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Oct 16-17, 1942

INDIA: The allies reinforced even more their position beyond the river and I decided to call off the attack. The 2nd Army marched back unmolested, positioning on the wooded hex NE of Ranchi.
Very few air attacks by the allied bomber force. Unconclusive, at best.
Ranchi AF is operative again and 200 fighters have been moved there supporting Patna and the army's position between the two cities (the usual combination of A6M5, KI-43 IIb and KI-44 IIa).
Allied armour and divisions are also conquering the empty spaces NW of Madras.

These days of breath let me re-organize my air force in India. I think it is now very well balanced and I hope to be able to stand the enemy attacks.

CHINA:
Finally some good news from Chikkiang. After several days of air attacks (where we had to tangle, successfully, with P-38s and F4F on LRCAP from Chungking), the 13th Army managed to get a 2-1. Forts down to 0 and now the base should follow within the next week or so.
The attack of the next day didn't achieve anything...need to make my distrupted and fatigued units rest for a couple of days...but the fate of Chikkiang is written now.

SOPAC:
Lots of action here. The allies arrived with a mighty fleet. Several Cruisers, PTs and a huge amphib TF carrying the 32th Division...that landed at Tulagi! A whole division for a unoccupied base? Kinda of an overkill here...
My subs (13 of them) didn't score a single hit and 3 of them got damaged and need to RtB for repairs.
110 Netties took off from Torokina. I had set 90 fighters as escort...but only 27 of them took off...
Strangely enough ONLY 1 CV was present in the allied amphib fleet... the Wasp...
Not a single hit was scored. Flak and a good CAP cover did the job pretty well, downing 80 of my planes (27 KIA and 27 WIA).
Japan didn't risk its ships. I should have, but thought there were many more carriers, while I can now confirm that only the Wasp is present in SOPAC (or at least he is using just that single CV in this theatre).

...which made me think: why should Erik risk a single CV in 1942? Why not massing the whole allied DS?
The only reason I see is to lure me where he's not aiming at and catch me with my pants down somewhere else.
Ok, but where?

Hypotesis?
Kuriles, DEI or Oz I guess.

Following these thoughts, I've accelerated the reinforcement of the Kuriles. A mixed Bde is moving from Tokyo to Paramushiro, along with an air HQ and another Bde for Shimushiri Jiima. 110 Oscar IIb and 70 Netties are being transferred to Hokkaido, along with a SAG.

The KB1 will re-position itself near Cocos Island and will be joined by the rest of the KB. The Mini KB will operate in SOPAC/CENTPAC area.

2 BBs, 2 CAs, 4 CLs and 30 DDs are trasnfering from Sosarbaja to Port Hedland. 3 Netties sentais and 3 fighter sentais are moved back to Perth, while 4 engineers units and a division are prepping the defensive positions on the eastern coast of NG.

I am pretty sure this in SOPAC is a minor allied operation, even if he's using good assets, this is not the whole lot. The hammer is still to fall

He is doing it right (except for the extra risk with the CV) : As the allies you have to put pressure in Sopac because either you can get a headstart at a limited cost if the japanese don't pay much attention to it, or you force them to commit, and they are losing men, planes and ships for a secondary objective. A balanced commitment in SOPAC is a win win for the allies.

ORIGINAL: veji1

He is doing it right (except for the extra risk with the CV) : As the allies you have to put pressure in Sopac because either you can get a headstart at a limited cost if the japanese don't pay much attention to it, or you force them to commit, and they are losing men, planes and ships for a secondary objective. A balanced commitment in SOPAC is a win win for the allies.

Very true. That's why my strategy is simply to delay them as much as possible, but without risking too much in that theatre.
However, the real question remains: where is he really aiming at?

To be honest I'd like him to invest more here...and my strategy since the beginning was to lure him towards a central pacific strategy. I think he's getting interested in the Marshalls and he will advance there in the next months/weeks... but if he's CVs aren't present in CENTPAC (and I have not a single clue that he has them there) he must be planning for something else.

When does the winter start again?

Thanks for stopping by, GJ! [:)]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: veji1

He is doing it right (except for the extra risk with the CV) : As the allies you have to put pressure in Sopac because either you can get a headstart at a limited cost if the japanese don't pay much attention to it, or you force them to commit, and they are losing men, planes and ships for a secondary objective. A balanced commitment in SOPAC is a win win for the allies.

