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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/13/2015 10:14:17 PM

Walker84

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Sept 9 - 13

India / Burma Headline - Diamond Harbour is back in business

Sporadic bombing attacks at Diamond Harbour, some being directed at the port, fails to prevent my engineers progressively to repair the airfield damage to the extent that I am able to fly two full-strength fighter units back in on the 13th. I expect this will attract stronger attacks over the next few days but, with a bit of luck, I may be able to keep the base open long enough to allow the evacuation to continue.

More laborious movement takes place along the Burmese border but no attacks yet as, apart from the Ledo salient, the opposing forces have still to come into contact.

DEI

Massive shipments of fuel and oil have been leaving the DEI for some months now. There have been remarkably few attempts to interdict my convoys here, although some mines were swept recently, just outside Palembang.

Mopping up of isolated bases such as Iloilo and Zamboanga continues.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/13/2015 10:24:32 PM

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SW Pacific

No major activity for the last few days. An Allied convoy turns up at Lunga, likely to resupply or land more troops so I send a SCTF nearer in order to sabre rattle but decide against sweeping the base given plenty of Allied fighters have suddenly arrived and are no doubt set to max CAP.

Base building in the Solomons is accelerating and Tarawa is going to see an influx of LBA soon which will help to protect assets in the vicinity of Ocean Island, Makin and Tabiteau.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/13/2015 10:36:28 PM

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Sept 14th, 1942

As expected, multiple Allied air attacks hit the newly-reinforced airbase at Diamond Harbour. The Allies lose 26 planes to 15 defenders. Most importantly, the base only has runway damage of 2 and port damage of 43 after repairs have taken place.

In a novel development, LB-30s bomb Hong Kong which is devoid of CAP, although a training flight of Nates try to intercept and lose two of their number in the process.

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 8 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (33 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
33 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 100.
Raid is overhead

Training flight from 77th Sentai has been caught up in attack

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 2:26:24 AM

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Heh. I read about the planned bombing raid on Hong Kong in the Allied AAR and I was curious how that would play out. Looks like little if any result but it was a cool idea (of course not so cool for the Japanese side).

It seems really hard to keep an airfield suppressed. It wasn't that long ago that Diamond Harbor was a totally cratered mess and you got it fixed up amazingly quickly.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 9:50:20 AM

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Heh. I read about the planned bombing raid on Hong Kong in the Allied AAR and I was curious how that would play out. Looks like little if any result but it was a cool idea (of course not so cool for the Japanese side).

Yes, the raid caused no real damage - I think Roger is just keeping me on my toes. In practical terms, I can't use modern fighters to defend every base in reach of the Allied 4es, and I had already decided not to use HK's port facilities for repair purposes for this reason. It was quite funny as the Nates were practising at 100 feet to improve their low level and defence capabilities when the raid came in at 10,000. Makes one wonder if the planes lost were actually hit by falling bombs!

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It seems really hard to keep an airfield suppressed. It wasn't that long ago that Diamond Harbor was a totally cratered mess and you got it fixed up amazingly quickly.

I was quite surprised - and greatly relieved - that my opponent failed to keep DH suppressed for long. I have a lot of engineers in the hex and it is eating up a lot of supply to keep it open, but I have an improved range of options as long as he doesn't throw in the kitchen sink to shut it down again. One of the fighter units I have moved back there is 3rd KuS-1 with 281 Allied kills. With any luck their stats will get even better...

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 9:51:22 AM

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3rd KuS-1

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 11:50:55 AM

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From what base do you think those LB30s came from?

Ledo or China?

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 12:33:19 PM

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From what base do you think those LB30s came from? Ledo or China?

LB-30s have an extended radius of 24 which means Ledo is the only possible base in Burma. I could try and shut it down but there's no reason he can't fly bombers from a closer base in China. Note that at the start we agreed a restriction on early war strat bombing (date to be negotiable as war progresses) so I don't see this as an all-out risk currently.

