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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:40:46 AM

castor troy

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

But it could keep the Allies farther away from Hokkaido unless he wants enemy bases in his rear. Depending upon how far you go, some night manpower raids into Seattle might be possible.

While I doubt the Allied would try to land on Hokkaido I could react quickly to this. Would be like a Kamikaze attempt like I mentioned in the post above. Could work, but at insane cost and it probably would end the PBEM within 2-3 months. Either with total defeat of the Japanese or the Allied and the odds are for sure in our favour at the moment.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:44:41 AM

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Take Alaska and Threaten that Northern Canada Port. Allies cannot let you take that as you can then night bomb Seattle/Tacoma area. It will force him to burn PP's to garrison that whole area, thereby telling you where some of the US LCU's are. Also forces him to keep USN close by as well.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:46:06 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 03, 43
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ASW attack near Naha at 94,68

Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
E W-9
E W-11

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish

nothing...

SS Guardfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Mikazuki
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,133

Japanese Ships
APD Yakaze
APD Shiokaze
APD Akikaze

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 1

nothing...

SS KXII is sighted by escort
APD Yakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Akikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Shiokaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Akyab at 54,44

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokuzyu Maru
PB Yamahagi Maru #3
xAK Uyo Maru
xAK Ryuzin Maru
xAK Hokusho Maru
xAK Azuchi Maru
PB Taikei Maru
PB Kamitu Maru
PB Yodozo Maru
PB Naruto Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Steelhead, hits 1

nothing...

SS Steelhead launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hokuzyu Maru
Steelhead bottoming out ....
PB Taikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kamitu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Naruto Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Taikei Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yodozo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Balabac at 68,83

Japanese Ships
E W-21
E W-19
DD Kisaragi

Allied Ships
SS Barb

nothing... all failed ASW attempts... even if depth charges are dropped, they have a hit rate like 0.1%...

SS Barb launches 2 torpedoes at E W-21
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 26
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26 Marauder x 24

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

Mundy obviously wants to close Port Moresby... don't care much about it, doubt that this is the preparation for an invasion...

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 5 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 1

wow a flak kill... the only thing that really strikes me is the fact that I'm losing three times more aircraft to ops doing nav search or ASW than the Allied lose while attacking a heavily defended base at 10-12 hexes...

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

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

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Ground combat at 78,5 (near Wasu)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61527 troops, 480 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 1958

Defending force 1228 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese adjusted assault: 327

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 327 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: supply(-)

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

Allied ground losses:
1277 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

the last three units in China are destroyed... well, recon reports 2000 troops at that single base to far NW of Urumchi, don't know the name of that base... China has been defeated, all troops destroyed and all bases (except one) were taken... we will leave the required garisson and the rest of the Army will move to other fronts...

Assaulting units:
13th Division
104th Division
34th Division
36th/A Division
6th Division
36th/B Division
11th Army

Defending units:
87th Chinese Corps
8th War Area
21st Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2362 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:52:06 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Take Alaska and Threaten that Northern Canada Port. Allies cannot let you take that as you can then night bomb Seattle/Tacoma area. It will force him to burn PP's to garrison that whole area, thereby telling you where some of the US LCU's are. Also forces him to keep USN close by as well.

nah, really don't see a benefit from doing this and I won't night bomb anyways as that is screwed and I want to limit it as long as possible. If Mundy doesn't use the Royal Navy to defend India at all cost, he for sure won't use the USN to defend a damn place somewhere in Alaska. And how should he? The available USN carriers are by no means competitive to KB at the moment and he has to be sure I would bring KB to the party if I landed four or five divs at Adak or wherever else up North. I bet that would be his go to use the couple of carriers he has (or even without carrier support) to start one of his offensives, knowing KB is weeks away. So either in the South Pacific with the Gilberts and Marshalls or around Port Moresby or Darwin. Even the British could launch an offensive out of Ceylon knowing KB is cruising around Alaska, which would be the worst place to have KB for me.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:55:05 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 43
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ASW attack near Balabac at 68,83

Japanese Ships
E W-19
DD Kisaragi
E W-21

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish

all that is happening at the moment are daily air attacks on subs and the failed attempts of my ASW forces...

SS Sunfish is located by E W-19
Sunfish diving deep ....
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,133

Japanese Ships
APD Numakaze
APD Namikaze
APD Nokaze

Allied Ships
SS KXII

SS KXII is sighted by escort
APD Numakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Namikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-17F Fortress x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 8 damaged

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8

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

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 17
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 26
B-26 Marauder x 15

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 7
B-26 Marauder x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

total losses on the attack on Port Moresby today: 0... IJ losses on nav search: 2... IJ losses on ASW: 3... fun...

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Ground combat at 43,8 (near Hyderabad (Sindh))

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13974 troops, 220 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 697

Defending force 240 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 391

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 195 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (9 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
1st NW Frontier Base Force
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment

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Ground combat at 63,37 (near Jorhat)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4707 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 549 troops, 0 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 120

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 120 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
China Air TaskForce

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2362 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:55:57 AM

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Well, still watching with great interest!

