IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 03, 45

was wrong in thinking the enemy would invade Port Moresby as our nav search has shadowed the enmy the last three days and today they were reported moving past Horn Island... hmmm... might move to the dot base of Groote Eylandt to build it up and put pressure on Darwin...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 04, 45

definately not going to land troops at Groote Eylandt as the enemy is moving further North East and nav search identified way more different carrier groups than I have thought before... at least four CV/CVL and CVE groups are escorting other task forces, this must be an attempt to land at Darwin to threaten the SRA...

Darwin is well defended and sure not an easy target that will fall quickly, the main disadvantage for the defenders there is it being a clear hex...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 05, 45
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ASW attack near Koepang at 67,115

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-82
SC CHa-80

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish, hits 1

SS Lionfish is sighted by escort
SC CHa-82 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-80 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-80 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-80 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-80 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-80 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-80 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese Ships
APD T-5

Allied Ships
SS S-28


that sub still sits at Port Moresby... one of the last APDs going there so I'm fine with the sub rotting in that hex forever...


SS S-28 is sighted by escort
APD T-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD T-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD T-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD T-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD T-5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Pamekasan at 58,106

Japanese Ships
PB Heizan Maru
PB Minowa Maru
PB Hitora Maru

Allied Ships
SS Hackleback

SS Hackleback launches 2 torpedoes at PB Heizan Maru
Hackleback diving deep ....
PB Heizan Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Hitora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hitora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hitora Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Hitora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hitora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hitora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


okay, here's the situation with the Allied carrier groups that are escorting several other task forces... guess we will see Allied landings at the beaches around Darwin either tomorrow or in two days... looks like all carrier bombers were stood down as they have spotted a small surface combat group at Saumlaki but didn't launch a strike... or the strike got lost on the way to Saumlaki...

more and more aircraft are flown into the region, super KB was alerted and a good part of the IJN's capital ships are also enroute...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 06, 45
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Babar at 76,119



Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 32
P1Y2 Frances x 10
Ki-84r Frank x 49
Ki-94-II x 49

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 12
F4U-1D Corsair x 555
F6F-3 Hellcat x 45
F6F-5 Hellcat x 376

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Makassar Strait
CVE Shipley Bay


hmmm, Mundy surprises me again... first I've expected an operation against Port Moresby, then an escorted fleet going to Groote Eylandt, followed by being convinced he would attack Darwin... now look at the position where we have spotted the Allied fleet, looks like everything is heading towards Timor!!! [X(]

and look at the number of Allied fighters on CAP!!! [X(] 988 fighters on CAP is hands down the biggest CAP this campaign has seen so far... I would have to look up the fighter squadrons and the carriers they have served on but I guess most of the CAP is coming from CVE but I have no doubt there are also quite a number of CV/CVL involved... while the CVE aren't as much of a threat on the offense they bring a hell a lot of fighters for the defense and there is no chance for super KB (not as super anymore considering the size of the Allied carrier fleet [8|]) to go one on one with this behemouth...

the plan is to use as many land based fighters as possible to escort small bomber strikes just to deplete Allied carrier fighter strenght, the bombers being the pathfinders to the Allied fleet, which is the only way to get fighters over the Allied fleet... this means I will lose at least one bomber unit after another each turn but hopefully our fighters will take down at least the same number of enemy CAP fighters...

was amazing to see four Frances even getting through CAP to drop bombs (no air HQ and therefor no torps at Darwin)...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 25000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 13 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 14 on standby, 14 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 14 on standby, 14 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 9 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

[castor troy]

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Babar at 76,119



Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 13
Ki-84r Frank x 98
Ki-94-II x 101

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 11
F4U-1D Corsair x 470
F6F-3 Hellcat x 36
F6F-5 Hellcat x 309

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 7 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 5 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed


next strike is coming out of Saumlaki with nearly 200 IJAAF incoming, halve of them being Ki-94-II which should outclass every Allied carrier based fighter... considering the big number of fighters the number of losses on both sides is laughable when it comes down to aircraft destroyed, there were a good number of damaged fighters though... neither side having the dive it was an equal fight in the previous and this engagement...


