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10th Jan
 
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China
Bombed.  We will have a small Jap LCU cornered soon in the North.  I don't expect much but victory from the coming battle.
 
Burma
Koniu is bombing our bases in N. Burma.  He's sucking up my supplies and killing off his own Helen crews.  I am moving my units into place at Akyab.  I think Koniu has his best pilots in Burma right now.
 
Maloelap
Koniu sent some Zero's, Nicks, and Betty's after my small supply TF.  We lost an xAKL 3 PT boats strafed.  All in all it went pretty good all supplies were dropped off.
 
Wake
I see a Jap TF of PB's parked here.  I have set DBs to attack nothing.  Now I am setting more planes on Nav attack and see what will happen.

11th Jan
 
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Calcutta
2 Jap subs patroling around.  One takes 2 hits from our ASW, with a penetrating hit.
 
Wake
P39's attack the PB outside the harbour.  Not for sure why it was dead in the water though.
 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 135,98
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 11
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Kaiun Maru, Shell hits 3, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk  Whoa 11 for 11 bomb hits.  Not bad
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      11 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
 
Kaiun Maru dead in the water ...
 
These pilots were part of an expermental group. They were trained in low nav with the P39's to see if fighter pilots could drop bombs on some ships.  I do believe it worked.  They are now working on the A2A skills.

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PB Kaiun Maru, Shell hits 3, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk Whoa 11 for 11 bomb hits. Not bad

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

Kaiun Maru dead in the water ...

These pilots were part of an expermental group. They were trained in low nav with the P39's to see if fighter pilots could drop bombs on some ships. I do believe it worked. They are now working on the A2A skills

Holy cow! I train my B-26 B25 pilots using Hudsons early in the war because low nav works so well wiith the light and medium bombers but that is a briallant idea to send P39's in .. it only takes a few 250 pound bombs to neutralize an xAK .. and it adds to the power projection ...I will do this in my next game [;)]

The 11/11 is not unusual - I'm pretty sure the Airacobras carry two bombs each so 11 hits is really 50%.

I have found that P-40Es with their 500 lb bombs are a potent anti-ship weapon. Put them at 100 feet and they can take on anything short of a BB. I sank a CA off of Luzon with P-40Es. All his fighters were inland at the time, attacking Manila and Clark.

Aces, I agree B 25/26's are excellent low nav bombing.  I decided to see what fighter pilots could do.  Seen it from a discusion on the main forum.   I am currently training my lov nav bomber pilots in strafing.  I want to see what happens when the B25s with the 75mm cannon comes into play.  I need to train my pilots some more but getting there.

I just looked up the P 39D they only 1 500 pound bomb.  Not being arguementive BBfanboy.  Needless to say I am very happy with the results. Also the PB was out of fuel. Koni did tell me that.

12th Jan
 
Nothing much beside I lose 5 PTboats.

You will love the B-25G and J models. I played the Downfall scenario and right at the beginning my recon showed a large number of xAK/xAKL and small warships at Hangchow, near Shanghai. A raid by 75 B-25 G/J and another 75 B-26 C or D massacred something like 44 merchants and about 24 small craft, including 4 or the hated "E" sub-killers. A DD force sent to prevent any damaged ships from escaping Hangchow found nothing and the port raid the following turn found only two small vessels that survived the previous attack. Most of the damage was from skip-bombing though, rather than just shell hits. The machine guns and cannons help suppress the flak and thus improve bombing accuracy.

BB I can't wait till I get the better med bombers and fighters.

14th Jan

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China
Bombed

Calcutta
We attack 2 Jap subs. With only one small hit on I-158

SE Akyab
We bomb the Jap troops on the 13th for decent result.  We bomb again on the 14th with better results.  P38 sweeps shot down 30 Jap fighters loseing 1 P38 to ops.  We lose 24 Blehnheim IV's and 10 Mowhawks and Sea Hurris.  All the good bombers went in behind the sweeps the blenheims went in during the PM phase and got slaughtered.

Truk
Spearfish sinks an APD and is damaged in the process.  She will make it home for repairs.

Maleolap
Hellens and Bettys took a beating on the 13th.  2 of each was shot down with a lot more damaged by flak.

15th Jan
 
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Nothing much this turn.
 
I-158 sinks an AM off Calcutta.

China

Sian area

Koniu is sending troops to cut Sian's road in the north. I will send troops to try and open this route, once he has entered the hex. I am thinking of sending in a small tank Bn into China.

The rest of China is stable. Chinese pilots are doing pretty well with training. I might be able to pull out a few US fighter squadrons in the near future. I have 1 Corp upgrading at Calcutta with 2 more on the way. One Corp is almost maxed out and will stay in China.

Burma/India

I will start to send troops into the hex SE of Akyab and start an attritional battle with the Japs stationed there. I want Koniu to keep LRCAPing this hex, so I can sweep him to death. If he dosen't I'll just bomb his troops from the air. I will start doing naval bombarding also. If he puts subs in the shallow waters, then I will eat them with my ASW TF's. I think once he see's what I am doing he will pull his troops back down the coast.

I do have plans for the plains area. I need to crush Mandalay first. The Jap AF is to strong for me right now. So I will be patient and wait.

17th Jan
 
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China
Bombed.  Sian's road cut off by Japanese.
 
Calcutta
We hit I-153 with 5 small hits.
 
Wetar
Catalina's on Nav Attack sink an AK full of troops, the next day an S boat sinks an AK with a few troops on board.  alot of infantry reported lost.
 
Truk
We sink and empty AP.
 
Jap HI's
US sub gets hammered and will make for Adak for repairs.
 
Marshall's
2 APD's are sunk by Betty's.
 
Things will pickup soon.  I keep underestimateing the time it takes to pull and op together.  But then I always want more and end up waiting for more to come.

20th Jan
 
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China
Bombed.  Today 3 ID's and a tank rgt attacked a small group of Chinese LCU's trying to escape.  They retrea back to Yenan.  Around 300 fighters in country.
 
Burma
Cox's Bazar is bomded.  Just runway damage.  Around 300 fighters in country.  Hudson's attack and sink 2 SC's in Rangoon harbour.
 
Prepping and getting ready for ops that will happen soon.
 
 
 
 

22nd Jan
 
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Not much going on these two turns.
 
We sank a tanker in the Makassar straits.
 
We lose a sub around Wotje.

23rd Jan
 
Not much.  We sank 2 LBs outside of Rangoon by Dutch sub.
 
Yenan is taken by the Japs.

24th Jan
 
No intel on any carriers.
 
Burma
Troops are marching south of Akyab to greet the stack of Jap LCU's.   We bombed them again today.  2 ID's SNLF and an arty unit are waiting for us.  350 fighters are presnt in Burma.  170 at Mandalay 180 or so at Rangoon.  I expect a CAP trap over this stack tomorrow.  I will stop bombing and send in the fighters.  I am basing everything out of Cox bazar.  I am waiting for sweeps and bombers.  Fighters are ready.  Another LB is sunk south of Rangoon.
 
Coco's
Bombed
 
There will be some excitment soon.  I promise

Speaking of popcorn.  I just watched Expendables 2.  Yes, the fight scenes where over the top ridiculous.  But the one liners where great.  Good movie overall.  Just don't expect realism just go in expecting to see a bunch of old action stars having a good time.

Haha, I havn´t watched it myself but judging by the commercials it looks quiet over the top indeeed! [:D]