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RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/3/2008 7:37:10 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/42

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Naval bombardment of Rangoon [Burma], at 29,33

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
CA Tone
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 93
Port hits 39
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 9

Tomorrow my ground forces attack Rangoon. This should see the defenders sufficiently attrited that Rangoon falls easily. Since I'm planning to move on to India quickly I won't go for Shock Attacks, I'll simply deliberate attack to prevent unnecessary casualties.

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 82

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 47
Ki-32 Mary x 210
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 3 destroyed

Resources hits 72

A 1% loss rate is well within the 3% loss rate above which these missions are no longer useful as training exercises. So, really, these raids against Chungking are an absolute bargain--- I'm achieving major strategic objectives and training some 300 bombers at the same time.

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Day Air attack on Amboina [Ambon] , at 40,74

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJN Paramushiro NStn Battalion, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 41
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Hmm, very little is being achieved here... I can't figure out why my bombers appear to be hitting NOTHING at all.

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

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

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
A5M4 Claude x 11
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 48
B5N2 Kate x 24
E13A1 Jake x 7

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 28,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 179

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 22

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aha, a day after I mention it here and 2 months after the war starts 2ndACR finally sends in his Pe-2s over the ceiling of my CAP. Wakaba is doomed but her sacrifice gives me the notice I need to pull the rest of my ships out of range.

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52238 troops, 827 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 1733

Defending force 13775 troops, 246 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

EASY pickings. Tomorrow my forces mount a deliberate attack.

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Ground combat at Komsomolsk [SIB]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 176164 troops, 2164 guns, 1645 vehicles, Assault Value = 4832

Defending force 10068 troops, 77 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 317

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 9250 - adjusted assault: 7571

Allied max defense: 309 - adjusted defense: 457

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Komsomolsk [SIB] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
3306 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
810 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

The Soviets are pushed out an while many of the resources are damaged the HI is relatively intact adding another 360+ HI to my industry. EXCELLENT !!!! I'm having a major HI squeeze at the moment and have over 300 points of armament production stopped ( and even that's not enough ). Once I get into India I should add another 1500+ HI and that should really begin to ease my problems.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6071 troops, 67 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 4692 troops, 64 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

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Ground combat at Rangoon [Burma]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14129 troops, 12 guns, 923 vehicles, Assault Value = 2339

Defending force 4320 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3932 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

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Ground combat at Toungoo [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 212 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

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

Japanese max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Toungoo [Burma] base !!!

120 OIL points fall into my hands. Score !!!

The whole aim of my war plan is to capture enough HI and OIL etc that I don't have to spend much supply on repairing what I capture ( since even if half of what I capture is damaged I will STILL capture more than I need ) or much supply on expanding what I begin with but up until now I still haven't broken the 13,000 HI mark. I can't wait to get into India as there's about 1500 HI just waiting to be captured there and I'm quite prepared to do the capturing and, finally, turn my war economy fully on.

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RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/3/2008 9:35:46 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/12/42

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Singapore [UK] (22,51)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 83

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 38

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 44
Ki-32 Mary x 215

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 2 destroyed

Resources hits 91

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Day Air attack on Ichang [C China] , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Amboina [Ambon] , at 40,74

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 8th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 6
A5M4 Claude x 11
B4Y1 Jean x 42
B5N2 Kate x 24
E13A1 Jake x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon [Burma] at 29,33

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 19
Beaufort VII x 9
Blenheim IV x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kizan Maru
AP Burisuben Maru
AP Sanfuku Maru
AP Higashiyama Maru
AP Kyuden Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tacoma Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Patrol Boat No. 2

The lack of CAP over Rangoon leaves a couple of my ships vulnerable to enemy strikes. Still, my losses in invading Rangoon have been absolutely miniscule so far so this doesn't even cut into my excess transport capacity.

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 55602 troops, 841 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 1737

Defending force 13767 troops, 245 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Japanese max assault: 3104 - adjusted assault: 1840

Allied max defense: 443 - adjusted defense: 345

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
3149 casualties reported
Guns lost 105
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 1

This is an extremely interesting combat result as it offers up the possibility of taking Java with the forces I already have committed there. So, the plan to commit an additional 2,000 AV to landing at Kragen are scrubbed and, instead, full-scale loading is begun for the invasion of India. An additional 2,000 AV is ordered to begin loading on my transports and is now to be accompanied by the full scale of supporting troops ( 400 Aviation Support and multiple engineer regiments ).

At present I am considering plans to neutralise the enemy's airfields at Ceylon. I think that I will swap out the Val divebombers from my CVs and replace them with Kates. Then I can launch the Kates from a range of 420 miles ( safely outside of the range of the enemy Pe-2s ) and pulverise the airfields.... If, for some reason, that fails I can always send in my BBs and CAs to close both enemy airfields with naval bombardments ( which will be effective but costly given the presence of massive enemy coastal defences ).

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6100 troops, 69 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 4728 troops, 65 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

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Ground combat at Rangoon [Burma]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 84122 troops, 1066 guns, 1788 vehicles, Assault Value = 2353

Defending force 4410 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 168

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2319 - adjusted assault: 2497

Allied max defense: 119 - adjusted defense: 181

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon [Burma] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
563 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1767 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Rangoon falls. Half of Burma is already in my hands. He really must have concentrated everything in India. A good move but I think not keeping the roads open in order to evacuate massive numbers of Chinese troops into India is, IMO, a mistake.

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Ground combat at Surigao [Mndno]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1833 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

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

Japanese max assault: 40 - adjusted assault: 21

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Surigao [Mndno] base !!!

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3904 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

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Ground combat at Kragen [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 269 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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

Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen [Java] base !!!

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Ground combat at Bandoeng [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 320 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 656 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Damn, just missed a 3:1 which would have let me capture this base and destroy, on the ground, the planes based here. Ah well, it still will force the Dutch to retreat in the direction I wish ( along the nicely accessible eastern coastal road in Java ) and so it still serves its main purpose.

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Ground combat at Magwe [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 104 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe [Burma] base !!!

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RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/3/2008 9:44:46 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/13/42

Magwe secured 120 OIL sources and a nice Level 3 airfield aimed directly at Calcutta. Understandably enough 2nd ACR wanted to close it. I anticipated this and had some Zeroes waiting which did well, but not well enough. Tomorrow he'll meet twice as many and then in another day's time another 50 fighters ( Oscars since I don't have enough Zeroes ) will be added to that number.

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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Day Air attack on Magwe [Burma] , at 31,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 27

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Magwe [Burma] , at 31,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 28
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Good, double the fighters ought to stop this sort of raid cold tomorrow.

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

The numbers here have fallen as I'm upgrading a whole rake of B4Y1 squadrons to B5N2s in preparation for replacing the Vals on my CVs.

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 216
Ki-21-II Sally x 101
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
I-16 Type 4 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
I-16 Type 4: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 162

The AVG comes into action again breaking through my weakened CAP and downing 8 bombers. What gets through manages to deliver a heavy strike nonetheless.