CAP engaged:
VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 12 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 10 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 14 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 14 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 10 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 14 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 14 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 10 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 32370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 5 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VC(F)-21 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
VC(F)-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
VC(F)-66 with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes

[castor troy]

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babar at 76,119

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 36
P1Y2 Frances x 4
Ki-84r Frank x 23
Ki-94-II x 72

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 12
F4U-1D Corsair x 455
F6F-3 Hellcat x 42
F6F-5 Hellcat x 291

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 4 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed


another strike out of Darwin in the afternoon as there was a small number of bombers left and our escorts down more enemy fighters than they lose but to be honest I expected more kills from sending in 500 fighters today... CAP was 988 at the beginning this morning, down to 800 in the afternoon and that's encouraging I'd say...


CAP engaged:
VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 13 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 13 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 9 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes



here are today's air losses, as already mentioned there weren't as many outright kills during the engagements but lots of damaged fighters and I expected more fighters being lost or being write offs but in the end we only downed around 60 enemy fighters, getting a 1.5:1 in fighters vs fighters, add in the bombers the kill ratio is reversed but that's about to be expected... what I didn't expect is the low number of kills when sending in hundreds of highly skilled fighters... it's not that they were all shot down, there just wasn't a real air engagement...

[castor troy]

we are now expecting an Allied landing on Timor, either directly at Dili which has a big airfield (but is also garrisoned well) or at the bases around Dili... super KB is in waiting position next to Sorong (after being sent down towards Port Moresby on the other side of New Guinea and returning North the last days) and will head NW to stay within a one day strike range... if the next days are going like this one we will need at least four if not five more days to grind down Allied CAP before we have any decent chance to strike with KB...

if the enemy is going to land within two days and retires within four days I'm not sure we will even get a chance to strike with our carrier based air...

[DesertWolf101]

I have to say, judging by the way your opponent is not even bothering to layer his combat air patrols in any fashion, it doesn't look like your opponent has much heart in the game...

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: DesertWolf101

I have to say, judging by the way your opponent is not even bothering to layer his combat air patrols in any fashion, it doesn't look like your opponent has much heart in the game...

doesn't make much sense in layering CAP over CVs, all you do with this is enabling the game to screw up airstrikes even more. I never layer CAP over CVs either

there are no sweeps and full radar warning literally 100% of the time

[castor troy]

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[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 07, 45
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ASW attack near Koepang at 67,115

Japanese Ships
PB Jokuja Maru
PB Sureboko Maru
PB Kensyo Maru
PB Karimo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Lionfish


I didn't expect the enemy to fully engage in this region so supply stocks at my airbases are not where they should be considering an all out effort... most bases have 20k+ but a base like Dili use a lot at the moment so PBs acting as fast transports bring more of the needed stuff...


SS Lionfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Jokuja Maru
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Karimo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kensyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 73,113



Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 33
P1Y2 Frances x 10
Ki-84r Frank x 58
Ki-94-II x 51

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 12
F4U-1D Corsair x 472
F6F-3 Hellcat x 41
F6F-5 Hellcat x 311

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
P1Y2 Frances: 5 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 14 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 9 destroyed


we stick to our plan and send in a small group of bombers as pathfinders with a huge escort and this time our escorts actually engage the CAP causing lots of losses on the enemy during a longer dive phase... especially the Ki-94 proves to be deadly, clearly the best IJAAF fighter we can field... our initial plan was to have the IJAAF fighter units flying Franks and Ki-94 at a 50/50 ratio but we have changed the plan to at least 75/25 in favour of the Ki-94...


Aircraft Attacking:
32 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 25000 feet
19 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 25000 feet
23 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 25000 feet
21 x Ki-94-II sweeping at 25000 feet
16 x Ki-94-II sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 13 on standby, 13 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 5 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (2 airborne, 14 on standby, 14 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 13 on standby, 13 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VF-16 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 13 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 9 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 6 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

[castor troy]

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 73,113



Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 99
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 9

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 12
F4U-1D Corsair x 400
F6F-3 Hellcat x 37
F6F-5 Hellcat x 283

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 5 destroyed
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Nehenta Bay
CVE Fanshaw Bay



this strike is coming from Kendari but the George at times performs like it would be horribly outdated already, these units really suffered against the CAP...


Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 25000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 x Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy bombing from 25000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
21 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 5 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-11 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
21 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 11 on standby, 11 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
26 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
23 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-16 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
27 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 10 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
21 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 10 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
23 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 12 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
31 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 10 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 11 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
18 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 73,113

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 60
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy x 3

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 10
F4U-1D Corsair x 368
F6F-3 Hellcat x 33
F6F-5 Hellcat x 268

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 15 destroyed
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 3 destroyed


afternoon strike out of Kendari, the Georges took even more losses but also downed more enemy fighters...


CAP engaged:
VBF-7 with F4U-1D Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29117.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 15 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-13 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
17 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 18 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
23 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 23 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
27 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 4 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (9 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 15 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-21 with F4U-1D Corsair (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 73,113

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 23
P1Y2 Frances x 3
Ki-84r Frank x 18

Allied aircraft
Seafire L.III x 7
F4U-1D Corsair x 271
F6F-3 Hellcat x 27
F6F-5 Hellcat x 188

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 7 destroyed
P1Y2 Frances: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1D Corsair: 3 destroyed
F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed


some stragglers from different bases that came in at the same time...

CAP numbers at the end of the day showed that we were for sure doing better than yesterday, enemy CAP is down to 493 fighters during the afternoon when it was at 800 yesterday...


CAP engaged:
VF-10 with F4U-1D Corsair (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-11 with F4U-1D Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-13 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-16 with F4U-1D Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31820.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-80 with F6F-5 Hellcat (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-82 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 20 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers
VBF-85 with F4U-1D Corsair (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-30 with F6F-3 Hellcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-31 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-32 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-50 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-51 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-20 with F6F-5 Hellcat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-21 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-42 with F6F-5 Hellcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-66 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
VC(F)-68 with F6F-5 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers

[castor troy]

day two of the fight and air losses seem to be encouraging today as we have downed over a hundred enemy carrier based aircraft and even though we lost more aircraft in total our fighters achieved a kill rate in their favour, especially the Franks and Ki-94 did extremely well, only the Georges lost their engagements...

Mundy was criticized for flying nav strikes during his attempt to invade the Marianas and here we are, he has stood down all his bombers and fully focusses on a defensive strategy but this enables our task forces in the area to move around at will... it will also enable us to send in SAGs if needed...

[castor troy]

not sure what is exactly going on but the Brits are moving East towards Batavia now again... as previously we will just ignore them as I don't see them being a threat...

[castor troy]

KB is only 10 hexes away from the Allied Behemouth which is a tad closer than it should be probably but we are covering heavy units going to Kendari to stay there under a CAP umbrella... KB is not ordered to strike yet, a CAP of 500+ enemy fighters would totally shred our strikes even though it seems we wouldn't have to fear a return strike considering the Allied carrier groups have not launched a single nav strike against spotted convoys...

what really surprises me again is the position of the Allied Armada as they are now North East of Dili... I was looking at this screen for surely a couple of minutes thinking about the potential Allied plan and then I realized the Allied fleet was moving in a straight line exactly towards KENDARI!!! [X(] can I be wrong once again? All my previous assumptions about the possible invasion site were wrong and the enemy was going through my first two lines of defense already... a landing at Kendari would pose a real threat to all of the SRA and while Kendari is a good sized airfield with air support it's not garrisoned like a frontline base so the base would probably fall within the first two days...

we have already loaded several big amphib convoys at Singapore with over halve a dozen Infantry divisions plus all four Armoured divisions and lots of tank rgts that are heading South to be in place for a counter invasion... if he really plans to land at Kendari it is a must not to lose Kolaka as we could land our troops there and march to Kendari to fight the enemy there...

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more bad news as we have spotted another CVE group coming North escorting a convoy...

I doubt that this group is heading towards Port Moresby and most of my LBA in the region has been flown into the SRA...

[CrackingShow]

I don't play this game because it looks very complicated to play, but I do enjoy reading AARs sometimes.

Thought I'd just drop a comment to say very well done dude. I've enjoyed your rants on the numerous flaws on the game, and I liked how you didn't make any big blunders by splitting up your carriers to be killed individually or in small groups. Splitting up and trying to accomplish too much is a common mistake players make!

[29000Kevin]

Well Mundy finally placed himself into a position once again where he could possibly cause real damage to Japanese Empire, provided if he can maintain his position in the SRA after the Death Star leaves the area.

I'm having a sense that Winston Churchill has taken command over the Pacific war after the constant failures by the Americans to land a decisive victory, because this seems to be the Pacific version of "Europe's soft Underbelly".

