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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/1/2016 9:03:56 PM   
BBfanboy


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ORIGINAL: Taxcutter
At least you guys can get some comic relief from it.

Well, hopefully we'll do more than just point & laugh!

Spoil sport!





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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/4/2016 5:43:52 PM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Week 50: November 18th – November 24th 1942

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.



Central Pacific:
Tabiteuea finally gets a respectable number of fighters P-40K’s, and Betty raids cease for the rest of the week.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
After 4 straight deliberate attacks coupled with an effective BB bombardment, Shortlands finally falls to the Allies….now the engineers focus on repairing the port (Port Damage:100) and airfield (AS:52 AR:25). The Japanese defenders retreat towards Torokina with a few Allied units giving chase just to keep up the pressure. The main body will rest up a few days before heading towards the front. At sea, the Allied CV group moves to a position to blockade Torokina while still providing CAP for Shortlands.
The wheels are set in motion for the final stage of the Bougainville effort…Buka. Combat troops load up in Noumea and are heading towards Lunga to pick up some support units. Then the whole group will head for the northern tip of Bougainville.

Australian forces continue the advance through the jungle towards Salamaua. The going is slow, but it hopefully will allow time for the Japanese to shift troops forward, allowing Operation Schlieffen Hook to quickly capture a weakly defended Finschafen.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The fighting at Akyab is as bitter as always. Japanese bombing runs resume, but not before I evacuate most of the fighters from Akyab. Currently I am content relying on the AA guns in Akyab, coupled with LRCAP from Cox’s Bazaar.
In central Burma, Allied bombing runs on Mandalay and Schwebo continue to bear fruit. The Chindit force is still about 3 days from Myitkyna. Coordinating operations to isolate routes of IJA reinforcement are in place on both roads, and 3 wings of freshly trained Liberators have arrived in Silchar. Any response the Japanese send towards Myitkynia will find a little surprise waiting for them.

In China, the Chinese complete the withdrawal away from Hankow, Wuchow and Sinyang…as the effort to capture these cities was too wasteful in terms of supply. This move is allowing a reaction force to head westward towards Nanning to block the Japanese advance, as well as a re-enforcement of the Chinese position in the North around Chengchow.



IJN Watch:
-The KB stays anchored at Hollandia. reports range from 3-8 CV’s and 1-3 BB’s. Aircraft sightings suggest around 100 Fighters and 200 bombers. No other IJN surface forces spotted.



Notable Base Captures:
Shortlands [Solomon Islands] captured by Allies (11/21)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 2,692 [+60]
Biggest Losses (#): SBD-3 Dauntless (226), P-40E Warhawk (174), Hurricane IIc Trop ( 168)

Japanese: 6,123 [+232]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,447), Ki-48 Lily (761), A6M2 Zero (675)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 404 [+4]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 646 [+17]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,794 [+16]
Japanese: 3,740 [+94
A/J Ratio: 2.35 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 25,960 [+458]
Japanese: 23,326 [+142]
A/J Ratio: 1.11 to 1



Operation Cumberland
Phase 1: Aug.-Sept. 1942
-Capture Tassafronga - COMPLETE
-Secure Milne Bay - COMPLETE
-Capture Terapo - COMPLETE

Phase 2: Oct.-Dec. 1942
-Capture Tulagi – COMPLETE
-Capture Munda – COMPLETE
-Advance to Buna – COMPLETE

Phase 3: Jan. 1942 – July 1943
-Northern NG Coast – IN PROGRESS [Buna captured. Salamaua is next]
-Bougainville- IN PROGRESS [Shortlands captured. Allied forces advancing towards Torokina. Buka invasion assembling]



Other Notes:
-In the last month or so, I am noticing a larger percentage of IJA bomber raids turning back after suffering a loss or two. Not sure if it’s inexperienced pilots or less aggressive leaders (or maybe a combination of these). The one exception is in the Akyab area, where Japanese bombers will fly to their drop zones no matter what the losses.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/5/2016 2:22:20 AM   
Bif1961


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Status: offline 		I believe low morale will turn back bomber raids that are intercepted.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/6/2016 6:59:36 AM   
Yaab


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Status: offline 		Morale is one thing. The other is bomber durability. Thisis what makes B-17 such beasts - put the morale 99 pilots in the aircarft with 68 durability and th bombers will always get through. Try this with 50 morale pilots and 40 durability aircraft, and bombers will break the attack.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/11/2016 7:02:48 AM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Week 51: November 25th – December 1st 1942

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.



Central Pacific:
Sporadic IJA bomber raids hit Tabiteuea. CAP continues to be successful at preventing the enemy from reaching their targets.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
Allied amphibious assault of Buka goes off as smooth as can be expected, minimal disruption and under 100 casualties during the landings. Once my forces consolidated, they launched a deliberate attack which was timed to coincide with a BB bombardment and a concentration of strategic bombing. The assault got a 3:1 and captured the base! The priority now is the buildup of the Buka airfield to support the upcoming Operation Tropic Thunder. Now that the Bougainville operation is winding down (at least from an amphibious perspective, CV forces are withdrawing to re-supply before heading to the Northern New Guinea coast for the next phase of the Allied advance in the area.
During the week, the Japanese air force concentrated on Shortlands and Buka, using massed escorted bomber raids. Allied land based CAP (augmented by carrier Wildcats) performed admirably, and very few hits were scored by the Japanese.

Australian forces arrive at Salamaua and begin probing the base’s defenses. Intel reports an entire Japanese Division (the 48th) is here. The AV tally is 630:300 in favor of the Allies, but my first deliberate attack resulted in a 1:17 result, probably due to Level 3 Forts and a little bad luck. Luckily I only sustained 5 destroyed/39 disabled squads (it could have been much worse). For now I’ll return to bombardments and await the outcome of the Allied move against Finschafen, which is slated to begin in a little over a week.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The fighting at Akyab is as bitter as always. With the withdrawal of Allied air assets from Akyab, the Japanese control the skies there, and bomber raids are unrelenting. AA assets are doing well though, lots of damaged IJA bombers on the combat reports. With the airspace over Akyab now firmly in their control, the Japanese now begin sending large escorted bomber raids to Cox’s Bazaar. So far the Hurricanes and P-40s there are holding their own, but the next week will be crucial. I keep knocking Japanese bombers down, but they seem to have an endless supply and the Allies lose fighters to damage and malfunction after each successive enemy raid. The Allies are painfully thin on fighter airframes, so if the Japanese keep up this pace for another week, I might have to withdraw my air assets from Cox’s Bazaar as well. If that occurs, the convoys keeping Akyab supplied will be without the CAP they so desperately need…and without supply, the troops at Akyab will be doomed.

In central Burma, Allied bombing runs on Mandalay and Schwebo continue to bear fruit. I mis-typed last week, The Chindit force was approaching Warazup (not Myitkynia). The Chindits capture Wazarup without a fight and head towards Myitkynia. The going will now be much faster as there is a road to travel on. Intel reports 1 enemy unit and about 500 troops at Myitkynia, but all the roads into the town are controlled by the Allies.

In China, the Chinese reaction force reaches Nanning, and the Japanese force (4 RTA Divisions) launches multiple deliberate assaults. The Chinese hold, but take a large amount of casualties. More reinforcements are on the way and should arrive next week to stabilize the front.



IJN Watch:
-The KB stays anchored at Hollandia. Aircraft sightings suggest around 100 Fighters and 200 bombers.
-Lots of TK’s spotted in the Bismarck Sea all week.



Notable Base Captures:
-Wazarup [Burma] captured by Allies (11/27)
-Buka [Solomon Islands] captured by Allies (11/30)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 2,787 [+95]
Biggest Losses (#): SBD-3 Dauntless (231), P-40E Warhawk (193), Hurricane IIc Trop ( 178)

Japanese: 6,461 [+338]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,390), Ki-48 Lily (1,073), A6M2 Zero (800)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 405 [+1]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 666 [+20]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,816 [+20]
Japanese: 3,774 [+34
A/J Ratio: 2.34 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 26,496 [+536]
Japanese: 23,503 [+177]
A/J Ratio: 1.13 to 1



Operation Cumberland
Phase 1: Aug.-Sept. 1942
-Capture Tassafronga - COMPLETE
-Secure Milne Bay - COMPLETE
-Capture Terapo - COMPLETE

Phase 2: Oct.-Dec. 1942
-Capture Tulagi – COMPLETE
-Capture Munda – COMPLETE
-Advance to Buna – COMPLETE

Phase 3: Jan. 1942 – July 1943
-Northern NG Coast – IN PROGRESS [Buna captured. Allied forces reach Salamaua.]
-Bougainville- IN PROGRESS [Shortlands and Buka captured. Allied forces advancing through the jungle towards Torokina.]



