PzB74
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I think Burma is the single biggest threat to Japan in 42-43, if this front is breached the US will storm in the floodgates in 43-44 and bypass all other defensive perimeters. So I'm preparing for the most determined stance in Burma that I can deploy! Just showing the main air attacks this turn. Again the 99 4Es came back together with their smaller siblings. Monsun and t-storms doesn't help neither on reducing air activity nor on causing ops losses. Not a single 4E reported lost this turn. I can see no possible way of stemming the 4E tide, we just have to take the hits and it will be hard. The 84 Nicks are all in Rangoon on 40% CAP, this is a sensible deployment I think. Yes, the Jack may deserve some attention C&G. In real life teething problems kept this puppy from becoming effective well into 44 and only some 440 were produced altogether throughout the war. A miniscule number really. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 20, 42 Sub Attacks A large British TF is heading into Colombo. Our sub fire at it but misses and is hunted down and sunk. - Still, this is valuable information. Submarine attack near Trivandrum at 27,42 Japanese Ships SS I-122, hits 9, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign CA Exeter CA Cornwall CL Mauritius CL Danae CL Emerald CLAA Van Heemskerck DD Van Galen DD Vampire DD Paul Jones DD Fortune DD Tenedos DD Stronghold DD Tjerk Hiddes SS I-122 is sighted by escort DD Fortune fails to find sub and abandons search DD Tenedos fails to find sub and abandons search DD Stronghold attacking submerged sub .... DD Tjerk Hiddes attacking submerged sub .... DD Stronghold fails to find sub and abandons search DD Tjerk Hiddes attacking submerged sub .... DD Tjerk Hiddes fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tjerk Hiddes attacking submerged sub .... SS I-122 eludes DD Tjerk Hiddes by hugging bottom DD Tjerk Hiddes loses contact with SS I-122 SS I-122 forced to surface! DD Fortune firing on surfaced sub .... DD Tenedos firing on surfaced sub .... DD Stronghold firing on surfaced sub .... DD Fortune firing on surfaced sub .... DD Tenedos firing on surfaced sub .... DD Fortune firing on surfaced sub .... DD Tenedos firing on surfaced sub .... DD Stronghold firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Bombing the Chinese 1/3 Corps near Lashio before attacking with a regiment. Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese/A Corps, at 61,46 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 56 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese/A Corps, at 61,46 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 27 Hudson IIIa x 12 Hurricane IIa Trop x 16 Beaufort V x 3 Kittyhawk IA x 8 Bolingbroke IV x 12 P-38E Lightning x 7 P-38F Lightning x 3 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Bolingbroke IV bombing from 22000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Beaufort V bombing from 22000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 22000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 22000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 22000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 3 Wellington Ic x 27 B-17E Fortress x 28 B-17F Fortress x 29 P-38E Lightning x 9 P-38F Lightning x 18 P-38G Lightning x 3 No Allied losses Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 47 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Liberator II bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 11 B-17E Fortress x 9 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Liberator II bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 P-38F Lightning x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 No Allied losses Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat The Chink corps we sent into the jungle near Lashio has been split in 3 and this third came down on the road west of Lashio. I placed a regiment there to send it back to the woods but obviously one regiment isn't enough. Chinks are much more capable in AE than they ever were in RL, still it's possible to capture ground in China rather easily... Ground combat at 61,46 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3416 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 3484 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157 Japanese adjusted assault: 116 Allied adjusted defense: 124 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 79th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 66th Chinese/A Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The isolated Chinese corps; defensive modifiers make it very hard to eliminate! Ground combat at 80,56 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7753 troops, 65 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Defending force 2344 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81 Japanese adjusted assault: 133 Allied adjusted defense: 184 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 87 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 265 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 17th/B Division 116th/B Division Defending units: 50th Chinese Corps -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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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