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 11:59:19 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 05, 43
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ASW attack near Addu at 17,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Van Galen

SS I-30 is located by DD Van Galen
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Addu at 17,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DE Decoy
DD Van Galen

at the moment the Allied ASW forces are nearly as unsuccesful as ours as long as the subs stay in deep water...

SS I-30 is located by DE Decoy
I-30 diving deep ....
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
E W-9
DD Mikazuki
E W-11

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

SS Pogy is sighted by escort
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mikazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
E W-24
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish, hits 1

W-24 hit by a dud and the sub takes a near miss... bet I'm going to lose more hunters to subs than the other way around...

SS Flying Fish launches 4 torpedoes at E W-24
Flying Fish diving deep ....
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Tanegashima at 103,66

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Finback, hits 1

SS Finback is sighted by escort
DD Yuzuki attacking submerged sub ....
E W-23 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 6
Liberator II x 3
139WH-3 x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 15
Beaufort VIII x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed by flak

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

why flak is so much more powerful when you attack ground troops can only be explained due to a flaw in the game... 7 enemy aircraft lost to flak over this stack of troops today, there is about halve the AA we have at Port Moresby...

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Liberator II bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 53rd Division ...
Also attacking 46th Division ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 53rd Division ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 46th Division ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 53rd Division ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 61st Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 61st Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 12
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 61st Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 61st Division ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 61st Division ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 61st Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim I bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Liberator II bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 53rd Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 29

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 53rd Division ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 53rd Division ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 53rd Division ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 53rd Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 46th Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 61st Division, at 34,39 , near Madras

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 103,132

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11
P-38G Lightning x 25

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Minekaze
APD Hakaze
APD Shiokaze
APD Akikaze

was quite surprised to see that attack happening... my ASW force must have had it's DL being raised by a sub and then bombers with escorts show up from Australia...

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/6/2020 12:05:37 PM

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Well, still watching with great interest!

the prob about being interesting for the audience is the fact that it's horrible boring at the moment and it has been like this for quite some time already. While that is good for my strategic situation in the game of course, it sometimes nearly brings me to do something, just to have something happening in the game. Though the next moment I realize that it's better to just play Logistics Tycoon in the Pacific and further build up as I'm sure we will get another chance to strike hard. Every skilled pilot I lose now during combat that actually isn't needed is a pilot that will be missed when we really have to strike.

So I'm just leaning back waiting for a chance to strike while my pilot, fuel, supply, HI, arm, veh and aircraft pools are growing. Biggest question at the moment will the Frank be available when the enemy starts his offensive? While it's no wonder weapon it's clearly a difference to field Franks instead of all the Tojos now, just like it's a difference to field Tojos instead of Oscars in mid 42.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/9/2020 4:41:46 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 07, 43
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Sub attack near Chichi-jima at 114,76

Japanese Ships
xAP Ural Maru
PB Choko Maru #2
AMC Kinryu Maru
CM Katsuriki
CM Okinoshima
LSD Akitsu Maru
xAP Shanghai Maru
xAP Tango Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
PB Sinko Maru
PB Kogane Maru
PB Hakakisan Maru
PB Eiko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

relocating troop transports which are needed 24/7 at the moment...

SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Ural Maru
Pickerel diving deep ....
PB Sinko Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hakakisan Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Eiko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Colombo at 24,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
DE Decoy
DD Van Galen

SS I-173 is located by DE Decoy
I-173 diving deep ....
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Van Galen fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Jesselton at 68,85

Japanese Ships
TK Kanze Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Nikkoku Maru
TK Nichiei Maru
TK Azuma Maru #2
SC Ch 33
SC Ch 27
SC Ch 25

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

next 1250 capacity tanker lost... while no biggy it's just depressing to see those daily spotted subs, attacked like dozens of times by air ASW, hunted by dedicated ASW groups still sink tankers out of convoys that have 1 escort for each tanker...

SS Scorpion launches 4 torpedoes at TK Kanze Maru
Scorpion diving deep ....
SC Ch 33 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 27 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 25 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at 44,8 (near Hyderabad (Sindh))

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14019 troops, 220 guns, 794 vehicles, Assault Value = 699

Defending force 255 troops, 27 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 494

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 247 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

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

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (10 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

those two support units still not destroyed...

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
1st NW Frontier Base Force
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/10/2020 3:02:21 PM

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quote:

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quote:

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Well, still watching with great interest!

the prob about being interesting for the audience is the fact that it's horrible boring at the moment and it has been like this for quite some time already. While that is good for my strategic situation in the game of course, it sometimes nearly brings me to do something, just to have something happening in the game. Though the next moment I realize that it's better to just play Logistics Tycoon in the Pacific and further build up as I'm sure we will get another chance to strike hard. Every skilled pilot I lose now during combat that actually isn't needed is a pilot that will be missed when we really have to strike.