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 40
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 31
Ki-43-I Oscar x 16

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Guerilla Regiment, at 45,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 25th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 6
A5M4 Claude x 10
B4Y1 Jean x 46
B5N2 Kate x 20
E13A1 Jake x 7

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Batavia [Java]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51944 troops, 738 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 1590

Defending force 13043 troops, 214 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 425

Japanese max assault: 1272 - adjusted assault: 932

Allied max defense: 409 - adjusted defense: 331

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia [Java] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
1627 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1240 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Batavia falls. My forces are in bits with 30+ disruption and 70 to 75% fatigue ( damned malaria ) but I want to keep pushing in order to clear Java and then rest the troops for the next phase of operations. Java has taken FAR too long to fall.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6112 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 4690 troops, 67 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1155 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3858 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

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Ground combat at Meiktila [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila [Burma] base !!!

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Ground combat at Lashio [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 192 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 2018 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 18

Allied max defense: 96 - adjusted defense: 57

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

And here the Paras run into some Chinese troops and are stopped cold. My tankers are only a short distance away though and should be able to rescure the paras in only a few days.

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RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/4/2008 4:00:05 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/14/42

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TF 128 encounters mine field at Toboali [Banka] (21,57)

Japanese Ships
PG Ataka
AG RTN Cuong, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

More minesweeping by AG. I've got to admit that since these AGs are so plentiful and easily replaced I find it amusing when they hit mines. I probably have more AGs in action than he has mines at my ports.

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Day Air attack on Magwe [Burma] , at 31,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 48

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 5 destroyed

And the MiGs pay the price for coming in in small numbers after I've reinforced.

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 45

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
I-16 Type 4 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed
I-16 Type 4: 2 destroyed

The AVG is pretty much smashed by this strike.

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Day Air attack on IJN Paramushiro NStn Battalion, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 21

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 38
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Guerilla Regiment, at 45,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 25

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
A5M4 Claude x 8
B4Y1 Jean x 34
B5N2 Kate x 9
E13A1 Jake x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6137 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 4711 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

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Ground combat at Lashio [Burma]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2007 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied max assault: 84 - adjusted assault: 95

Japanese max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 95 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

A few of my paras are kicked out of Lashio. On the other hand I will, quickly enough, bring overwhelming numbers to bear here and push the Allies back into China.

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1173 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3876 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

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Ground combat at Akyab [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 56 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 3938 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 144 - adjusted defense: 587

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

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Hmm, a single British Brigade in good, wooded terrain and behind reasonable forts manages to muster sufficient AV that it would take 3 divisions to shift. I may just bypass Akyab by now. I've operated in the seas off Burma for the past two weeks now and done everything I can to draw his attention here --- but I'm sure he still expects me to go for Ceylon. There's little point in further deceptive manoeuvring at this point. Instead I'm going to head for Ceylon ASAP from now... Four and a half IJA divisions ( plus support elements ) are loading at Rangoon in order to join with the forces moving up from Singapore. That's a total of about 350 transports on their way to Ceylon, pretty damned impressive even if I do say so myself.

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Ground combat at Myitkyina [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 2084 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 49

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

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Post #: 94

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/4/2008 4:07:35 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

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Naval bombardment of Noumea [New Cal], at 66,117

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 5 destroyed
Mosquito NF: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Sagi
DD Hato
DD Hayabusa
DD Ootori
DD Yamakaze
DD Amatsukaze
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Haguro
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 184
Ki-21-II Sally x 99
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 2

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

Resources hits 121

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 47

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on ROC 31st Field Army , at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 36
Ki-43-I Oscar x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 36
Ki-43-I Oscar x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 53

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

I'm interpreting the continuing bomber casualties as proof that there are still supplies at PH. Damnit, run out damn you.

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 21
B5N2 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 21
B5N2 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6145 troops, 71 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 4732 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 30,32

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12077 troops, 222 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 420

Defending force 1286 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Japanese max assault: 838 - adjusted assault: 1002

Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1002 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2510 casualties reported
Guns lost 69

Ouch, my two Bdes pretty much destroyed the enemy force here. Even for a pretty beaten up Bde an adjusted AV of just 1 is terrible.

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3881 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

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Post #: 95

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/5/2008 3:58:10 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/16/42

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 203
Ki-21-II Sally x 98
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 2

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

Resources hits 150

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 46

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 48th Guerilla Regiment, at 50,33

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 41
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 54

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on US Army 24th Division, at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 75

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

I think that these raids aren't achieving anything.

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
A5M4 Claude x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 18

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6188 troops, 73 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 4735 troops, 73 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1189 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3869 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

I thought I should give an update on the Indian invasion force. Currently I have the following forces loaded up and in transit to India:

1. 15 Infantry Divisions : 2, 4, 5, 16, 18, 31, 33, 38, 48, 51, 52, 54, 200, 201st & Imperial Guards

2. 3 Infantry Brigades

3. 8th Tank Regiment ( the other Tank units are in Siberia or Burma )

4. 3 Major Army HQs and about 5 smaller Army HQs.

5. 10 Engineer Regiments

6. 10 AAA units ( to protect my landing beach )

7. Assorted Aviation and Air HQ units.

In total some 260,000 men are loaded up and ready to invade.

They will be supported by 6 Tank units driving upwards from Burma, 2 Airborne Bns and 2 Airlanding Bdes.

The naval component will comprise 8 BBs, 14 CAs, about 20 CLs and 70 or so DDs. In addition there will be a minimum of 60 or so smaller vessels ( DEs, DMS, MSW, PC, PG etc ) to escort the 360+ transports. CAP will be provided by 4 CVEs, 2 CVLs and 4 CVs who are swapping their Vals out for Kates in order to be able to stand off outside of Pe-2 range and bomb the enemy airfields using level bombing tactics ---- they will be aided and abbetted in this by 200+ G4Ms operating out of Tavoy and Rangoon in the level bombing role.

In short, even if the enemy opposes my landing forces all the way ( and I expect him to ) I expect to be able to provide so many targets that no significant losses are incurred before the unloading is completed ( most of my troops are loaded on 1,000 to 2,000 ton APs and AKs in order to expedite unloading.

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Post #: 96

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/5/2008 4:29:27 PM

pat.casey

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What kind of forces can the allies bring to bear defensively in this mode? Seems like 15 divisions is a mighty big stick. I know there'd be no way to stop that this early in stock; are there enough new toys in this mod that the allies have a fighting chance, or is his best play here just to bleed you on the landing and then evac for aden?

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Post #: 97

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/5/2008 4:40:45 PM

aztez

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You really have beaten allied side to submission!

As for the India adventure and judging by the game date 2/1942 I'am certain India will be pushover. My estimate is that within 2 months 90% of India has fallen. Unless (SEAC) ofcourse allies have signifcantly more ground units (divisions, brigades) than allied do have in stock.

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Post #: 98

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/5/2008 6:31:16 PM

Nemo121

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Well, in this mod the Japanese start with two additional divisions and get an additional 4 divisions after gamestart. The Americans alone get 4 or so additional divisions so it balances out fairly well. In addition the Japanese have to buy ALL of these additional divisions out of the Home Islands ( since all these units start out assigned to the Home Islands HQs ) and the Japanese are fairly strapped for PPs.

As to the 15 divisions... Well, 13 of these divisions are present in stock so, really, I'm not invading with much additional force. I haven't, for example, taken a single unit from Manchukuo ( although I have robbed a couple of divisions from China )... I have taken the Pacific VERY much on the cheap and the loss of the US CVs has helped me tremendously in this --- I have 50 G4Ms, 60 Zeroes and 24 Mavis in the entire Pacific which gives you an idea of just how thinly I am holding it since I managed to destroy his fleet ( at great cost ) in December 41 --- so one reason I am so strong is that several Bdes which should be in the Pacific are now on ships headed to India.