Other Notes:
-Tankers in the Bismarck Sea look tempting, but the KB is sitting in Hollandia waiting to pounce. I need to gain some air superiority in the area before I will feel confident taking on the Japanese carrier force.



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Excellent!
That means we can attack in any direction.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/11/2016 7:09:38 AM   
Schlussel


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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

I believe low morale will turn back bomber raids that are intercepted.




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ORIGINAL: Yaab

Morale is one thing. The other is bomber durability. Thisis what makes B-17 such beasts - put the morale 99 pilots in the aircarft with 68 durability and th bombers will always get through. Try this with 50 morale pilots and 40 durability aircraft, and bombers will break the attack.


Thanks for the advice guys, yeah morale definitely seems to be a factor. And the B-17's are a marvel of American engineering. Even though they can fight off enemy fighters, I find playing around with their raid altitude can help them avoid pesky CAP.


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You say we're surrounded?
Excellent!
That means we can attack in any direction.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/12/2016 3:10:32 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Schlussel

SE Asia/China:
The fighting at Akyab is as bitter as always. With the withdrawal of Allied air assets from Akyab, the Japanese control the skies there, and bomber raids are unrelenting. AA assets are doing well though, lots of damaged IJA bombers on the combat reports. With the airspace over Akyab now firmly in their control, the Japanese now begin sending large escorted bomber raids to Cox’s Bazaar. So far the Hurricanes and P-40s there are holding their own, but the next week will be crucial. I keep knocking Japanese bombers down, but they seem to have an endless supply and the Allies lose fighters to damage and malfunction after each successive enemy raid. The Allies are painfully thin on fighter airframes, so if the Japanese keep up this pace for another week, I might have to withdraw my air assets from Cox’s Bazaar as well. If that occurs, the convoys keeping Akyab supplied will be without the CAP they so desperately need…and without supply, the troops at Akyab will be doomed.

In central Burma, Allied bombing runs on Mandalay and Schwebo continue to bear fruit. I mis-typed last week, The Chindit force was approaching Warazup (not Myitkynia). The Chindits capture Wazarup without a fight and head towards Myitkynia. The going will now be much faster as there is a road to travel on. Intel reports 1 enemy unit and about 500 troops at Myitkynia, but all the roads into the town are controlled by the Allies.



Great update thanks !

Yes the IJA Airforce does seem to spawn limitless frames down in Big B or Cam Rhan Bay.

Any USN subs and or Britsh subs deployed in submarine supply ? Do you have a floatila of supply transports flying the hump into China ?

If the big convoy runs into Akyab are not safe - perhaps:

1) the supply can be supplemented by sub transport convoy. Its not much but it helps.

2) Re-purpose the airlift into Akyab.. supply runs

Above all do you have any troops in Cox or Chittatong that could maneuver to the flank of the massive Japanese death star ? Get behind them on the road to Prome... cut off their supply ?

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/15/2016 1:03:56 PM   
Schlussel


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Central/North Pacific:
Surface Forces: 1-CVE, 5-BB, 5-CA, 30+-DD (@Pearl Harbor)
Fuel Reserves: 1,123K @ Pearl Harbor

Near-Term Plans: Continue developing bases in Aleutians.

Long Term Plans: Operation to secure critical bases in Marshalls.




New Guinea/Solomons:



Surface Forces: 5-CV, 2-CVE, 10-BB, 5-CA, 8-DD (@Noumea)
Fuel Reserves: 461K @ Noumea
6K @ Port Moresby
37K @ Sydney

Near-Term Plans: Capture Bougainville, move up New Guinea coast towards Lae.

Long Term Plans: Isolate/Capture Rabaul







SE Asia/China



Surface Forces: 1-CV, 5-BB, 9-CA, 6-DD (@Colombo)
Fuel Reserves: 887K @ Colombo

Near-Term Plans: Hold Akyab. Chindit Raid in Central Burma.

Long Term Plans: Launch two-pronged attack into Burma. Force A will advance down the coast to threaten Prome/Rangoon, while Force B will advance through central Burma and threaten Mandalay. The goal of both advances is not to capture territory, but to keep Japanese LCU’s in this theatre occupied.





Base Status:


Akyab:
Port Size: 3.70 (+0.12)
Airfield Size: 7.06 (+0.06)
Supplies: 10K (1 Week of normal operations)

Amchitka:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 5.45 (+0.29)
Supplies: 5K (10 Weeks of normal operations)

Attu:
Port Size: 2.11 (+0.10)
Airfield Size: 2.33 (+0.09)
Supplies: 9K (90 Weeks of normal operations)

Buka:
Port Size: 0.00
Airfield Size: 0.07
Supplies: 10K (10 Weeks of normal operations)

Buna:
Port Size: 2.00 (+0.00)
Airfield Size: 7.01 (+1.31)
Supplies: 48K (20 Weeks of normal operations)

Kalemyo:
Port Size: N/A
Airfield Size: 6.83 (+0.64)
Supplies: 5K (2 Week of normal operations)

Lunga:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 7.16 (+0.25)
Supplies: 45K (7 Weeks of normal operations)

Midway:
Port Size: 3.88 (+0.53)
Airfield Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Supplies: 61K (30 Weeks of normal operations)

Milne Bay:
Port Size: 4.35 (+0.34)
Airfield Size: 5.50 (+0.69)
Supplies: 28K (13 Weeks of normal operations)

Munda:
Port Size: 4.03 (+1.23)
Airfield Size: 4.69 (+0.47)
Supplies: 25K (12 Weeks of normal operations)

Pago-Pago:
Port Size: 2.85 (+0.31)
Airfield Size: 5.68 (+0.09)
Supplies: 10K (10 Weeks of normal operations)

Port Moresby:
Port Size: 5.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 8.13 (+0.51)
Supplies: 37K (6 Weeks of normal operations)

Tabiteuea:
Port Size: 2.34 (+1.54)
Airfield Size: 3.45 (+2.65)
Supplies: 10K (6 Weeks of normal operations)

Tulagi:
Port Size: 4.63 (+2.11)
Airfield Size: 1.41 (+0.00)
Supplies: 10K (5 Weeks of normal operations)


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You say we're surrounded?
Excellent!
That means we can attack in any direction.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/15/2016 1:23:34 PM   
Schlussel


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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Great update thanks !

Yes the IJA Airforce does seem to spawn limitless frames down in Big B or Cam Rhan Bay.

Any USN subs and or Britsh subs deployed in submarine supply ? Do you have a floatila of supply transports flying the hump into China ?

If the big convoy runs into Akyab are not safe - perhaps:

1) the supply can be supplemented by sub transport convoy. Its not much but it helps.

2) Re-purpose the airlift into Akyab.. supply runs

Above all do you have any troops in Cox or Chittatong that could maneuver to the flank of the massive Japanese death star ? Get behind them on the road to Prome... cut off their supply ?


I haven't used subs in a supply role before, but you make a good point...every little bit helps. All of my subs in the Burma/India area are currently positioned to stop the Japanese from resupplying Akyab, so if needed I should be able to switch them into makeshift supply transports quickly.

Currently I have 6 transport squadrons dispersed amongst Ledo, Jorhat, and Dimapur flying supply into China. These could easily be used for Akyab, would just require a simple re-basing to shorten flight times. I will definitely consider that if the situation in Akyab worsens.

Speaking of Akyab, I do have a sizable force directly East of the base, shutting down any Japanese supply coming up along the road from Prome. I think this is why I have seen multiple IJN convoys attempt to reach Akyab recently. Not sure how much supply they have been able to deliver, but my Albacores have made them pay for those endeavors.

As always, thanks for the thoughts Macclan5.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/17/2016 3:54:47 PM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Week 52: December 2nd – December 8th 1942

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.



Central Pacific:
Sporadic IJA bomber raids hit Tabiteuea. CAP continues to be successful at preventing the enemy from reaching their targets.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
On Bougainville, Buka and Shortlands are building up nicely. Allied troops are still marching towards Torokina, the last Japanese held base on the island.
Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders. Artillery should be arriving from Buna in about a week, so that should help things. There is no rush to take the base as a flanking operation (Schlieffen Hook) is underway. Ships have loaded troops at Milne Bay bound for Finschafen and are now just topping off their cargo holds with as much supply as they can handle. They’ll be underway in a day or so, and should hit the beaches by the end of the week, with cover from 5 CV's.

