Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Jagdfluger

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:19 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/22/42

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Sub attack near Brisbane [Australia] at 45,119

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
MSW Bunbury, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Mildura

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ASW attack near Brisbane [Australia] at 45,119

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
MSW Mildura

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TF 76 encounters mine field at Johnston I [USA] (104,78)

Japanese Ships
DE Sanae

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 13
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 13
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E/F Fortress x 38
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Me-109E-4 Mike: 3 damaged
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 9 destroyed
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 5 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 21

We won't be seeing this raid repeated often. While my losses of Vals were exceedingly heavy it is also true that the loss of 8 B17s, representing a fortnight's delivery to the theatre, cannot be borne for long. Again we see the massive difference in performance between the Mike and unarmoured Rufes and Zeroes. The Mike is only damaged by fire which downs Zeroes and Rufes and thus saves many of my pilots' lives.

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 45
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 12
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 42

No Japanese losses

LOL! 54 torpedo-carriers sortie to attack the shipping docked at Nikolaevsk na Amur and not a single bomb hits anything.

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Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
Me-109E-4 Mike x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Yak-1: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-43-I Oscar x 23
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 63
Ki-51 Sonia x 90
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-21-II Sally x 30
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Resources hits 77

The resource bombing campaign is going extremely well.

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Day Air attack on Kaifeng [Cent China] , at 51,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 2
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 70
Ki-48-I Lily x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 117

A costly raid on Manilla but I wanted to be sure that the airbase would be closed for the next couple of days.

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
E8N2 Dave x 39

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 29th New Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 26
Ki-21-II Sally x 9
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 36th Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 10
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 8
Ki-48-I Lily x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3
Blenheim IV x 6
SB-2M x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 damaged
Me-109E-4 Mike: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
SB-2M: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
CL Abukuma
CL Tatsuta
DD Samidare
DD Inazuma
DD Kawakaze
DD Wakaba

Not a good day to be an Allied bomber pilot. 64 sortie, 10 are downed short of the ships and those which do not turn back make their bomb runs with more attention to survival than accuracy. My air force would never graduate such pilots. Bomber pilots' only worth is in delivering bombs to targets. Their survival is only important insofar as the longer they live the more experienced they are and the more likely they are to hit.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Tarakan Maru, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara [Sakhalin] at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 89,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
B4Y1 Jean x 7
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Timber Rush, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Torpedo-bombers operating from Shoho destroy yet another fleeing Allied ship.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 10
Me-109E-4 Mike x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Minnesotan, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

It looks like Jagdfluger is trying to bring more supplies into Shikula. I think I should LRCAP it and see what I gather. With any luck there might be a lot of transports flying in there.

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 9

Allied aircraft
R-12/Yak-4 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Toyohara [Sakhalin] , at 73,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12
Me-109E-4 Mike x 9

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 12
B-17E/F Fortress x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17E/F Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

LOL! 11 B17s down. That's 3 weeks' worth of production compared to less than a half day's losses of Japanese types. Completely unsustainable losses for the paltry return.

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Day Air attack on Haiphong [Tonkin] , at 37,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 24
B-25C/D Mitchell x 18
Hudson IV x 10
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 4 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs: 1 destroyed
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 4 damaged
Hudson IV: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on TF at 74,34

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 58

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DE Kuretake
DMS Shumushu
PC Ch 25
DE Kuri
DE Wakatake
PC Ch 9

I REALLY thought I was going to suffer serious losses here. This is my 2nd-best ASW TF and so it would be one of those few irreplaceable forces whose loss I wouldn't be able to absorb. So far while Jagdfluger is managing to inflict losses they are all in eminently replaceable areas.

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Day Air attack on TF at 113,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 18
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 14

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Allen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monaghan, heavy damage
MSW Turkey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bagley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

One of the last few TFs seeking to escape Pearl Harbour got unlucky. Scratch one TF.

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Ground combat at 22,17

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 89958 troops, 1070 guns, 1313 vehicles, Assault Value = 2370

Defending force 12016 troops, 294 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 511

Japanese max assault: 3904 - adjusted assault: 2401

Allied max defense: 514 - adjusted defense: 501

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1689 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
528 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Another forced retreat. Scratch 20% of each Brigade x 6 Brigades = 1.2 Brigades lost to the Allied cause in one afternoon. [:D]

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Ground combat at 23,67

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 807 troops, 23 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Defending force 5998 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 50 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 67

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1612 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 2631 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38929 troops, 594 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2165

Defending force 18339 troops, 293 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 577

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Moulmein [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5238 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Defending force 7184 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 23,16

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8667 troops, 248 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 645

Defending force 15949 troops, 35 guns, 977 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

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Ground combat at 21,13

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2396 troops, 37 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Defending force 3046 troops, 11 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14877 troops, 251 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 662

Defending force 20402 troops, 293 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 392 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 1455 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

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Ground combat at Bombay [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2876 troops, 46 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 8473 troops, 30 guns, 511 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:28 pm

Andy,
 
Oh there's a HUGE difference between fighting and taking something the enemy tries to hold and taking something the enemy abandons [8D]. I want to draw the enemy East as much as possible. Once India falls I will collect on this plan, which I've had even while we were playing. It may not work but that's why we play after all. Shanghai is ueber-safe [:D]. I have about 1200 AV at every urban base in China x 4 ( urban defence modifier) x 2-3 ( forts) = 9,000 to 12,000 AV.

The Chinese have had trouble mustering even 2,000 AV nevermind 9,000. Even throughout my retreat I had formed reserves of over 3,000 AV which I could have used but that wouldn't have conformed to the plan of drawing him east.
 
 
As to India. No, he will hold at Bhopal. He will retreat in the south but he will hold at Bhopal and at Ahmadabad. Others would do differently but this is the way Jagdfluger will do it.
 