Can he hold against 15 divisions? No, I doubt it. If he transferred SEAC troops from China to India from the start of the game ( something I did when I played the Allies and something I felt was necessary to hold India ) then he could hold. My best intel is that he hasn't really reinforced India at all and so I epect it to fall relatively easily---- MUCH easier than it really should fall.

Those SEAC units aren't going to be much use in China since I'm in the process of bombing their supply generating zones back into the stone age and without supplies those additional divisions won't be able to accomplish anything.

I will point out that in this version of the mod the Allied fighter and key bomber replacement rates are 50% higher and the Japanese significantly weaker in terms of strategic bomber and anti-shipping forces than they were in the version of the mod I played in as the Allies and I still held on to India into July and August 1942. So, is it possible to hold India? Yes it is possible even when Japan is stronger and the Allies weaker than in this version of the mod. Do I think 2ndACR will? No, he has made some significant strategic errors and he is about to be fullsomely punished for them... I hope

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Post #: 99

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/8/2008 9:22:46 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/19/42

I've skipped a few days forward as nothing much happened in these days. My divisions are rebuilding in the Soviet Union and Java while my resource bobing campaign continues in China. My carriers and troopships are gathering south-east of Ceylon and 2ndACR knows the hammer is about to fall. Interestingly enough a day ago he hazarded a guess that some 3,500 AV was about to hit India. Figuring that a little despair would be conducive to a rapid advance I pointed out that it was much more like 6,000 AV ( and it should really be more ). Hey, anything which gets him to cluster up in his major defended cities works massively to my advantage as I'll get the resources of the rest of the country ( my real goal ) in an almost undamaged state.

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
MSW W.8
MSW W.3

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-21-II Sally x 99
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 79

OOOPS!!! And I forgot to change them for the next turn too. Damn.

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
Ki-32 Mary x 209
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 53

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 60
G3M2 Nell x 22
G4M1 Betty x 115

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 5 destroyed
C-60A Lodestar: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

A purely psychological strike as I wanted to show 2ndACR the forces I can bring to bear... and to lower his morale a little by showing how overwhelming they are.... hopefully he won't fall to thinking about just how bare the rest of my perimeter must be if I have all of these bombers here now

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Day Air attack on Akyab [Burma] , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 208

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 117

And akyab is closed... just to add a little confusion as to where the landings will be... although I don't think there can be much doubt I'm going to land at Ceylon anymore.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 59
C3N1 Kate x 8
B5N2 Kate x 141

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 10
Spitfire VB x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 7 destroyed
C3N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 17 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 12 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 16 destroyed
Pe-2: 8 destroyed
Sunderland III: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 46

The really good news here is that 16 Pe-2s and 21 Spitfires were destroyed on the ground. That's a LOT of my CVs and fighters saved from certain destruction. Tomorrow I'm going to hit this area with Bettys and Nells ( suffering significant losses to be sure but c'est la guerre ) while my Kates divide their attention between the base and the nearby Allied shipping. At ALL times my forces will stay more than 6 hexes from both bases in Trincomalee until it is time to rush in and land on the raillines south-west of Colombo.

My CVs and Bettys will continue to hit ( and close ) Trincomalee while my bombardment TF ( 7 BBs and 8 CAs ) rushes in to close Colombo in order to cover the unloading of the 350,000+ troops. Circumstances will them dictate where I go from there.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 102

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Isn't it interesting how the raids on the airfield at PH suffer low losses while hitting the ground forces there causes significant loss. This is a consistent and repeatable finding. I think this must point to either:
a) different algorithms being used or
b) different supply levels for the Infantry divisions and the base.

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 16
IL-2 Shturmovik x 20

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 37
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6199 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Defending force 4776 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1172 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3874 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

The map shows my TFs approaching Ceylon. The bright green line shows the range of Pe-2s operating out of the bases in Ceylon while the dark green line shows their range if operating from MADRAS. As you'll note there is a single hex of Ceylon which is out of range of the enemy Pe-2s operating out of Madras if the two airbases on Ceylon are closed. This hex is where my troops will land... And, yes, it is fair to say that the Pe-2s have my scared silly. I don't mind losing a few transports to them but I won't lose CVs and CVLs to those monsters.

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Post #: 100

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/10/2008 4:15:32 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/20/42

It'll all be decided ( bar the two months of shouting remaining in order to provide the conclusion to what is foregone ) over the next week. Landfall is expected to occur on 25th February.

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TF 6 encounters mine field at Kragen [Java] (22,64)

Japanese Ships
DD RTN Chunphorn
DD RTN Puket
PG RTN Ratanakosindra
DD RTN Patani
DD RTN Chandraburi
PG RTN Sri Ayuthia

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Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
Ki-32 Mary x 178
Ki-21-II Sally x 86
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 27
Runway hits 198

Just keeping the fortifications at Sian down.

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

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 186
Ki-27 Nate x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 131

My CV and land-based Vals are now drafted into the resource-bombing role in China. I am using ONLY Kates at Ceylon as I want to be able to seriously attrit the enemy BBs and CAs when they come out to play.

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 34

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 68
G3M2 Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 17

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6

It looks like the MiG squadrons have been completely wiped out. Excellent !!! Unfortunately I still have a gaggle of Spits to kill over Ceylon but I have the reserves to feed into that battle to accept the necessary losses.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 55
H6K4 Mavis x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 7
Spitfire VB x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7

Hmm, a very poor return on investment. The FlAK over Ceylon is absolutely murderous.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 66

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 7
Spitfire VB x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 3 damaged

Runway hits 16

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 103

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 18
IL-2 Shturmovik x 20

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 23
Ki-51 Sonia x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 58
B5N2 Kate x 41
E8N2 Dave x 38
E13A1 Jake x 3
Ki-48-I Lily x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 57

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 8th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 26
C3N1 Kate x 4
B5N2 Kate x 147

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 4
Spitfire VB x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
C3N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 5 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 5 destroyed
Pe-2: 3 destroyed
Sunderland III: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 67

A good strike. By day's end over 15 Spitfires and a good half-dozen Pe-2s had been destroyed. That's nice attrition of the two plane types I must be most cautious about.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen [Java] at 22,64

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Syoka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

I have a small transport TF there to lift the paras out of Kragen and land them behind the Dutch column retreating from Batavia. This will then give my 53rd Division an escape route. Unfortunately Singapore ran out of supplies just as I needed to airlift supplies into Kragen to keep 53rd Division combat-worthy.... Why has Singers run out of supplies? Well, I'm trying to run the invasion of India with just 60,000 tons of supplies to back my 15 combat Divisions ( so, I am bringing 1.33 combat loads of supplies - ( 1.33 x 2,200) x 15 ( + a small fudge factor for the engineers etc ). Usually one really needs two to three times the cobat load in order to be certain.... In fact bringing double the combat load is ESSENTIAL if one wants to Shock Attack. So, no Shock Attacks for me in Ceylon.

Why the lack of supplies? Well, my economy... I've had to reduce Zero production by 2/3rds, have patrol seaplane production and completely turn off 3 of my 4 transport plane types as I just don't have the supplies necessary to repair and upgrade everything I need.