While Schlieffen is organizing, I used amphibs returning from Shortlands to pick up a small invasion force from Rossel and use it to assault Woodlark Island to the north. Woodlark sits astride my approach to Rabaul, so it will be good to rid of this Japanese early warning post. Intel says there is just a base force, so my Australian brigade shouldn’t have too much trouble securing the island…but I have been fooled by intel before.

Late in the week, an IJN surface group of 3 CA/2 DDs appear south of Lunga and hit a supply convoy heading to the front. A few xAK’s are sunk outright and 6 more are shot up pretty bad. SBD Dauntlesses from Lunga strike back and sink a DD, and sore a few bomb hits CA Kako and Haguro.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
My fighters still control the airspace above Cox’s Bazaar…which means they can also cover the supply run I’m making to Akyab. For the supply run, I used xAKL’s to haul supply, hoping that numerous small value ships would not make a tempting target. A day after the ships began unloading supply, I was proven wrong… as 30 Lily’s and Betty’s from Rangoon struck. Their 50+ escorting fighters swept aside my LRCAP and the bombers sunk the whole convoy…yikes…a good reminder that the IJAF still has teeth. The only good news is the convoy was able to unload about 7K supply before their demise, which should keep Akyab operational until I can put together a better re-supply effort.

In central Burma, Allied bombing runs on Mandalay and Schwebo continue to bear fruit, while newly arrived Liberators begin hitting Myitkynia. The Chindit force has finally reached Myitkynia and is pausing for a few days to shed some disruption/fatigue. Blocking forces are now in place at Bhamo and east of Katha, which should thwart and attempts to supply or reinforce the Japanese garrison at Myitkynia.

In China, the second wave of Chinese reinforcements have reached Nanning, and I now outnumber the Japanese AV 1,650 to 630. This is misleading though, as the Chinese are somewhat puny when attaching. For now I will bombard and see if I can flank the Japanese and stop the flow of supplies…making the possibility of an attack much more appealing.



IJN Watch:
-The KB stays anchored at Hollandia for most of the week. Aircraft sightings are consistent with the week before (100 Fighters and 200 bombers). However, at the end of the week the CV’s disappear again. I now have 5 of my own fleet CV’s in the area, and they are staying bunched together to discourage any aggressive moves by the KB.



Notable Base Captures:
-Bhamo [Burma] captured by Allies (12/4)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 2,828 [+41]
Biggest Losses (#): SBD-3 Dauntless (233), P-40E Warhawk (204), Hurricane IIc Trop ( 179)

Japanese: 6,623 [+162]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,584), Ki-48 Lily (913), A6M2 Zero (801)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 412 [+7]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 675 [+9]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,836 [+20]
Japanese: 3,867 [+93]
A/J Ratio: 2.28 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 26,886 [+390]
Japanese: 23,687 [+184]
A/J Ratio: 1.14 to 1



Operation Cumberland
Phase 1: Aug.-Sept. 1942
-Capture Tassafronga - COMPLETE
-Secure Milne Bay - COMPLETE
-Capture Terapo - COMPLETE

Phase 2: Oct.-Dec. 1942
-Capture Tulagi – COMPLETE
-Capture Munda – COMPLETE
-Advance to Buna – COMPLETE

Phase 3: Jan. 1942 – July 1943
-Northern NG Coast – IN PROGRESS [Buna captured. Allied forces bombarding Salamaua.]
-Bougainville- IN PROGRESS [Shortlands and Buka captured. Allied forces advancing through the jungle towards Torokina.]



Other Notes:
-SS Plunger had a few shots (in both the night and morning phases) at a juicy tanker near Guam. Four torps hit but all were duds. The skipper did surface and scored a few hits with his deck gun, but the target got away.


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You say we're surrounded?
Excellent!
That means we can attack in any direction.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/23/2016 1:23:16 PM   
Schlussel


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From: Sacramento, California
Status: offline 		**FLASH REPORT December 11, 1942**

**FOR YOUR EYES ONLY**

Content in the transmission describes Allied operation to isolate and neutralize Rabaul.

Code-name: TROPIC THUNDER

Plan: With Rabaul's outer defenses breached, the time has come to deny the use of Rabaul to the Japanese. Whether that is accomplished by capture or destruction remains to be decided.

Phase 1A: [November 1942 to January 1943] Code-name: LAZARUS
-Isolate Lae/Salamaua by capturing Finschafen and Umboi Island.
-Advance up New Guinea coast to Hansa Bay, under cover of land based air.
-Assault & capture Salamaua and Lae.

Phase 1B: [November 1942 to January 1943] Code-name: FOUR LEAF
-Assault & capture Namatanai and build up airbase for air assault on Rabaul.
-Assault & capture Kavieng and build up port and airbase.
-Assault & capture Massau Island and build up airbase.
-Assault & capture Manus and build up port and airbase.

Phase 2: [Jan. 1943 to February 1943] Code-name: TIGER BALM
-Capture Rabaul, or render its port & airfield inoperable.
-Continue advance up Northern New Guinea coast, capturing Japanese forward base at Hollandia.

**END TRANSMISSION**








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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/25/2016 8:15:11 AM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Week 53: December 9th – December 15th 1942

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.



Central Pacific:
Sporadic IJA bomber raids hit Tabiteuea. CAP continues to be successful at preventing the enemy from reaching their targets.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
On Bougainville, Allied troops are still marching towards Torokina. 4 engine bombers target the enemy held base, hopefully this will make the upcoming fight a little easier.

Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders. Artillery is taking longer than I hoped to arrive from Buna, the rough jungle terrain must be the culprit.

Wave 1 of the assault on Finschafen is underway. Infantry, engineers and artillery hit the beaches and things were looking good. Then the next morning, the Japanese shock attacked with about 100 to 20 advantage in AV. Allied troops held on but the fight resulted in 22 disabled squads. In tandem with the ground assault, the Japanese air force sortied and targeted the American fleet covering the landings. Allied CAP took care of the Japanese escorts, but the Bettys came in low and slipped right by…putting two torpedoes into CVE Nassau. Damage was severe, but it looked like she might be able to limp to port. However that afternoon, another Betty raid slipped by my CAP and put a torp into Nassau, which finished her. The good news was that the amphibs were untouched and I was able to adjust CAP altitudes to effectively counter the Japanese tactics. As the week progressed, more Allied troops came ashore unmolested thanks to a more effective CAP. At the end of the week, the AV tally stands at 118 to 89 in favor of the Allies. The beachhead is secure, but any deliberate attacks will have to wait until next week when wave 2 arrives.

At Woodlark Island, Allied forces landed and took the base rather quickly, aided by a timely BB bombardment that sent the Japanese defense into disarray.

East of Lunga, I finally caught up to the 3 Japanese cruisers raiding my supply line. Dauntlesses and Avengers from the Lexington overwhelmed the enemy, sinking the CL Kuma, CL Yura, and damaging an escorting Destroyer.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, I have a solid ground defensive position, but the Japanese control the air and have been using their bombers to maximum effect. One bright spot is the performance of my AA in the area, which has taken its toll on the Japanese bombers, but at the moment it doesn’t seem to affect the size or frequency of the enemy air attacks.

In central Burma, the Chindit force at Myitkynia ousts the Japanese garrison. The enemy flees towards Katha with the elite British force in hot pursuit. I have a small reconnaissance force holding the road due west of Katha, so with no escape route, this may be a good opportunity to surround and destroy the Japanese.

In China, the front has stabilized. The Japanese continue to bombard at Chengchow, but the rest of the theater is quiet. This is a welcome development, as less fighting means less supply consumption.



IJN Watch:
-3 BB’s are occasionally spotted anchored at Hollandia, but the Carriers are gone. No sight of the enemy flattops all week, it’s possible they retreated towards Truk.



Notable Base Captures:
-Woodlark Island [SWPAC] captured by Allies (12/12)
-Myitkynia [Burma] captured by Allies (12/14)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 2,886 [+58]
Biggest Losses (#): SBD-3 Dauntless (244), P-40E Warhawk (204), F4F-4 Wildcat ( 181)

Japanese: 6,764 [+141]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,565), Ki-48 Lily (1,117), A6M2 Zero (669)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 422 [+10]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 686 [+11]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,857 [+21]
Japanese: 3,920 [+53]
A/J Ratio: 2.25 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 27,252 [+366]
Japanese: 23,812 [+125]
A/J Ratio: 1.14 to 1



Operation Cumberland
-All incomplete objectives have been rolled into Operation Tropic Thunder, Cumberland is considered complete for all intents and purposes.


Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – IN PROGRESS [Wave 1 ashore, wave 2 in route]
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namantai
-Capture Kavieng
-Capture Massau Island
-Capture Manus

Phase 2: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia



Other Notes:
-The first LST’s arrive on the US west coast. They immediately depart for the Southwest Pacific, where their services (specifically their high unload rates) are sorely needed.


< Message edited by Schlussel -- 7/28/2016 10:23:45 PM >

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/26/2016 3:27:03 PM   
Macclan5


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Status: offline 		Very good update again - thanks SCH...

Your plans / offensive operations continue to build momentum in Soloman's / New Guinea - congrats. You targeting of Rabul for early 1943 is very aggressive and I will follow eagerly.

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Bank to Burma

<< disclaimer ~ an aspect of the war I personally find interesting as well>>

The Stand Off at Akylab seems to be holding further supply / time / supply usage is now on your side.

I note the Chindits making a move and a "blocking force" (unspecified).

Do you think you have enough assets in place to go after Mandalay ?

Can you air lift any forces from i.e. Ledo to supplement i.e. RAF base forces in lieu of better ENG ?

Could you note or opine if you are moving air assets forward to suppress IJA / IJN air power ?

Opening the Burma road 'may be a little too aggressive' for early 1943 but if I recall the moonsoon season is abated till May. Current time is Nov ? So you certainly have a window to open the other prong of attack.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 7/28/2016 10:21:05 PM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		You are spot on, the Rabaul operation is a bit aggressive. My last big op timetable was too conservative, so I guess I'm just bracketing the target...I figure by my 3rd or 4th big operation, I should have things dialed in a bit better.

As for Burma, my blocking forces you speak of are small (100-150 AV) in comparison to the other troop concentrations in the area, but they are there mainly present to prevent a quick Japanese response via rail to the Chindit move on Myitkynia. So far it has been a success. Myitkynia has fallen to the Allies, and Intel has not reported any IJA troop movements in central Burma. The inevitable Japanese response will have to come by foot along the road from Mandalay, and that is clear terrain...my 4 engine bombers will be sure to make that a costly endeavor.

Air power in the Burma region still favors the Japanese, and its concentrated at Rangoon (150F/160B) . Thus I have pulled back my fighters and have been focusing my bomber missions on Akyab and the Myitkynia areas...out of the reach of enemy fighter cover. I'm currently allowing my fighter strength to build up, and I've got some Spitfires in route from Australia. I think by January or February, I should be in a position to challenge Japanese air superiority. This may be optimistic too, it all depends on how quickly the depleted Hurricane squadrons build back up.

As for Mandalay, I worry a direct advance will place my troops in open terrain, that will present a real juicy target for the Japanese. Perhaps I will pursue that once my fighters strength is back up, and it would make a nice CAP trap, but for now I'll stay hidden in the Jungle. With that said, I still have protected routes of advance around Mandalay's right flank toward the Lashio and Taung Gyi. Once I consolidate my Position around Mytkynia, I may head in that direction.

Your suggestion of air lift operations is a good one. I have plenty of C-47's and DC-3's supplying China from Ledo and Jorhat, I suppose I could spare a few squadrons. I have never experimented with airlift before, but this is probably a pretty forgiving area to try it out.

Thanks again for your interest and comments on my AAR. Between yours and all the other fourumite's comments, I am learning a great deal.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/1/2016 6:55:23 AM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Week 54: December 16th – December 22nd 1942

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.



Central Pacific:
Sporadic IJA bomber raids continue to hit Tabiteuea, but Allied CAP denies the Japanese any successes here. Late in the week, another base force arrives to bolster air support, allowing for a PBY squadron to fly in.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
On Bougainville, Allied troops reach Torokina. Most of the week the Allied forces bombarded, but a deliberate attack was launched late in the week with mixed results…Forts were dropped from 3 to 2, but at the cost of 50 disabled squads, and high disruption of all my infantry units. AV is 340 to 114 in favor of the Allies, so once disruption eases (to about 10), I’ll order another assault. Reinforcements from Shortlands (a marine regiment and a tank battalion) will be arriving in a few days, so this influx of offensive firepower might be the perfect time to resume the attack.
Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders. Artillery is still traversing through the jungle, and should reach Salamaua mid next week.
At Finschafen, my precarious hold on the beachhead continues until the last day of the week, when wave 2 arrives and troops begin unloading over the beach. Currently an Allied BB force is 4 hexes from Finschafen ready to lend a hand. Depending on how bombardments go, I should be ready to order a deliberate sometime next week. The Japanese air force continues to send large raids to attack the Allied forces at Finschafen, the amphibs, and the Carriers providing CAP. So far there haven’t been any hits, but defiantly hasn’t been a shortage of close calls. Even with CAP set to low altitudes, Bettys still seem to squeak through at 100 feet. It’s almost as though my fighters tangle with their Japanese counterparts, and during that time, it draws them up in altitude, then when the Betty’s arrive they are out of position. Like I said, I have avoided incident so far, but that fact doesn’t calm my fears. Simple statistics say the Japanese torpedoes will find their mark eventually.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, I have some Spitfires due to arrive next week, we’ll see if they can make their presence felt. For now I am content hunkering down behind my AA guns.
In central Burma, the Chindit force pursues the retreating Japanese toward Katha. The goal here is to destroy the Japanese before they can send reinforcements.
In China, the front has stabilized. The only minor action was Japanese bombardments at Chengchow in the East and Nanning in the West.



IJN Watch:
-KB Jr. re-appears at Hollandia, reports vary, but aircraft count is around 50 fighters and 100 bombers.



Notable Base Captures:
-None



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,019 [+133]
Biggest Losses (#): SBD-3 Dauntless (244), F4F-4 Wildcat ( 241), P-40E Warhawk (206)

Japanese: 7,085 [+321]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,554), Ki-48 Lily (1,229), A6M2 Zero (750)



Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 429 [+7]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 699 [+13]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,875 [+18]
Japanese: 3,959 [+39]
A/J Ratio: 2.24 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 27,743 [+491]
Japanese: 24,244 [+432]
A/J Ratio: 1.14 to 1



Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – IN PROGRESS [Wave 2 ashore, BB bombardment upcoming]
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namantai
-Capture Kavieng
-Capture Massau Island
-Capture Manus

Phase 2: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia



Other Notes:
-the 32nd Infantry Division is finally at full strength, after a near disaster on its voyage to the South Pacifc. Now it will continue to rest/train until it is needed for the Assault on Rabaul (prep is at 95).
-3 IJN subs were sunk off Finschafen by Allied ASW forces. The subs were caught in shallow water, which made the job much easier.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/7/2016 4:39:31 PM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Week 55: December 23rd – December 29th 1942

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.



Central Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
The Allies, re-energized with the arrival of fresh troops, launch a deliberate attack on Torokina. They inflict about 1,500 casualties (90 combat squads) and oust the defenders. The next few days are spent mopping up Japanese forces outside the base. By the end of the week, all organized Japanese resistance is suppressed on Bougainville, now the focus shifts to neutralizing Rabaul.

Speaking of Rabaul, it looks like it will be a tough nut, over 40K troops, 50 fighters, and 30 bombers. Most importantly, the Japanese navy is now patrolling the area in force. Intel reports over 10 capital ships in the immediate area, 5 of which are reported to be BB’s…and the KB is still out there as well. So unlike my previous operations, this means I won’t be able to isolate the Japanese positions with sea power alone. With the appearance of the IJN, the capture of strategic bases in the Bismarck/Admiralty Island chains will be even more important.

Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders. Artillery has finally arrived to bolster Allied bombardments. Infantry will be given a few more days of rest, and then the Assaults will commence.

At Finschafen, wave 2 finishes unloading. Then at the end of the week (following a stout BB bombardment) my forces attack and rout the defenders. Enemy losses are about 1,400, including 32 squads, 6 guns and 22 vehicles destroyed. The enemy pocket is now contained to Lae and Salamaua area. With the enemy isolated, I can take my time here, allowing most of my effort to be directed eastwards.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, Spitfires arrived and made their presence felt, but took a lot of losses as well. No big whoop, I am content hunkering down behind my AA guns.

In central Burma, the Chindit force continues their pursuit of the retreating Japanese northeast of Katha. The goal here is to destroy the Japanese before they can send reinforcements.

In China, the front has stabilized. The only minor action was artillery duels at Chengchow and Nanning.