 

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:20 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/23/42

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Naval bombardment of Shikuka [Sakhalin], at 74,31

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Atago

Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 2

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Naval bombardment of Shikuka [Sakhalin], at 74,31

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
348 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on Nagaoka [Honshu] , at 66,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 13

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on Changchun [MNCHKO] , at 63,30

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 18

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Resources hits 1

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Day Air attack on Kaifeng [Cent China] , at 51,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 10
Ki-21-II Sally x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged

Resources hits 9

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Day Air attack on Hangchow [SE China] , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 9

No Japanese losses

Manpower hits 2

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 26
Ki-21-II Sally x 23
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 22

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 69
Ki-48-I Lily x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 40

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 60

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
E8N2 Dave x 38

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
A5M4 Claude x 8

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Shikuka [Sakhalin] at 74,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 11
Me-109E-4 Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 3
Pe-2 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed
Pe-2: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya

I forgot to set the ships to "retire" so they actually stayed at Shikula the whole day. Fortunately I had just filled out their Rufe squadrons with planes and pilots so they were able to withstand most of the enemy raids with little loss.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Shikuka [Sakhalin] at 74,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 10
Me-109E-4 Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 7
Spitfire VB x 9
Pe-2 x 28
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
Pe-2: 7 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
CA Kumano
CA Haguro

These planes are flying from Nikolaevska na Amur. Time to remove it from the correlation of forces. KB is given its orders and will remove Nikolaevsk as a going concern before turning to meet up with the Petropavlovsk invasion force and the replenishment convoy ( 50,000 tons of fuel) accompanying said convoy. I've timed it well enough that everything should arrive at Petropavlovsk and begin unloading on 1st March 1942.

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Day Air attack on TF at 77,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 81

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Spitfire VB x 3
Pe-2 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed
Pe-2: 1 destroyed
SB-2M: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya

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Day Air attack on TF at 46,43

Allied aircraft
IL-4C/DB-3F x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Meiu Maru
AP Sumire Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 102,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Torres

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Day Air attack on TF at 89,41

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Penguin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 89,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Penguin, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 89,41

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 8
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK H.T. Harper, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

The Shoho TF claims another victim.

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Day Air attack on TF at 79,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 6
B4Y1 Jean x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage... and sinks

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Day Air attack on TF at 78,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 2
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Montebello, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

These two single-ship TFs look like more sacrificial decoys. A third TF is also at sea and I suspect that this TF comprises the BB and remaining DDs in the American fleet.

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 48
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 94

Allied aircraft
Yak-1 x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Yak-1: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Gulfcoast, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Exmoor, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AS Fulton, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yukon, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Kentuckian, Bomb hits 1

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 3

Good results from the initial strike. I was surprised to see the AS there. This leads me to believe that Jagdfluger really saw this invasion of Toyohara/Shikula as being decisive. Well, I managed to prevent that. All that remains now is turning the tables and picking the low hanging fruit myself for a change.

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Day Air attack on TF at 46,43

Allied aircraft
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tyoko Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 9
B4Y1 Jean x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Minnesotan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 88,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
B4Y1 Jean x 3
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Olympic, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Another vicim of the Shoho TF.

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Ground combat at Poona [India]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49030 troops, 642 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1289

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese max assault: 1297 - adjusted assault: 1961

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1961 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Poona [India] base !!!

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Ground combat at Bombay [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8545 troops, 30 guns, 514 vehicles, Assault Value = 239

Defending force 2856 troops, 44 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 476 - adjusted assault: 624

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bombay [India] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
2271 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Bombay falls with only 18,000 tons of supplies and barely over 10,000 tons of fuel but that's enough for me. The Indian operation is running on a shoestring but that's fine, I like it like that.

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Ground combat at 23,16

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 16068 troops, 35 guns, 980 vehicles, Assault Value = 2241

Defending force 14475 troops, 356 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Japanese max assault: 876 - adjusted assault: 980

Allied max defense: 586 - adjusted defense: 105

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
809 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 26

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Another 20% loss of AV.

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1646 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Defending force 2631 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38916 troops, 599 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2168

Defending force 19038 troops, 309 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 608

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Pioting [Cent China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37092 troops, 521 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2459

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 1717 - adjusted assault: 1121

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1121 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Pioting [Cent China] base !!!

About 500 resources centres fell into Allied hands with the fall of Pioting. Give me a week though and this production should cease. I'm getting quite good at this stage at figuring out just how to strategic bomb effectively. Practice does, it seems, make perfect.

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Ground combat at Nanking [East China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 862 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Defending force 5008 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129

Allied max assault: 36 - adjusted assault: 50

Japanese max defense: 135 - adjusted defense: 197

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

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at Nagpur [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6726 troops, 235 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 511

Defending force 14849 troops, 35 guns, 942 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

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Ground combat at 21,13

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2412 troops, 36 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 396

Defending force 3046 troops, 11 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14719 troops, 246 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 655

Defending force 20470 troops, 295 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 701

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 397 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 1512 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

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Ground combat at Bhopal [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 3220 troops, 12 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 114 - adjusted defense: 110

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

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Just a little test to see what is there.

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 29 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Tabun-Nur [Mongolia] base !!!

And Allied paratroops respond in kind.

My Rufes at Shikula had a bumper day downing over 30 Allied transports in just 1 day. OUCH !!!

I'm including a section of the operations report below to show just how succesful the Rufes were.