Btw, he also has nearly 100 transports based at Ledo, shifting supplies over the hump no doubt, so it is a tempting target once I manage to build up closer airfields enough to accommodate my crappy bombers.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 12:46:05 PM

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ORIGINAL: Walker84

Btw, he also has nearly 100 transports based at Ledo, shifting supplies over the hump no doubt, so it is a tempting target once I manage to build up closer airfields enough to accommodate my crappy bombers.

If the bombers are based in China, then that is an expensive raid! Plus his bombers most likely are vulnerable, very vulnerable.

You could try a night raid with Nells or Betties on Ledo. They drop lots of bombs per plane and can do pretty well. But if there hasn't been any night bombing so far or agreed to yet, then don't you be the first one to pursue a night bombing campaign.

Transports die real easy to aerial bombing.

You might want to bomb the bases you think those transports are flying to in China. If you can reach them.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 1:03:42 PM

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Thanks for the ideas - we are not doing much night bombing right now but I will definitely try to bomb those transports to hell as soon as the opportunity presents itself!

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 1:54:41 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Walker84

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

From what base do you think those LB30s came from? Ledo or China?

LB-30s have an extended radius of 24 which means Ledo is the only possible base in Burma. I could try and shut it down but there's no reason he can't fly bombers from a closer base in China. Note that at the start we agreed a restriction on early war strat bombing (date to be negotiable as war progresses) so I don't see this as an all-out risk currently.

Btw, he also has nearly 100 transports based at Ledo, shifting supplies over the hump no doubt, so it is a tempting target once I manage to build up closer airfields enough to accommodate my crappy bombers.

Maybe you could renegotiate the strat bombing rule? I think both manpower and HI should in China should be bombed at all times, while LI (the real bottleneck in the China's supply production) should never be bombed no matter how far into the war.

HI really represents the arsenals producing weapons for the Chinese. Several such arsenals were in Chungking itself, and as specialised, localised factories they should be bombed from air.

Bombing manpower is just terror bombing, aiming at rising fires to such a level that it destroys both manpower, LI and HI. Since Jap bombers do not carry enough bombs, the manpower bombing is just a historical flavor.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 2:36:45 PM

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Maybe you could renegotiate the strat bombing rule? I think both manpower and HI should in China should be bombed at all times, while LI (the real bottleneck in the China's supply production) should never be bombed no matter how far into the war.

Thanks Yaab, I will mention this to my opponent as its probably a good time now to review the HR.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 6:09:36 PM

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Sep 15, 1942

One piece of good news, I-27 limps in to Sabang harbour after hitting a mine days ago at Diego Garcia. Temporary repairs will be made to allow the sub to reach the dock at Singapore.

India

Well, I guess this was the kitchen sink round... ten waves of Allied planes attack Diamond Harbour throughout the morning. Twenty-five Allied air-to-air losses reported versus 7 Japanese. The airfield has just 3 runway and 14 service damage at the end of the day.

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 11 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2 - throughout this entire action the defending fighters do a sterling job of putting the bombers off target even if relatively few are shot down

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 9 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (6 airborne, 12 on standby, 10 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 4 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (4 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
Wellington Ic x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 3 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Wellington Ic bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 144 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21
P-40E Warhawk x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged (two B-17s are subsequently reported shot down)
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 104 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 - Running out of planes now!

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 25

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-39D Airacobra sweeping at 11000 feet

CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 6:34:37 PM

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You need more radar there...if possible? Not sure you want more troops there though....

What does your plane r&d look like?

Nicks?

Get used to being bombed, and they will get nastier!.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 7:07:00 PM

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There are a couple of air support units with Ta-Chi 2 radars in the hex. One more can upgrade.

As far as R&D is concerned we are playing PDU off so I am going with historical build-out to a large extent, albeit increasing production of key airframes. I have 48 Nicks spread around Burma guarding my air bases against potential bombing raids. I figured they would perform badly against Allied fighters at DH and I can only support 3 x air units there.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 7:44:24 PM

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quote:

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There are a couple of air support units with Ta-Chi 2 radars in the hex. One more can upgrade.

