PzB74
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Andy said he was after a tanker convoy? Closest tankers is an empty convoy that was at Singapore yesterday.
This was a horrible day! Everything was a worst case scenario. I should have scouted the South China Sea with more
patrol ships before sending over the convoy. Strange that I didn't see the carriers. I may have missed them.
Must be an awful series of unfortunate events that brought the enemy ships in such perfect ambush positions.
Our airfields in Indochina were bombed into the ground as well.
I am spending more and more time on each time and with me moving to a new apartment next week I may not have time
to continue playing even 1 turn pr day. Enemy Superforts and carriers are causing so much damage to ships and ac that
I spend some 1-2 hours on 1 turn plus another 30-40 min on the AAR. Have to cut down as more
important events in RL are demanding attention.
Defenses in Burma and Indochina have been organized and I will bring in reinforcements by air now as the sea lanes have
become so dangerous. The only good thing is that the enemy is fighting in Burma and this is pretty far away from the Home Islands!
The 200 Superforts operating out of Wake together with 200 4Es on Marcus are more than enough to suppress the Bonins.
We have so many troops and supplies in place that it will take 6 months for Andy to get anywhere. Will continue to pour in
troops and supplies.
New Kwantung Divisions arrived: Some in China but most in Japan...strange since I can't move them to China without changing them
to another HQ (not China). It only cost some 200 points to release these small divisions and I will use them to reinforce the Bonins, PI and Formosa. Should allow me to replace the men lost at sea at least.
Imagine what he11 this game would have been with the British also in the fight...it's more than bad to fight only the Americans in 1945 and they really got more than enough hardware to do whatever they want.
Research and production of the Shinden fighter - that is believed to be good enough to give us a chance to defeat the enemy in the air again - has been spread over most of the Home Islands.
Hold out! Hold out! That's the slogan for the next 5 months.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/45
Night Surface Combat
Numerous transports were caught by enemy destroyers after the escorts had been dealt with!
Some were saved though an an enemy destroyer was disabled during the fight.
Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48
Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru, Shell hits 27, on fire, heavy damage
PG Kogyoku Maru, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Marshall
DD Stevens
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Night Time Surface Combat at 34,47
Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #21, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PG Seiko Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PG Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
PG Yoshida Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 1, on fire
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Shonan Maru #17
Allied Ships
DD Owen, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48
Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Marshall
DD Stevens
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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48
Japanese Ships
AK Havana Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Marshall
DD Stevens
Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48
Japanese Ships
AK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Marshall
DD Stevens
Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48
Japanese Ships
AK Hoeisan Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Marshall
DD Stevens
Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat at 35,48
Japanese Ships
MSW Tasei Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Jouban Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Takayo Maru
AK Tetsuzan Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD John Henley, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat at 34,48
Japanese Ships
MSW Tasei Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Jouban Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Takayo Maru
AK Tetsuzan Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Heywood Edwards
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Daylight Surface Combat
Some 6000 troops are lost to see in the worst slaughter I've yet witnessed in WitP!
Just horrible... Andy dispatched destroyers from the carriers in most hexes around the
convoy and some 75% of the convoy has now been crippled or sunk. Hope we can save the
core elements.
Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46
Japanese Ships
AK China Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Hoel
DD O'Bannon
Japanese ground losses:
1261 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 48
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Clyde Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD McCord
DD Schroeder
Japanese ground losses:
1157 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 58
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Day Time Surface Combat at 34,47
Japanese Ships
PC Shonan Maru #17, Shell hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Owen, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46
Japanese Ships
AK Columbia Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Hoel, Shell hits 1
DD O'Bannon
Japanese ground losses:
1245 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 56
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Hakodate Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD McCord
DD Schroeder
Japanese ground losses:
632 casualties reported
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Hokko Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD McCord
DD Schroeder
Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46
Japanese Ships
AK Kenryu Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Hoel
DD O'Bannon
Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Kenryu Maru, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD McCord
DD Schroeder
Japanese ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46
Japanese Ships
AK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Hoel
DD O'Bannon
Japanese ground losses:
381 casualties reported
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Bordeaux Maru, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD McCord
DD Schroeder
Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD McCord
DD Schroeder
Japanese ground losses:
305 casualties reported
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Sub/ASW Attacks
Subs are also having a field day... Everything was so concentrated in the right place that I
find it hard to be a coincident! I counted 6-7 subs in the exact waters around the convoy.