LTJG Takagi W. of Kumano-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 11
PO2 Kubota H. of Soryu Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 10
MAJ Kaguyama F. of 13th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Hyakutake H. of 54th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
FLT Fitzgibbon J. of RAF No.261 Squadron is credited with kill number 3
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 7
WO Egashira U. of 54th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
LTJG Kojima W. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 2
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 8
LTJG Inano U. of Suzuya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 5
WO Hyakutake H. of 54th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
PO2 Ohara T. of F2Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 2
LTJG Takagi W. of Kumano-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 12
LTJG Kurakane P. of Akagi Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4
LTJG Okura O. of Hiryu Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4
ENS Okano E. of Kaga Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 8
PO1 Ibusuki L. of Shokaku Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7
PO2 Matsuyama J. of Zuikaku Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 11
PO1 Sugiyama M. of Kaga Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 17
ENS Saito, S. of Zuikaku Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 8
PO1 Sugiyama M. of Kaga Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 17
LTJG Katsuma P. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 3
LTJG Inano U. of Suzuya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 6
LTJG Abe K. of Haguro-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 4
1LT Gorki L. of USSR 249th/79 IAP is credited with kill number 3
1LT Gorki L. of USSR 249th/79 IAP is credited with kill number 4
1LT Gorki L. of USSR 249th/79 IAP is credited with kill number 5
1LT Gorki L. of USSR 249th/79 IAP is credited with kill number 5
LTJG Hori D. of Maya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 4
LTJG Hagiri U. of Atago-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 4
LTJG Hori D. of Maya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 5
LTJG Hori D. of Maya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 6
LTJG Abe K. of Haguro-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 5
LTJG Katsuma P. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 4
LTJG Hori D. of Maya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 7
LTJG Katsuma P. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 5
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 9
LTJG Abe K. of Haguro-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 6
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 10
LTJG Katsuma P. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 6
LTJG Nagashima N. of Ashigara-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 2
LTJG Inano S. of Myoko-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 2
LTJG Hori D. of Maya-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 8
LTJG Abe K. of Haguro-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 7
LTJG Katsuma P. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 7
LTJG Abe K. of Haguro-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 8
LTJG Hagiri U. of Atago-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 5
LTJG Katsuma P. of Takao-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 8
LTJG Abe K. of Haguro-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 9
LTJG Hagiri U. of Atago-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 6
LTJG Hagiri U. of Atago-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 7
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 11
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 12
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 13
LTJG Hori R. of Mikuma-1 Shotai is credited with kill number 13
1LT Evdokimova V. of USSR 257th/54 TRAP bails out and is RESCUED

As you can see Lieutenant Hori D went from 2 kills to 8 in just one day with Lieutenant Hori R going from 6 to 13 at the same time. It may be worth running my CAs into Shikula again in future just for the transport kills.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:16 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/24/42

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Sub attack at 79,28

Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS SHCH134

A soviet sub succeeds where the Soviet air farce failed.

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Naval bombardment of Shikuka [Sakhalin], at 74,31

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Atago

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Naval bombardment of Shikuka [Sakhalin], at 74,31

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 79,28

Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage... and sinks

Allied Ships
SS SHCH134

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ASW attack at 74,34

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Yugumo
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied Ships
SS SHCH136

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Sub attack at 33,46

Japanese Ships
AK Asahisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Kosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS L-16

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Day Air attack on Kyoto/Maizuru [HSU] , at 63,41

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Sapporo [Hokkaido] , at 71,36

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 6

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 11 damaged

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 93

Painful losses for the logisticians at Shikula. 60 bombers score 119 hits including 13 supply hits.

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Day Air attack on Kaifeng [Cent China] , at 51,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 12
Ki-21-II Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 10

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 26
Ki-21-II Sally x 23
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 26

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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3
Ki-48-I Lily x 5
Ki-21-II Sally x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Resources hits 10

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 69
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 52

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 2
E8N2 Dave x 38
E7K2 Alf x 6
E13A1 Jake x 15

No Japanese losses

Just a bit of floatplane training. I wasn't happy with how well they have been performing. It'll hurt me over the next month in terms of ship losses but I expect it will pay off in the medium to long term.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 53
Me-109E-4 Mike x 22
Ki-48-I Lily x 62
Ki-21-II Sally x 21

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 12

I just do NOT understand why Jagdfluger is accepting such continual, unfavourable attrition! When he gets kills they are almost always due to his FlAK. His fighters are scoring at best 1 kill for every 5 they lose since the introduction of the Mikes. I know attrition is felt to be the Americans' friend but at a 5:1 ratio it really is not at all favourable.

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Day Air attack on TF at 114,71

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Allen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Sinking the last of the American DDs which tried to flee.

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ASW attack at 34,46

Japanese Ships
AK Tsurugisan Maru
AK Heito Maru
AK Syozin Maru
SC Shirataka
APD Patrol Boat No. 46

Allied Ships
SS L-18

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Ground combat at Nagpur [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14974 troops, 35 guns, 944 vehicles, Assault Value = 406

Defending force 11697 troops, 346 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Japanese max assault: 702 - adjusted assault: 291

Allied max defense: 384 - adjusted defense: 71

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nagpur [India] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
691 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 25

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Another, useful forced retreat.

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1646 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Defending force 2610 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38916 troops, 600 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2171

Defending force 18967 troops, 310 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 604

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Ground combat at 21,13

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 10789 troops, 284 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 765

Defending force 3053 troops, 11 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Allied max assault: 764 - adjusted assault: 505

Japanese max defense: 94 - adjusted defense: 15

Allied assault odds: 33 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
547 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 19

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

One of my tank regiments got a little ahead of the others on the road to Bhopal and paid the price. C'est la guerre.

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14837 troops, 248 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 659

Defending force 19818 troops, 283 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 392 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 1537 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

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Ground combat at Ahmadabad [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 13008 troops, 258 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 383

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 400 - adjusted defense: 307

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

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

And here we see what they have at Ahmadabad.

Monter_Trismegistos · Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:32 pm

Can you remind us, which words you were using to describe Rufes? Hmmm... next to useless? [:D]

bbbf · Post by **bbbf** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:04 am

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/21/42

If I disband a group which arrived with only 1 or 2 planes ( because I didn't have enough planes in the pool to outfit it fully ) and then ensure I have enough planes to outfit it properly in 90 days time when it re-appears will it re-appear with 27 pilots of the right experience? The answer to this question will have important ramifications for my pilot training programmes.

I have a bad feeling that this change in the last patch is crucifying me as Japan in another game. I think those pilots are gone forever. You can't tell, but pools don't go up, and pilots you draw into these sub-strength units are at whatever level you have from the pools.

If you disband, I am sure that the squadron comes back as a reformed squadron, i.e at pool experience.

I would have thought that the squadron should arrive with it's full strength of pilots sans aircraft. Thus you get experienced pilots to disband into other squadrons or wait to rebuild the one they are in.

The only way around it is to ensure that the pools of aircraft are always sufficient to allow full replacement squadron drawdowns.

Bloody hard to do!

