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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/22/2019 1:33:07 PM   
castor troy


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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,98

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 1

sub takes a near miss, hurrey!

SS KVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Oshio
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20

5 mines cleared

if they would just stop doing this...

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Pre-Invasion action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
PB Kohuku Maru
PB Kenkon Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7
xAK Unkai Maru #3

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Palembang invasion going in, we land an Inf Rgt plus support units...

PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
PB Kohuku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kenkon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Palembang (48,91)

TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 48,91

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

70mm T92 Bn Gun lost in surf during unload of 124th Infantry Rgt
15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 124th Infantry Rgt /3
7.7mm T99 AAMG lost from landing craft during unload of 16th JNAF AF Unit
13.2mm T93 AAMG lost in surf during unload of 9th Port Unit


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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yamakaze
DD Hatsushima

Allied Ships
SS Dolphin

SS Dolphin is located by DD Hatsuharu
Dolphin diving deep ....
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
PB Kohuku Maru
PB Kenkon Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7
xAK Unkai Maru #3

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
PB Kohuku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kenkon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near Woodlark Island at 105,134




Japanese Ships
SS RO-61

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide
xAP Macdhui

SS RO-61 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Adelaide
RO-61 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection


our subs seem unable to hit anything not being a freighter, not even using six torps helps...

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Sub attack near Lahaina at 183,105

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
PC Pulaski
PC Cahoone

SS I-8 launches 2 torpedoes at PC Pulaski
I-8 diving deep ....
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

miss...


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Sub attack near Lahaina at 184,105

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
PC Cahoone

SS I-175 launches 2 torpedoes at PC Cahoone
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-175 eludes PC Cahoone by diving deep
Escort abandons search for sub

miss...

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TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20

6 mines cleared


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 16
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Lahaina at 184,105

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
PC Cahoone

SS I-175 launches 2 torpedoes at PC Cahoone
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cahoone fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

miss...

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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
PB Kohuku Maru
PB Kenkon Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7
xAK Unkai Maru #3

PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
PB Kohuku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kenkon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2582 troops, 19 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Defending force 1977 troops, 43 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
926 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 37 (34 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

today's good news, we take Balikpapan's oilfields fully undamaged...


Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
51st JAAF AF Bn
41st JAAF AF Bn
86th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
II Samarinda Cdo
Balikpapan Defenses
Balikpapan MLD Base Force


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2046 troops, 187 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 4052

Defending force 39629 troops, 498 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 440

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

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
5th Division
33rd Division
4th Division
1st Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
55th Division
2nd Division
10th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
16th Division
14th Tank Regiment
48th Division
7th Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
18th Division
5th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
53rd British Brigade
SSVF Brigade
55th British Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
FMSV Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
251st Recce Battalion
54th British Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
223 Group RAF
1st ISF Base Force
3rd ISF Base Force
30 Battery/3 HAA
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
Singapore Fortress
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
11 Battery/3 HAA
29 Battery/3 HAA
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
Singapore Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1050 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 745 troops, 4 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

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

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
102nd USN Stn Base Force


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3116 troops, 16 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 7317 troops, 41 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
7th Port Unit
9th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit


actually forgot how strong Palembang's defense is, if things go bad we even need to bring another Inf unit...



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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/22/2019 1:40:39 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 42
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
PB Kohuku Maru
PB Kenkon Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7
xAK Unkai Maru #3

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
PB Kohuku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kenkon Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Brisbane at 97,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
xAKL De Klerk
HDML P 16
HDML P 9
AMc Ciska
AMc MMS D
xAP Van Cloon
xAK Weltevreden
xAKL Sibolga
xAKL Meroendoeng

Captain of SS I-24 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
I-24 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

there would have been enough targets for the sub and there isn't even an ASW ship in the convoy... these are Dutch ships that were fleeing the DEI finally reaching Brisbane...

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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,128

Japanese Ships
SS I-160

SS I-160 is sighted by escort
I-160 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

sighted by what?

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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tazan Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

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

xAK Tazan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Hokko Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tazan Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3
xAK Chihaya Maru

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

xAK Tazan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Hokko Maru fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,106

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Litchfield
DD Allen

SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Litchfield
DD Litchfield fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

miss...

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,106

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Kennison
DD Crosby


SS I-173 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Talbot
I-173 diving deep ....
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Crosby fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kennison fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Crosby fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Crosby fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Crosby fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Crosby fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

miss...

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TF 22 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-3
DMS W-2
DMS W-1

96 mines cleared

hell a lot of mines at Balikpapan...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M2 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Isis
xAP Tjinegara, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

troop transport plus a single escort at Sabang, another evac attempt I guess...

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,70

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M2 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Boschfontein, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Isis
xAP Tjinegara, heavy fires, heavy damage

going with ships near Malaya can be a death sentence...

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

seems like we will take Clark Field easily when our Inf units reach the airfield as there seem to be no combat units holding the base...


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Morning Air attack on 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment, at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 83 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
B-339D x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Ayato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,70

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M2 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Isis
xAP Tjinegara, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Afternoon Air attack on Lahat Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

guess we need the Sallies from Malaya to fight down the Dutch at Palembang...


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Lahat Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...


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Sub attack near San Francisco at 209,88




Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
TK Fosna

SS I-4 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Fosna

miss... how many more misses in a row by my subs?

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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tazan Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3
xAK Boston Maru

xAK Tazan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Hokko Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31392 troops, 406 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257

Defending force 4835 troops, 65 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 787

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1424 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 155 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (28 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 35 (33 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 9

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Clark was taken easily and I have no idea why Mundy didn't retreat all his troops into either Manila or Clark Field... he still has a couple of thousand troops at Bataan and a combat unit North of Clark...

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
65th Brigade
61st Division
2nd Tank Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
35th Avn Sup
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
4th PAAC Avn Sup
Far East USAAF
11th PAAC Avn Sup
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
Clark Field AAF Base Force


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2066 troops, 187 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 4135

Defending force 40233 troops, 498 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
55th Division
2nd Division
48th Division
4th Division
33rd Division
23rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
18th Division
8th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
5th Division
16th Division
Imperial Guards Division
15th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
25th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Army
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
SSVF Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
251st Recce Battalion
55th British Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
54th British Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
53rd British Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
FMSV Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
223 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
Singapore Fortress
29 Battery/3 HAA
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
Malaya Army
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
11 Battery/3 HAA
30 Battery/3 HAA
1st ISF Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
3rd ISF Base Force
AHQ Far East
113th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Guam (106,95)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1023 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Defending force 725 troops, 4 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

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

Allied ground losses:
345 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
102nd USN Stn Base Force


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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 487 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Beaufort !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
107th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2948 troops, 15 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 95

Defending force 7333 troops, 43 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
9th Port Unit
7th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit






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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/22/2019 1:47:55 PM   
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tazan Maru
xAK Kuritake Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Tazan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Hokko Maru fired at enemy troops

even with the amphib bonus it takes an eternity to unload all the supply from the freighters...