Although the "Soft underbelly" wasn't really soft to begin with as the Italian campaign would prove, the Allied Balkans Liberation plan was scrapped in favor of Landing in Southern France and Churchill already had a reputation with a certain Mediterranean campaign in World War 1 when he proposed the naval attack on the Dardanelles, which evolved into the Gallipoli campaign that ended in Entente Defeat.

Mundy meanwhile is losing an unstainable amount of Fighters so he might strike out soon if he figures that your not attempting to seriously harm his carriers.

Remember he has SIGINT and he will eventually know WHERE KB is camping out in the SRA and he could suddenly strike out at you if he figures out where your holding back.

I've also noticed the lack of IJN Submarines in the Banda Sea, the water is deep enough so not sure why we can't see them yet.
I also presume that you have MTB boats available to help pick away at any Amphibious assaults or even Bombardments against the islands.
Let's just hope that all your SCTF's forces have Radar as we saw how the disastrous Surface action went without Radar back in the Bay of Bengal campaign.

God forbid in any Surface action that we have any Battleships or Cruisers "Escorting" damaged Destroyers, we reach a point were damaged ships that can't defend themselves should just be abandoned, unless their a capital ship, Maybe having a Light Cruiser in those Task Force might make the game just send a Light Cruiser and Heavy to defend the damage ship instead of a Battleship like it did last time.

Is their any Night Air Attacks coming? Since we have reached the point where some Japanese planes have Radar fitted on them also the Moon and weather helps a lot during Night attacks, same can be said for the Allies, Darkness and weather will hopefully be our Friends in the coming battles, otherwise the Dice rolls will decide your fate.

The obsolescence of the "old" N1K2-J George is becoming obvious, it should've been upgraded to the N1K5-J variant to keep the IJNAF competitive in offensive strikes but its too late now and the J7W Shinden or something else would've been delayed if such an scenario had happened, instead we have a great point Defense Fighter against the VVS (Soviet Air Forces), the B-29, the B-29's brother the B-32 Dominator, The ultimate form of the P-51H Mustang and the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star...

We are now in 1945, looking back at the 1946 completed AAR that reach to the very end. May 28, 1946 appears to be the end date for the game,
I repeat May 28, 1946 appears to be the official End date for WiTP:AE and forces an Auto Victory that you cannot skip, but maybe I'm wrong.

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Meanwhile Imperial Japan's Ally in the European Front is well not having a great time...


April the 8th, 1945.
The Royal Air Force bombs Lützkendorf in the final raid in the Allied campaign against the German oil industry.


And as of April the 4th the front line was this...

All I can say is that the situation could be worse... of course some Butterflys from sinking of many Western Allied Assets such as the sinking of the largest ship in the world, RMS Queen Elizabeth near the island of Pago Pago and the sinking of the SS America during the doomed attempt to Dunkirk the Allied Forces in Singapore along with other Ocean Liners.

But anyway, its likely to assume that a lot of German "tourist" who definitely aren't War Criminals are likely to set sail in U-Boats and head for Japanese India.

Unfortunately the things that those "tourist" are running from will be following them,
Remember the B-17's at the start of the Pacific War? Well their coming back with a vengeance...

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: CrackingShow

I don't play this game because it looks very complicated to play, but I do enjoy reading AARs sometimes.

Thought I'd just drop a comment to say very well done dude. I've enjoyed your rants on the numerous flaws on the game, and I liked how you didn't make any big blunders by splitting up your carriers to be killed individually or in small groups. Splitting up and trying to accomplish too much is a common mistake players make!

You should try it, it's a great experience! And it's not that hard once you got around the basics.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: 29000Kevin

Well Mundy finally placed himself into a position once again where he could possibly cause real damage to Japanese Empire, provided if he can maintain his position in the SRA after the Death Star leaves the area.


yeah his move is a threatening one indeed but moving in and taking a base doesn't mean one can hold it, as we have seen in the Allied operation against Calcutta which brought halve a million men


I'm having a sense that Winston Churchill has taken command over the Pacific war after the constant failures by the Americans to land a decisive victory, because this seems to be the Pacific version of "Europe's soft Underbelly".