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:12 am

Monter,
Well, when put up against top-line enemy fighters they are pretty useless. Don't forget that their kills on the 23rd were pretty much all of enemy transports and patrol types... which aren't particularly known for being difficult to shoot down.

bbbf,
Amen to that.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/25/42

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Sub attack at 32,46

Japanese Ships
AK Asahisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS L-10

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Day Air attack on Kyoto/Maizuru [HSU] , at 63,41

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 170

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 39

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Day Air attack on Sapporo [Hokkaido] , at 71,36

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Pioting [Cent China] , at 53,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 82
Ki-51 Sonia x 87
Ki-48-I Lily x 59
Ki-21-II Sally x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Resources hits 84

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 67
Ki-48-I Lily x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 66

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 52,41

Allied aircraft
IL-4C/DB-3F x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ryujo Maru

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 26
B4Y1 Jean x 8
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 8
Me-109E-4 Mike x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 damaged
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Pennsylvanian, Bomb hits 1
TK Paul M Gregg, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4

Today really was the day of port and airfield attacks all along the Soviet coast.

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 33
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 59
B4Y1 Jean x 3
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 92

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 3
Yak-1 x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 4 destroyed
Yak-1: 9 destroyed
Pe-2: 14 destroyed
A-24 Dauntless: 6 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 72

Imanaged to catch a total of 40 Allied divebombers on the ground. Undoubtedly they were waiting to attack KB.

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 34
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 33

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 1
Yak-1 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Yak-1: 6 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Kentuckian, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chatanooga City, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Gulfcoast, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Exmoor, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Fulton, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

I mus admit I am a bit confused as to where the enemy BB I identified earlier has gone. Weird !!!! [X(]

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 26

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

6 for 0. Why is he leaving these forces here????

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taan [Hainan] at 37,41

Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tamon Maru

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Ground combat at 23,15

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14126 troops, 35 guns, 916 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Defending force 8160 troops, 312 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 318

Japanese max assault: 588 - adjusted assault: 425

Allied max defense: 273 - adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 13

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

And major Allied forces are, yet again, pushed back.

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1663 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 2610 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38991 troops, 604 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2177

Defending force 24604 troops, 383 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 765

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14900 troops, 251 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 660

Defending force 19754 troops, 278 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 674

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 403 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 1545 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Ahmadabad [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 19295 troops, 336 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 400 - adjusted defense: 382

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

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

I forgot to cancel this airlift on the 2nd day. OOPS

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Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:08 pm

My understanding is that if you Withdraw the sqn the pilots stay with the sqn so a sqn with 25 x 80xp pilots if withdrawn will re appear with 25 x 80xp pilots.

If the same sqn is disbanded then the 25 x 80xp pilots go to the sqn you disband it into and when the original sqn is reformed it appears with NO pilots and you need to fill it up from your pool.

Only designated reinforcement sqns appear with pilots based on the pool xp

i.e. a new sqn with no special designated xp levle will appear with 45xp pilots in 44 a formerly disbanded sqn does not get these free pilots

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:08 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/26/42

I should point out, at this stage, that Jagdfluger and I have been having a lot of discussions about the Shock Attack + Pursue model. I get the feeling that he is pretty shocked by his force losses following forced retreats but, hey, this is a no-holds barred game. Another interesting bit of information is that it looks like Andy used PP to transfer two West Coast divisions to Aden as we initially thought there was a bug whereby two US divisions had shown up in Aden instead of the US.

As compensation for having to get info on that topic (in order to outrule it being a bug) I answered Jagdfluger's question about my tank forces... I told him that I did have four extempore tank divisions through the combination of Tank brigades and tank regiments into ad hoc tank divisions and that two of those divisions were operating in India. What I didn't tell him is that instead of each division being 200 AV each division is 400 to 450 AV so he now thinks that the two ad hoc divisions are heading for Bhopal with two more being in Korea/China when, in fact, one division is making the drive to Bhopal while the other, along with several infantry divisions, is making for Ahmadabad.

Those of you familiar with Operation Bagration will notice that I am a big fan of it and am very much following what the Soviets did by varying the direction and weight of my thrusts such that the enemy reserves continuously end up in less then essential sectors and fall foul of Clausewitz's saying, "Order, counter-order, disorder".

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Mogami
CA Kumano
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
AK Pennsylvanian, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Tennessean, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Sovetskaya Gavan, at 73,30 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
R-12/Yak-4: 2 destroyed
Pe-2: 1 destroyed

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Atago

Allied Ships
TK Paul M Gregg, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Sovetskaya Gavan, at 73,30 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
R-12/Yak-4: 7 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied Ships
TK Paul M Gregg, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 41
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 4

Unsurprisingly the Paul M Gregg soon slipped beneath the waves.

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 68

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 6 destroyed
SB-2M: 1 destroyed
A-24 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 130

Nikolaevsk na Amur is now, officially, closed and another dozen Allied bombers and dive-bombers are removed from play.

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Day Air attack on Pioting [Cent China] , at 53,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13
Ki-43-I Oscar x 23
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 82
Ki-51 Sonia x 87
Ki-48-I Lily x 56
Ki-21-II Sally x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Resources hits 90

Costly but necessary. I've decide to put the Ki-51 back into production as I really need a cheap dive-bomber which I can produce in quantity once I stop Oscar I production ( thus using up the Nakajima engines I would otherwise hve no use for) and which will help keep my trainee dive-bomber pilots alive during training.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2
Ki-27 Nate x 9
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 64
Ki-48-I Lily x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 66

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
E8N2 Dave x 38
E7K2 Alf x 6
E13A1 Jake x 16

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 52
Me-109E-4 Mike x 29
Ki-48-I Lily x 59
Ki-21-II Sally x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

No enemy fighters resist my sweep. hmm, looks like Jagdfluger has decided to save his pilots a little.