As far as R&D is concerned we are playing PDU off so I am going with historical build-out to a large extent, albeit increasing production of key airframes. I have 48 Nicks spread around Burma guarding my air bases against potential bombing raids. I figured they would perform badly against Allied fighters at DH and I can only support 3 x air units there.

It takes many radars to work...you can tell from the warning times you get rather they are effective or not.

PDU off should slow down the air war for both sides, a good thing. Mr. Kane likes using Nicks in a sweep mode, especially now in 42. Give that a try if you wish.

Not many Georges and Jacks, but I believe you get some decent Tonies. The 61d has cl cannons and SR 2 and will probably be very strong until late in the game.

Oscars will never really be good bomber killers...Zero will do better as they all have cannons.

Conversely, Allies will be restricted/limited too.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/14/2015 8:21:52 PM

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Thanks for the feedback and suggestions - I'll certainly look into using my Nicks more effectively.

I know its not everyone's cup of tea but, so far, I'm enjoying the slower air war with PDU off. As you say, it works both ways...

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/15/2015 7:45:20 AM

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India

I was expecting the hammer to fall at DH for a second successive day but there were no further Allied attacks and the airbase is fully repaired again. The port is also nearly back to full capacity, and I have rotated some pilots in and out of group reserves to reduce the fatigue levels somewhat.

My troops at Calcutta have been subjected to daily bombardment attacks for several months now and casualties have been rising slowly: this is fairly typical...

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Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 33354 troops, 536 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 1320

Defending force 34260 troops, 353 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 943

Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
43rd Cavalry Regiment
7th Indian Division
Fort William
9th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
Waziristan Division
85th British AT Gun Regiment
94th Coast AA Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
224 Group Base Force
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
AHQ Bengal
Eastern Command
XV Indian Corps
6th Heavy AA Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
7th US Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
5th Division
18th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
11th RF Gun Battalion

My plan is to see if I can extricate another division from DH by sea under my restored air cover, then fall back on DH in a fighting withdrawal. If this doesn't work, my brave forces will just have to tough it out to the bitter end.

Solomon Is

Something is brewing down here but I don't know what - an increase in Allied TF activity has been observed and 95 fighters now in place at Lunga. I have 1/2 of the KB at Truk, the remainder of the carriers are completing their June upgrades and will be back in theatre in a week or so.

Aleutians

I have landed a unit of Dinahs attached to 5th Fleet at Attu that had spent a couple of months training in naval search as well as recon. These will act in an early warning capacity. So far, sweeps of Atka and Adak have revealed no Allied ground presence which is good news as it will take Roger a while to develop bases here if he has any future plans in this theatre. I can't reach Umnak but it is now a level 3 airbase so I assume it is being developed.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 7/20/2015 8:56:27 PM

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Sept 17 - 20, 1942

This will be the last update for a couple of weeks as this game goes into hibernation for the holiday season.

The main focus continues to be Diamond Harbour, with the Allies flying multiple raids most days. I have been rotating fighter units in and out of the base and airfield and service damage have been kept down so far. I have been micromanaging each fighter unit, placing pilots into group reserve when they reach 25+ fatigue. The main concern is the shortage of airworthy planes - replacements can take 3-5 days to arrive and damaged aircraft mean that I rarely have the full complement in the air. Pilot losses are low however and so far the Allies are suffering a higher rate of attrition, per the next screenshot...

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In SW Pac, my opponent has plenty of TFs plying between Lunga, Tulagi and Rennell Island but so far he seems to be juggling his forces rather than launching a new offensive. F4Fs swept the dot hex at Munda on the 20th but I suspect this was an error as they were flying at 10k and lost one of their number for a single Zero shot down.

My solitary base in the Aleutians has been recce'd by Allied aircraft for the first time.

The portion of KB that was refitting is almost ready to depart again for the war zone...