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TF 22 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-3
DMS W-2
DMS W-1

45 mines cleared


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Submarine attack near San Francisco at 210,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
TK Fosna

TK Fosna is sighted by SS I-23
SS I-23 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Fosna

yeah, let's just miss that tanker another time...


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Submarine attack near San Francisco at 211,83

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
TK Fosna, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

TK Fosna is sighted by SS I-7
SS I-7 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Fosna

third attempt for the first hit...


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Sub attack near San Francisco at 211,83

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
TK Fosna, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

SS I-7 attacking on the surface

four attempts to finally sink the ship... every tanker counts and due to losing all his Dutch tankers it will surely something he will feel in the long run...


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

xAK Tokusima Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyokusei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Konzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Tokusima Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyokusei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Konzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,98

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 2

SS KVII is sighted by escort
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Palembang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 54
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged

Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

first strike the Dutch really feel...


Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking PBg-Ld AA Afd ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PT Q-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 4

wanna empty the port of all those damaged ships and keep the enemy from building forts finally...

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AG Willebrord Snellius, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AM Abraham Crijnssen, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AVP Pollux, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Jan van Amstel
AGP Eridanus, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

was right to take Kendari and put the airfield to use there as we find some Dutch support ships in port of Koepang... this base is one of our next targets so with Timor in our hands too the DEI can only be reached from the West but I seriously doubt the enemy will make any attempt to help the Dutch now... although the longer I think about it, Mundy seems to have a habit of reinforcing his positions, as he's been doing at PM and Rabaul... the only thing that isn't clear at the moment, will it do him any good?


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
25 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Sub attack near Wake Island at 136,98

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tateyama Maru
PB Yahada Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Tateyama Maru
Triton bottoming out ....
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Johnston Island at 163,106

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
DD Tucker

SS I-8 is sighted by escort
I-8 diving deep ....
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Tokusima Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyokusei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Konzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2066 troops, 187 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 4232

Defending force 40520 troops, 500 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
18th Division
Imperial Guards Division
23rd Tank Regiment
55th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
48th Division
33rd Division
14th Tank Regiment
16th Division
8th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
2nd Division
5th Division
15th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
4th Division
6th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
54th British Brigade
55th British Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
53rd British Brigade
FMSV Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
SSVF Brigade
251st Recce Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
3rd ISF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
30 Battery/3 HAA
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
110th RAF Adv Base Force
11 Battery/3 HAA
2nd ISF Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
29 Battery/3 HAA
1st ISF Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
112th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
Malaya Army
Singapore Base Force
223 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4143 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Defending force 3283 troops, 26 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Japanese adjusted assault: 30

Allied adjusted defense: 61

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

our 60+ prepped Rgt is not doing any good here despite having full air support... will be a grind I guess...

Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
9th Port Unit
7th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2624 troops, 16 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Defending force 7257 troops, 44 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Assaulting units:
Lahat Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
9th Port Unit
7th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 261 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Defending force 424 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

para unit shock attacking that support unit out of the base...

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1

Defending units:
208th RAF Adv Base Force




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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/22/2019 3:31:56 PM   
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Tokusima Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyokusei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Konzan Maru fired at enemy troops


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Naval Gun Fire at Singapore - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
SS I-157, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
CL Kitakami
CL Oi
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
AM Jan van Amstel, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

that's the cruiser escort of our invasion convoy... CA Chokai sinks what the Betties left afloat yesterday...


Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 7,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
AM Jan van Amstel sunk by CA Chokai at 7,000 yards
AM Jan van Amstel sunk by CA Chokai at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Kinu
CL Tenryu
DD Yugumo
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-21
PT-22
PT-23
PT-24
PT-25
PT-26
PT-27
PT-28
PT-29
PT-30
PT-36, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

I was way too passive over the last week near Rabaul as the US carriers retreated and enemy convoys still going in and out of Rabaul and when I realized my mistake I formed a cruiser TF that was ordered to attack the shipping at Rabaul... what our naval search couldn't identify was this PT squadron of 12 of those buggers... only one is sunk in the engagement and we get a message of one convoy retreating South as our cruisers move towards the harbour...


Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-25 at 6,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-29 at 6,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-27 at 6,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages PT-29 at 6,000 yards
PT-36 engages DD Wakaba at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-25 at 6,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-27 at 6,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-21 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-25 at 5,000 yards
PT-28 engages CA Ashigara at 5,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages PT-36 at 5,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-27 at 5,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-25 at 5,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-26 at 5,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages PT-21 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-22 at 6,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-36 at 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-25 at 6,000 yards
PT-36 sunk by DD Kawakaze at 6,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-22 at 6,000 yards
orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages PT-30 at 9,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-30 at 9,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-30 at 9,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages PT-27 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 8,000 Yards




Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Kinu
CL Tenryu
DD Yugumo
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
PC Yandra, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PC Bingera, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PC Kybra, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
xAK Yunnan, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Beltana, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Cardross, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
xAK Era, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Goulburn, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Koomilya, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Lowana, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Mangola, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Mernoo, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Momba, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Mundalla, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Period, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

this convoy wasn't as lucky to escape and was caught while still sitting in the harbour, hence all those torp hits on sitting ducks... the whole convoy was sunk, every freighter was worth 5 victory pts... not sure how much supply was still loaded on the freighters, I'm sure Rabaul has no supply problem for now... still a nice victory if the cruisers get out undamaged again...


Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
CA Kako engages xAK Mernoo at 8,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages xAK Mernoo at 8,000 yards
xAK Mernoo sunk by CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards
CA Kako engages xAK Period at 8,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages xAK Period at 8,000 yards
xAK Period sunk by DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards
xAK Goulburn sunk by DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
xAK Momba sunk by CL Kinu at 8,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages xAK Mangola at 8,000 yards
xAK Era sunk by DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PC Kybra at 7,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages xAK Mangola at 7,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages PC Yandra at 7,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages xAK Beltana at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Kako engages xAK Lowana at 6,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PC Yandra at 6,000 yards
PC Yandra sunk by CL Tenryu at 6,000 yards
xAK Mangola sunk by CA Kako at 6,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages xAK Lowana at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages xAK Lowana at 6,000 yards
xAK Yunnan sunk by DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages xAK Beltana at 6,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages xAK Beltana at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Kako engages PC Kybra at 3,000 yards
Massive explosion on PC Bingera
CA Ashigara engages PC Bingera at 3,000 yards
PC Kybra sunk by CA Ashigara at 3,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages xAK Beltana at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Lowana at 3,000 yards
xAK Beltana sunk by DD Hatsukaze at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
xAK Mundalla sunk by DD Nenohi at 4,000 yards
Massive explosion on PC Bingera
CA Ashigara engages PC Bingera at 4,000 yards
CL Tenryu engages xAK Koomilya at 4,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PC Bingera at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
PC Bingera sunk by CA Kako at 2,000 yards
xAK Lowana sunk by DD Kawakaze at 2,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages xAK Koomilya at 2,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Koomilya at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages xAK Cardross at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Koomilya at 2,000 yards
xAK Koomilya sunk by CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Kako engages xAK Cardross at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAK Cardross
CA Kako engages xAK Cardross at 2,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages xAK Cardross at 2,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages xAK Cardross at 2,000 yards
xAK Cardross sunk by DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards
xAK Cardross sunk by DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Pre-Invasion action off Koepang (68,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Aden Maru
xAK Belgium Maru
xAK Burma Maru
xAK Tosei Maru

xAK Aden Maru firing at Timor Cdo
xAK Aden Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Belgium Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Burma Maru fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Koepang (68,116)

TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Koepang, 68,116

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

37mm Type 01 AT Gun accidentally lost during unload of 81st Nav Gd /1
15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 81st Nav Gd /3
17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost overboard during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF /5


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Surabaya Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Surabaya Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ueizuru Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Unkai Maru #3 fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Aden Maru
xAK Ryuzin Maru
xAK Tosei Maru

xAK Aden Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryuzin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Surabaya Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

xAK Surabaya Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ueizuru Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Unkai Maru #3 fired at enemy troops


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,124, Range 24,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Kinu
CL Tenryu
DD Yugumo
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
PT-20, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-21
PT-22
PT-23
PT-24
PT-25
PT-26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-28, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-29, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-30, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

was amazing to see the PTs retreating North which resulted in a meeting engagement during daylight with my retreating cruisers... this time the PTs are not threat as they try to close range and one after another is picked off until the Allied commander orders to disengage...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 24,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-30 at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-30 at 18,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-30 at 18,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-24 at 18,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-24 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-30 at 16,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-25 at 16,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-28 at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-20 at 12,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages PT-20 at 12,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-28 at 12,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-28 at 12,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-28 at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-30 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-30 at 9,000 yards
PT-28 sunk by CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages PT-25 at 9,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-25 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-24 at 11,000 yards
PT-20 sunk by DD Kawakaze at 11,000 yards
Gallagher O. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-27 at 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-25 at 12,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-21 at 12,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-21 at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-29 at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-30 at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-30 at 15,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages PT-24 at 15,000 yards
PT-29 sunk by DD Kawakaze at 15,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-30 at 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-27 at 15,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-24 at 15,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages PT-30 at 15,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-30 at 15,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-27 at 15,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages PT-24 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages PT-27 at 13,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-21 at 13,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-27 at 13,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-27 at 13,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-21 at 13,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages PT-25 at 13,000 yards
Gallagher O. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-25 at 12,000 yards
CL Kinu engages PT-24 at 12,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-22 at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages PT-30 at 15,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages PT-26 at 15,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-26 at 15,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-27 at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-26 at 15,000 yards
PT-30 sunk by DD Kuroshio at 15,000 yards
Gallagher O. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 16,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-26 at 16,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-24 at 16,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-26 at 16,000 yards
DD Yugumo engages PT-22 at 16,000 yards
DD Wakaba engages PT-25 at 16,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-24 at 16,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
PT-26 sunk by DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
CA Kako engages PT-27 at 16,000 yards
PT-27 sunk by DD Wakaba at 16,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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TF 52 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Ships
SS I-155, Mine hits 1, heavy damage


ahh WTF... that's the 5th or 6th sub passing Singapore into the Malaya straight running right into Singapore's minefield...


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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,97

Japanese Ships
DMS W-2

Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 4

the sub being in the base hex our DMS was actually able to hit the bugger...

SS KX is sighted by escort
KX bottoming out ....
DMS W-2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-2 attacking submerged sub ....
DMS W-2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS W-2 attacking submerged sub ....
DMS W-2 is out of ASW ammo
DMS W-2 is out of ASW ammo
DMS W-2 is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Paz, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
PT-34, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT-33, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Repair Shipyard hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...


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Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Midori Maru
xAK Ryuzin Maru
xAK Tosei Maru

xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryuzin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Surabaya Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3, Shell hits 1, on fire

xAK Surabaya Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ueizuru Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Unkai Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at xAK Unkai Maru #3


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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 738 troops, 0 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Defending force 2266 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (11 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

we also take Samarinda literally undamaged with the oil being 98/100... well done!

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
I Samarinda Cdo
II Samarinda Cdo
Balikpapan Defenses
Balikpapan MLD Base Force
1e-VLG-I Sup Afd


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2294 troops, 204 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 4772

Defending force 40925 troops, 501 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 492

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

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
10th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
8th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
48th Division
56th Division
5th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
2nd Division
Imperial Guards Division
6th Tank Regiment
55th Division
7th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
5th Division
16th Division
4th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
18th Division
1st Tank Regiment
4th Division
11th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
53rd British Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
251st Recce Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
55th British Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
54th British Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
SSVF Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
113th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd ISF Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
30 Battery/3 HAA
Singapore Fortress
Singapore Base Force
223 Group RAF
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
III Indian Corps
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
29 Battery/3 HAA
11 Battery/3 HAA
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
AHQ Far East
1st ISF Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2480 troops, 16 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Defending force 7287 troops, 44 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 175

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

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
9th Port Unit
7th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit






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Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Midori Maru
xAK Ryuzin Maru
xAK Tosei Maru

xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryuzin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Surabaya Maru
xAK Ueizuru Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3, on fire

xAK Surabaya Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ueizuru Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Unkai Maru #3 fired at enemy troops


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Submarine attack near Balikpapan at 64,97

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
DD Oshio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 6, and is sunk

the first sub that is sunk by ASW forces... we only had a chance because the sub kept parking in the base hex...

SS KX is sighted by escort
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
SS KX forced to surface!
DD Hibiki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Akatsuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arashio firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves


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Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Midori Maru
xAK Ryuzin Maru
xAK Tosei Maru

xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Ryuzin Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tosei Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Nitii Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Soyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nitii Maru fired at enemy troops
75mm/L35 M1902 battery firing at xAK Unkai Maru #3
75mm/L35 M1902 battery firing at xAK Unkai Maru #3


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Invasion Support action off Koepang (68,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Macassar Maru
xAK Meisho Maru
xAK Midori Maru
xAK Tosei Maru

xAK Macassar Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Nitii Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3
xAK Ayato Maru

xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Soyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nitii Maru fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Woodlark Island at 104,132

Japanese Ships
SS I-160

Allied Ships
PT-23
PT-25
PT-24
PT-21

SS I-160 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy PT
I-160 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

looks like the remaining PTs are retreating from Rabaul now, they shouldn't have the range to get anywhere alone though...

