at 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-82 at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-81 at 12,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-60 at 12,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT-128
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-128 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-128 at 10,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-128 at 10,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-80 at 10,000 yards
PT-79 sunk by CA Maya at 10,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-128 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-128 at 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-82 at 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-81 at 7,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-128 at 7,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-128 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-128 at 8,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-128 at 8,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-128 at 8,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-128 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-128 at 9,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-117 at 9,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-84 at 9,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-128 at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-128 at 9,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-128 at 9,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-128 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-128 at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-81 at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-80 at 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-60 at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CL Naka
CL Kinu
DD Kazegumo
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
PT-66
PT-67
PT-68, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-74
PT-75
PT-77, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-78


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 9,000 yards
CL Kinu launches Long Lance Torpedoes at PT-78 at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-68 at 7,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-77 at 6,000 yards
PT-75 engages CL Kinu at 6,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-77 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-77 at 5,000 yards
PT-77 sunk by CL Kinu at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-78 at 3,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 3,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-75 at 3,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-68 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 5,000 yards
PT-68 sunk by DD Asashio at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-67 at 7,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-78 at 8,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Naka collides with CL Kinu at 52 , 37
CA Takao engages PT-67 at 10,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-78 at 10,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-78 at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-75 at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 12,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-78 at 12,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-67 at 12,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-75 at 12,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-67 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 52,37, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CL Naka
CL Kinu
DD Kazegumo
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
PT-66
PT-67
PT-74
PT-75
PT-78


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 57% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-75 at 10,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-75 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-75 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
CL Naka engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-75 at 6,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
Ichimiya, Yoshiyuki orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-78 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-75 at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-74 at 5,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-78 at 5,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-74 at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-78 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-78 at 6,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-66 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 9,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-75 at 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-66 at 9,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 9,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-78 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 11,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-67 at 11,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-78 at 11,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 11,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-78 at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Calcutta at 51,37, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CL Naka
CL Kinu
DD Kazegumo
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
PT-66
PT-67, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-74
PT-75
PT-78, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Parish, M.H. gains tactical advantage
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Maya engages PT-78 at 18,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-78 at 18,000 yards
PT-67 sunk by DD Arashi at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-78 at 15,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-66 at 15,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-78 at 15,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-78 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-78 at 13,000 yards
Parish, M.H. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 12,000 yards
PT-78 sunk by CA Ashigara at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
DD Kazegumo engages PT-66 at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbour at 51,39, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
CL Naka
CL Kinu
DD Kazegumo
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
PT-66
PT-74
PT-75

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
Floyd, V.P. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 20,000 yards
CA Haguro engages PT-74 at 20,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-75 at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-75 at 25,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards
Floyd, V.P. orders Allied TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

[Jorge_Stanbury]

What else is new?

- DMS W-1 torpedoed by S-31, most likely sunk

- Both P-40K and A6M3 had their baptism of fire... P-40K did well
I was not expecting him doing heavy sweeps on Calcutta.. I didn't see the naval bombing coming, even thought I had naval search. Going back on topic, there were simply too many Zeros and Tojos against few P-40K.
Only one P-40K lost.

- P-38s sweeps on Imphal did not find any CAP, while B-17s scored 4 Tojos and 2 Helens on the ground

- Comilla bombing was uneventful, CAP failed to destroy any bomber, but they certainly reduced the bombers aim, as the results were mediocre.

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,127

Japanese Ships
DMS W-1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-31

SS S-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-1
S-31 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 30

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
51st FG/26th FS with P-40K Warhawk (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
51st FG/26th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet *

CAP engaged:
51st FG/26th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
B-17F Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Division, at 56,39 (Comilla)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-24D Liberator x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000.
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 41st JAAF AF Bn ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 86th Naval Guard Unit, at 56,39 (Comilla)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Jorge_Stanbury]

What else?
I can smell carriers [:)]
B5N2 Kate attacking SS Trusty at 47,67
B5N1 Kate attacking SS Trusty at 47,67

B5N1 Kate attacking a O21 Class class SS at 48,68
B5N2 Kate attacking a KXI Class class SS at 58,84

is he planning an evacuation from Chittagong?
I will need to get ready. I was actually in the process of building a defense arrangements on Calcutta.. the PT boats were just one component of it. the full plan was:

- PT boats guarding Calcutta: this thwarted the bombing, but at a high cost

- Coastal batteries at Diamond Harbor: naval guns were supposed hinder movement from Diamond Harbor to Calcutta.. but didn't work at all. All 3 coastal gun LCUs are now packing to move on to Calcutta

- mines at Diamond Harbor: this will take a long to achieve, but I have 2 ACMs near Colombo, they are traveling to Madras and then to Calcutta. I also have one CM at Madras, but pools are very low.. this means that I will need to use USN submarines to do most of the mining. I decided I will not mine Diamond Harbor, as the guns did nothing... will just mine Calcutta directly.

- Torpedo/ dive bombers at Cuttack: This base is critical because it is not on shore. Thus I can put several torpedo bombers and Barracudas to guard the approached to Calcutta. Last turn they were not active because the airbase is still under repair.



Hopefully next time results will be better

[IdahoNYer]

- Coastal batteries at Diamond Harbor: naval guns were supposed hinder movement from Diamond Harbor to Calcutta.. but didn't work at all. All 3 coastal gun LCUs are now packing to move on to Calcutta

That surprises me too - thought coastal batteries would have interdicted that passage? Mines should.

Good to see the P-40k do well at over 20k - a bit surprised too.

Guess the PTs were limited by sufficient moonlight and calm seas. Did you have good PT Boat skippers?

[Jorge_Stanbury]

I had each TF with the best commander I was able to find. all other skippers were just whatever, randomly defined by the AI I guess

My entire defense plan on guns/ mines was about Diamond harbor being capable of interdicting... I don't know if this was just pure bad luck, but he was not hindered at all by coastal guns.. maybe the caliber was not big enough for long distance shooting?

From past experiences I know they are not great against naval bombing, but at least they will shoot from time to time... maybe it is related to low caliber? all guns at Diamond are 6 inches Mk V/ VII.
Maybe you need battleship caliber guns to interdict?

unless of course somehow they are not passing through Diamond???
If you look at this picture... why is my TF's planning to move from hex 51, 38 (west of Diamond) to hex 51,37 (north west of Diamond) ??
you can see the red line between the two hexes. is it possible that maybe it is not working as designed?


Posted in tech support too...

[IdahoNYer]

That's strange - I just checked on my map and all three tries I did plotting into Calcutta went from Diamond Harbor to 51,37 then to Calcutta.

What map are you using??