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/11/2015 2:28:41 PM

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Sep 21-24, 1942

Got back from holiday a few days ago - an interesting trip taking in the Costa de la Luz, some of the White Towns of Andalucia, and Cadiz, where the King of Spain's beard was 'singed' long ago.

Back in the war, the first few days saw very little combat activity from either side.

In India, it was noteworthy that my opponent has abandoned attempts to reduce the airfield at Diamond Harbour again, allowing my air units to regain their strength. This is timely as I have a supply convoy inbound and it will need all of the CAP it can get to survive.

In the Oz/Solomons/Coral Sea theatre, B-17s mounted an airfield attack on Milne Bay on Sept 23, which has a lvl 1 airfield but no air units currently. This is the precursor to a more interesting development on the following day as 3rd USMC Parachute Bn drops on my base at Ontong Java, preceded by a fairly heavy air bombardment involving 31 B-17s and 8 B-26s.

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Ground combat at Ontong Java (115,131)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 312 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 548 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied adjusted assault: 1

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
I/19th Naval Guard Unit
43rd Const Co

The base will fall tomorrow as the defenders are pretty shattered already. I expect Roger to airdrop more forces in next turn and I have sent naval assets to interdict any amphibious moves to reinforce - as I can't allow this nasty little incursion to go unpunished. N.B. Ontong Java is only 6 hexes from my Solomons 'redoubts' at Shortlands and Buin.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/12/2015 1:26:45 PM

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SW Pacific

Well, I was wrong about Ontong Java falling - there is no Allied ground attack today, nor do any Allied planes overfly the island, or my LRCAP would have known about it. My own ground attack strike also fails to fly, but I have a good-sized naval bombardment primed for tomorrow that should rattle the marine paras...

Further north, B-24D Liberators mount a morning air attack on Kavieng, scoring a few port hits but losing one of their number to the A6M2 CAP. This is fortuitous as I had ships disbanded in the port the previous day but, having spotted a DL, had decided it was time to up anchor. What this means in practice is that I need to be careful of leaving anything in port south of Truk.

Bay of Bengal

A British battleship takes a torpedo just 6 hexes West of Diamond Harbour. Probably part of a larger bombardment TF that has somehow evaded my naval search. Thank god for the silent service!

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Sub attack near Cuttack at 46,39

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 1
DD Inconstant

SS I-124 launches 4 torpedoes at BB Royal Sovereign
I-124 diving deep ....

Now things could get really interesting as I have two SCTFs nearby - one was escorting the supply convoy and the other was there precisely to interdict any Allied incursions in the Bay of Bengal. The big question is whether Roger will proceed to bombard DH now that he has been discovered. I have about 100 single-engined fighters on the airbase but most will be on CAP. I expect a big air attack to coordinate with the naval bombardment. Tomorrow will be interesting!

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Nice to see you guys going at it again!

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/12/2015 1:35:02 PM

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Thanks, even allowing for the holidays, its been a fairly slow game for the last several turns but I think that things are about to liven up a bit!

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/13/2015 1:22:11 PM

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Bay of Bengal

Massive anti-climax today. I had my SCTFs steam north on prospective intercept paths, plus amassed all available naval search with 90 Netties sitting on the runway at Akyab and Magwe. The only sighting appeared in the afternoon: an Allied TF a few hexes east of Ceylon where it must have steamed at flank speed throughout the night and day. The good news was that DH was spared any bombardment, although a supply convoy AKL was sunk by an Allied sub. The convoy should arrive tomorrow or the next day. DH supply is down to about 15k so this is timely.

SW Pacific

Today's big scare:SS Trout launches 6 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku near Ponape. Zui is part of an air combat TF scrambled in response to the Allied paradrop on Ontong Java. Although clearly I want to pre-empt any seaborne reinforcements, the main purpose was to demonstrate that I will respond sharply to Allied incursions into 'my space'. However, I can't afford to lose any CVs to make this point so will have to be very cautious in future.