IJN Watch:
-KB Jr. disappears again.
-2BB and 3 CA sighted anchored at Rabaul (12/29).
-3BB and 2 DD sighted patrolling the Bismarck Sea (12/29)



Notable Base Captures:
-Torokina [Bougainville] captured by the Allies (12/25)
-Finschafen [New Guinea] captured by the Allies (12/28)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,074 [+55]
Biggest Losses (#):F4F-4 Wildcat ( 250), SBD-3 Dauntless (246), P-40E Warhawk (206)

Japanese: 7,257 [+172]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,590), Ki-48 Lily (1,143), A6M2 Zero (662)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 434 [+5]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 720 [+21]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,891 [+16]
Japanese: 4,128 [+169]
A/J Ratio: 2.15 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 28,261 [+518]
Japanese: 24,342 [+98]
A/J Ratio: 1.16 to 1



Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – COMPLETE [repair efforts underway… RWY-37 SRV-68 PORT-93]
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay


Phase 1B: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namantai – UNDERWAY [Surface forces assembling to properly screen amphibs]
-Capture Kavieng
-Capture Massau Island
-Capture Manus


Phase 2: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia



Other Notes:
-With the IJN appearance, I postpone the planned assault on Namantai while I get my own fleet assets in place. This op will be high on the danger scale, as its only 1 hex from Rabaul. Luckily there is a large landmass in-between, so I just need to focus on guarding my flanks from enemy surface intrusions.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/8/2016 8:53:16 PM   
Macclan5


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Status: offline 		Thanks SCH... another fine update.

A note about the Spitfires.

I recall reading an AAR. I am sorry I cannot seem to search/find the specific page..but there was a great discussion about the early attributes of the Spit.

The Spit especially early models is not the game changer / equalizer in 42/43. Latter models yes but not where you are.

Its high maneuverability and pilots with Defense skills can be the great equalizer...

As I recall - the suggestion in that specific Allied AAR "about events in Burma and the Spit " was:

1) Tiered CAP which should always be in place anyway i.e. 15000 / 13000 / 10000

2) Put the Spits on the lowest level tier.

3) Their high defense and maneuverability wore out any sweeps and fighter escort and survive allowing the higher CAP planes to decimate the incoming attack.

They allied vets were speaking of stacking P40E over top of Spits going by memory. Perhaps though it was latter in the war and it could have been Corsairs / Jugs / Lightnings (??!!)

If there are other Allied vets reading this AAR perhaps they could join in and correct me / agree with me / recall that thread.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/10/2016 5:13:21 AM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Thanks for the note sir, yeah I will try those suggestions...all good ones. You've piqued my interest in this...when I get some more time later this week, I'm gonna have to try and search for that thread you referenced. In the past I have used the following to search via google:



site:matrixgames.com/forums "War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition" xxxxxx

where xxxxxx is the term you are searching for.



This is what I've been using thus far. If anyone has had better success with another method, I'm all ears.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/10/2016 6:28:08 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Thanks SCH... another fine update.

A note about the Spitfires.

I recall reading an AAR. I am sorry I cannot seem to search/find the specific page..but there was a great discussion about the early attributes of the Spit.

The Spit especially early models is not the game changer / equalizer in 42/43. Latter models yes but not where you are.

Its high maneuverability and pilots with Defense skills can be the great equalizer...

As I recall - the suggestion in that specific Allied AAR "about events in Burma and the Spit " was:

1) Tiered CAP which should always be in place anyway i.e. 15000 / 13000 / 10000

2) Put the Spits on the lowest level tier.

3) Their high defense and maneuverability wore out any sweeps and fighter escort and survive allowing the higher CAP planes to decimate the incoming attack.

They allied vets were speaking of stacking P40E over top of Spits going by memory. Perhaps though it was latter in the war and it could have been Corsairs / Jugs / Lightnings (??!!)

If there are other Allied vets reading this AAR perhaps they could join in and correct me / agree with me / recall that thread.


Hurricanes were considered good for the 10K-20K range - they keep their maneuverability better than most other fighters.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/11/2016 5:44:00 PM   
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I tried your google trick and promptly got lost in reading a number of old threads to learn more as per usual.

I still could not find the exact thread I was looking for under Spitfire low cap and other variations.

However the efficient and knowledgeable Ser Lowpe did point out what I was referring to in his AAR from Japans side.

He did a side by side comparison of the Oscar IV / P47 D2 / Spit VIII albeit in 1944. Say 2/3rds down the page.

The key here was to note the ratings on maneuver bands; the Spit is 33/33/33/27/21. Vastly superior to the American beast and on par with Japanese planes noted for being maneuverable.

I think it semi-supports the contentions of "my failing memory and a really old Allied AAR" that the Spits were best deployed as: the lowest level in tiered cap with good pilots.

They seem to have defense maneuver on par with your opponent.

Say you set the CAP at 10,000 / 15,000 / 20,000. Spits on 10.

It should allow your P40E (better still P40K) to jump the bombers and IJ fighters with the dive bonus. I am assuming you have USAAF 10th or something in theater to fly over top other than RAF Hurri's

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3549450&mpage=238


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/13/2016 3:04:14 PM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Yeah Lowpe's AARs are very enlightening, even if they are from the perspective of the evil empire.

The Spitfire V has some real nice maneuverability below 20K, I'll keep them low and see if that helps, thanks guys!

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/17/2016 6:59:38 AM   
Schlussel


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Status: offline 		Situation Report – January 1st 1943







Central/North Pacific:

Surface Forces: 5-BB, 4-CA, 30-DD (@Pearl Harbor)
Fuel Reserves: 1,219K @ Pearl Harbor
Near-Term Plans: Continue developing Tabiteuea and bases in Aleutians.
Long Term Plans: Operation to secure critical bases in Marshalls.





New Guinea/Solomons:


Surface Forces: 5-CV, 1-CVE, 1-CVL, 10-BB, 5-CA, 10-DD
Fuel Reserves: 565K @ Noumea
6K @ Port Moresby
23K @ Sydney
Near-Term Plans: Capture Namantani and Kavieng, move up New Guinea coast towards Lae.
Long Term Plans: Isolate/Capture Rabaul







SE Asia/China



Surface Forces: 1-CV, 5-BB, 9-CA, 6-DD (@Colombo)
Fuel Reserves: 1,124K @ Colombo
Near-Term Plans: Hold Akyab. Chindit Raid in Central Burma.
Long Term Plans: Launch two-pronged attack into Burma. Force A will advance down the coast to threaten Prome/Rangoon, while Force B will advance through central Burma and threaten Mandalay. The goal of both advances is not to capture territory, but to keep Japanese LCU’s in this theatre occupied.




Base Status:


Akyab:
Port Size: 3.72 (+0.02)
Airfield Size: 7.07 (+0.01)
Supplies: 5K (<1 Week of normal operations)

Amchitka:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 5.70 (+0.25)
Supplies: 4K (8 Weeks of normal operations)

Attu:
Port Size: 2.22 (+0.11)
Airfield Size: 2.44 (+0.11)
Supplies: 8K (84 Weeks of normal operations)

Buka:
Port Size: 0.00
Airfield Size: 1.66 (+1.59)
Supplies: 11K (8 Weeks of normal operations)

Buna:
Port Size: 2.00 (+0.00)
Airfield Size: 7.55 (+0.54)
Supplies: 52K (17 Weeks of normal operations)

Finschafen:
Port Size: 3.0
Airfield Size: 4.0
Supplies: 24K (17 Weeks of normal operations)

Kalemyo:
Port Size: N/A
Airfield Size: 7.0 (MAX)
Supplies: 7K (3 Weeks of normal operations)

Lunga:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 7.32 (+0.16)
Supplies: 54K (10 Weeks of normal operations)

Midway:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Supplies: 57K (22 Weeks of normal operations)

Milne Bay:
Port Size: 4.54 (+0.19)
Airfield Size: 5.84 (+0.34)
Supplies: 24K (18 Weeks of normal operations)

Munda:
Port Size: 4.53 (+0.50)
Airfield Size: 5.16 (+0.47)
Supplies: 39K (23 Weeks of normal operations)

Myitkynia:
Port Size: N/A
Airfield Size: 2.0
Supplies: 1K (2 Weeks of normal operations)

Pago-Pago:
Port Size: 3.06 (+0.21)
Airfield Size: 5.77 (+0.09)
Supplies: 7K (7 Weeks of normal operations)

Port Moresby:
Port Size: 5.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 8.57 (+0.44)
Supplies: 42K (5 Weeks of normal operations)

Tabiteuea:
Port Size: 3.10 (+0.76)
Airfield Size: 4.29 (+0.84)
Supplies: 9K (4 Weeks of normal operations)

Tulagi:
Port Size: 5.62 (+0.99)
Airfield Size: 1.41 (+0.00)
Supplies: 32K (14 Weeks of normal operations)


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/17/2016 8:29:04 PM   
Bif1961


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Status: offline 		Very interesting on your advances to historic progress. You seem to be well ahead of historic timeline for the Allies and have many ships, BBs and CVs that where historically lost by now. Seems you will be well on a pace to end this in mid-44.

