AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 53,74
Japanese Ships
DMS W-2
DD Isonami
xAK Ayatosan Maru
DD Ayanami
DD Shikinami
PB Tatsumiya Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 1
as so often the war actually starts with an Allied sub attacking an enemy convoy as it approaches Malaya...
SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-2
DD Ayanami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shikinami attacking submerged sub ....
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Naval bombardment of Midway Island at 158,91
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
DD Ushio firing at Midway Island
DD Sazanami firing at Midway Island
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 126
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed by flak
B5N2 Kate: 13 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 23 damaged
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-1 Dauntless: 26 damaged
SBD-1 Dauntless: 4 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 36 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 4 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 24 damaged
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 10 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
R3D-2: 5 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 10 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 14 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 19 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 10 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
C-33: 4 damaged
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DM Pruitt
xAKL Manini
AV Wright
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
BB California, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2
CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1
DD Case, Bomb hits 1
DM Gamble, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 109
Port hits 15
Pearl Harbour attacked!!! In a bold move the Japanese Empire brought several aircraft carriers into position near Hawaii and launches an airstrike against the Pacific fleet...
lots of damage done but this is Babes and bomb damage isn't as severe as in vanilla but due to a magazine detonation we outright lose BB Nevada... no other BBs were lost and if there isn't a second day strike we will do just fine... actually I'm glad Mundy went for Pearl as I always fear KB in the SRA way more than bombing Hawaii's old battlewaggons even though I hate losing any major ship... Mundy kept a lot of his fighters strafing the airfield which turns out to be a disaster (for the IJNAF) as lots of them were downed even though they also did a lot of damage to the airfield and the aircraft there...
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
13 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
18 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Magazine explodes on BB Nevada
Massive explosion on DD Case
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Phuket at 49,70
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAK Demosthenes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Hong Siang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Wing Sang, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
that's what we're going to face the coming months, everything in Betty/Nell range is in absolute danger of being sunk...
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
G4M1 Betty x 54
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
Iba's airfield is attacked but the Betties bomb from 23,000 ft, Mundy must have been afraid of flak fire but there is no flak at the base and we get away with only a couple of damaged Warhawks...
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M2 Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 27
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 8 damaged
O-47A: 7 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 53
Clark is also getting a visit, also from very high altitude but the bombers must have laser guided bombs and Clark is severely damaged...
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Langkawi at 49,72
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAKL Raub, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Nam Yong
AMc Medusa
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
O-47A: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 12
No Japanese losses
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 29
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 37
look at those damned Nates! Must have been the first time where I've seen Nates doing something useful other than training pilots even though flak even scored against them...
Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 82,74
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,200 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 50
Alor star was empty when it was attacked at very low altitude...
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1200 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps, at 82,47 , near Ichang
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 17
Ki-30 Ann x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
the IJAAF hasn't heard about our cease fire in China apparantly...
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kowloon Brigade, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 7
Ki-36 Ida x 27
Ki-44 Tojo x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 4th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Langkawi at 49,72
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AMc Medusa, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Nam Yong, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on Lingayen , at 79,75
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
No Japanese losses
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 27
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
something I'm forgetting in nearly all my games, stop the Nells going to Wake and/or increase the CAP level of the Wildcats there...[:D]
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 2000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
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Pre-Invasion action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Uranami
DD Isonami
PB Tatsumiya Maru
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
Allied ground losses:
900 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Kota Bharu invaded... guess there won't be a Mersing gambit then with KB being far off in the Pacific...
CL Sendai firing at FMSV Brigade
DD Uranami firing at 8th Indian Brigade
DD Isonami firing at 8th Indian Brigade
PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops
DD Uranami fired at enemy troops
DD Isonami fired at enemy troops
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Amphibious Assault at Kota Bharu (51,75)
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 51,75
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 56th Infantry Rgt
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 56th Infantry Rgt /2
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 12th Engr Rgt
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 12th Engr Rgt /2
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Amphibious Assault at Batan Island (85,70)
TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 85,70
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 1st SNLF /2
17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of Sasebo 1st SNLF
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Amphibious Assault at Batan Island (85,70)
TF 96 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 85,70
15 Aviation Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 24th JAAF AF Bn /3
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Ground combat at Batan Island (85,70)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2733 troops, 27 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 61
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 61 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
24th JAAF AF Bn
first Allied base to fall into Japanese hands is the empty island of Batan...