Sub attack at 34,47
Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shonan Maru #17
Allied Ships
SS Herring
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Sub attack at 33,47
Japanese Ships
AP Jouban Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Sea Devil
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Sub attack at 35,47
Japanese Ships
AK Clyde Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Bashaw
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3
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Sub attack at 35,46
Japanese Ships
AK Getuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Herring
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3
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Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46
Japanese Ships
PG Yoshida Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Blackfish
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Sub attack at 36,48
Japanese Ships
AK Hakonesan Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Sea Dog
Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 36,47
Japanese Ships
AK Hoeisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Kraken
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 35,46
Japanese Ships
AK Getuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Herring
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Night Air Attacks
Night Air attack on TF at 62,51
Japanese aircraft
H8K Emily x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
H8K Emily: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x H8K Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Air Combat
Even weather was on the enemy's side today. Camranh Bay was closed due to bad weather and
all ac grounded. Since it's impossible to order escort fighters on CAP duties if their main mission
is cancelled no less than 150 ac were destroyed in the fields by enemy heavy bombers - that were not
stopped neither by bad weather over their own bases nor Camranh Bay 
Day Air attack on Camranh Bay , at 34,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 5
N1K1-J George x 4
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 8
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 12
P-38J Lightning x 24
B-24J Liberator x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 7 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 4 destroyed
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
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Here comes the Superforts!
Day Air attack on Camranh Bay , at 34,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 5
N1K1-J George x 3
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 90
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 11 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 18 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed
D4Y Judy: 16 destroyed
G4M2 Betty: 9 destroyed
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Airbase hits 28
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 152
Superforts attacking from 6000 feet!!
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 9
Beaufighter VIC x 14
B-24J Liberator x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 64
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 82
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One day after Wake became a size 5 AF 182 Superforts attacked Iwo at 1000 feet!!!!
Andy said this was a mistake. If Andy had waited 1 month instead of jumping the gun
on the Bonins he could have spared his precious pilots, ac and much of both the US and Japanese fleets.
This shows that the US player can't complaing about having few Navy ac and pilots alone since it
is possible to bring in LBA to relieve them.
Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 182
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 18 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 240
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Australian Tank Regiment, at 28,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on 8th Australian Tank Regiment, at 28,39
Japanese aircraft
Ki-67 Peggy x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3
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Looks like the US carriers are withdrawing now as the heavies on Wake are into the fight!
Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52
Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Africa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 69,56
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 13
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 14
F6F Hellcat x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 15
F4U-1D Corsair x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 13 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Arunta
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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Heimei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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In the PM phase the enemy cv's were free from the rains and launched new strikes:
Day Air attack on TF at 36,47
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 5
Allied aircraft losses
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Havana Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Camranh Bay at 34,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 12
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 4
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 33
F6F Hellcat x 5
F4U-1D Corsair x 10
SB2C Helldiver x 21
TBM Avenger x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 6 destroyed
Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Isuzu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Toyoura Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tairyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Shonan Maru #8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kanaiyama Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,47
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Argun Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,47
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Argun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Eiko Maru
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,47
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 6
Allied aircraft losses
TBM Avenger: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Kinka Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Camranh Bay at 34,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 6
Ki-84-Ia Frank x 3
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 15
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PG Santos Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tama Maru #8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground Combat
Rear guard being pursued into Bangkok!
Ground combat at 28,39
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 2142 troops, 0 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Allied max assault: 72 - adjusted assault: 10
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 10 to 1
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Iwo Jima
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7090 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1243
Defending force 103676 troops, 716 guns, 512 vehicles, Assault Value = 1625
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
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