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/19/2016 3:36:53 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Very interesting on your advances to historic progress. You seem to be well ahead of historic timeline for the Allies and have many ships, BBs and CVs that where historically lost by now. Seems you will be well on a pace to end this in mid-44.


Thanks Bif!

I think having the advantage of hindsight has really helped things. I have lost fewer ships than historically, however the KB is pretty much intact as well.

So far things have went to schedule, but too much success can lull one into being too confident. I hope to avoid catching the victory disease, but with all the new assets the allies get in the coming years, the pressure builds to maintain a speedy advance. I'll have to balance that with the fact that the Japanese still have a sizeable surface fleet, and the KB is out there somewhere...


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/21/2016 4:30:39 PM   
Schlussel


Posts: 384
Joined: 5/21/2007
From: Sacramento, California
Status: offline 		Week 56: December 30th – January 5th 1943

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.




Central Pacific:
Theater is quiet.




Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.




New Guinea/Solomons:
The operation to capture Namantanai and Kavieng is assembling at Noumea. Recon reports about 3K troops at Kavieng, but it looks like Namantanai is un-garrisoned. Due to this and the heightened IJN presence in the area, the current plan has changed a bit. Instead of an amphibious assault on Kavieng, the plan is to land and capture Namantanai, and then march up the road to assault Kavieng.

Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders. Artillery has helped, but the Japanese defenders are well dug-in behind Level 4 forts. My last assault was precluded by a strong BB bombardment and the attack was still thrown back with 16 destroyed and 69 disabled squads. This pocket of resistance is isolated, so I plan to continue bombardments and wait to attack until lack of supplies tips the scales in my favor.

The new Allied base at Finschafen is almost fully repaired…all that remains is 30 port damage. One oversight was that I didn’t include aviation support in the second wave, but that is being rectified. An aviation regiment is on its way and should reach its destination next week.




DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, though the Japanese bombing raids have tapered off a bit. It seems my plan is working…the IJAF is shifting its focus toward my raid in central Burma. Increased Japanese bombing runs target Kalemyo, Myitkynia, and my Chindit force approaching Katha. So far my CAP is doing its job, and no real damage has been inflicted by the strikes. Also, I’m sure the Allied troops at Akyab appreciate the change in the enemy’s efforts.

In central Burma, the Chindit force continues their advance towards Katha. They have defeated a small force North East of Katha, and now are advancing on the village itself. I still have my blocking force stationed on the railroad South West of Katha to block any Japanese attempts to quickly reinforce. So far there are no signs of an enemy relief effort.

In China, the only minor action was artillery duels at Chengchow and Nanning. I have finally abandoned my position at Paotow in Northern China, as my supply situation was critically low. I plan to move back towards Lanchow until I reach a point where the supply situation is more suitable.




IJN Watch:
-KB nowhere to be seen.
-2 BB and 2 CA sighted north of Rabaul (12/30).
-1 BB anchored at Rabaul (1/3)
-2 CA/1 CL spotted patrolling the Bismarck Sea (1/2 thru 1/5)




Notable Base Captures:
-None



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,109 [+35]
Biggest Losses (#):F4F-4 Wildcat ( 252), SBD-3 Dauntless (247), P-40E Warhawk (207)

Japanese: 7,428 [+171]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,905), Ki-48 Lily (1,059), A6M2 Zero (502)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 438 [+4]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 732 [+12]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,907 [+16]
Japanese: 4,207 [+79]
A/J Ratio: 2.12 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 28,647 [+386]
Japanese: 24,424 [+82]
A/J Ratio: 1.17 to 1




Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A - LAZARUS: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – COMPLETE [repair efforts underway… RWY-07 SRV-0 PORT-30]
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B - FOUR LEAF: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namantai – UNDERWAY [Surface forces and amphibs assembling]
-Capture Kavieng [Amphibs assembling]
-Capture Massau Island
-Capture Manus

Phase 2 - TIGER BALM: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia




Other Notes:
-It has only been a few days since the improved USN torpedoes arrived, and we’ve already got 4 confirmed reports of transports sunk by American subs. In those attacks, seven torpedoes hit their targets, only two of the torpedoes failed to explode…not perfect, but this ratio is definitely more-better.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 8/29/2016 7:21:24 AM   
Schlussel


Posts: 384
Joined: 5/21/2007
From: Sacramento, California
Status: offline 		Week 57: January 6th – January 12th 1943

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.




Central Pacific:
The last day of the week, KB Jr (3-CVL and 1 CV – 50F/50B) approaches Midway from the West and launches a 20 bomber raid which surprises the Allied garrison and sinks an AP docked at the port. Surviving ships (3 AP’s) are set to dash at full speed back to Pearl.




Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.




New Guinea/Solomons:
The Namatanai invasion force hits the beach at the end of the week. Boots on the ground confirm reports that the base is un-occuppied. Once the base is captured, the Kavieng portion of this invasion, will land and begin the advance up the long road towards the Northern tip of the island.

Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders. Artillery has helped, but the Japanese defenders are well dug-in behind Level 4 forts. Currently the plan is to starve out the defenders and use their bases as level bombing training grounds, for the squadrons that will eventually target Rabaul in a month or so.

The new Allied base at Finschafen is repaired, and aviation forces have arrived. Now the focus becomes building the airfield to a point where it can base B-17’s, B-24’s and B-25’s.
Buka’s airfield reached level 2 and that allowed some P-40 sweeps of the skies over Rabaul. Results were better than expected, and the Warhawk’s were on the good side of a 3:1 kill ratio. Japanese CAP consisted of mostly Nates and Zeroes, who got some shots in…but it was the durability of the Allied fighters really made the difference. After two good sweeping days, the B-17’s swooped in and closed the airfield. The plan is to keep it that way so the bases’ 23,000 defenders have no protection from Allied bombing.

Mid week, Allied subs catch BB Mutsu north of Rabaul and put three fish in her. Then a few days later, carrier based Devastators catch Mutsu trying to hit the transports at Namatanai, and two more torps find their mark. That afternoon, Intel confirms Mutsu slips beneath the waves. Scratch one more enemy battlewagon!




DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.




SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, with bombardment and air raids from both sides attempting to break the stalemate. Lots of air to air losses on both sides, with the Allies coming out slightly ahead.

In central Burma, the Chindit force captures Katha, but apparently the noose wasn’t tight enough, and the Japanese defenders retreated South-West towards Schwebo. Now the advance will shift to the south east with an Allied push towards Lashio, keeping under the protective cover of the Burmese jungle.

In China, the Japanese advance from the Hong Kong/Canton area and assault my defenses at Wuchow. The Chinese successfully beat back the Japanese attack and now both sides dig in.




IJN Watch:
-KB Jr. spotted West of Midway.
-1 BB and 2 CA sighted in the Rabaul area
-1 CVE spotted fleeing Rabaul heading North.




Notable Base Captures:
-Katha [Burma] captured by the Allies (1/12)




Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,177 [+68]
Biggest Losses (#):F4F-4 Wildcat ( 255), SBD-3 Dauntless (247), P-40E Warhawk (220)

Japanese: 7,696 [+268]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,779), Ki-48 Lily (825), A6M2 Zero (823)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 439 [+1]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 736 [+4
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, BB Mutsu, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,920 [+13]
Japanese: 4,260 [+53]
A/J Ratio: 2.09 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 28,647 [+386]
Japanese: 24,424 [+82]
A/J Ratio: 1.19 to 1




Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A - LAZARUS: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – COMPLETE
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B – FOUR LEAF: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namantai – UNDERWAY [Wave #1 on the beach]
-Capture Kavieng – UNDERWAY [Assault force heading toward Namantai]
-Capture Massau Island
-Capture Manus

Phase 2 – TIGER BALM: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia




Other Notes:
-Good week for USN subs, in addition to the Mutsu sinking noted above, the Silent Service tallied 4 TK’s sunk, 3 off the home islands and 1 near Truk.