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Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Djambi Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 14
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Massive explosion on xAKL Anakan


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 17
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Palembang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Nitii Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Soyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nitii Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 147389 troops, 1387 guns, 1270 vehicles, Assault Value = 4839

Defending force 41139 troops, 504 guns, 289 vehicles, Assault Value = 503

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 4117

Allied adjusted defense: 449

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 6 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3062 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 155 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Guns lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 80 (3 destroyed, 77 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
54097 casualties reported
Squads: 750 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3567 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 211 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 569 (569 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 349 (349 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 39




BANZAI! After the initial shock attack over the river failed by 0,8% adjusted base av we take Singapore on our first deliberate attack a couple of days later! The total losses we took were marginal, we have one division that is 40% disabled now though but that's no prob at all, this unit will prep for a target we are going to attack later on so it can recover at Singapore. The initial plan was to take Singapore by the end of January but we manage to do so by mid Jan, not sure I took the base that early in any games before. It's not only great to take it so early but also without suffering any notable losses so we can use our attack Divisions straight for the next targets. Will take a week or so to get shipping in and start loading for the usual targets that remain unattacked so far. Really got no clue why Mundy has moved some of his troops on the railline into Northern Malaya as they are stuck now, they can't get anywhere and should be soon out of supply too when I take the only two remaining British bases in the North. None of the industrial complexes was damaged at Singapore!


Assaulting units:
55th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
4th Division
14th Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
2nd Division
48th Division
15th Tank Regiment
18th Division
33rd Division
16th Division
7th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
5th Division
6th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
56th Division
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
15th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
1st Malay Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
53rd British Brigade
FMSV Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
54th British Brigade
55th British Brigade
251st Recce Battalion
SSVF Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
223 Group RAF
III Indian Corps
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
AHQ Far East
30 Battery/3 HAA
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
109th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
11 Battery/3 HAA
113th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
29 Battery/3 HAA
1st ISF Base Force
Malaya Army
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
3rd ISF Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 744 troops, 0 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Defending force 2009 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
816 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Units destroyed 1

and we also take Samarinda' oilfields undamaged, really a great day for the Empire... now everything depends on the oilfields at Palembang and the smaller ones on Java...


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
I Samarinda Cdo
Balikpapan MLD Base Force
Balikpapan Defenses
II Samarinda Cdo
1e-VLG-I Sup Afd


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4118 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

Defending force 2877 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Japanese adjusted assault: 27

Allied adjusted defense: 31

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
7th Port Unit
9th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd


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Ground combat at Koepang (68,116)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3940 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 1095 troops, 0 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Japanese adjusted assault: 114

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Koepang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
638 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
81st Naval Guard Unit
97th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
Timor Cdo

the rest of Timor is empty so the island is ours...


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2126 troops, 15 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 7216 troops, 44 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

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

Assaulting units:
Palembang Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
7th Port Unit
9th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Mergui (53,62)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 315 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mergui !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /3






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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/23/2019 1:46:01 AM   
Bif1961


Posts: 2014
Joined: 6/26/2008
From: Phenix City, Alabama
Status: offline 		Congrats on the very early fall of Singapore, you went all in and were rewarded.

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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/24/2019 6:20:58 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		Thanks! Bringing the hammer to Singapore for sure paid off as I've never took the base that early and especially due to not trashing any of my divisions in the process. It's better than Dec 7 now as all our combat units are in good shape and I have them where I need them plus the shipping for transport.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 42
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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Soyo Maru
xAK Nitii Maru
xAK Konzan Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Soyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nitii Maru fired at enemy troops


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Submarine attack near San Francisco at 213,70

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
xAKL Kentuckian

xAKL Kentuckian is sighted by SS I-6
SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kentuckian

next miss... wth subs?

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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Boston Maru
xAK Chihaya Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

xAK Boston Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Chihaya Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Palembang (48,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Boston Maru
xAK Chihaya Maru
xAK Unkai Maru #3

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

xAK Boston Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Chihaya Maru fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near Kavieng at 106,121

Japanese Ships
DD Satsuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki

Allied Ships
SS S-28

SS S-28 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Satsuki
S-28 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection


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Sub attack near Donggala at 67,97

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Asashio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
SS KVIII




at least that was a miss too, wouldn't like seeing a heavy cruiser being torped... the IJN CAs are one of my favourite ships for use against the Allied Navies...


SS KVIII launches 4 torpedoes at CA Atago
KVIII diving deep ....
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki cannot reach attack position over SS KVIII
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arashio cannot reach attack position over SS KVIII
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arashio is out of ASW ammo
DD Arashio is out of ASW ammo
DD Arashio is out of ASW ammo
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Aogashima at 109,65

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru
xAK Durban Maru
xAK Tacoma Maru
DD Hakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

SS Nautilus is sighted by escort
Nautilus diving deep ....
DD Hakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Aogashima at 109,65

Japanese Ships
xAP Teikyo Maru
AMC Hokoku Maru
xAK Durban Maru
xAK Tacoma Maru
DD Hakaze
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

lots of sub attacks today, all misses or duds and the escorts do nothing...

SS Nautilus launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Teikyo Maru
Nautilus diving deep ....
DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Okikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 48,78

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M2 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAPc MMS-93, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Morning Air attack on Palembang ML Base Force, at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 47
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged

Allied ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Djambi Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Djambi Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Palembang ML Base Force, at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 29
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokusima Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb



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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2063 troops, 15 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 7253 troops, 44 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
7th Port Unit
9th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit






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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/24/2019 6:29:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 42
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ASW attack near Emirau Island at 108,116

Japanese Ships
CM Natsushima

Allied Ships
SS S-35

extremly heavy sub action the last days but mostly misses... don't like seeing S-class subs in action again and there are quite a lot operating around Kavieng (4 spotted)...


SS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes at CM Natsushima
Sub escapes detection


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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
40 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

enemy has about 30 fighters at Rabaul plus at least the same number of divebombers... hoped to catch some of his CAP but Mundy must have his fighters on escort to hit shipping with this DB...


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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Palembang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Palembang Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Djambi Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Lahat Cdo , at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 4
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 25

trying to keep the airfield at Manila damaged now even though I don't fear any Allied aircraft showing up again... botht he P-40 and the B-17 were evacuated...

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7323 troops, 44 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Defending force 2467 troops, 25 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Japanese adjusted assault: 130

Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
754 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Finally! That was as important - if not more - as taking Singapore early. Both the oilfields and the refineries are fully undamaged! The tough Dutch fought better and longer than expected...


Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment
9th Port Unit
7th Port Unit
16th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Padang Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd


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Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1683 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 410

Defending force 1812 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Armored Car Co
138th Infantry Regiment
8th NCPC Infantry Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
89th Chinese Corps

ooops! Have just broken the truce in China with this attack as one of my units was crossing the river into this base resulting in a shock attack. Glad nothing severe happened and I've apologized.


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Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 196 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 512 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

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

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /4

Defending units:
Tenasserim BAF Battalion

dropped paras on Tavoy as I've thought there would only be a small base force there but we actually found a small infantry unit... will order some bombers on ground attack and will drop some more paras...