Although the "Soft underbelly" wasn't really soft to begin with as the Italian campaign would prove, the Allied Balkans Liberation plan was scrapped in favor of Landing in Southern France and Churchill already had a reputation with a certain Mediterranean campaign in World War 1 when he proposed the naval attack on the Dardanelles, which evolved into the Gallipoli campaign that ended in Entente Defeat.


it really depends where he is going to land but striking from Australia into Southern Borneo or Australia means hitting the soft belly for sure


Mundy meanwhile is losing an unstainable amount of Fighters so he might strike out soon if he figures that your not attempting to seriously harm his carriers.

Remember he has SIGINT and he will eventually know WHERE KB is camping out in the SRA and he could suddenly strike out at you if he figures out where your holding back.


will take like a week until his fighters are worn down and that's the timespan he has for his invasion, from day 8 on it will only go worse and worse with every day


I've also noticed the lack of IJN Submarines in the Banda Sea, the water is deep enough so not sure why we can't see them yet.
I also presume that you have MTB boats available to help pick away at any Amphibious assaults or even Bombardments against the islands.


the subs that are stationed in the Pacific weren't alerted as I never expected this move that far North but there are 10 subs coming down from Singapore. But to see a real effect I'd rather have 50 subs operating against the enemy fleet

Let's just hope that all your SCTF's forces have Radar as we saw how the disastrous Surface action went without Radar back in the Bay of Bengal campaign.


it's mid 45 and all my ships have undergone all their upgrades (only Hiyo and Junyo are currently undergoing theirs in Japan) but SC TF won't have much of an impact anymore at this stage of the war, more like a sponge to suck up damage and to deplete the enemy's ammo


God forbid in any Surface action that we have any Battleships or Cruisers "Escorting" damaged Destroyers, we reach a point were damaged ships that can't defend themselves should just be abandoned, unless their a capital ship, Maybe having a Light Cruiser in those Task Force might make the game just send a Light Cruiser and Heavy to defend the damage ship instead of a Battleship like it did last time.

Is their any Night Air Attacks coming? Since we have reached the point where some Japanese planes have Radar fitted on them also the Moon and weather helps a lot during Night attacks, same can be said for the Allies, Darkness and weather will hopefully be our Friends in the coming battles, otherwise the Dice rolls will decide your fate.


no night attacks, Mundy and me think the same about night bombing so if he doesn't start tactical night bombing I won't do either, it's just screwed in the game. If he does I could just set 600 of my KB bombers to night nav attack and cause serious losses to the enemy (have done that once in another game which immediately ended with the enemy complaining about a gamey attack - while he bombed me into the stone age with nothing but tactical night attacks for months)


The obsolescence of the "old" N1K2-J George is becoming obvious, it should've been upgraded to the N1K5-J variant to keep the IJNAF competitive in offensive strikes but its too late now and the J7W Shinden or something else would've been delayed if such an scenario had happened, instead we have a great point Defense Fighter against the VVS (Soviet Air Forces), the B-29, the B-29's brother the B-32 Dominator, The ultimate form of the P-51H Mustang and the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star...


haven't put any research into the N1K5 as I wanted to go with the N1K3 due to service level 2 but it doesn't make much difference, usually I just go for the last variant. The -5 never did much better in late war for me other than having more firepower with the two center line MGs though


We are now in 1945, looking back at the 1946 completed AAR that reach to the very end. May 28, 1946 appears to be the end date for the game,
I repeat May 28, 1946 appears to be the official End date for WiTP:AE and forces an Auto Victory that you cannot skip, but maybe I'm wrong.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meanwhile Imperial Japan's Ally in the European Front is well not having a great time...


April the 8th, 1945.
The Royal Air Force bombs Lützkendorf in the final raid in the Allied campaign against the German oil industry.


And as of April the 4th the front line was this...

All I can say is that the situation could be worse... of course some Butterflys from sinking of many Western Allied Assets such as the sinking of the largest ship in the world, RMS Queen Elizabeth near the island of Pago Pago and the sinking of the SS America during the doomed attempt to Dunkirk the Allied Forces in Singapore along with other Ocean Liners.

But anyway, its likely to assume that a lot of German "tourist" who definitely aren't War Criminals are likely to set sail in U-Boats and head for Japanese India.

Unfortunately the things that those "tourist" are running from will be following them,
Remember the B-17's at the start of the Pacific War? Well their coming back with a vengeance...