PzB74
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A bit uncertain what to do this turn; was under the impression that the troops in Rockhampton were allowed to march towards Bowen. - They were not attacked by the ground troops but 190 Allied bombers attacked them in Rockhampton this turn and movement was restricted to 15 miles... I'd rather stand and fight in fortified Rockhampton than being "allowed" to march onto the open road north of the town while being constantly bombed. If attacked on the unfortified plain the rout would be much worse than if they stay in town. I truly dislike to learn all the things that's not specified in the manual the hard way - If railroad movement is only to be used for far behind the line movements with severe restrictions whenever enemy troops are around there should be a section in the manual stating intention and purpose as well as potential penalties. Better bring the entire KB and fleet to ensure that we can clear up in this mess; one way or the other. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 19, 42 Air Combat Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet 6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet * CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 88,149 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 56 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 36 (0 destroyed, 36 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 10th Light Horse Battalion ... Also attacking 2/4th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 1st Motor Brigade ... Also attacking 2/4th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 88,149 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 54 Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27 Ki-49-Ia Helen x 36 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 65 (3 destroyed, 62 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 36 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ... Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ... Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ... Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ... Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ... Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ... Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ... Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ... Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ... Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ... Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Light Horse Battalion, at 88,149 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-Ia Helen x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2/8th Armoured Regiment ... Also attacking 10th Light Horse Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort V x 9 A-29 Hudson x 7 P-39D Airacobra x 25 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort V: 1 damaged A-29 Hudson: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Beaufort V bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 16th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 16 A-20A Havoc x 3 A-24 Banshee x 2 B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 47 B-17F Fortress x 16 LB-30 Liberator x 7 B-24D Liberator x 20 B-25B Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 165 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x A-20A Havoc bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 16th Army ... Also attacking 7th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 22nd Recon Regiment ... Also attacking 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 45th Field AA Battalion ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 17th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 16th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 17th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 7th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 7th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 17th Infantry Regiment, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Beaufighter Ic bombing from 22000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 17th Infantry Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Infantry Regiment, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 10 B-17D Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 5 damaged B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 10 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 33rd Division ... Also attacking 16th Infantry Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft A-20A Havoc x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A-20A Havoc bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 95,152 (Rockhampton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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