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TF 183 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Ships
AMc Hamanogo Maru
AMc Kyoie Maru #3
AMc Kyokei Maru

71 mines cleared

getting rid of the minefield to use Singapore's port for major fleet operations out of the DEI...


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TF 166 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seki Maru #3
AMc Fumi Maru #2
AMc Wa 19
AMc Wa 3

104 mines cleared


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TF 166 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seki Maru #3
AMc Fumi Maru #2
AMc Wa 19
AMc Wa 3

120 mines cleared


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Submarine attack near Coffs Harbour at 95,163

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
TK Sunadmiral, Torpedo hits 1

TK Sunadmiral is sighted by SS I-24
SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Sunadmiral

next tanker hit...

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Morning Air attack on Kendari KNIL Cdo , at 69,106 , near Kendari

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

reducing the Dutch ex-defenders of Kendari in clear terrain...

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari ML Base Force, at 69,106 , near Kendari

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
367 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 48,92 (Praboemoelih)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 46
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 13 damaged

Allied ground losses:
414 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Padang Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Padang Cdo , at 48,92 (Praboemoelih)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes




Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 7
F4F-3A Wildcat x 9
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAKL Konsan Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

spotted the US carriers last turn SE of Rabaul and this turn they move in to attack a small freighter bringing supplies to Kavieng... the freighter was more or less fully unloaded when the enemy launches more than 50 aircraft from the carriers to attack the ship with a single PB escort... as we have spotted the carriers yesterday we have upped the available fighters at Kavieng and the incoming strike is hit quite hard, considering the low number of available Allied carrier capable aircraft it must be quite a mess to lose that number for the sinking of a 1pt xAKL...

I still can't figure out what Mundy is doing with his carriers as he's taking some real risk here... after we have destroyed the Allied cruiser force in the DEI, took Balikpapan and Kendari the KB was ordered to move to Truk where it arrived today! Refueling and repleneshing takes about 500 ops but the carriers were ordered to interecept the enemy CV TF immediately...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Konsan Maru


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Pre-Invasion action off Tandjoengselor (68,92)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
xAK Koyu Maru

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

SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Tandjoengselor, 68,92

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

15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 8th SNLF
17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost in surf during unload of Sasebo 3rd SNLF /3


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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1354 troops, 10 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Defending force 2960 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Defenses
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan MLD Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF /2
Sasebo 8th SNLF /2






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Status: offline 		And here's the situation around the Bismarck Sea. Looking at the strike that was incoming at Kavieng I expect two US carrier TFs with two CVs each as Mundy surely has combined his four US carriers. Which Allied commander wouldn't? KB had to replenish and is now set to a full speed move exactly to the position of the Allied carrier TF. Why? Because if Mundy even orders his carriers to move away from Rabaul again then on normal movement he would move 8 hexes, sometimes 9. 9 hexes will mean still in range of my Kats dropping bombs being escorted by my Zeroes and out of range of his bombers, 7 hexes range on the Vals. The worst that can happen is his carriers not moving at all as this would then mean they will gunfight during the day. Got the four Kongos with the carriers, plus two heavy cruisers and destroyer escort. Kidu Butai is at full strenght and we additionlly ordered 3 CVL to support KB. So in total we should absolutely outnumber the Allied carrier based aircraft, the only real threat are the SBDs at normal range dropping 1000lb bombs which would really hurt my carriers.

The only reason I can see why the Allied carriers showing up near Rabaul again would be a big reinforcement operation as he surely learnt going in without carriers can be bloody with my heavy cruisers at Truk. If things go as planned we will have a very early carrier clash and as the Japanese I'm all about the earlier the better.




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Invasion Support action off Tandjoengselor (68,92)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
xAK Koyu Maru

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

SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Sub attack near Emirau Island at 107,118

Japanese Ships
ACM Mejima Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-35

SS S-35 launches 2 torpedoes
S-35 diving deep ....
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 166 encounters mine field at Batu Pahat (49,82)

Japanese Ships
AMc Seki Maru #3
AMc Fumi Maru #2
AMc Wa 19
AMc Wa 3

43 mines cleared

that's the island NW of Singapore, has been mined by Mundy to block the Malaya Strait...


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Submarine attack near Aogashima at 109,65

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tama Maru #2, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

xAKL Tama Maru #2 is sighted by SS Nautilus
SS Nautilus attacking xAKL Tama Maru #2 on the surface

the small freighter sinks after three shell hits...

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Sub attack near Emirau Island at 107,118

Japanese Ships
ACM Mejima Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-35

SS S-35 launches 2 torpedoes
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
ACM Mejima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

that ACM was luckier as it was missed twice...

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Invasion Support action off Tandjoengselor (68,92)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 23
SC Ch 21
SC Ch 20
xAK Koyu Maru

SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops


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Pre-Invasion action off Jesselton (68,86)

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 6
SC Ch 5
xAKL Yagi Maru

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

SC Ch 6 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 5 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Jesselton (68,86)

TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Jesselton, 68,86

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

17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost overboard during unload of 15th Nav Gd /2


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Invasion Support action off Jesselton (68,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 6
SC Ch 5
xAKL Yagi Maru

SC Ch 6 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 5 fired at enemy troops


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ASW attack near San Francisco at 209,88

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
xAP President Buchanan
xAP Maui
xAP Etolin
xAP Monterey
DD Perkins

still no luck off the West Coast... out of all the many attempts we sunk two or at best three ships so far IIRC...


SS I-4 is sighted by escort
I-4 diving deep ....
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Kendari KNIL Cdo , at 69,106 , near Kendari

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 54

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari KNIL Cdo , at 69,106 , near Kendari

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,132

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes




Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
B5N2 Kate x 71
D3A1 Val x 82

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 5
F4F-3A Wildcat x 14
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 28 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1
CA Chester
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1
DD Mugford
DD Porter
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1

There we go! After sending in KB at flank speed to yesterday's position of the Allied carrier TFs we end up six hexes from them as they seem to retire South to a position East of Shortlands... KB launches a full strike into bad weather and as you can see on the bottom left, we had many Kates and Vals not being able to join the strike on the US carriers which wasn't a start like I would like to see it. Second worst weather with heavy rain didn't do us any good either. Anyways, we send in more Zeroes on escort than the US carriers have fighters on CAP. Seeing that few fighters on CAP was quite a surprise and our escorts do a great job as not a single US fighter managed to get through to the bombers before they were dropping on the enemy TF.

Yorktown and Enterprise both took severe damage and should be in sinking condition even though our Kates perform insanely bad even when attacking the carriers that were already hit several times by the Vals. No idea how 71 highly skilled Kates can only score a ****ing single torp hit, something I have never seen before. There will never be better torpedo bomber pilots than we have now in KB and we only get one damned torp hit from 71 bombers? Yorktown isn't even showing up as heavily damaged but suffering an ammo storage explosion and heavy fires should mean real trouble especially in this area far from any major Allied port.