Very true. That's why my strategy is simply to delay them as much as possible, but without risking too much in that theatre.
However, the real question remains: where is he really aiming at?

To be honest I'd like him to invest more here...and my strategy since the beginning was to lure him towards a central pacific strategy. I think he's getting interested in the Marshalls and he will advance there in the next months/weeks... but if he's CVs aren't present in CENTPAC (and I have not a single clue that he has them there) he must be planning for something else.

When does the winter start again?

I am not sure your strategy is going to work because as the allies, CENTPAC remains a very risky proposition as long as the KB is strong and healthy. Why risk going atoll assaulting, putting your amphib fleet, troops and flattops at risk as long as the KB remains very dangerous ? better to go for more coastal operations where LBA can help you out.

This is where WITPAE emulates (in a way) real life quite well : The Allies went for CentPAC because the KB was no more than a marginal threat, because of Midway, because of the quantity and quality (radar, vectoring, comm, etc...) the US fleet had, etc...

So to me, Obvert would be crazy to go for CENTPAC as long as the KB isn't either dented or at a numerical disadvantage.

I read both AARs with great interest so any comments will be very general and bland, although maybe that's my intellectual level in any case!!

BEWARE of your Indian success!! You may talk yourself into a much bigger trap than any you might have pulled off at Patna. Even with your Indian air successes are you not at the point in the games where 1 for 2 losses still win the attrition war if the Allies?? I confess that I have only played AI past mid-'42 and I always assumed that 1-1 air losses in '42 wonderful for Allies but that even 1-2 were acceptable. Is this inaccurate in a longer haul against a good real player?

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
...which made me think: why should Erik risk a single CV in 1942? Why not massing the whole allied DS?
The only reason I see is to lure me where he's not aiming at and catch me with my pants down somewhere else.
Ok, but where?

Probably because Erik has no CVEs ready yet and saw an opportunity to move in the SoPac. However, he probably didn't know where the KB was and was unwilling to put his whole CV fleet at risk. Losing one CV won't really change too much in the long run but far too often we have seen battles around this time of the full KB vs. Allied DS go very very badly for the Allies and ruin the prospects of 1943 invasions. But part of this strategy could tie into a diversion as well; had you committed the KB here he could have launched something much larger somewhere else at relatively low risk and only lose one CV. Personally I would not have launched an attack like this until I could have had CVEs to replace that covering CV but I guess Erik just didn't have the patience for that. And frankly that lack of patience explains the rationale behind many AFB ops in 1942. It's very frustrating to have all the troops fully prepped for invasions just sitting in bases so many AFBs go ahead with OPs on the hope it will "probably" turn out all right. The one calculation they typically fail to make is that the cost of a failed operation is usually much much higher than the gain of a successful operation.

ORIGINAL: Sangeli

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy
...which made me think: why should Erik risk a single CV in 1942? Why not massing the whole allied DS?
The only reason I see is to lure me where he's not aiming at and catch me with my pants down somewhere else.
Ok, but where?

Probably because Erik has no CVEs ready yet and saw an opportunity to move in the SoPac. However, he probably didn't know where the KB was and was unwilling to put his whole CV fleet at risk. Losing one CV won't really change too much in the long run but far too often we have seen battles around this time of the full KB vs. Allied DS go very very badly for the Allies and ruin the prospects of 1943 invasions. But part of this strategy could tie into a diversion as well; had you committed the KB here he could have launched something much larger somewhere else at relatively low risk and only lose one CV. Personally I would not have launched an attack like this until I could have had CVEs to replace that covering CV but I guess Erik just didn't have the patience for that. And frankly that lack of patience explains the rationale behind many AFB ops in 1942. It's very frustrating to have all the troops fully prepped for invasions just sitting in bases so many AFBs go ahead with OPs on the hope it will "probably" turn out all right. The one calculation they typically fail to make is that the cost of a failed operation is usually much much higher than the gain of a successful operation.

I am playing Allies vs MrBlizzard right now with HR: max 500 ac/hex. We just have excellent carriers clash, both sides took losses, now real winner. And it is just 10/42, my opponent have already A6M5 on board and I am still using F4F-3/4. I am starting to like this HR.