This is great though overall as it really shows that an unfettered Japanese expansion can result in a crippled Japan and underpins just how tough it is to manage the economy in EA... I stopped just short of wrecking the economy though and with India soon to fall I should be out of trouble by the end of April.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6216 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164

Defending force 4785 troops, 73 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

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Ground combat at 48,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 118010 troops, 1783 guns, 383 vehicles, Assault Value = 3237

Defending force 1846 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Japanese max assault: 5902 - adjusted assault: 6727

Allied max defense: 82 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 6727 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
835 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1158 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 3837 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 101

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/11/2008 6:40:37 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/21/42

I'm seeing enemy CAs ( and probably BBs ) at Colombo. I have my BBs accompanying my shipping into Ceylon but expect the Royal Navy to try and escape. Accordingly I'm going to move my CVs into position to sprint northward for a day tomorrow and see if I can't pick up a few CAs and BBs in two days time.

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TF 5 encounters mine field at Palembang [Sumatra] (20,55)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 7
Ki-32 Mary x 203

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 76

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 204

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 58

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 96
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Resources hits 49

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 69
B5N2 Kate x 13
G3M2 Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 25

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 4 destroyed
C-60A Lodestar: 3 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

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Day Air attack on Calcutta [India] , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 35
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23
C3N1 Kate x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
C3N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed

The USAAF stands up to me... and gets beaten back down.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 59
H6K4 Mavis x 5

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 14 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
Sunderland III: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Hmm, the raid results continue to be poor.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 73

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 26
B5N2 Kate x 149

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 6
Spitfire VB x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 24 destroyed, 19 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 4 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed
IL-4C: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 9 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 35

PAINFUL losses but no Pe-2s.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 103

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on IJN Paramushiro NStn Battalion, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15
IL-2 Shturmovik x 15

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 51

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen [Java] at 22,64

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Noborikawa Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen [Java] at 22,64

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD RTN Patani
CL Syoka Maru

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6201 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Defending force 4798 troops, 74 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1184 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3866 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

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Post #: 102

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/11/2008 6:48:33 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/22/42

Tomorrow I try to catch the RN as it flees and then the day afterward I'm going to bombard Colombo. Hopefully those two actions should give my ships the space they need to unload.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 7
Ki-32 Mary x 210

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 57

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Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 203

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 22

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

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 10

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 97
Ki-49 -I Helen x 14
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 30

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 38

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 23

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 103

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 49
B5N2 Kate x 36
E8N2 Dave x 29
E13A1 Jake x 10
Ki-48-I Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39
Ki-27 Nate x 54

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 1st Burma Rifles Brigade, at 33,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 39
B5N2 Kate x 41
G3M2 Nell x 14
G4M1 Betty x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A5M4 Claude bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,63

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Noborikawa Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 15
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 7
Vildebeest IV x 7
IL-4C x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed
IL-4C: 7 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Ume Maru
AP Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kyosei Maru
AP Kuroshio Maru
MSW W.2
AP Netsuda Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Anrugu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

And the first Allied raids go in. Three ships are damaged ad will soon be joined by many, many more.

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 56
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 10
B5N2 Kate x 141

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 4
Spitfire VB x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 9 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 9 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed
Swordfish I: 5 destroyed
Walrus: 1 destroyed
IL-4C: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 89

I think I've found a good height for the Kates. Allied losses were heavy today with a large number of enemy fighters and bombers destroyed on the ground.

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Day Air attack on IJN Ikaiei SNLF, at 20,63

Allied aircraft
F.K.51 x 1

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 14
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 3
Spitfire VB x 4
Vildebeest IV x 2
IL-4C x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed
IL-4C: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Keizan Maru
AK Natisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Overnight Natisan Maru sinks taking 1/18th of 51st Infantry Division with it. Nasty losses indeed.

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 3
Blenheim IV x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Keizan Maru
CL Kashii

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 34
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 54
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
IL-4C x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 12,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 54
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed

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Ground combat at Tjilitjap [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2412 troops, 39 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Defending force 1430 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Japanese max assault: 202 - adjusted assault: 120

Allied max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilitjap [Java] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75: 5 destroyed
CXIV-W: 4 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6213 troops, 73 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Defending force 4776 troops, 74 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

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Ground combat at Taung Gyi [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29194 troops, 53 guns, 1646 vehicles, Assault Value = 867

Defending force 704 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese max assault: 1550 - adjusted assault: 1457

Allied max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1457 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi [Burma] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

13 enemy units are at Mandalay so rather than Shock Attacking across the river I've chosen to cross the river north of Taung Gyri and then march westward toward Mandalay ( saving myself a contested river crossing ). With a bit of luck I can push the Allies fully back and then try to hop across the trails into Southern India.

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1184 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3813 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1048 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 578 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

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Post #: 103

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/12/2008 1:01:47 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/23/42

My dash to the north pays off with a nice ambush of the Royal Navy's battleline.

The expensive preparations carried out over Ceylon are also paying dividends as I have still only lost a single 1,000 ton AP. I expect more to follow it but at this stage my losses are running WELL below what I budgeted for for this operation.

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

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 8

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Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 181

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 damaged

Resources hits 36

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 40

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 2
Spitfire VB x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

Ouch !!!

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 102

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 31

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15
IL-2 Shturmovik x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 3rd Field Army , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
Ki-32 Mary x 92
Ki-21-II Sally x 30
Ki-49 -I Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Red 22nd Group Army , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 2
Ki-32 Mary x 54
Ki-21-II Sally x 13
Ki-49 -I Helen x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Just prepping the Chinese forces at Sian for eventual attack.

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 52
B5N2 Kate x 33
E8N2 Dave x 29
E13A1 Jake x 10
Ki-48-I Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39
Ki-27 Nate x 57

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on IA 1st Burma Rifles Brigade, at 34,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
B5N2 Kate x 46

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 24

The Rufes operating from my BBs and CAs prove their worth. I think this amply answers the question currently being asked in the War Room a to whether or not Rufes are useful.

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

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

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Katori

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 24

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 5

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

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Azuchi Maru

It should alo be noted that damage to the airfields in Ceylon is causing these raids to be flown from Madras --- which means the Beauforts must carry bombs instead of torpedoes. Bombs are obviously much less lethal to my shipping than if the Beauforts could each drop a torpedo.

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 24

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

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

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Toyokawa Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 24
B5N2 Kate x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Georges Averoff, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Ceres, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

The morning strike goes in against a medium SC TF sinking the old CA Georges Averoff and heavily damaging Ceres. This afternoon the main raid will go in against the enemy BBs.

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,23

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Elk
AK Jalarajan

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 26
B5N2 Kate x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramilles

This is some pretty good torpedo-dodging on show here.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 1

Unbelievably these old rickety floatplanes manage to plant a bomb on the Ramilles.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles

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Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 11

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 20

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Muro Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA Georges Averoff, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

And here's the main strike.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 24
B5N2 Kate x 121

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 2
BB Resolution, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Caledon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Ramilles, Resolution and Warspite sink immediately while Royal Sovereign and Caledon are left to limp back home. Not a bad day's work - 3 BBs, 1 CA and 1 CL sunk with another BB and CL seriously damaged. That's the threat to my landings from surface raiders removed from the picture.

It is all going nicely and smoothly so far with my troops expected to begin landing tomorrow morning and losses, so far, negligible ( 1 x 1,000 ton AP ). I was chafing at the delays leading up to this invasion but the smoothness of the actual landings tends to show it was worth it.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6186 troops, 73 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 165

Defending force 4724 troops, 72 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

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Ground combat at 34,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26620 troops, 29 guns, 1638 vehicles, Assault Value = 778

Defending force 310 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese max assault: 1408 - adjusted assault: 359

Allied max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 359 to 1

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Pushing another Allied Brigae around in Burma.

