pauk
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Joined: 10/21/2001 From: Zagreb,Croatia Status: offline
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A couple of bad turns... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/14/43 You will probably say that i'm just unlucky but i'm sure that sub/ASW routine doesn't work! My subs waiting in ocean hex for hunt, but instead of hunting they become hunted. And that is not a first time... getting tired of this... One of my subs parked between Noumea and Suva is hit with DC from AVD Casco... why would she attack first? It is well known fact that even weak alled escort can find submerged subs before she fires torpedoes.... ASW attack at 76,114 Japanese Ships SS I-8, hits 2, on fire Allied Ships AVD Casco MSW Wasaga MSW Ungava MSW Outarde TK Pinna AK Port Orford AK Argus TK Gulfking TK Gulfdawn The damage is not high - 21 sys - but floating damage is pretty high - 46... Look what we find - American CV heading to India.... grrrr, why i got brilliant ideas couple of days too late (my CVs are near Koepang and can't arrive on time. Ok, we will hide KB and wait for the enemy!) ASW attack at 1,73 Japanese Ships SS I-25 Allied Ships DD Inconstant DD Hotspur DD Griffin DD Foxhound DD Fortune CL Enterprise CV Yorktown There is no reason to complain... first attack was unsucessful... but hehe, didn't you think that's all? ASW attack at 1,73 Japanese Ships SS I-25, hits 6, on fire Allied Ships DD Inconstant DD Hotspur Same here. Floating damage is reason for concern.... In China, Kunming and Chungking were attacked from the air. Sometimes i feel that this Scott sold his soul to the devil... his bombers attacked my tk regiment just turn before they arrived on the Burma road... Day Air attack on 4th Tank Regiment, at 36,30 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 18 B-25J Mitchell x 9 B-17E Fortress x 34 B-24D Liberator x 28 IL-4c x 7 Japanese ground losses: 240 casualties reported Vehicles lost 10 at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 7th Tank Regiment, at 36,30 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 9 B-17E Fortress x 6 B-24D Liberator x 12 IL-4c x 3 Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported Vehicles lost 7 at 7000 feet Attack on enemy LCU south of Yunan... Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 37,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 12 Ki-21 Sally x 18 Ki-49 Helen x 38 Allied ground losses: 207 casualties reported AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/15/43 Next day offers the same picture of new "brilliant ASW/sub" model...I've encountered that new sub transport fleet heading to Iloilo and formed three strong ASW TFs. Also sent couple of merchant ships for repelnishment purpouses... Next time i will sent merchant ships as ASW - subs cant hit big fat and slow ships! Sub attack near Iloilo at 42,56 Japanese Ships AP Nichibi Maru Allied Ships SS Peto Finally! Ater countless tries one of ASW TF scored hits on Peto. But, only one was direct hit. Will she sink? ASW attack near Iloilo at 42,56 Japanese Ships PC Ch 32 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Kyo Maru #12 PG Unkai Maru #1 PG Nagata Maru PC Hachijo APD APD-38 APD APD-37 APD APD-36 DD Harusame Allied Ships SS Peto, hits 5, on fire Looking familiar? Sub attack near Iloilo at 42,56 Japanese Ships AP Nichibi Maru Allied Ships SS Whale Whale found Usugumo and sinks her. Two hits aren't consolation at all... Sub attack near Iloilo at 42,56 Japanese Ships DD Usugumo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 30 PC Ch 23 PC Ch 5 PC Shonan Maru #2 PC Gamitsu Maru #1 PC Fumi Maru PG Keijo Maru PG Kaiun Maru PG Saga PG Hashidate PG Takunan Maru #3 PG Oi Maru Allied Ships SS Whale, hits 2 Tk regiment arrives on Burma road but disruption was high.... Ground combat at 37,30 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2045 troops, 0 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 91 Defending force 972 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Japanese max assault: 52 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Recon over Yunan reported only 100 men over last few weeks. I thought i could take the base with paras but it seems that one Chinese division just arrived at the base. Ground combat at Yunan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1695 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 2735 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64 Japanese max assault: 32 - adjusted assault: 11 Allied max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 181 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported There are two Chinese BFs at the Yunan. I guess that Andy will try ambush my bombers moving acs to Yunan if i allow AF to become operational again... Now i have two units on Burma road - at Yunan (paras) and 120 miles north of Yunan (tk rtg). Of course both hex are joint possesed (AJ) so i'm not sure if Burma road is closed again...
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