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
11 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 7 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Enterprise
Fuel storage explosion on CV Enterprise
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 22
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 45th PS Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Manila Bay Defenses ...


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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Feni Islands at 110,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes




Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 133

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
SBD-2 Dauntless x 25
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-3 Dauntless: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CV Shokaku
BB Haruna
CV Kaga
CVL Ryujo


And here comes the Allied strike from the four carriers, a meager 67 aircraft attacking KB! What? We took out some 30 carrier based ac over Kavieng yesterday, mostly bombers but four US CVs get a counterstrike of only 67 aircraft? With the CVL reinforcing KB we get a solid escort and also a high number of Zeroes on CAP for this stage of the war and with only 16 enemy fighters escorting the bombers our fighters tear through the bombers though there were still 8 SBD drooping their deadly 1000lb bombs on 5 different targets. While we had bad weather the Allied had better weather so a good strike could have messed up the morning for us. Being rather close to Truk we could take some damage though and would have a chance to get away with it if not one of the S-class subs gets a lucky shot at a damaged ship. Up until this point I wasn't cheering but I had an ok feeling. All would depend on the weather conditions during the afternoon phase if this victory actually turns into a decisive blow or not. I was sure it wouldn't turn into an IJN defeat at this point.


Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
16 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 29 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
19 planes vectored on to bombers
Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
22 planes vectored on to bombers



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Feni Islands at 110,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 124

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed

some small strike groups come in being downed by the CAP...


CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 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 19 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (21 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
21 plane(s) intercepting now.
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,132

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 1
F4F-3A Wildcat x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Saratoga

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

also the IJN attacks with units that lost cohesion with the main strike and the small remaining CAP gets some cheap kills... needless to say the Kates can't hit ****, not even 9 attacking a heavily damaged carrier that is dead in the water... no idea what is going on here...


CAP engaged:
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12630.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,132

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 1
F4F-3A Wildcat x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

this unit was even hit harder than the one before, only one bomber dropping a torp...


CAP engaged:
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Raid is overhead
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,132

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 1
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Saratoga is still fully operational, took one bomb hit so far but that 250kg AP bomb wasn't able to penetrate the deck armor... why would a 250kg SAP bomb fail to penetrate the deck of this carrier? CL Java was literally bomb prove already and now Saratoga too? Same would be true for Lexington of course... no idea how penetration works in Babes and haven't seen this in earlier games or I just can't remember over all the years...


CAP engaged:
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Raid is overhead
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,132

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 13

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 1
F4F-3A Wildcat x 2
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Saratoga
CA Chester

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Enterprise


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Feni Islands at 110,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 124

Allied aircraft
SBD-2 Dauntless x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 5 destroyed

small groups from both sides attacking, none of them achieving anything but racking up kills in the fighter squadrons...


CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (30 airborne, 8 on standby, 4 scrambling)
30 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes






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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,132

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 59
B5N2 Kate x 108
D3A1 Val x 103

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 1
F4F-3A Wildcat x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 18 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Lamson
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1
DD Russell, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Portland
CA Salt Lake City
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Helm


And then the afternoon phase starts and we launch a fully coordinated strike on the enemy carriers in nearly perfect weather conditions! We attack 11 different target and kill Lexington but Saratoga only takes another two bombs, this time penetrating the deck, so the mod definitely isn't all or nothing when it comes to penetrating deck armor. Enemy CAP wasn't existing anymore and our bombers can chose their targets at will, this time 108 Kates score two torpedo hits on an already heavily damaged carrier and the rest all miss! What the **** is going on here? 200+ Kates manage to score 3 torp hits over the course of the day? Seriously????

I'm sure that after this strike we took out three carriers even though only one seems to have actually been sunk at the end of the day (guess it's Lexington) so Yorktown and Saratoga are most likely in sinking condition and not able to launch any strike but still afloat.



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-6 with F4F-3A Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VF-3 with F4F-3 Wildcat (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Northampton
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Feni Islands at 110,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 130

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
SBD-2 Dauntless x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

I feel for Mundy as this is the Allied counterstrike during the afternoon phas, 2 fighters and 2 bombers attacking the fleet and the 130 Zeroes on CAP, all 4 being shot down. CV Saratoga took 3 bombs only 2 damaged the ship so she might still be able to go some 20kts and a full speed move might bring her out of range of KB if we guess wrong and we move into the other direction. Have set KB to move SW towards Brisbane/Sydney and hope to catch Saratoga. I expect Mundy to scatter his fleet (that's what I would do) and run or he even might try to force us into a surface engagement as he still has undamaged heavy cruisers and quite a number of destroyers in the area.


CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 29 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
10 planes vectored on to bombers



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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3622 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 2174 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 93

Allied adjusted defense: 37

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Defenses
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan MLD Base Force


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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1260 troops, 10 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 3566 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Defenses
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan MLD Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF


At the end of the day we don't get a confirmed sinking of a carrier but the air losses prove that we have sunk one. Two more are heavily damaged but afloat. KB is undamaged and the losses within the air arm is all but severe, especially within the fighters as we only lost 4 Zeroes. Imagine the morning strike being fully coordinated, we would have lost some 2 dozen aircraft max, mostly to flak and would have killed three US CVs with a fourth CV running. This battle isn't over yet as I have set KB to pursue and also have a BB group incomign from the North set to full react if the enemy tries some surface engagements. Will see what tomorrow will bring...





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Amphibious Assault at Dili (71,115)

TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Dili, 71,115

15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 81st Nav Gd


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Morning Air attack on Kendari ML Base Force, at 69,106 , near Kendari

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 54

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Kendari KNIL Cdo ...
Also attacking Kendari ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Kendari KNIL Cdo ...
Also attacking Kendari ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Kendari KNIL Cdo ...
Also attacking Kendari ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Kendari KNIL Cdo ...
Also attacking Kendari ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Kendari KNIL Cdo ...
Also attacking Kendari ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Kendari KNIL Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Djambi Cdo , at 48,92 (Praboemoelih)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Lahat Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking PBg-Ld AA Afd ...
Also attacking Djambi Cdo ...
Also attacking Palembang ML Base Force ...
Also attacking Palembang Cdo ...
Also attacking Djambi Cdo ...


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Morning Air attack on Djambi Cdo , at 48,92 (Praboemoelih)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

not happy with these attacks as there are also combat units in the hex and those should be targetted as Bataan is our next target on Luzon...