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1184 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3714 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1048 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 556 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

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Ground combat at Colombo [Ceylon]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 49 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 21042 troops, 239 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 300 - adjusted defense: 811

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Seeing as I'm hitting Colombo with 6,000 AV I don't expect it to hold for very long at all - 811 AV adjusted is pretty paltry.

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Ground combat at Trincomalee [Ceylon]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 48 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 9398 troops, 198 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 128 - adjusted defense: 375

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

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Post #: 104

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/12/2008 1:20:01 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/24/42

The LONG-PLANNED bombardment of Colombo goes ahead and achieves paltry results. Its weird what the dice gods can do.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Kirishima
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CA Tone
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo
DMS Shumushu
DMS Kunashiri

Allied Ships
DD Pakenham, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Paladin, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Colombo [Ceylon], at 11,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C: 1 destroyed
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed

133 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 11, on fire
CA Mogami
CA Tone, Shell hits 4
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 4
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 5
BB Haruna
BB Kongo, Shell hits 6

Allied Ships
SS Travancore, hits 1, on fire
CL Columbo, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
629 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 8

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

CL Colombo sak later but I really am surprised at the lack of aircraft destroyed. I don't really know what to make of it - except to think that the 2 DDs must have absorbed most of my BB ammo and thus the bombardment was quite anemic.

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Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 11

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

*chuckle* A 4 : 1 loss rate in favour of my Nates.

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 16
Ki-32 Mary x 175
Ki-48-I Lily x 2
Ki-21-II Sally x 56
Ki-49 -I Helen x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 92

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

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 6

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Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 196

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

All resources in Kweilin are now destroyed. The resource bombing campaign should be finished by the middle of next month and then my bombers will be free to move into the Pacific.

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Day Air attack on Mandalay [Burma] , at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 39

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 66

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 2
Spitfire VB x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 1 damaged

Port hits 2

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 7

Allied aircraft
B-19A x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-19A: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2

Ah, the B-19s strike again. I think he loves having these. He uses them at every opportunity.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
Ki-21-II Sally x 101

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 56

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 13

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15
IL-2 Shturmovik x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed

Hmm, the Rufes just don't hack it vs the I=16s

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Division, at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
B5N2 Kate x 43

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 63
B5N2 Kate x 44
E8N2 Dave x 36
E13A1 Jake x 13
Ki-48-I Lily x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39
Ki-27 Nate x 54

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 47th Brigade, at 33,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
B5N2 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,27

And the inevitable Allied strikes against my BBs come in. Through a combination of Rufes and good luck my shipping survives relatively intact.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 4
Beaufort VII x 3
Blenheim IV x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 3 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Hyuga
BB Kirishima

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Day Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 28,23

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AP Empire Chivalry
AK Loch Ranza, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Empire Antelope

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Day Air attack on TF at 13,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 6
Beaufort VII x 6
Blenheim IV x 9

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

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 2 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Kirishima
CA Mikuma, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 33

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 2
Spitfire VB x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Caledon, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

I had positioned my CVs to catch enemy shipping retreating back towards Colombo and it worked. I missed the BB accompanying Caledon but between my ground attack and the waiting CVs that BB doesn't have long left.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 28,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 10

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AP Cap St. Jacques
AK Jalarajan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Empire Chivalry

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 2
Spitfire VB x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 70

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 2
Spitfire VB x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Nestor
DD Nizam
CL Dauntless, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Norman, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Napier

All of those losses in reducing the enemy airfields and attriting their fighter strength are now paying off as these strikes are getting to go in virtually unopposed.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 50
B5N2 Kate x 26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 2
Spitfire VB x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 2 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Another excellent outcome. So that's 4 BBs, 1 CA, 3 CLs and 4 DDs sunk over the past two days. Total IJN losses - something on the order of 20 Kates.

As always what looks like "easy success" all comes down to having shaped the battlefield over the previous weeks. Losses suffered then save pilot's lives now.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6236 troops, 74 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Defending force 4723 troops, 70 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 188

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Ground combat at Mandalay [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26590 troops, 30 guns, 1636 vehicles, Assault Value = 777

Defending force 18185 troops, 377 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 711

Japanese max assault: 1400 - adjusted assault: 812

Allied max defense: 651 - adjusted defense: 242

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay [Burma] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 5 destroyed
C-60A Lodestar: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
1597 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 55

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Heavy, heavy losses but by forcing them back I've inflicted 20% casualties and should be able to continue pushing tomorrow ( or the day after depending on supplies ).

In other good news - that's a MiG-3 squadron destroyed

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60809 troops, 1101 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3991

That's a LOT of troops. Unfortunately I doubt he has the supplies to feed those troops. So, end result is going to be an adjusted AV of only 1,000 which then has to be re-adjusted for low morale, experience and leadership. So, it should be doable. The trick is to do it at a low cost to my infantry divisions.

Defending force 113091 troops, 1696 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 3069

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Schwebo [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8146 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Defending force 24538 troops, 30 guns, 1572 vehicles, Assault Value = 673

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1198 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Defending force 3720 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1039 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 556 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

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Ground combat at Madras [India]

Japanese Shock attack

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

Defending force 8472 troops, 218 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 227 - adjusted defense: 685

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

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Madras is also easy pickings.

My landings went in today just south-west of Colombo. Most of my supplies are not yet ashore BUT 3,998 AV of troops are ashore. I have 124,000 men ashore at the end of day one and another 130,000 or so to land --- mostly support troops.

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 105

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/12/2008 8:31:39 PM

Capt. Harlock

Posts: 5358
Joined: 9/15/2001
From: Los Angeles
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quote:

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-19A: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2

Ah, the B-19s strike again. I think he loves having these. He uses them at every opportunity.

I would, too! Victories for the Allies are few and far between at this point.

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Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?

--Victor Hugo

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 106

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/13/2008 8:20:35 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/25/42

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 14
Ki-32 Mary x 181
Ki-48-I Lily x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 67
Ki-49 -I Helen x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Resources hits 61

Chinese resources are now below 50% of initial levels. Those Chinese troops are going to begin starving very, very quickly now.

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

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 4

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 102

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

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 53

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15
IL-2 Shturmovik x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 49
B5N2 Kate x 36
E8N2 Dave x 32
E13A1 Jake x 10
Ki-48-I Lily x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 57

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 47th Brigade, at 34,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20
B5N2 Kate x 52

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 8th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 22

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Spitfire VB x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Nestor

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
G4M1 Betty x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Hmm, he must be testing my defences a little. 2ndACR commented that my perimeter must be weak given the number of G4Ms operating in Burma. I pointed out that I have 200 committed to the Pacific and then I began to see shipping popping up all over the map. Some US ships popped up north of Oz, south of Noumea, east of Luganvilla and south and east of Palmyra. He's DEFINITELY testing my defences. I have G4 or G3s at Kendari, Luganville and Palmyra but for some reason none flew yesterday. Today only one group flew. Damnit this unwillingness to attack is annoying.

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 37
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
B5N2 Kate x 115

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Spitfire VB x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed
IL-4C: 3 destroyed
Hurricane I: 4 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 67

I'm going to pound Colombo for another couple of days and then switch to Trincomalee. Once both are closed my shipping will get a break but closing both is proving more difficult than anticipated given the failure of the massive bombardment run at Colombo.