Today's other main development is what appears to be the virtual annihilation of 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion by naval bombardment at Ontong Java. When I looked at the map after running the turn the hex appeared empty apart from my own Naval Guard unit. I guess the disrupted Allied squads could still reappear but I seem to be winning this battle for now.

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Night Naval bombardment of Ontong Java at 115,131

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
530 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Kinugasa firing at 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion
CA Aoba firing at 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion
CA Nachi firing at 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/14/2015 11:09:35 AM

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Bay of Bengal

Having failed to intercept the Allied SCTF, my cruisers are re-directed to bombard Calcutta with pretty good results. SS KXVIII launches 4 torpedoes at CA Takao on the way out but misses.

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Night Naval bombardment of Calcutta at 52,37

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 8 damaged
Catalina I: 1 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 18 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 18 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Mohawk IV: 7 damaged
Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Takao
DD Oboro
DD Sagiri
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami
DD Yukikaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Kagero

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Airbase hits 28
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 52

SS I-18 spots CL De Ruyter and DD Inconstant near Trincomalee but fails to hit them with 8 torpedoes. My supply convoy arrives at DH and will face a tense couple of days, first unloading supplies then I will need to decide about extracting an infantry division if the coast is still fairly clear.

One of my infantry regiments starts a feint through the jungle towards Ledo and is rewarded next day by a Wellington bombing raid. I want to keep my opponent preoccupied along the frontier while I am also busy at DH.

SW Pacific

I let the KB mosey NW towards Rabaul, still acting as a deterrent but hopefully away from where most of the Allied picket subs have been vectored. Despite my LRCAP over Ontong Java, I/19th Naval Guard Unit takes a pasting from three separate B-17 raids. I use some DDs to land a further small Naval Guard unit from Rabaul overnight and will attack the Marine para remnants in the morning (assuming my forces are not blasted off the atoll by B-17s by then).

Meanwhile, unescorted B-26s attack a small supply convoy at Shortlands, sinking a small AK but losing at least 8 of their number to CAP. I suspect that they were hoping to catch my DDs spotted at Ontong Java but reacted into my Shortlands lair instead.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/14/2015 8:21:54 PM

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The Battle of Ontong Java

Ontong Java Atoll or Luangiua is one of the largest atolls on earth. It is sometimes referred to as Lord Howe Atoll, not to be confused with Lord Howe Island. It has also been the most fought-over atoll of this Pacific War to date...

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ASW attack near Ontong Java at 116,132

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
CL Perth
CL Tromp
CL Java
DD Patterson
DD Hull
DD Monaghan

SS I-15 is sighted by escort
I-15 diving deep ....
DD Hull fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Monaghan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hull fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Monaghan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Monaghan attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-15 eludes ASW attack from DD Monaghan
DD Monaghan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Monaghan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Monaghan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Naval bombardment of Ontong Java at 115,131

Allied Ships
CL Perth
CL Tromp
CL Java
DD Hull
DD Monaghan
DD Clark
DD Phelps
DD Patterson

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 34
Port supply hits 12

Seagull V acting as spotter for CL Perth
CL Perth firing at Ontong Java
CL Tromp firing at Ontong Java
CL Java firing at Ontong Java
DD Hull firing at Ontong Java
DD Monaghan firing at 7th Indpt SNLF Coy
DD Clark firing at 7th Indpt SNLF Coy
DD Phelps firing at Ontong Java
DD Patterson firing at Ontong Java

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Morning Air attack on 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 115,131 (Ontong Java)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
D3A1 Val x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Indpt SNLF Coy , at 115,131 (Ontong Java)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
6th Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

Also attacking I/19th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 7th Indpt SNLF Coy ...

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Morning Air attack on 7th Indpt SNLF Coy , at 115,131 (Ontong Java)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 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

CAP engaged:
6th Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 147 minutes

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Morning Air attack on I/19th Naval Guard Unit, at 115,131 (Ontong Java)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
6th Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes

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Ground combat at Ontong Java (115,131)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 175 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 177 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: disruption(-)

Allied ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
I/19th Naval Guard Unit
7th Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion

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Intel reports two B-17s downed for four Zeroes. According to the on-screen report, the USMC para bn actually surrendered to the final assault. The Japanese Naval Guard units barely survived and I suspect the whole atoll is an ecological and human disaster after having so much ordnance dumped on top of it.