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st Ind Mixed Regiment, at 38,37

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 48

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 25
B4Y1 Jean x 7
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 8
Me-109E-4 Mike x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Paul M Gregg, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 34
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 44

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chatanooga City, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AS Fulton, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kentuckian, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

The enemy merchants at Nikolaevsk na Amur get pounded yet again. They are cheap and easy targets ( and the AS is actually important) so I might as well try to sink them before they can run any supplies to Shikula.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taan [Hainan] at 37,41

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 13
Blenheim IV x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Ryuzin Maru
AK Toba Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tamon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Lima Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Atago Maru

And the Beauforts continue their merry dance around the remaining Level 4 airbases.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 40
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 14

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Buffalo/F2A x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Buffalo/F2A: 14 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Floridian, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chilka, Bomb hits 1
AK Empire Foam, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Louisianan, Torpedo hits 1

And with Bombay's fall not even Karachi is safe for Allied shipping. In addition the loss of another 16 fighters isn't going to hurt my cause at all[:D]

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Ground combat at 23,67

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4200 troops, 27 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Defending force 6091 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 258 - adjusted assault: 230

Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 79

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Samarinda [Borneo]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6896 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Defending force 625 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese max assault: 128 - adjusted assault: 13

Allied max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

The Brigade here is just too disorganised and fatigued from hacking its way across the jungle. With a few days to rest up it should do just fine.

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Ground combat at 24,14

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13915 troops, 35 guns, 911 vehicles, Assault Value = 352

Defending force 5889 troops, 285 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 223

Japanese max assault: 612 - adjusted assault: 414

Allied max defense: 186 - adjusted defense: 107

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
364 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 15

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Another forced retreat and another 20% loss of AV [:D]. For some weird reason though the Allies managed to get a unit in around BEHIND the ad hoc tank division. Still, I can make this work for me by rivetting his attention at Bhopal while I push on Ahmadabad and dislocate his new line of defence.

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1663 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Defending force 2592 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39080 troops, 606 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2179

Defending force 25625 troops, 395 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 803

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14924 troops, 250 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Defending force 19783 troops, 278 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 674

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 388 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 1524 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:17 pm

Aye I also am not a fan of the shock attack pursue rule but hey ho its a no holds barred game....
 
p.s. when we were discussing the scenario I said I thought the Japs had to much armour !!!!! [:D][:D][:D]
 

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:32 pm

Aye but what has allowed to Shock Attack + Pursue isn't the armour, it is the fact that I'm doing it on a railway line. Even infantry moves 90 miles on a railway line per day and so can Shock Attack + Pursue. So, this isn't something to do with armour although I have allowed my armour to advance ahead of my infantry ( by halting my infantry for a day) since it served my purposes to force Jagdfluger to concentrate on the obvious thread to Bhopal as a means of distracting him from Ahmadabad.
 
In any case your points about armour were about later in 1942 and 43. At this stage of the game the Japanese have NO additional armour and what has been achieved has been achieved by the application of 2000+ infantry AV and 400 AV of armour along one axis. Even along the Nagpur/Bhopal axis the armour accounted for less than 20% of the force. Sorry but I think your assessment is flawed Andy. The real flaw isn't the Japanese having too much armour ( since they have no additional armour and I'm only using a portion of what they have along this axis) the flaw is, IMO, the entire Shock Attack+ Pursue model which makes ground attacks too "all or nothing".

Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:35 pm

Agreed I look forward to seeing what you can achieve with all the extra 43/44 armour !!!!

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:02 pm

Ha, I wish. Nah, with P51s appearing in September 42 and carrier-borne Corsairs from January 1943 my ability to launch any major attacks with those tank divisions in 43/44 will be minimal. OTOH a tank division on an atoll should be pretty frightening and there are lots of places I can go that Allied carriers can't touch

if India goes well... Burma, China, Soviet Union, Australia etc.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:20 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/27/42

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TF 17 encounters mine field at Johnston I [USA] (104,78)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.8

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Sub attack at 74,36

Japanese Ships
DMS Shumushu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire She should survive and is making for Toyohara ASAP
PC Ch 26
PC Ch 25
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 9
DE Kuretake
DE Wakatake
DE Kuri

Allied Ships
SS SHCH139, hits 1

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Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
Me-109E-4 Mike x 17
Me 264 Angel x 69

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 136

Just what every JFB has always wanted, the option of giving some strategic bombing love back to the Allies [:D]

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Day Air attack on Pioting [Cent China] , at 53,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11
Ki-43-I Oscar x 26
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 80
Ki-51 Sonia x 86
Ki-48-I Lily x 57
Ki-21-II Sally x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Resources hits 79

And with today's raid Pioting has been reduced from having 300 resource centres to just under 30. Not bad for a week's work. Now to reduce the rest of these new centres he has captured recently.

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 25
Ki-49 -I Helen x 12

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 16

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 68
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 37

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 51

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 2
E8N2 Dave x 38
E7K2 Alf x 5
E13A1 Jake x 15

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 52
Me-109E-4 Mike x 26
Ki-48-I Lily x 49
Ki-21-II Sally x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 47

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 51,42

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
IL-4C/DB-3F x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Horai Maru
AP Kashiwara Maru
AP Fukko Maru
AP Asama Maru
AP Taiyo Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 15
Hudson IV x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Astuga Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Igasa Maru
AK Mikage Maru #20
DD Minazuki
AP Sasago Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,1

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Morn, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Star

Managed to catch the tail end of some transports fleeing for Aden.

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 25
B4Y1 Jean x 7
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 8
Me-109E-4 Mike x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 3

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Day Air attack on Nikolaevsk na Amur , at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 34
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 42

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Gulfcoast, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Day Air attack on Petropavlovsk [KAM] , at 85,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 76
B4Y1 Jean x 5
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 124

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 160

Closing Petropavlovsk airfield. Tomorrow and the day after I'll close the port and try to damage a lot of the coastal defences and then, probably on the 2nd, I'll land.

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Day Air attack on TF at 44,45

Allied aircraft
IL-4C/DB-3F x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Oyama Maru

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Ground combat at Nagpur [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 73123 troops, 990 guns, 320 vehicles, Assault Value = 1826

Defending force 1447 troops, 19 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Japanese max assault: 2065 - adjusted assault: 3241

Allied max defense: 68 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3241 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
544 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 79

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Ouch, now that's a badly damaged enemy tank brigade. It looks like half the force was wiped out today

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 132256 troops, 1996 guns, 393 vehicles, Assault Value = 3834

Defending force 62232 troops, 984 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2922

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1671 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 2592 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39188 troops, 611 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2187

Defending force 25699 troops, 396 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 807

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Ground combat at Soochow [SE China]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 12559 troops, 201 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 873

Defending force 8347 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Allied max assault: 1226 - adjusted assault: 1070

Japanese max defense: 147 - adjusted defense: 214

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Soochow [SE China] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Damn, it looks like the Chinese have finally managed to catch one of my units. Well, so far it will be the only unit they will have caught during the entire Chinese campaign which isn't, at all, a bad record.