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 24

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW W.11

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 24

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Spitfire VB x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Nizam

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6272 troops, 74 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

Defending force 4758 troops, 72 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60963 troops, 1100 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4013

Defending force 118736 troops, 1703 guns, 350 vehicles, Assault Value = 3235

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Schwebo [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6576 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 564

Defending force 24571 troops, 30 guns, 1573 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1198 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Defending force 3760 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1039 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 556 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

(in reply to Capt. Harlock)

Post #: 107

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/13/2008 8:28:00 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/26/42

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ASW attack at 145,124

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
DD Waters
DD Chew

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Day Air attack on JNAF 11 Combined Gp , at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 2
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Hmm, he's getting sweeps over my ships because they are at a coastal hex. Smart.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
Ki-32 Mary x 196
Ki-48-I Lily x 12
Ki-21-II Sally x 65
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Resources hits 93

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

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 4

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 18
IL-2 Shturmovik x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 49
B5N2 Kate x 36
E8N2 Dave x 32
E13A1 Jake x 10
Ki-48-I Lily x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 57

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on IA Burma Frontier Brigade, at 34,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 24
B5N2 Kate x 49

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 3

Pe-2s show up and begin their reign of terror.

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
Pe-2 x 23

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

Japanese Ships
AK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Yamafuji Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.13, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 7,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 174

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 18

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 2, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AO Soya, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

These AOs were co-located with my CVs. I got lucky here, even though it has cost me 2 AOs and an APD.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Nizam

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 44
B5N2 Kate x 96

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Nizam, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Napier
DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

I think that these were guarding against another bombardment run --- guarding in terms of wasting my ammo and thus giving their airfield the chance to survive.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 3
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Addu Atoll [IO] , at 2,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 5
B5N2 Kate x 106

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26

I'd anticipated the Pe-2s raiding from Addu Atoll but, unfortunately, my bombers managed VERY few hits at all. Addu remains operational in the face of these disappointing results.

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Day Air attack on TF at 7,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 172

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu

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Day Air attack on TF at 7,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 172

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DE Hasu, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete-FF x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Pe-2 x 20

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Katori, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

These ships are both goners but will remain in the area to draw enemy Pe-2s to them and, in their deaths, save more important shipping.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6320 troops, 75 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Defending force 4761 troops, 72 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 188

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 111745 troops, 1706 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 3251

Defending force 83995 troops, 1466 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4018

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Schwebo [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24907 troops, 29 guns, 1588 vehicles, Assault Value = 691

Defending force 13650 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558

Japanese max assault: 1202 - adjusted assault: 1019

Allied max defense: 441 - adjusted defense: 135

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Schwebo [Burma] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 16 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
799 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 29

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Ouch, 32 MiG-3s were sitting on the ground at Schwebo. That's 32 of his best fighters and an entire Soviet fighter group removed from the picture. Excellent work.

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58142 troops, 1065 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4018

Defending force 123157 troops, 1726 guns, 381 vehicles, Assault Value = 3251

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at 35,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3873 troops, 140 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 418

Defending force 23770 troops, 29 guns, 1549 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1191 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3737 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1074 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

Defending force 556 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Post #: 108

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/13/2008 8:38:03 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/27/42

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Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-26

Allied Ships
AP President Polk
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Mahan

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Haguro
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Ootori
DD Hayabusa
DD Hato
DD Sagi

Allied Ships
DD Mahan
DD Drayton, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Lamson, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP President Adams, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP President Monroe, Shell hits 3
AP President Polk, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
AP Harris, Shell hits 2
AP Barnett, Shell hits 1
AP Crescent City

Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

I guessed that the Allies might try to reinforce Noumea at this time and sent a surface strike group in just in case. Results were gratifying. Unfortunately my powerful combat force only managed to sink 2 DD and the President Polk. The enemy retreat but not before rescuing members of 2nd USMC Division from the water. Well, I'd rather face them here ( in what is, after all, merely a noisy ( albeit ultra-cheap )diversion designed to draw American troops into action far away from the critical theatre, India ) than in the theatre of decision.

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Naval bombardment of Colombo [Ceylon], at 11,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

92 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA Kumano
CA Mogami, Shell hits 7
CA Tone
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 4
BB Kirishima
BB Haruna, Shell hits 5
BB Kongo

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

LOL! My bombardment achieves, ummm, nothing

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Day Air attack on JNAF 11 Combined Gp , at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 30

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

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

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 1

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 13
Ki-32 Mary x 183
Ki-48-I Lily x 19
Ki-21-II Sally x 70
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 47

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 110

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 80

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 18
IL-2 Shturmovik x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 1st MC AA Battalion, at 11,26

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on IJA 2nd Division, at 11,26

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

I have enough FlAK along to make any conventional raids costly and dive-bombing attacks suicidal - I am expecting the enemy to try to close Colombo with immediate Pe-2 attacks once it falls and bringing lots of light AAA along should help me kill a lot of those Pe-2s per sortie.

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 48
B5N2 Kate x 36
E8N2 Dave x 32
E13A1 Jake x 10
Ki-48-I Lily x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 51

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 47th Brigade, at 35,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
B5N2 Kate x 47

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Singkep Base Force, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Yamashiro

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Pe-2 x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AV Kimikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
LSD Shinshu Maru
AK Udo Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kensyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Bomb magnet, mission accomplished.

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 48
B5N2 Kate x 121

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 13 destroyed, 21 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed
IL-4C: 1 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 69

13 Kates released torpedoes at the enemy airfield. Maybe there were seaplanes present?

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Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Kirishima

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 29
P-40E Warhawk x 4
Pe-2 x 21

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

Japanese Ships
AK Kinryo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Ishigaki, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Okitu Maru

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6327 troops, 76 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Defending force 4791 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 191

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 35,28

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23809 troops, 29 guns, 1546 vehicles, Assault Value = 639

Defending force 10172 troops, 251 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416

Japanese max assault: 1076 - adjusted assault: 972

Allied max defense: 316 - adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58362 troops, 1066 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4040

Defending force 128417 troops, 1771 guns, 381 vehicles, Assault Value = 3256

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Ground combat at Myitkyina [Burma]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3002 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Defending force 23271 troops, 29 guns, 1526 vehicles, Assault Value = 613

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1208 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3717 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1058 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Defending force 545 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

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RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/14/2008 2:08:02 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/28/42

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Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 2

Allied Ships
AP President Monroe
AP Harris
DD Mahan

And the Americans are back, just as I thought. Fortunately I expected this and my CAs are also back in town.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Ootori
DD Hayabusa
DD Hato
DD Sagi

Allied Ships
DD Mahan, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP President Adams, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP President Monroe
AP Harris
AP Barnett, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
AP Crescent City, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied ground losses:
782 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 2

Well, I'm guessing a significant number of Marines have just drowned. With half of the transports for the 2nd USMC sunk before they can land troops I'm hoping that this division is going to have been gutted.

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Day Air attack on JNAF 11 Combined Gp , at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 13 destroyed

I put the Yamato's fighter daitai to LRCAP my landing beaches and it seems to have allowed me to ambush the AVG when it came calling again.