Just a quick update guys (later i hope to be able to make a more comprehensive report):

Oct 20, 1942

CHIKKIANG falls! BANZAI! this is really critical for the chinese theatre. Now the front can be on the move again and we've crossed the river and we are out of that damned bottleneck!
The air bombings made the difference and even if Erik's F4F and P-38s did interfere more often than what i had hoped, our fighters managed to keep them off enough.
Now on towards Kweyang!

Ground combat at Chihkiang (78,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31855 troops, 454 guns, 975 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045

Defending force 47521 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1189

Japanese adjusted assault: 1113

Allied adjusted defense: 343

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chihkiang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
10904 casualties reported
Squads: 332 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 156 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 101 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 28 (13 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
40th Division
9th Tank Regiment
6th Division
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
68th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps


In India a massive battle is approaching... stay tuned

Here's a map of China. Unfortunately I don't have a updated save to take a decent screenshot, so I had to draw on a 5 days old screenshot... hope it is clear enough.

I see lots of possibilities now... rough terrain is what my tanks are waiting for!!!

I have the 1st Tank ID and 11 tank regiments for this task... [8D]

RnD: the A6M RnD program is going really well.
The A6MSen Baku should be available on 1/43, thus freeing up the upgrade path of 2x45planes Sentais (that are, at the moment, stuck with A6M2s)
The A6M5b should arrive by 2/43 and the A6M5c by 4/43.
By 6/43 I should be able to get the A6M8, which will be my major Navy fighter till SAM arrives.
Also the reach of the A6M8 will free up space for many many RnD factories... yet there will be hard decisions to take regarding supplies expenditure..will see
KI-43 IIIa should arrive by early 43 and the IV version soon after.

as soon as the A6M line will be finished I will focus on the Tony line (at the moment I got 2x30 factories working on the KI-61b and 3x30 -but not repaired- working on the KI-61c) Need to speed it up this line.

With PDU OFF the prespective is really different. You have to optimize a lot and focus on really not-key-models... the whole N1K line is close to meaningless in terms on numbers of Sentais involved. Won't really devote more than 3x30 factories to this line.
Even less to the J2M line. Only 2x30 factories. Sad but true.

SAM, on the other side, will be important, as important will be the KI-94. let's see what we'll be able to do...a lot will depend on how the war will go in the next key months

I see all those tank rgt in China and wonder if they would help you out more holding back the Allied in India. Once the Indian infantry gets their upgrades in early to mid-43, then they will get wiped out. But you have time to use them to great effect now. Same thoughts go through my head with all that Manchurian heavy artillery. The Allies don't have guns of that caliber while in China, the Allies have 75mm and maybe some 105mm.

Banzai!

Sorry guys. Another set of hard days at work. Didn't have much time for the AAR...barely able to do a couple of turns a day.

But today, i thought i owned you this update.

31 October 1942, 46 miles west of Patna (India), the biggest battle in the war so far just happened...

Waves of sweeps and bombers both from the allies and from the Empire. Allies lost 90 planes, japan 72 (only 15 KIA!). Not bad.
Then the allied army launches a massed deliberate attack.
Despite the bug we've discovered (see tech forum), the battle went really well: 250 allied squads destroyed and more than 700 disabled! An entire Indian division is trashed, while only the 55th Japanese ID has taken more than 20% of disablement. We've lost 400 AVs but 90% of these are just disabled.
Now we're reinforcing Ranchi which is threatened by another allied Army...
Think erik overstimated the strenght of the allied army in this period of war...