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 9/4/2016 4:51:21 PM   
Schlussel


Posts: 384
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From: Sacramento, California
Status: offline 		Week 58: January 13th – January 19th 1943

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu.




Central Pacific:
KB Jr. retires to the east without launching any more raids on Midway.

Japanese raids on Tabiteuea from the North [Makin?] resume, but this time they have escorts. Almost all of the raids get through. Airfield damage is somewhat light [10-ish], but I lost a lot of P-40’s, and that’s more of a concern, since these squadrons don’t receive reinforcements due to their supply situation. I might have to fly in a new squadron via Baker, or get Tabiteuea’s supply over 20K.




Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.




New Guinea/Solomons:
Namatanai falls easily [it was un-occupied], and troops prepped for Kavieng, begin landing immediately and start heading north. Mid-week, BB Hiei and friends [2 CA & 1 DD] show up near Kavieng and thrashed 5 AK’s unloading at Namatanai. Most only had supply, but two were full of equipment for the 23rd Marine Rgt. Even though I had a BB/DD force patrolling north of Namatanai and the amphibs had a few CAs/DDs imbedded in the Task Force, the Japanese still got through. They hit the transports at night and slipped away before dawn. It wasn’t a total loss though, my carrier force in the area spotted them and SBD’s got four 500lb bomb hits on the Hiei and sank the escorting DD. All the BB hits were on the armor belt, so damage was probably limited, but at least we got some small form of revenge. Due to the LBA threat, my carriers were Fighter-Heavy, so the bomber compliment was lower than usual...this limited my attacks on the Japanese surface force. I have set more carrier aircraft on naval search, and brought in a few SBD squadrons to Buka. Hopefully I can spot the next attack sooner and be in a better position to react.

Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders using artillery and level bombers. The Japanese defenders are well dug in, so I’ll probably have to wait them out.

The Allied advance on Lae from the east [Finschafen] continues. Terrain has slowed down the pace, but that was expected.

Level bombers based out of Luna are keeping Rabaul’s airfield mostly suppressed. An occasional fighter or two is on CAP, but they have a minimal impact on Allied air raids. Late in the week, an Allied 6BB bombardment force arrives at Rabaul and hits the airfield hard. Japanese planes destroyed on the field made up about 40% of the total enemy air losses this week.




DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.




SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, with bombardment and air raids from both sides attempting to break the stalemate. Japan has a slight AV lead [1,468 to 1,358] but neither side has the upper hand.

In central Burma, the Chindit force moves via train to Myitkynia and begins the march south to attack Ledo. Katha receives a base force and a sizeable garrison [via air transport] and shifts to a defensive posture…just in time it seems, as two Japanese units are spotted coming up the road from Mandalay.

In China, the Japanese receive reinforcements and launch a major assault on Chengchow [multiple Deliberates and a few Shock attacks]. The Chinese hold, but forts are reduced to 1 and supply is all but used up. I have reinforcements of my own on the way, and hopefully supply will hold. Other action in the theater consists of routine Japanese bombardments [Nanning in the West, and Wuchow in the South].




IJN Watch:
-KB Jr. (3-5 CV) spotted retiring westward from Midway.
-1 BB and 2 CA sighted in the Rabaul/Kavieng area.



Notable Base Captures:
-Namatanai [SW Pacific] captured by the Allies (1/14)




Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,286 [+109]
Biggest Losses (#):F4F-4 Wildcat ( 256), SBD-3 Dauntless (253), P-40E Warhawk (224)

Japanese: 8,002 [+306]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,469), Ki-48 Lily (1,193), Ki-27b Nate (759)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 444 [+5]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 763 [+27]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, BB Mutsu, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,935 [+15]
Japanese: 4,346 [+86]
A/J Ratio: 2.05 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 29,864 [+776]
Japanese: 24,798 [+303]
A/J Ratio: 1.20 to 1




Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A - LAZARUS: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – COMPLETE
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B – FOUR LEAF: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namatanai – COMPLETE
-Capture Kavieng – UNDERWAY [Assault force marching from Namatanai]
-Capture Massau Island
-Capture Manus

Phase 2 – TIGER BALM: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia




Other Notes:
-Another good week for USN subs, 2 TK’s and an AK are sunk, and at the end of the week SS-Wahoo puts two torps into CL Tenryu north of Truk. No confirmation, but I hear definite sinking sounds after the attack. Wahh-Hoo!


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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 9/11/2016 3:50:19 PM   
Schlussel


Posts: 384
Joined: 5/21/2007
From: Sacramento, California
Status: offline 		Week 59: January 20th – January 26th 1943

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu. No IJN activity in the region.




Central Pacific:
Japanese continue their raids on Tabiteuea, but the raids are more disorganized. They came in piecemeal and with less fighter support, resulting in lots of downed Betties. The plan is to rotate in another P-40 squadron, (in route to Baker Island) allowing the group currently at Tabiteuea to replenish its airframes. Bringing in 20K supply to Tabiteuea right now is not feasible, Bettys are still getting through my CAP, and I need all available shipping for the upcoming Rabaul operation.




Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.




New Guinea/Solomons:
BB Hiei and friends retreats northward towards Truk and I use the opportunity to land an engineer-heavy force at Mussau at the end of the week. The landing craft were attacked multiple times by Japanese bombers from Hollandia, but CAP from the escorting carriers did their job. There’s no garrison, but the base doesn’t auto flip to my control, so I have ordered up a deliberate attack to force the issue.

Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders using artillery and level bombers. The Japanese defenders are well dug in, so I’ll probably have to wait them out.

Advance elements reached Lae this week and immediately began bombarding. A deliberate attack will have to wait till next week when the rest of the Allies force arrives.

Rabaul’s airfield remains mostly suppressed (damage is in the high 80’s). Intel reports there are around 10 fighters and 15 bombers at the base, but they haven’t attacked anything recently. Currently I am standing down most of my 4E bombers to allow them to rest and refit for the upcoming Rabaul assault.




DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues the Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, air raids from both sides attempting to break the stalemate. Japan has a slight AV lead [1,428 to 1,367] but their AV is consistently dropping around 5 points every turn. I suspect supply is becoming a problem for them. The Allies keep up the pressure with bombardments, and a deliberate attack may be on tap in the coming weeks.

In central Burma, the Chindit force continues the march south to attack Ledo. The IJA forces are now in the hex immediately West of Katha, and they are composed of the 4th tank regiment and one other unidentified ground unit.

In China, A Japanese shock attack reduces the forts to 0, but Chengchow holds on. The Japanese take over 6,000 casualties (220 destroyed/50 disabled squads) and go back to bombarding. Supply is still critically low. Elsewhere, the normal bombardments continue at Wuchow and Nanning.




IJN Watch:
-2 CVL (10F/10B) spotted at Hollandia.
-1 BB and 2 CA sighted in the Rabaul area




Notable Base Captures:
-Feni Islands [SW Pacific] occupied by the Allies (1/25)
-Lihir [SW Pacific] occupied by the Allies (1/26)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,325 [+39]
Biggest Losses (#):F4F-4 Wildcat ( 268), SBD-3 Dauntless (253), P-40E Warhawk (225)

Japanese: 8,379 [+377]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (1,863), Ki-48 Lily (1,264), Ki-27b Nate (925)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 445 [+1]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 775 [+12]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, BB Mutsu, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,951 [+16]
Japanese: 4,404 [+58]
A/J Ratio: 2.03 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 30,356 [+492]
Japanese: 24,891 [+93]
A/J Ratio: 1.22 to 1




Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A - LAZARUS: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – COMPLETE
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B – FOUR LEAF: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namatanai – COMPLETE
-Capture Kavieng – UNDERWAY [Assault force marching from Namatanai]
-Capture Massau Island – UNDERWAY [Attack planned for the 27th]
-Capture Manus

Phase 2 – TIGER BALM: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia




Other Notes:
-3 SBD squadrons have re-based to Finschafen and Buna, and are sinking lots of Japanese merchantmen in the Bismarck Sea. Couple that with a few DD hunter-killer groups patrolling the area, and the plan to cut off the Japanese forces in the Lae-Salamaua pocket is in motion.
 


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Central/North Pacific:

Capital Ships: 5-BB (@Pearl Harbor)
Fuel Reserves: 1,314K @ Pearl Harbor
Near-Term Plans: Continue developing Tabiteuea and bases in Aleutians.
Long Term Plans: Operation to secure critical bases in Marshalls.