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 2

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Day Air attack on Wuchow [C China] , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 224

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Resources hits 15

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 76
C3N1 Kate x 5
B5N2 Kate x 125

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Hurricane I x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 14 destroyed, 18 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed
Pe-2: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 56

Damn, I sent the Kates in at 8,000 feet instead of the 14,000 I had intended and they got butchered. Why? Well, The British have 4 main types of AA. MGs top out at 2,000 feet, the 40mm AA tops out at 7,000 and the medium AAA tops out at 13,000. Only heavy AAA can hit me above 13,000. Unfortunately at 8,000 the medium AAA rips lightly built planes apart.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 59

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 21

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 1
D3A2 Val x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Too damned costly.

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 13
Ki-21-II Sally x 108

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

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 95

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 15
IL-2 Shturmovik x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 1st Field Artillery Regiment, at 47,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 21
Ki-32 Mary x 164
Ki-48-I Lily x 20
Ki-21-II Sally x 60
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 51

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on KNIL Riouw Garrison Battalion, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1

One of Huyga's turrets is taken out by a 500kg AP bomb. Still, better a hit on my BB than one of my AKs or APs.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee [Ceylon] at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 8

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3, on fire

None of the bombs penetrated the Nagato's deck armour but they did take out a 5 inch mount and some of my AAA.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee [Ceylon] at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 8

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 9
Beaufort VII x 7
Blenheim IV x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, on fire
BB Mutsu
CL Isuzu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Nachi

Isuzu is sent back to Rangoon too. Why am I taking these losses? Simple, the unloading of supplies is taking a damned long time and my forces just don't have enough supplies ashore yet to attack Colombo... So, to protect the AKs landing supplies I'm sacrificing warships.

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Day Air attack on TF at 8,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 108

Allied aircraft
IL-4C x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
IL-4C x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
IL-4C: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Tatsukami Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou [Loyalty Is] at 68,116

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hakkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Taihei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Enemy Dauntlesses operating out of Noumea really hurt this convoy.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou [Loyalty Is] at 68,116

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
TBM-1 Avenger x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Koshin Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kimishima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hakkai Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Which is then finished off by CV-based air. So, that's where the last enemy CV is.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Harris, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Monroe, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Crescent City, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2

*Sigh* 40+ Zeroes ad just over 100 Nells and Bettys manage a 31 plane strike on enemy APs when they COULD have been hitting the enemy CV ( which is within fighter range ).

And this should pretty much take care of the 2nd USMC Division.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
C3N1 Kate x 2

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee [Ceylon] at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 2
Beaufort VII x 2
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 2 damaged
Beaufort VII: 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu

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Day Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee [Ceylon] at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou [Loyalty Is] at 68,116

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Koshin Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hakkai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3130 troops, 48 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Defending force 545 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese max assault: 97 - adjusted assault: 156

Allied max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 156 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
723 casualties reported

'Tis just a bit of housekeeping and clearing up of cut off Allied units in Malaysia.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6414 troops, 79 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Defending force 4801 troops, 70 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

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Ground combat at Myitkyina [Burma]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23539 troops, 30 guns, 1535 vehicles, Assault Value = 626

Defending force 9802 troops, 281 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 379

Japanese max assault: 547 - adjusted assault: 528

Allied max defense: 303 - adjusted defense: 57

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Myitkyina [Burma] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 8

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58475 troops, 1066 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4048

Defending force 129813 troops, 1846 guns, 415 vehicles, Assault Value = 3263

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1208 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3694 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

< Message edited by Nemo121 -- 8/14/2008 2:10:48 PM >

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Post #: 110

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/14/2008 8:40:42 PM

Capt. Harlock

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quote:

Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 1
D3A2 Val x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Too damned costly.

Ceylon hasn't been cheap in terms of damage to warships, either. Well, at least you don't have to worry much about the RN surface fleet . . .

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RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/15/2008 6:28:45 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/01/42

Well, everything costs. Overall my warship losses so far are 2 training CLs ( top speed 18 knots), 1 APD, 1 DMS and 1 DE. I've had damage to 1 BB, 3 CAs and 1 CL ( battleline capable ) and 3 or 4 DDs. That's pretty light given that the back of the enemy navy and strikegroups have been broken. Obviously though its a matter of perspective. I think the cost is worth it, others may not.

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Sub attack at 143,124

Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
TK Halo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Idaho
AK American Leader
AK San Bernadino
AK Nightingale
TK Hadnot
TK Muskogee
TK Matinicock
TK Richmond
TK Edward L Shea
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Lamberton
DD Reid
DD Perkins
DD Cushing
DD Cummings
DD Gridley

BIG convoys making for US holdings in the Pacific.

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Sub attack at 10,27

Japanese Ships
AK Koyu Maru
AK Suruga Maru
AK Shingi Maru
AK Kashimasan Maru
AK Eiwa Maru
AK Kitugawa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

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ASW attack at 10,27

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

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TF 39 encounters mine field at Kendari [Celebes] (33,71)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.4
MSW W.1

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 138

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

Resources hits 39

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 42
Ki-32 Mary x 195
Ki-48-I Lily x 24
Ki-21-II Sally x 71
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 51

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 69
C3N1 Kate x 7
B5N2 Kate x 128

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed
Pe-2: 8 destroyed
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed
IL-4C: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 60

A great day. Lots of AVG planes were downed and over 20 Pe-2s were destroyed on the ground. I'll switch attacks daily between Colombo and Trincomalee and that should rid me of the Pe-2 threat from this time onward. I'm fairly ecstatic about this as the Pe-2s were the only thing keeping my Kate losses at this high level.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 90

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Pe-2: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
D3A2 Val x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed

Runway hits 3

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 107

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 77

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Day Air attack on ROC 23rd Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 41
E13A1 Jake x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 68

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 44
Ki-27 Nate x 54

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IA 15th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on KNIL Riouw Garrison Battalion, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 25
G3M2 Nell x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Harris, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Crescent City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

More strikes against the ships carrying 2nd USMC. I've looked these ships up and they all appear to be 4,500 ton APs which means that 6 of them ought to really be able to carry the whole 2nd USMC. I think I may just have killed 2/3rd of that unit.

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Day Air attack on TF at 69,115

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hakkai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Koshin Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6430 troops, 80 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Defending force 4815 troops, 70 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Mandalay [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12063 troops, 225 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 417

Defending force 1953 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

Japanese max assault: 722 - adjusted assault: 570

Allied max defense: 91 - adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Noumea [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3370 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 513

Defending force 13067 troops, 223 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 479

By measuring the 2nd USMC's AV it appear it isn't even as strong as one of the Allied Brigades present. Instead of mustering some 300+ AV the 2nd USMC portion at Noumea is only mustering 77 AV.

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58663 troops, 1070 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4056

Defending force 131304 troops, 1862 guns, 448 vehicles, Assault Value = 3288

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1201 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 3659 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

(in reply to Capt. Harlock)

Post #: 112

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/15/2008 6:35:33 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/02/42

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Sub attack at 11,26

Japanese Ships
AK Toun Maru
CL Kashima
AP Hakuyo Maru
MSW W.2

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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Sub attack at 11,26

Japanese Ships
AK Kokurya Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Maya Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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Sub attack at 11,26

Japanese Ships
AK Takaosan Maru
AK Uyo Maru
AK Kamikaze Maru
AK Yodogawa Maru
AK Fugi Maru
AP Nissen Maru #2
AP Hokuriku Maru
MSW W.17
AV Kamoi
DMS Kunashiri
DMS Shumushu
APD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 1

Lots of Allied subs are in the area seeking to sink cripples and my CVs. Once Colombo falls I'll fly in lots of Vals and level bombers and seek to sweep the seas clean of these subs.