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Thanks for the summary. All the ships and planes put on quite a show! As for the land combat at the end, that shows some things that really bother me about this game. For one thing, zero casualties for the attacker. But more importantly, I don't think the odds ratio works well for such small forces, especially when both of them are so beat up that really neither one could fight. Actually, this battle looks more like a classical battle from antiquity in which the single champions of each side would fight and that one combat would determine the fate of both armies. Rant aside, though, congratulations for sticking it out and coming out on top -- if anyone is left!

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/15/2015 9:58:19 AM

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Thanks jwolf, I would agree that land combat is one of the less-refined aspects of this wonderful game. This is not merely an issue for smaller actions - I have seen bigger battles where one side loses 80,000 and the other next to nothing despite being the attacker, which again flies in the face of expectations.

That said, I consider the Ontong Java outcome to be reasonably historical and here is my analysis. My opponent took a gamble in landing a single para bn on an atoll which was defended by a fully-prep'd, 90 EXP Naval Guard unit dug in with level 2 forts. The initial shock attack caused a lot of disablements to the defender (and 'dispersed' or destroyed the resident sapper unit). I guess he hoped to gain the base solely with the shock attack because there was no follow-up landing. SO, a para bn fails to take a fortified defended atoll by surprise, and is then forced to dig foxholes in the open. I can't tell how many supplies were flown in but he must have been heavily disrupted till the end. Meanwhile, the Japanese send cruisers and bombard his positions. Then the Japanese send a reinforcement company to land on the island at night. So, the Allies bomb the atoll repeatedly and the Japanese also dive bomb the paras. The final battle involves fragments of both forces scrapping it out for what remains of the atoll. With no prospect of reinforcements the paras realise the hopelessness of their position and surrender.

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RE: Great Tides that Ebb and Flow: Apbarog (A) vs Walke... - 8/17/2015 10:43:33 AM

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SW Pacific

After the storm abates over Ontong Java the Solomons quietens down again. I extricate one of the shattered units from the atoll by air and no further attacks take place. My CVs are parked out of sight again and my rapid reaction force at Rabaul is back in place. I return to the task of building bases and reinforcing. The next Allied probe, when it comes, is likely to be much larger, and seaborne, in my estimation.

DEI

I take out a small Dutch unit at Melak deep in the interior of Borneo and find that three Dutch Dorniers were also holed up there. Massive amounts of fuel and oil are being extracted from the DEI wells with impunity right now. I wonder how long I can keep this up for before subs come nosing.

Aleutians

Recently, I installed a specially-trained Dinah recon / nav search unit at Attu Is, my sole outpost. I have not been inclined to go for further expansion here as it takes up precious engineers to build bases and the strategic case is not really there (in my estimation at any rate). My opponent has been inactive until recently but a couple of naval TFs were spotted at Adak Is recently and the inclusion of at least one BB indicates a real estate grab is in the offing. Coincidentally, I had a few CVs finishing refit in the Home Islands so thought I would see if I could intercept the shipping there. Judging by the latest search intel I may have been too late but at least my dive-bombers can take a good close look at Attu in the next day or two.

India / Burma

Pleased to report that I managed to extract the 14th division from Diamond Harbour without a single casualty. They are now unloading at Akyab. My last two divisions will now fall back on Diamond Harbour in orderly fashion and we will take if from there.

Meanwhile, on the Burma frontier, the Imperial Guards Division pushes the 1st Middlesex Battalion out of the hex immediately to the west of Kalemyo. I will direct the offensive where I can but am also focussed on preparing my MLR in Burma presently. My air defences have been augmented considerably with recent fighter reinforcements; the main deficiency is still in air support but Magwe airfield will soon reach size 8 which will help.

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