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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Palembang ML Base Force, at 48,92 (Praboemoelih)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lahat Cdo , at 48,92 (Praboemoelih)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Tenasserim BAF Battalion, at 54,60 (Tavoy)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manila Bay Defenses , at 78,77 (Bataan)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes




Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 6
D3A1 Val x 40

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
TBD-1 Devastator: 13 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
F2A-3 Buffalo: 6 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Russell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Mahan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fanning

ordered KB to a position West of Shortlands to engage the damaged ships that were suspected to run towards Australia when we spot Lexington still being afloat but dead in the water to the NE... medium size strike launched and we finish the carrier! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Mahan
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Admiralen Batch II class DD






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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 116,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes





Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Fuel storage explosion on CV Yorktown
Fuel storage explosion on CV Yorktown

Yorktown is spotted too and attacked by a small number of Kates that use the dead ship for bombing practice... after 10 more bombs slammed into the ship the carrier was reported sunk... BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 108,138

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N2 Kate x 9
D3A1 Val x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Portland, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1


then we launch against a group of heavy cruisers that also try to run from the scene scoring 4 bomb hits and leaving Northampton in sinking condition...

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,136

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N2 Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2
CA Chester, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1, on fire

we also find Saratoga again and while she isn't even reported as heavily damaged the ship is reported dead in the water during the combat replay?!? 2 more bombs hit and one fails to pen the belt armor and ship still isn't heavily damaged... don't get it...


Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Saratoga dead in the water ...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 116,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Drayton, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Drayton


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Mahan, heavy fires, heavy damage

not only a big victory to sink those USN carriers but also due to hitting all those heavy cruisers (that will come back as modern ones) and those destroyers that are quite valuable in the first two years of the war...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,136

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 4
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 7, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Astoria dead in the water ...
Saratoga dead in the water ...

carrier couldn't launch any aircraft anymore and 7 more bombs hit the ship of which only 2 were able to penetrate... message about ship being dead in the water but still not showing up as heavily damaged, never seen this before... feels like a glitch...


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 108,138

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
B5N2 Kate x 47
D3A1 Val x 80

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 15 damaged
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Ellet
CA Portland, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Mugford
DD Helm, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Craven

those turns must be a real pain for Mundy to watch... bit strike on this cruiser force and all three are either sunk already or in sinking condition... wonder why Mundy didn't order everything that was undamaged to run at full speed...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
17 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Magazine explodes on CA Chicago
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Portland


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A1 Val x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Fanning, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Fanning


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N2 Kate x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Tanimbar, Bomb hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Swan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tai Yang, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled)

we were in a position to even reach a troop convoy that was heading to Rabaul and both transports are sunk together with what seems to be a base force...


Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24380 troops, 196 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 746

Defending force 7344 troops, 134 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Japanese adjusted assault: 604

Allied adjusted defense: 153

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
604 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
809 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

50+ combat squads disabled is too much for my taste here and have ordered my arty and another division to Bataan to suffer fewer losses in total...


Assaulting units:
61st Division
38th Division

Defending units:
301st Construction Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
Bataan USN Base Force


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Ground combat at Praboemoelih (48,92)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4079 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Defending force 838 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 152

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 152 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Praboemoelih !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Allied ground losses:
1156 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Palembang Cdo
PBg-Ld AA Afd
Lahat Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
Padang Cdo

river crossing from Palembang...

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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3601 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 2056 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 43

Allied adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Defenses
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan MLD Base Force

seems like we are not able to take that base South of Tarakan... will only take some time...

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Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 660 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Defending force 496 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

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

Allied ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Tenasserim BAF Battalion

Paras finally took Tavoy...

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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1190 troops, 10 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 3548 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Defenses
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan MLD Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF





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Status: offline 		and here are today's air losses indicating that two USN carriers were sunk which makes it three now, guess it's Yorktown, Enterprise and Lexington... Saratoga might be floating around somewhere, KB is ordered East to where the ship was last spotted...




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Sub attack near Kavieng at 106,121

Japanese Ships
xAKL Katsura Maru
PB Fumi Maru #3
PB Takunan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS S-28

SS S-28 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Katsura Maru
S-28 diving deep ....
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Stewart Island at 118,137, Range 27,000 Yards






Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku, Shell hits 1
CV Akagi
CVL Ryujo
CVL Shoho
CVL Zuiho
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
DD Akigumo
DD Kagero
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga, Shell hits 1
CA Chester, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2
DD Sims
DD Hughes
DD McCall
DD Maury
DD Dunlap
DD Benham
DD Lamson
DD Flusser
DD Porter
DD Balch

day three of the carrier battle when KB was ordered to the position where Saratoga was attacked yesterday our carriers directly run into the enemy carrier together with his escorts... for a short moment I had a heart attack when I say Saratoga firing her guns like wild on several of my ships even hitting Zuikaku but the 8 inch shell couldn't pen the flight deck on this range... several more salvoes were exchanged but non could penetrate any ships' armor... Saratoga is not able to move and she's more sunk than afloat and she still doesn't even show up as heavily damaged, wth is wrong here? When I look at the ships that are still in this TF then I just don't get what Mundy is doing. Why would he keep those undamaged ships together in this TF together with dead Saratoga when he should try to save as many ships as possible? Don't get it, just don't get it...

don't know how many times I've seen such an engagement in all the years of WITP and AE but for sure not many times...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
CV Zuikaku engages CV Saratoga at 27,000 yards
CV Saratoga engages CV Shokaku at 27,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages CV Saratoga at 27,000 yards
BB Hiei engages CV Saratoga at 27,000 yards
DD McCall engages CV Kaga at 27,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages DD Sims at 27,000 yards
CV Akagi engages CV Saratoga at 27,000 yards
CA Astoria engages CV Kaga at 27,000 yards
CA Salt Lake City engages CV Kaga at 27,000 yards
CV Saratoga engages CV Soryu at 27,000 yards
BB Kirishima engages DD Benham at 27,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CA Astoria at 27,000 yards
CA Tone engages CV Saratoga at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Morning Air attack on Kendari KNIL Cdo , at 69,106 , near Kendari

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 80

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
26 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 118,137

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
B5N2 Kate x 76
D3A1 Val x 102

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 17 damaged
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Flusser, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Balch
DD Porter
DD Benham
DD Sims, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Maury, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD McCall, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dunlap
DD Hughes, Bomb hits 1

severe storms means some of the DDs survive this strike but Saratoga and three cruisers are done for sure... haven't counted all the bomb hits on Saratoga and how many failed to penetrate but in the end she took an awful lot of bombs and was still afloat...


Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
20 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Flusser dead in the water ...
Saratoga dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Saratoga
Astoria dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Chester
Sims dead in the water ...
Lamson dead in the water ...
Dunlap dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Astoria
Hughes dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD McCall
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Lamson
Massive explosion on DD Lamson


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Morning Air attack on Riouw Cdo , at 50,85 (Tandjoengpinang)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Riouw Cdo , at 50,85 (Tandjoengpinang)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 121,132

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N2 Kate x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 12, and is sunk

that destroyer was bombed to pieces...