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26555 troops, 484 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2922

Defending force 156209 troops, 2284 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 3834

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14935 troops, 256 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 660

Defending force 23747 troops, 290 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 705

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 388 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 1527 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

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Ground combat at Shikuka [Sakhalin]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 97 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Defending force 38985 troops, 1205 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 853

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 805 - adjusted defense: 1501

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

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Very interesting. Not only are there US troops at Shikula but also large portions of several Soviet divisions. Weird. I wonder what the plan was here?

bbbf · Post by **bbbf** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:16 pm

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

My understanding is that if you Withdraw the sqn the pilots stay with the sqn so a sqn with 25 x 80xp pilots if withdrawn will re appear with 25 x 80xp pilots.

If the same sqn is disbanded then the 25 x 80xp pilots go to the sqn you disband it into and when the original sqn is reformed it appears with NO pilots and you need to fill it up from your pool.

Only designated reinforcement sqns appear with pilots based on the pool xp

i.e. a new sqn with no special designated xp levle will appear with 45xp pilots in 44 a formerly disbanded sqn does not get these free pilots

Yep, which means that these squadrons we get, with less than full TOE but with trained pilots to match the airframes are costing Japan critical trained pilots (and the US, though it hurts them less over time).

I will have to have a go at seeing what happens to confirm, but if what I think is going on is right, they should change it.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:56 am

bbbf,

Allied reinforcement squadrons do NOT draw down from the Allied pilot or airframe pool. So if the Allies don't have enough airframes they still get the full-strength squadron. So, this only hurts Japan.

Unfortunately I managed to write over the turn of 28th February so what I will do is just give a summary of the current status of the war relative to the situation at the end of January. It makes, IMO, interesting reading.

Status Report, 28th February 1942.

Overall the critical situation on the northern flank has been stabilised with sufficient forces at Toyohara to hold against any likely Allied attack and sufficient forces ( over 600 AV ) freed from the front to enable a quick riposte against the other Soviet and Allied bases in the Aleutians and coastal Soviet Union.

The defences in Hawaii and surrounding bases are being slowly but surely built up and, if necessary, KB can sprint down to stabilise any situation there while a, hopefully, enticing trap has been prepared for the Allies in the South Pacific.

In India the Allied front has been breached precisely as planned and with a new OMG driving in the north with a view to dislocating the enemy's entire defensive line a precipitous retreat is almost guaranteed. My next major thrust will occur in the south and, to that aim, I am planning to land 1 division and 3 Brigades at Vizangapatam the day after I capture it. to double the strength of the southern thrust and enable it to quickly over-run the defences around Calcutta and Asansol.

So, all in all, it is going well although, losses have, as always, been heavy. My hope is that with events in India settled I will quickly be able to settle affairs in Burma and can then turn my attention towards China, the Soviet Union and building up my defences on the Pacific.

So, let's look at how things have changed in the past month.

Firstly the score has remained relatively constant. While the Allies have gained 2,500 points Japanese forces have gained 7,800 points. Obviously this game isn't being decided on points but it is still a valid point of comparison to give a rough idea how things are going.

In the air the Allies have lost an additional 1,637 planes while Japan has lost 1,329. What these bald figures, which seem highly favourable to the Allies, fail to reveal is that with almost 500 of the Japanese losses occuring on the ground and a large amount of the rest occurring due to either ops losses or defensive A2A combat over my own airfields my own pilot losses have actually been quite light. There is a squeeze on my bomber production at the moment as I am waiting for sufficient Me-264s to re-equip my premier bomber units but I expect to be able to produce 120 Me 264s a month whilst only requiring 30 or so to replace losses thus allowing the conversion of 3 Sentai per month which will ease the strain on my Ki-32s, Lillys and Sallys.

On the shipping front 116 Allied ships and 28 Japanese ships have been sunk. The majority of Japanese ships were sunk by Soviet submarines which have proven surprisingly effective in the post month, one reason I was so eager to destroy the AS docked at a Soviet port, while most of the Allies ships were destroyed by KB and my land-based Jeans and Kates. The most significant losses this month were of two American BBs and the Mutsu in the waters off Shikula. Apart from these BBs and a few Americans DMS and DD almost all of the losses were of garden variety APs, AKs and TKs. Obviously the Americans have a huge reserve of these ship types but even with their deep pockets this rate of loss is not sustainable and will limit the strength and/or rate of their advances in 1944 and 1945.

In terms of production Japan has lost almost 2,000 resources in the past month and a little HI due to the surrendering of most of China without a fight. That's OK though as the capture of India and the re-stabilisation of the situation in China will soon set things right + the Soviet Union is a huge source of resources and HI if they can be taken relatively intact.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:16 am

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/01/42

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Naval bombardment of Kunashiri [Japan], at 74,37

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Atago

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 8

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Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk [KAM], at 85,32 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied Ships
AO Robert L Barnes, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Coastal Guns at Petropavlovsk [KAM], 85,32, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Petropavlovsk [KAM], 85,32

198 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Hokoku Maru
AP Nichiryu Maru
AP Nichiai Maru
AP Juko Maru
AP Jinshu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
376 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

And the first counter-invasion begins. Looking good so far.

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Coastal Guns at Bandjermasin [BNO], 27,64, firing at TF 45
TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Bandjermasin [BNO], 27,64

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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TF 1101 encounters mine field at Noumea [New Cal] (66,117)

Allied Ships
TK Gulfdawn, Mine hits 1, on fire

I've been seeing some ships at Noumea. Looks to me like it is being built up as a major base.