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 133

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

Resources hits 20

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 49
Ki-32 Mary x 203
Ki-48-I Lily x 24
Ki-21-II Sally x 71
Ki-49 -I Helen x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Resources hits 73

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 28
B5N2 Kate x 134

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 40

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Runway hits 6

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-19A x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

I flew 40 Zeroes and 60 Bettys and Nells in to Koumac with a view to attacking the enemy CV but, unfortunately, they did not launch.

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 108

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 63

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Day Air attack on IJA Chishima Fortress, at 82,33

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 26

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 23rd Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 43
E13A1 Jake x 13
Ki-48-I Lily x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 65

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 39
Ki-27 Nate x 57

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on IA 8th Brigade, at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on KNIL Riouw Garrison Battalion, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 144,124

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

More Allied shipping heading for the Pacific gets torpedoed. 2ndACR is heavily reinforcing and building up Tahiti etc. This is great as it puts his forces out in the open where I can pin them down and destroy them.

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ASW attack at 11,26

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 38

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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Sub attack at 10,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
AR Castor, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Ooh, an important sinking here.

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Ground combat at 68,26

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 249754 troops, 3847 guns, 1444 vehicles, Assault Value = 6591

Defending force 131 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 5875 - adjusted assault: 5814

Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5814 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

My forces are on the move to Kuyshyeva. The enemy are consolidating there and now 39 units are fortified behind Level 9 forts there. I do, however, have a plan, a cunning, cunning plan ;-).

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6466 troops, 82 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Defending force 4823 troops, 68 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

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Ground combat at Noumea [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3378 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 513

Defending force 13224 troops, 230 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 485

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58754 troops, 1074 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4071

Defending force 143057 troops, 2027 guns, 445 vehicles, Assault Value = 3610

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2000 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 951 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied max assault: 92 - adjusted assault: 12

Japanese max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 39

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

Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1201 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3628 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

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ISF 2nd Base Force Wiped Out at Georgetown [Malaya] by attrition!!!

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 113

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 8/15/2008 6:42:21 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/03/42

Today sees the first day in which more than 10,000 tons of supplies are unloaded over the beach ( with the arrival of a third major convoy carrying supplies in a well-dispersed manner ).

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Sub attack at 10,26

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Toyota
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranuhi
DD Hatsukaze
DD Oyashio
DD Kagero

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

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ASW attack at 11,26

Japanese Ships
APD Patrol Boat No. 38
AK Suzuya Maru
AK Kenkon Maru
AK Okitu Maru
MSW W.10
MSW W.7
DMS Kunashiri
DMS Shumushu
APD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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Sub attack at 11,26

Japanese Ships
AK Tatsukami Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
APD Patrol Boat No. 38
AK Sinkoku Maru
AK Okitu Maru
AP Awajisan Maru
AP Nekka Maru
MSW W.20
MSW W.9
DMS Kunashiri
DMS Shumushu
APD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 7, on fire

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Day Air attack on IJA Kwantung Area Army, at 68,26

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 22
MiG-3 x 20
R-12 x 1

Allied aircraft losses
R-12: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 41

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 140

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 139

The Chinese look like they are trying to attack at Nanchang. Nanchang is certainly not a vital place for me to hold but it would be nice to hold it so I am sending my bombers after the stockpiled supplies in changsha with a view to robbing the 10 Chinese Armies attacking Nanchang of their supplies and reducing their combat capability well below mine.

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Day Air attack on Trincomalee [Ceylon] , at 13,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 28
C3N1 Kate x 7
B5N2 Kate x 132

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C: 1 destroyed
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 65

Trincomalee and Colombo are now officially closed to enemy air power with damage levels in the 80s and 90s.

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 100

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

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Day Air attack on Koumac [New Cal] , at 65,114

Allied aircraft
B-19A x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-19A bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 121

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

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 12
Runway hits 107

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Day Air attack on IJA 3rd Yobieki Regiment, at 66,117

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Red 15th Guerilla Regiment, at 52,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on ROC 49th Field Army , at 52,40

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 64

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on ROC 20th Field Army , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
E8N2 Dave x 50
E13A1 Jake x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on KNIL Riouw Garrison Battalion, at 22,53

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 21

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 11,22

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ML Manxman

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Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 32

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 4: 8 destroyed

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Sub attack at 10,26

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze
DD Honda
DD Asanagi
DD Oite
DD Hatakaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Maikaze
DD Kuroshio
CVL Chitose
CVL Shoho

Allied Ships
SS Trusty, hits 2

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ASW attack at 10,26

Japanese Ships
DD Hiyodori
DD Minazuki
DD Sazanami
DD Oboro
DD Sagiri
DD Inazuma
DD Akatsuki
DD Ariake
DD Yugure

Allied Ships
SS Trusty, hits 1

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Ground combat at Djokjakarta [Java]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2483 troops, 42 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 772 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese max assault: 206 - adjusted assault: 209

Allied max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta [Java] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

The slow advance through Java continues. The enemy appear to be abandoning Madoien and retreating pell-mell to Soerabaja. Fine by me, they won't last there, not at all.

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Ground combat at Koumac [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6485 troops, 83 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Defending force 4837 troops, 69 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 196

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Noumea [New Cal]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3374 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 512

Defending force 13275 troops, 233 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 486

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Ground combat at Sian [Central China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58936 troops, 1074 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4088

Defending force 156482 troops, 2244 guns, 445 vehicles, Assault Value = 3980

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16735 troops, 268 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 893

Defending force 15341 troops, 218 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 372

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Ground combat at Nanchang [C China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5501 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3246

Defending force 31046 troops, 420 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 753

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Ground combat at Singora [Thailand]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1217 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 3621 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 114

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 9/10/2008 4:10:37 AM

Rob Brennan UK

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Has this ended prematurely ? i hope not as i like reading your stylish reports nemo

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Post #: 115

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 9/11/2008 5:54:56 PM

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No, it is still ongoing but since no-one but me had posted here for quite some time I figured there wasn't enough interest to warrant the time spent updating a daily AAR.

Basically all that's happened over the past 3 weeks is that Japanese Army forces have suffered about 40,000 casualties at Sian, I've taken Soerabaja and Ceylon and I've landed some 6,000+ AV in India and am driving on Cochin and Madras. My economy is also finally coming out of melt-down as I reduce its industrial expansion and manage to build up a little surplus.

Oh I pretty much destroyed the rest of the RN fleet and for the past week all I've run into are SCs, PCs and, I think, 1 DD running for its life.

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Post #: 116

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 9/11/2008 6:21:07 PM

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I was reading this quite closely actually; your AARs are always a lot of fun and usually quite different from the run of the mill.

Certainly make me happy at least if you could find the time to resume regular updates.

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Post #: 117

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 9/11/2008 6:22:53 PM

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Yup I confess I enjoy a good read as well Nemo and was reading but work has been crazy never mind AE so not posting much

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Post #: 118

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 9/11/2008 8:36:12 PM

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Never played WITP but as a lurker I was also enjoying reading you AAR and find your strategic insight very impressive. If you have the time please keep posting reports.

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Post #: 119

RE: Striking from Heaven: Nemo (J) vs 2ndACR (A) - 9/12/2008 9:51:48 AM

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It's one of my "must read"s on lunchtime. Hope you could find some time to continue with AAR, especially strategic/economic planning part.

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