Will try to make a more comprehensive report if the Lady falls asleep sooner than usual

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 31, 42

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
A6M3a Zero x 23
A6M5 Zero x 57
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 32
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 56
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 50

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(23 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(23 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 16 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
2nd Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(21 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 34 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 32 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
70th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 29 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 29 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 21
A6M5 Zero x 55
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 50
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 39

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
2nd Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 34 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 15 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
70th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 21 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
29 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 13
A6M5 Zero x 50
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16

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

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
2nd Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
34 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
70th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 29 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 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 18 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 11
A6M5 Zero x 43
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 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 28 minutes
2nd Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 34 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-43-IIb Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
Raid is overhead
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
70th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 29 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 11
A6M5 Zero x 31
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 24125.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
2nd Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Raid is overhead
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
25 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25125.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
70th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 29 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 9
A6M5 Zero x 30
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

CAP engaged:
2nd Ku S-1 with A6M3 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 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 25 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 25125.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
70th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 9
A6M5 Zero x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 82 minutes
9th Sentai with Ki-44-IIb Tojo (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 25600 and 25763.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 22 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 27600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 23763 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 28600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1
A6M5 Zero x 1
G3M3 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 73rd Motorised Brigade ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 19th Indian Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 5
A6M5 Zero x 1
G4M1 Betty x 72
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
45 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 19th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 19th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 19th Indian Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
A6M5 Zero x 23
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 42
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 85th British AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 75th Indian Brigade ...


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Morning Air attack on 3rd Carabiniers Regiment, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1
A6M5 Zero x 22
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 47
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 1st Indian Light AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Indian Light AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Indian Light AA Regiment ...



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Morning Air attack on 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 96 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...


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Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 5
A6M5 Zero x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16

Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 12
SB-III x 18
Blenheim IV x 16
Hurricane IIa Trop x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 56
Mohawk IV x 16
Wellington Ic x 7
Kittyhawk IA x 6
A-20A1 Havoc x 11
A-29 Hudson x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26 Marauder x 11
P-400 Airacobra x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 1 damaged
SB-III: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 7 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 8 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SB-III bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
12 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
7 x SB-III bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb
13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 9000 feet *
4 x Wellington Ic bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 9000 feet *
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 9000 feet
11 x A-20A1 Havoc bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
19 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 9000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 9000 feet
7 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 9000 feet
10 x P-400 Airacobra sweeping at 9000 feet

CAP engaged:
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 22 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
85th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 14 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Division ...
Also attacking 21st Army ...
Also attacking 14th Army ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
A6M5 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 22
P-38E Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
4 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
Hosho-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 13 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet
2 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 25
Hudson IIIa x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
Vengeance I x 16
Wellington Ic x 10
Kittyhawk IA x 6
B-18A Bolo x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-26 Marauder x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
Vengeance I: 2 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
Wellington Ic: 4 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
10 x Wellington Ic bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Vengeance I bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 1st Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 12
B-18A Bolo x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 12
B-26B Marauder x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 33rd Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 33rd Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...
Also attacking 33rd Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 21st Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 41st Air Defense AA Battalion, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 10
B-26 Marauder x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 25

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...
Also attacking 41st Air Defense AA Battalion ...
Also attacking 48th Division ...
Also attacking 55th Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on 48th Division, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb




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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Area Army, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 45
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 39

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
45 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, at 53,30 , near Patna

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 42
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 25

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
42 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet


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Ground combat at 53,30 (near Patna)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 110186 troops, 1410 guns, 2286 vehicles, Assault Value = 3684

Defending force 115744 troops, 1182 guns, 819 vehicles, Assault Value = 3162

Allied adjusted assault: 1456

Japanese adjusted defense: 3074

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4526 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 272 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 191 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 47 disabled
Guns lost 155 (24 destroyed, 131 disabled)
Vehicles lost 133 (11 destroyed, 122 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
11883 casualties reported
Squads: 250 destroyed, 798 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 304 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 106 disabled
Guns lost 158 (20 destroyed, 138 disabled)
Vehicles lost 303 (52 destroyed, 251 disabled)

Assaulting units:
14th Indian Division
19th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
50th Tank Brigade
23rd Indian Division
762nd Tank Battalion
75th Indian Brigade
7th Australian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
267th Armoured Brigade
63rd Indian Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
73rd Motorised Brigade
75th IAC Regiment
70th British Division
26th Indian Division
6th Medium Regiment
251st Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
260th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
93rd Coast AA Regiment
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
55th Division
24th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Division
48th Division
14th Tank Regiment
5th Division
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
22nd Tank Regiment
1st Division
2nd Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
29th Ind Engineer Regiment
12th Air Defense AA Regiment
2nd Area Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
3rd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd RF Gun Battalion
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
14th Army
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Air Defense AA Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Air Defense AA Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
41st Air Defense AA Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
54th Field AA Battalion
9th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
21st Army

That's a serious bloody nose at Patna the Allies just took. Battles like that make the Indian fight worth your time as the Allies cannot replace those losses (although they get plenty of new units of course). The inevitable push on Burma will have 250 AV less than it would have otherwise.