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 118,137

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
B5N2 Kate x 44
D3A1 Val x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 10 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Benham, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dunlap, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Sims, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Lamson, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Porter, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Maury, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Balch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Flusser, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hughes, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

afternoon strike that finishes a heavy cruiser and the damaged destroyers... this has really turned into a major Allied disaster, could not have gone worse I guess...

this was the last strike on Allied combat shipping and I'm absolutely sure that we have sunk all four Allied carriers even though they aren't all confirmed sunk... funnily enough CV Indomitable is reported as sunk lol... together with all four USN fleet carriers we have sunk halve a dozen heavy cruisers plus over a dozen sunk destroyers with probably some more ships at least damaged... the small troop convoy going to Rabaul was a bonus target...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
20 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Dunlap dead in the water ...
Sims dead in the water ...
Lamson dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Benham
Magazine explodes on DD Porter
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Hawkins class CA
Flusser dead in the water ...
Magazine explodes on DD Flusser
Hughes dead in the water ...
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied PG
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CA


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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 95 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near San Francisco at 212,81

Japanese Ships
SS I-4, hits 2

Allied Ships
YO-4
TK H. M. Storey
TK Manzanillo
YO-78
YO-32
YO-9
PC Daphne

tanker convoy on the shipping lane to SF and our sub decides not to attack... what to say... I rather sink halve a dozen tankers than one of the old USN BBs...


Captain of SS I-4 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PC Daphne fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Daphne attacking submerged sub ....
PC Daphne cannot reach attack position over SS I-4
PC Daphne cannot establish contact with SS I-4
PC Daphne fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Daphne fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Daphne fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3562 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Defending force 1954 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese adjusted assault: 56

Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan MLD Base Force

we just can't get over those Dutch defenders...


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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1519 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 480 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 20

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
595 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
108th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Dili (71,115)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1972 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 65

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)

Assaulting units:
81st Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1140 troops, 10 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Defending force 3488 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
HQ TC Borneo
Tarakan Defenses
Tarakan MLD Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF



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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/25/2019 7:30:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Today's air losses indicate two USN carriers sunk and having destroyed a total of 72 Devastators on the ground is the prove of having sunk all four USN carriers which makes this a decisive victory for the IJN. Have been playing this game for 15 years now with a break the last couple of years but have never been able to sink all four USN carriers by mid January 42. Mundy once made a joke in one of his email that he had a habit of losing his carriers in early 42 and I didn't take this for real nor do I think he was serious but now it seems this was bad Karma.

Why would he move his carriers into range of Truk's Nells/Zeroes and several times near Rabaul is beyond me as he had no sighting of KB for the last 2 weeks I guess. KB wasn't needed in the DEI anymore and had just enough time to reach Truk at normal speed, replenish and engage. As the Allied commander I have a habit of using my carriers right from the start too but never ever when I don't know where KB is and usually not that offensive as moving more or less next to Truk. The result is IJN carrier superiority well into 43 and most likely parity until the end of 43 as we receive several CV/CVL/CVE too over 42/43 and if the enemy gets too excited with a couple of his new toys he could well take another decisive blow. Will be an interesting campaign now, can't see him doing any major naval operations and if he does, we have enough assets and time to react.




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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42

"...No idea how 71 highly skilled Kates can only score a ****ing single torp hit, something I have never seen before. There will never be better torpedo bomber pilots than we have now in KB and we only get one damned torp hit from 71 bombers? … "




Rantin' Castor Troy, dang good to see you back in action!!!!\





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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42

"...No idea how 71 highly skilled Kates can only score a ****ing single torp hit, something I have never seen before. There will never be better torpedo bomber pilots than we have now in KB and we only get one damned torp hit from 71 bombers? … "




Rantin' Castor Troy, dang good to see you back in action!!!!\







lol yeah, but isn't it the truth?

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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/27/2019 1:45:57 AM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42

"...No idea how 71 highly skilled Kates can only score a ****ing single torp hit, something I have never seen before. There will never be better torpedo bomber pilots than we have now in KB and we only get one damned torp hit from 71 bombers? … "




Rantin' Castor Troy, dang good to see you back in action!!!!\







lol yeah, but isn't it the truth?

Heck NO! Well, maybe yes. Who cares! That isn't the point. Just dang good to see you back in action, still fuming, and oh yeah, still playin' dang fine game here. great job so far …



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one suggestion that has come out in the last few years and you may or may not be aware:
play around with your bombing altitude. AA guns have 'holes' in their altitude coverage. different guns, different holes. But once you learn where they are it isn't that you won't have AA losses so much as you will have minimum loss for maximum number of hits. Once you figure it out for a specific gun, make note as it will always be there. I've worked out a few …

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ooops! Have just broken the truce in China with this attack as one of my units was crossing the river into this base resulting in a shock attack. Glad nothing severe happened and I've apologized.


Do you have an HR on this? Must have missed it earlier above … what other HR's do you have in place?

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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/27/2019 7:45:22 PM   
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You took a serious risk putting the KB so close to Rabaul. If the allies had been able to put LBA there, it could have been a perfect trap on the allied side. BUT, you clearly analyzed is correctly: they didn't (couldn't?) get the air assets in place and your gamble paid off HUGE!!!

JFB dream scenario: Jan 42 and the allies are without any CV's of consequence until Mar '43. Sure Hornet and Wasp and a couple of Brits, but you are now fully able to create 2 CV TF's that are unstoppable until Mar '43. WOW!!! And even a mini-KB out of CVL/CVE is pretty much self sufficient.





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RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Tro... - 9/28/2019 5:44:00 PM   
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CT,

one suggestion that has come out in the last few years and you may or may not be aware:
play around with your bombing altitude. AA guns have 'holes' in their altitude coverage. different guns, different holes. But once you learn where they are it isn't that you won't have AA losses so much as you will have minimum loss for maximum number of hits. Once you figure it out for a specific gun, make note as it will always be there. I've worked out a few …


thanks for the info, wasn't aware of this. But do you really think the crap hitrate of the Kates was due to the attack altitude? The torp bombers were at default alt when they were going in and dropping torps is always at 200ft.

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ooops! Have just broken the truce in China with this attack as one of my units was crossing the river into this base resulting in a shock attack. Glad nothing severe happened and I've apologized.


Do you have an HR on this? Must have missed it earlier above … what other HR's do you have in place?


cease fire in China until 1 Feb 42
no Allied strategic bombing of occupied Allied territory at any time, Allied strategic bombing only allowed on Japanese held territory of 12/7/41
no Japanese strat bombing in China
no Allied 4E bombers on naval attack below 10.000ft. Valid for ARMY 4Es, not valid for any Allied NAVY heavy bombers at any time
PP for restricted units crossing land borders like going from Manchuko into China or India into Burma
no restrictions for nightbombing concerning manpower, if either side goes out of whack concerning the IMO still broken tactical night bombing in the game this should be discussed during the game

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