PzB74
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Nope, Saratoga it is not. This carrier was built very late in the war.
Any other suggestions? 
Not a really good day today....
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/30/45
Loaded up some more troops at Taichu today and Andy sent 100 sweep fighters against
our CAP. I had put the recently arrived 48 Shindens from India there together with some
other units in need of training. The green Shindens suffered high losses and most ships
were destroyed. An Engineer Rgt and Naval construction unit is destroyed while a B Bde
takes 50% casualties.
Only good thing is that Andy probably thinks this is the best our Shindens can give.
Just wait until he meets the experienced ones in numbers 
Day Air attack on Taichu , at 49,43
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 8
N1K1-J George x 6
J7W Shinden x 18
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 16
Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 51
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 9 destroyed
J7W Shinden: 23 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 16 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on Taichu , at 49,43
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 3
N1K1-J George x 1
J7W Shinden x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 5
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
J7W Shinden: 10 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taichu at 49,43
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 5
N1K1-J George x 2
J7W Shinden x 10
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
Allied aircraft
Mosquito B.XXVI x 6
P-40N Warhawk x 26
A-26B Invader x 113 - have you ever seen such a number of Invaders on naval attack?
Good that Andy first noticed and reacted towards our evacuation effort now. I've already run 3-4 convoys
out of Taichu
Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Reppu: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
J7W Shinden: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito B.XXVI: 2 destroyed
P-40N Warhawk: 14 destroyed
A-26B Invader: 5 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AP Kiko Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AP Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ryuosan Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hayo Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Maya Maru, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
AP Juko Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
1721 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taichu at 49,43
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Reppu x 2
N1K1-J George x 1
J7W Shinden x 4
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 25
B-24J Liberator x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
J7W Shinden: 10 destroyed
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38J Lightning: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Juko Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
387 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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In India enemy ac bombards our troops moving back:
Day Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 17,17
Allied aircraft
SB2C Helldiver x 5
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 17,17
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 9
Mosquito FB.VI x 36
A-26B Invader x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Day Air attack on 38th/C Division, at 17,17
Allied aircraft
Mosquito FB.VI x 14
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 38th/C Division, at 17,17
Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 9
Mosquito FB.VI x 4
A-26B Invader x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Andy also took a scratch decision to drop a regiment of paras on Lucknow from troops
that marched into Bangalore this very same day. Of course he timed it so that they landed
on an almost empty base. 3 days ago I marched the Regiment there towards Dehli as part of
the re-organization of troops towards Karachi/Bombay. The replacement Regiment is still 4 days
away and the NLF marching from Benares got stuck in the jungle.
Sometimes I wonder how Andy always manage to time everything to embarrassingly well 
More annoying than important though, I don't have more units that can be pulled from the south to
the north. Promised that I would not abandon all bases in order to defend one city.
(But I will abandon some!-)
Day Air attack on 102nd IJNAF Base Force, at 28,16
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 35
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
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A few bombers dropped through to hit a couple of transports
Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 10
Allied aircraft
Spitfire XIV x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire XIV: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Sea Quail, Torpedo hits 1
AK Cape Constantine, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madras at 18,21
Japanese aircraft
G4M2 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Laurens
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat
Andy really didn't like that his tanks pursued towards Hyderabad. He turned all
but 2 Tank regiments around.
Ground combat at 18,19
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 4576 troops, 0 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 114
Defending force 40 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied max assault: 214 - adjusted assault: 72
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 72 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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80 men here, talk about landing in the snack break! <G>
Ground combat at Lucknow
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 3287 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78
Defending force 80 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied max assault: 56 - adjusted assault: 28
Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 9)
Allied forces CAPTURE Lucknow base !!!
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Debacle in India
Nemo, do you think Andy will go for both Bombay and Karachi? Will the capture of any of
these cities give him all his 'lost' Commonwealth hardware back?
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RE: Mustangs vs Shindens - 
That's a decisive trashing! Quite typical for the early period of US rising power. 
I mean if he's "recieving intel", and acting on it, then he's basically cheating, and dis-incenting you from being candid on this AAR. 
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