ORIGINAL: Sangeli

That's a serious bloody nose at Patna the Allies just took. Battles like that make the Indian fight worth your time as the Allies cannot replace those losses (although they get plenty of new units of course). The inevitable push on Burma will have 250 AV less than it would have otherwise.

Yes, i've been on that side and know how poor are the replacements rates for british units (and, to a lesser extend, indian ones). That was my goal: fight a delaying action while bleeding the enemy's weak spot. To breakthrough here he will need the American Divisions and that will mean that there will be less of those precious units fighting in the pacific.

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

I see all those tank rgt in China and wonder if they would help you out more holding back the Allied in India. Once the Indian infantry gets their upgrades in early to mid-43, then they will get wiped out. But you have time to use them to great effect now. Same thoughts go through my head with all that Manchurian heavy artillery. The Allies don't have guns of that caliber while in China, the Allies have 75mm and maybe some 105mm.

yes Micheal, i've been thinking about that too for many many months. The "Sian tragedy" completely threw me off in terms of strategy...by now i had planned to have conquered half of China and be able to send my reserves to India to counter the allied moves....unfortunately i had to change my plans as we know
Now India is just an expensive delaying action theatre, while China is more strategic for the overall war effort, imho. Also in China i am still on the offensive, an tanks and heavy arty are a MUST, while in India i am on the defensive side and the tanks are less critical...even if they would be usefull, i know...
But i had to make a choice and chose to keep the tanks there, where they can be devastating against the Chinese units and can exploit their mobility without being threatened by the allied bombers

Allied ground losses:
11883 casualties reported
Squads: 250 destroyed, 798 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 304 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 106 disabled
Guns lost 158 (20 destroyed, 138 disabled)
Vehicles lost 303 (52 destroyed, 251 disabled)


So how much is that? One division worth of troops destroyed and two and half more disabled, right? Let's say 1300/1500 AVs out of action for a while. That should buy me some more time to consolidate my defences and bring some more reserves to the front. I should be able to buy another ID and send it there in a week...

November has arrived:
Nick KI-45c enters in production, along with the D1Y1 (cool!). The Oscar IIIa, A6M5b and A6M2Sen Baku are all accelerating fast. The KI-44 IIc is also moving along nicely and will be very important in 1943 (quite a good number of new groups upgrades to it!).


Madras is now isolated from Calcutta. I won't be leaving it untill the very last moment. Untill Ceylon and Madras are mine, the Bay of Bengal will be Japanese and Burma's flank will be safe

Forgot to say that the air battle of the 31st October also saw the baptism of fire for the brand new KI-44 IIb (2 groups operating in India).
The new plane did a good job, collecting 15 kills in 2 groups and losing only 5 planes against the waves of allied sweeps.
Gotta admit that I am starting to like it pretty much.
It seems to be better than the IIa version, even if nobody produces it.
As you know, I am forced to produce it because of PDU OFF setting, but I do see the lights of this plane, even if it has its shadows obviously.
It has 2 heavy MGs centerlined, while the IIa version has them on the wings (F).
Its 40mm cannons, even if they have a shitty accurancy, can, every now and then, down a bomber, which is better than the 2 7.7mm MGs of the IIa version.

I have completely stopped producing the IIa version and producing 100 IIb while R&D the IIc type.
Will use the IIa stocks until they run dry (350 of them among pools and active squadrons)

The KI-61 Ia, which is already available since half Sept, hasn't seen a single battle yet. Its SR=3 makes it really hard to handle everywhere but at Calcutta, which is still pretty far from the front line. I'm keeping it as a defensive fighter, combining with the KI-45a and KI-45c in rear-big bases. We'll see how it will perform when we're gonna need it. For the moment I am only using SR=1 fighters in India, so to be able to rotate the squadrons in and out after every battle. It is working so far...



The butcher's bill of the day in the air. Can't complain. Also because I've had ONLY 15 KIA and 16 WIA pilots today. Really not bad, considering we were on LRCAP against his sweeps!