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Day Air attack on Muroran [Hokkaido] , at 70,36

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 63

No Allied losses

Armament Assembly hits 4

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 34
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 81
Ki-51 Sonia x 82
Ki-48-I Lily x 54
Ki-21-II Sally x 40
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 88

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 22
Ki-21-II Sally x 25
Ki-49 -I Helen x 12

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 14

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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 29
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 5
Ki-48-I Lily x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 6 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 33

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
Ki-27 Nate x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 82
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
E8N2 Dave x 38
E7K2 Alf x 6
E13A1 Jake x 15

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 50
Me-109E-4 Mike x 28
Ki-48-I Lily x 62
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 6
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Terukawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AV Kimikawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 2
AK Hidaka Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Bugger ! I routed a few convoys from Shanghai too close to the coast and Jagdfluger took advantage of the Allied air movement advantage to base into the coast and launch strikes before I even knew he was there. Bloody stupid design.

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Satsuma Maru, Bomb hits 4
AP Tanba Maru
AK Koshin Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Day Air attack on TF at 51,41

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 9

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Shinyo Maru #5, Bomb hits 1
AK Shiganoura Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tatebu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pamekasan [Madura] at 24,66

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hasuna Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ryugi Maru
AP Kanayamasan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Haaburu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Otori Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW W.15
AP Jinsan Maru
AK Tangshan Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Josho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,44

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 15
Vildebeest IV x 13
IL-2 Shturmovik x 65

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 46, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Syozin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SC Shirataka
AK Hachijin Maru
AK Akitsu Maru
AK Shinsei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tamaki Maru
AK Tonan Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nasusan Maru
AP Meizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Toyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Syunko Maru

Some painful strikes here. Fortunately I am close to a port on Formosa, will dock there, and should save most of the ships and troops involved.

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Day Air attack on Petropavlovsk [KAM] , at 85,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 66
B4Y1 Jean x 5
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 123

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

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Day Air attack on Petropavlovsk [KAM] , at 85,32

Japanese aircraft
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 3 damaged

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 18
IL-2 Shturmovik x 11

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Toyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
APD Patrol Boat No. 46, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 51,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 6
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
MSW W.1
AK Shiganoura Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tangshan Maru
MSW W.15, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Josho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Otori Maru
AP Josho Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Haaburu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyosei Maru, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 4
Vildebeest IV x 11
IL-2 Shturmovik x 81

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Yuri Maru
AK Hachijin Maru
AP Nichiren Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sado Maru
AK Katsurahama Maru
AK Osaka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Unyo Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tetsuzan Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nagano Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ehime Maru
AK Genkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Meizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Konei Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tsurugisan Maru
AK Hankow Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Oyashima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

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Naval bombardment of Kunashiri [Japan], at 74,37

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Nachi
CA Atago

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Ground combat at 24,17

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10697 troops, 92 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 281

Defending force 385 troops, 1 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese max assault: 568 - adjusted assault: 1118

Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1118 to 1

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Banyuwangi [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 934 troops, 27 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 4560 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 56 - adjusted assault: 108

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Banyuwangi [Java] base !!!

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1662 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 2580 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39303 troops, 620 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2192

Defending force 25734 troops, 396 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 810

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 98674 troops, 1640 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 5860

Defending force 118885 troops, 1676 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 2768

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Soochow [SE China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16469 troops, 250 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845

Defending force 7238 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Allied max assault: 777 - adjusted assault: 497

Japanese max defense: 141 - adjusted defense: 70

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at Bhopal [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15780 troops, 599 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121

Defending force 13918 troops, 35 guns, 908 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 5

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14890 troops, 255 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Defending force 19829 troops, 279 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 676

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 392 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 2035 troops, 42 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

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Ground combat at Petropavlovsk [KAM]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1706 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 10446 troops, 159 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 412

Damn, painful shipping losses here. Fortunately most of the bomb hits were only 100 Kg bombs but, even still, at least a score of transports are out of action for a few months or sunk.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:45 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/02/42

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Coastal Guns at Petropavlovsk [KAM], 85,32, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Petropavlovsk [KAM], 85,32

98 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru
AP Tsunushima Maru
AP Nichiro Maru
AP Chihaya Maru

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Petropavlovsk [KAM], at 85,32 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Muroran [Hokkaido] , at 70,36

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 66

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Armament Assembly hits 3

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Ki-43-I Oscar x 13
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 71
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 36

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 25
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 11

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 70

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lancer/P-43: 1 destroyed
IL-2 Shturmovik: 6 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 86

It really is a new experience to be able to call on long-range four-engined bombers as a Japanese player. It allows you to really react in all directions from a central position and really cuts down on ops losses and fatigue from continual rebasing. In other news I have just converted my 2nd sentai of bombers to Me 264s.

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Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 5
Ki-48-I Lily x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 45

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 6
Me-109E-4 Mike x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Madoien is proving a tough nut. I had really expected the Allies to run out of supplies extremely quickly in this pocket but they seem to have supplies to burn... and a lot of AAA. I will be able to solve this problem quickly by bringing Me-264s to bear but, for right now, they are just too limited a resource and more useful in keeping Shikula beaten down. On a sidenote I can already see the effect of the increased durability and armour of the Me-264s reflected in my pilot experience. All of the previously converted Me 264 units have experience of over 80 even with the addition of 60 Exp pilots to replace their losses.

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46
Me-109E-4 Mike x 28
Ki-48-I Lily x 62
Ki-21-II Sally x 26

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 18

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taihoku [Formosa] at 49,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Me-109E-4 Mike x 18

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 3
Vildebeest IV x 9
IL-2 Shturmovik x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lancer/P-43: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 6 destroyed
IL-2 Shturmovik: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Higari Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Tanba Maru
AP Ryujo Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Sanura Maru
AP Nitta Maru
AK Naruto Maru

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

The Allies threw their pilots into the fray in the face of my CAP. That's fine, the ships will only be damaged and I am happy to burn through his pilot reserves.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 8
Beaufort VII x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Mikage Maru #20
AP Hasuna Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Minazuki

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kyosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tangshan Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 16
Beaufort VII x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Mikage Maru #20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Igasa Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minazuki

Damn! Caught again by bombers flying from Madoien.

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Ground combat at 22,10

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 32579 troops, 328 guns, 531 vehicles, Assault Value = 1113

Defending force 1602 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese max assault: 1752 - adjusted assault: 1762

Allied max defense: 38 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1762 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
577 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 24,14

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 39052 troops, 582 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188

Defending force 10478 troops, 294 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 402

Japanese max assault: 1836 - adjusted assault: 438

Allied max defense: 412 - adjusted defense: 607

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
2025 casualties reported
Guns lost 49

Allied ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2087 troops, 42 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Defending force 1093 troops, 11 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Japanese max assault: 138 - adjusted assault: 60

Allied max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 145

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

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Vizagapatam [India]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25157 troops, 477 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 967

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 612 - adjusted assault: 862

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 862 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vizagapatam [India] base !!!