New Guinea/Solomons:



Capital Ships: 5-CV, 4-CVE, 1-CVL, 10-BB
Fuel Reserves: 685K @ Noumea
44K @ Milne Bay (Replaces PM as forward base)
10K @ Sydney
Near-Term Plans: Capture Kavieng and Manus, move up New Guinea coast towards Lae.
Long Term Plans: Isolate/Capture Rabaul







SE Asia/China



Capital Ships: 4-BB (@Colombo)
Fuel Reserves: 1,217K @ Colombo
Near-Term Plans: Hold Akyab. Chindit Raid in Central Burma.
Long Term Plans: Launch two-pronged attack into Burma. Force A will advance down the coast from Akyab to threaten Prome/Rangoon, while Force B will advance through central Burma and threaten Mandalay. The goal of both advances is not to capture territory, but to keep Japanese LCU’s in this theatre occupied.




Base Status:

Akyab:
Port Size: 3.72 (+0.26)
Airfield Size: 7.22 (+0.15)
Supplies: 16K (2 Weeks of normal operations)

Amchitka:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 6.01 (+0.31)
Supplies: 3K (5 Weeks of normal operations)

Attu:
Port Size: 2.35 (+0.13)
Airfield Size: 2.57 (+0.13)
Supplies: 7K (75 Weeks of normal operations)

Buka:
Port Size: 0.33 (+0.33)
Airfield Size: 2.55 (+0.89)
Supplies: 15K (10 Weeks of normal operations)

Buna:
Port Size: 2.56 (+0.56)
Airfield Size: 7.87 (+0.32)
Supplies: 57K (19 Weeks of normal operations)

Finschafen:
Port Size: 3.82 (+0.82)
Airfield Size: 4.68 (+0.68)
Supplies: 40K (20 Weeks of normal operations)

Lunga:
Port Size: 4.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 7.49 (+0.17)
Supplies: 73K (12 Weeks of normal operations)

Milne Bay:
Port Size: 4.70 (+0.16)
Airfield Size: 6.04 (+0.20)
Supplies: 62K (41 Weeks of normal operations)

Munda:
Port Size: 5.00 (+0.47)
Airfield Size: 5.72 (+0.56)
Supplies: 35K (22 Weeks of normal operations)

Mussau:
Port Size: 0.67 (+0.67)
Airfield Size: 0.67 (+0.67)
Supplies: 4K (10 Weeks of normal operations)

Myitkynia:
Port Size: N/A
Airfield Size: 2.31 (+0.31)
Supplies: 2K (3 Weeks of normal operations)

Pago-Pago:
Port Size: 3.18 (+0.12)
Airfield Size: 5.86 (+0.09)
Supplies: 5K (5 Weeks of normal operations)

Port Moresby:
Port Size: 5.00 (MAX)
Airfield Size: 9.00 (+0.43)
Supplies: 65K (9 Weeks of normal operations)

Tabiteuea:
Port Size: 3.77 (+0.67)
Airfield Size: 4.85 (+0.56)
Supplies: 6K (6 Weeks of normal operations)

Tulagi:
Port Size: 6.00 (+0.38)
Airfield Size: 2.80 (+1.39)
Supplies: 66K (26 Weeks of normal operations)

Umnak:
Port Size: 2.29
Airfield Size: 4.63
Supplies: 2K (10 Weeks of normal operations)



< Message edited by Schlussel -- 9/18/2016 3:33:04 PM >

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RE: Back for the First Time – Allied AAR vs. AI - War i... - 9/20/2016 1:25:37 PM   
Schlussel


Posts: 384
Joined: 5/21/2007
From: Sacramento, California
Status: offline 		Week 60: January 27th – February 2nd 1943

North Pacific:
Base building continues at Amchitka, Umnak and Attu. No IJN activity in the region.



Central Pacific:
Only 2 Tabiteuea raids this week and they were weak sauce. The replacement p-40 squadron arrives at Baker. Once the aircraft are re-assembled, they will fly to Tabiteuea and the P-40s there will get some well-deserved R&R.



Southern Pacific:
Theater is quiet.



New Guinea/Solomons:
Mussau falls and engineers immediately began base building activities. Port and Airfield should reach level 1 on Feb. 3rd .
Australian forces at Salamaua continue to bombard the base’s defenders using artillery and level bombers. The Japanese defenders are well dug in, so I’ll probably have to wait them out. No signs of the Japanese running out of supply yet.

The main Allied force reaches Lae, and fatigue is higher than I’d like. Forces will rest up for a few days and then begin testing Lae’s defenses.

Rabaul’s airfield remains mostly suppressed (damage is in the 50’s). Intel reports there are still around 20 fighters and 20 bombers at the base, but they haven’t attacked anything recently. Currently I am standing down most of my 4E bombers to allow them to rest and refit for the upcoming Rabaul assault.



DEI/Philippines:
In the Philippines, all my base are belong to Japan.

In the DEI, Japan continues their intermittent Brunei bombings, but no sign of invasion. Nothing else of note in the region.



SE Asia/China:
The standoff at Akyab continues, air raids from both sides attempting to break the stalemate. Japan has a slight AV lead [1,410 to 1,370] and their AV is consistently dropping around 3 points every turn. The Allies keep up the pressure with bombardments, and a deliberate attack may be on tap in the coming weeks.

In central Burma, the Chindit force continues the march south to attack Ledo. The Japanese 4th tank regiment swings north to Katha’s right flank. Not sure if they plan on trying to cut the road from Myitkynia, but I have a small reaction force heading that way. I am not too worried about this, as its only one unit and I have been pummeling it from the air for a whole week now. Plus tanks don’t move or fight very well in the dense jungle, so I’d prefer to attrit them here.

In China, Chengchow holds on, amid three more deliberate attacks by the IJA. In those attacks, the Japanese take over 11,000 casualties (540 destroyed/30 disabled squads) while the Allies suffer a little over 1,000 (8 destroyed/120 disabled). The outlook here is good, but supply is still critically low and forts are at 0…one lucky roll and my forces could be retreating. Elsewhere, the normal bombardments continue at Wuchow and Nanning.



IJN Watch:
-2 CV spotted at Hollandia. (1/26)
-1 BB north of Manus (2/1)



Notable Base Captures:
-Massau Island [SW Pacific] occupied by the Allies (1/27)
-Tabar Island [SW Pacific] occupied by the Allies (2/1)



Campaign Overview:
Aircraft Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 3,395 [+70]
Biggest Losses (#):SBD-3 Dauntless (283), F4F-4 Wildcat ( 268), P-40E Warhawk (226)

Japanese: 8,712 [+333]
Biggest Losses (#): G4M1 Betty (2,156), Ki-48 Lily (1,131), Ki-27b Nate (793)


Ship Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 445 [+0]
Notables: CV Enterprise, CVE Copahee, CVE Nassau, CA Astoria, CA Portland, CA Adelaide, CL Durban, CL Sumatra, CL Java

Japanese: 792 [+17]
Notables: CV Soryu, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho, CVE Taiyo, CVE Hosho, BB Kongo, BB Fuso, BB Mutsu, CA Mogami, CA Mikuma, CA Suzya, CA Adoba.


Army Losses to date [change]:
Allies: 8,965 [+14]
Japanese: 4,517 [+113]
A/J Ratio: 1.98 to 1


VP Totals [change]:
Allies: 30,962 [+606]
Japanese: 25,020 [+39]
A/J Ratio: 1.24 to 1



Operation Tropic Thunder
Phase 1A - LAZARUS: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Finschfen – COMPLETE
-Capture Umboi Island
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hansa Bay

Phase 1B – FOUR LEAF: Nov.1942 – Jan. 1943
-Capture Namatanai – COMPLETE
-Capture Kavieng – UNDERWAY [Assault force marching from Namatanai]
-Capture Massau Island – COMPLETE [Engineers building base facilities]
-Capture Manus – UNDERWAY [Troops loading @ Noumea]

Phase 2 – TIGER BALM: Jan. 1943 – Feb. 1943
-Capture/Neutralize Rabaul
-Advance up Northern NG coast to Hollandia



Other Notes:
-SBD’s and destroyers have been sinking a couple IJN transports daily in the seas around Lae and Umboi Island.
-Operation Tropic Thunder is now officially behind schedule. My Intel on the Northern NG coast was not accurate and the discovery of larger garrisons on Umboi Island and Manus have forced me to postpone these invasions a bit. Things are still going well, just a little slower than anticipated.


_____________________________

You say we're surrounded?
Excellent!
That means we can attack in any direction.

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