PzB74
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Hey guys,
Appreciate the interest! 
Unfortunately it's very little to report and Andy has been busy, can be 2-3 days between turns.
We're now at July 16th 44 - the complete AAR is pasted in below, pretty boring.
The major fleet action of 1943-44 more or less decided the outcome of the game; Allies need to spend lots of time to rebuild in order to
be able to perform amph landings in areas with limited Jap LBA. Point wise I doubt Andy can do much, but kudos to him for continuing even though I ask myself if I would have done the same at times.
The growing amount of Jap air and ground units force me to send more and more supplies from the Home Islands; this is perhaps my biggest challenge.
In 11 days we receive our last CV reinforcement, Combined Fleet will then receive only 2 CLs, a handful of tiny CVEs + destroyers and subs until the end of the war.
We're just weeks away from putting the Grace torpedo / dive bomber into production; this versatile ac will replace Judys and Jills and restore KBs advantage in striking distance vs Allied carriers.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 16, 44
Air Combat
Morning Air attack on Talasea , at 103,125
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x J2M3 Jack sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Talasea , at 103,125
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 30
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
30 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 10
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Taung Gyi , at 59,48
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 11
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 9
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 25000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 22
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Prachuap Khiri Khan , at 54,64
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 22
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Talasea , at 103,125
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x J2M3 Jack sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Talasea , at 103,125
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 1st Australian Division, at 103,125 (Talasea)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
TBM-1C Avenger x 16
Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
MTB G-548
MTB G-843
MTB G-845
MTB G-540
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 12000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 20000 feet *
2 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 3
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 14
Liberator B.VI x 34
B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-25D1 Mitchell x 30
B-25H Mitchell x 14
B-25J1 Mitchell x 5
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 13
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 26
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 damaged
PBJ-1D Mitchell: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 80
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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
PB4Y-2 Privateer x 11
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PB4Y-2 Privateer bombing from 16000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 8
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 16000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Kure 6th SNLF, at 98,126 (Wau)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort VIII x 9
Kittyhawk III x 5
Kittyhawk IV x 7
Mitchell II x 8
Spitfire VIII x 16
Kittyhawk I x 2
PV-1 Ventura x 9
B-24J Liberator x 19
B-25D1 Mitchell x 30
B-25H Mitchell x 5
P-38H Lightning x 2
P-38J Lightning x 8
P-40N5 Warhawk x 2
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22
P-51B Mustang x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Also attacking 18th Garrison Unit /1 ...
Also attacking 35th Const Co ...
Also attacking Kure 6th SNLF ...
Also attacking 18th Garrison Unit /1 ...
Also attacking 15th/C Div /6 ...
Also attacking Kure 6th SNLF ...
Also attacking 18th Garrison Unit /1 ...
Also attacking Kure 6th SNLF ...
Also attacking 18th Garrison Unit /1 ...
Also attacking Kure 6th SNLF ...
Also attacking 18th Garrison Unit /1 ...
Also attacking 15th/C Div /6 ...
Also attacking 18th Garrison Unit /1 ...
Also attacking Kure 6th SNLF ...
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Morning Air attack on Kure 6th SNLF, at 98,126 (Wau)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 1
P-38J Lightning x 2
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 8
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 25000 feet *
3 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 25000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 16000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 1st Mobile Brigade, at 103,127 (Gasmata)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 16000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 8
No Allied losses
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 16000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Howland Island , at 148,135
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 7
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P-38L Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 14
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 25000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Tagula Island , at 104,137
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 14
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Talasea , at 103,125
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D4Y2 Judy x 16
Ki-61-Id Tony x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y2 Judy: 1 damaged
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x D4Y2 Judy bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 7
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 25000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 8
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 25000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25H Mitchell x 8
PBJ-1D Mitchell x 10
PV-1 Ventura x 7
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
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Afternoon Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 4
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 25000 feet
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Skirmishes over New Britain
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