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Ground combat at Samarinda [Borneo]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7012 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Defending force 584 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese max assault: 286 - adjusted assault: 508

Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 72 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda [Borneo] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
922 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1680 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 2569 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39411 troops, 621 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2200

Defending force 25784 troops, 397 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 811

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119810 troops, 1972 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 5860

Defending force 119395 troops, 1683 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 2785

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Ground combat at Nanking [East China]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 13569 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 975

Defending force 5008 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129

Allied max assault: 641 - adjusted assault: 130

Japanese max defense: 141 - adjusted defense: 133

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

Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Soochow [SE China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16289 troops, 245 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 832

Defending force 6956 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Allied max assault: 772 - adjusted assault: 409

Japanese max defense: 132 - adjusted defense: 33

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Bhopal [India]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 35402 troops, 856 guns, 308 vehicles, Assault Value = 1140

Defending force 14050 troops, 34 guns, 912 vehicles, Assault Value = 363

Allied max assault: 2158 - adjusted assault: 1030

Japanese max defense: 366 - adjusted defense: 411

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 17

Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 13

This looks good for the Allies but, in reality, it is just a case of Jagdfluger delaying at Bhopal while I work around the northern and southern flanks. He'll be abandoning Bhopal in the next couple of days unless I'm very mistaken. It also looks like he has abandoned Karachi as my recon missions show only a single unit at Karachi. Now is the moment that I will begin to dilute my forces and spread them out in order to either force the defence to also spread out ( unlikely) or to just hunker down in a single base and try to ride out a siege after their ability to run to the Burmese border has been removed.

If I were in Jagdfluger's position right now I would be running for the Burmese border at full speed and desperately trying to link my Soviet and Chinese forces so that the Chinese could draw down on Soviet supplies whilst the British Indian Army tried to make it through Burma and down into China/Malaysia. It is unlikely to work if enacted at the moment but, if put into motion a week ago, I think it would be the correct strategic solution to this, unenviable, problem.

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14921 troops, 253 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 665

Defending force 19857 troops, 281 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 676

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 382 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 1814 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

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Ground combat at Petropavlovsk [KAM]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1706 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 11936 troops, 184 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 410

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Ground combat at Ahmadabad [India]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 408 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 8731 troops, 15 guns, 527 vehicles, Assault Value = 253

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 265 - adjusted defense: 155

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

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Ground combat at Amami [Japan]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 49 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Defending force 2726 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Allied max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 2

Japanese max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 44

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

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

More US paras.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:59 pm

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/03/42

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TF 1012 encounters mine field at Noumea [New Cal] (66,117)

Allied Ships
DMS Dorsey

Enemy warships are definitely gathering at Noumea. Perhaps a counter-attack aimed at Guadalcanal?

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ASW attack near Wake Island [USA] at 85,72

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 75
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Resources hits 44

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 83
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 70

Still trying to completely close Nanchang airbase.

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 56

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 34

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Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 26
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

... and Pucheng.

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25

... and Madoien. None too succesfully I might add [:D]

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
E7K2 Alf x 6
E13A1 Jake x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 96
E13A1 Jake x 11
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 38
Me-109E-4 Mike x 28
Ki-48-I Lily x 62

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 14

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Day Air attack on Johnston I [USA] , at 104,78

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 26
B-25C/D Mitchell x 30
Hudson IV x 12
IL-4C/DB-3F x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

I'll transfer half the fighters from Hilo here tomorrow. If he is true to form he'll probably hit Hilo then but with a solid core of Mikes on station I am hopeful that I can manage to shoot down enough bombers to greatly reduce the damage the Allies can do.

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kunashiri [Japan] at 74,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Kagero
CA Ashigara
CA Mikuma

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hasuna Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin [BNO] at 27,64

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Igasa Maru, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Hankow/Wuhan , at 48,35

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 20

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 6
Blenheim IV x 57

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 8 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 13 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 7

A good day to be a Mike pilot. 15 enemy bombers and their crews fall before their guns in return for just four obsolescent Japanese bombers.

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Ground combat at Amami [Japan]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2706 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Defending force 36 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 62 - adjusted assault: 118

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 118 to 1

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Ahmadabad [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8772 troops, 15 guns, 528 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 420 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese max assault: 514 - adjusted assault: 1030

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1030 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ahmadabad [India] base !!!

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Petropavlovsk [KAM]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11989 troops, 185 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 410

Defending force 3499 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 776 - adjusted assault: 616

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Petropavlovsk [KAM] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3800 casualties reported
Guns lost 63

Not a bad haul. I am particularly pleased to be sending a US Engineer Regiment to the POW cages.

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1663 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 2567 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39465 troops, 622 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2205

Defending force 25884 troops, 402 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 813

Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Soochow [SE China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16166 troops, 239 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 824

Defending force 6914 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Allied max assault: 771 - adjusted assault: 223

Japanese max defense: 135 - adjusted defense: 48

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Nothing I can do about this. There is a fort at Soochow I can't move and so the Chinese will just get to use it for target practice until it falls.

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14960 troops, 256 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 665

Defending force 19910 troops, 282 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bandjermasin [BNO]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 390 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 1834 troops, 39 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Bhopal [India]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 227 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173

Defending force 13548 troops, 34 guns, 887 vehicles, Assault Value = 345

Allied max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 326 - adjusted defense: 278

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Possibly not the most effective Allied ground attack of the game. Bhopal should fall tomorrow.

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Ground combat at Minami Tori Shima

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 29 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Minami Tori Shima base !!!

An Allied paratroopers capture another useless base. I'll take it once I spare the necessary shipping and get a construction Bn to garrison it. There's no rush though as the Allies don't have the sealift to move the supplies from these islands to Shikula.

Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:51 pm

Ummm Ahmabad has fallen doesnt that cut India in half stopping him from combining into a last ditch defence ?

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