So I'm just leaning back waiting for a chance to strike while my pilot, fuel, supply, HI, arm, veh and aircraft pools are growing. Biggest question at the moment will the Frank be available when the enemy starts his offensive? While it's no wonder weapon it's clearly a difference to field Franks instead of all the Tojos now, just like it's a difference to field Tojos instead of Oscars in mid 42.

When do you plan to have Frank?

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/11/2020 4:42:26 PM

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Frank will go online in May 43 so by June 43 we will have several frontline units equipped with Franks.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/11/2020 5:03:06 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 08, 43
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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55711 troops, 402 guns, 1108 vehicles, Assault Value = 2108

Defending force 16165 troops, 228 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 966

Allied adjusted defense: 225

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
1338 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 28 (6 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1798 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 182 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 45 (17 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 118 (3 destroyed, 115 disabled)

lol, this was all that happened today... our adjusted av isn't great but that doesn't matter much, we will take the base... look at all those fragmented units, looks like most of the units was evacuated, pretty sure that happened with air transport as I noticed higher transport losses for some time and asked Mundy about it and he said he had an operation going... had no idea where but I bet those troops were airlifted to Ceylon... guess 20th Indian Div is going to die at Madras...

Assaulting units:
53rd Division
46th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
4th Division
22nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
61st Division
8th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
12th Air Defense AA Regiment
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
51st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
Madras Fortress
IV Indian Corps /1
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
15th Indian Const Bn /1
112th RN Base Force /1
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
Gardner's Horse Rgt /3
25th Indian Div /1
17th Indian Light AA Regiment
177 RAF Base Force /1
1st South India Base Force
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
119th RAF Base Force /1
166 RAF Base Force /1
117th RAF Base Force /1
4th NW Frontier Base Force
12th Indian Engr Bn /1

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/11/2020 5:53:00 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 09, 43
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Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Shropshire
CL Capetown
CL Caradoc
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Nestor

Japanese ground losses:
910 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

that was quite surprising to me, during daylight pretty much the whole Royal Navy opens up on my divisions at Madras causing quite devastating losses... have never seen such an effect on combat units by a naval bombardment... disabled squads were quite high and all my divs have disruption between 80 and 90 now!!!

if Madras would be defended by a real force we would be in trouble now but naval bombardments won't keep us from taking the base...

BB Resolution firing at 53rd Division
BB Royal Sovereign firing at 61st Division
BB Revenge firing at 61st Division
CA Frobisher firing at 53rd Division
CA Hawkins firing at 61st Division
CA Exeter firing at 4th Division
CA Cornwall firing at 53rd Division
CA Devonshire firing at 46th Division
CA Dorsetshire firing at 53rd Division
CA Shropshire firing at 4th Division
CL Capetown firing at 53rd Division
CL Caradoc firing at 53rd Division
CL Mauritius firing at 61st Division
CL Ceres firing at 53rd Division
CL Hobart firing at 61st Division
CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at 61st Division
DD Tjerk Hiddes firing at 4th Division
DD Nestor firing at 4th Division

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Ground combat at 44,7 (near Jacobabad)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14043 troops, 220 guns, 795 vehicles, Assault Value = 701

Defending force 208 troops, 19 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 497

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 497 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

those two units were retreating all the way from Karachi and are finally destroyed... got my three tank divs available for other tasks again...

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
1st NW Frontier Base Force
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment

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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 53457 troops, 402 guns, 1108 vehicles, Assault Value = 1927

Defending force 14598 troops, 215 guns, 308 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 501

Allied adjusted defense: 173

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 42 (4 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1189 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 97 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 44 (26 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (8 destroyed, 39 disabled)

4:1 on the first attack followed by a 2:1 on the second attack with a horrible adjusted av due to the naval bombardment... there are no enemy troops left that are anywhere combat worthy so this isn't going to turn into a disaster and the disabled squads will be recovered quickyl after the fall of Madras...

Assaulting units:
19th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th Division
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
46th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
53rd Division
61st Division
11th Tank Regiment
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
12th Air Defense AA Regiment
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
51st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
Madras Fortress
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
112th RN Base Force /1
117th RAF Base Force /1
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
15th Indian Const Bn /1
IV Indian Corps /1
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
4th NW Frontier Base Force
1st South India Base Force
Gardner's Horse Rgt /3
166 RAF Base Force /1
119th RAF Base Force /1
177 RAF Base Force /1
17th Indian Light AA Regiment
25th Indian Div /1
12th Indian Engr Bn /1

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/11/2020 10:18:06 PM

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You could say that was a BAD task force that hit you at Madras.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/12/2020 1:49:53 AM

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good paly by your opponent with that naval bombardment...

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/12/2020 1:55:27 AM

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I think you mentioned he still has Ceylon, so you know where they came from. I wonder what he has there? Early 43 so he doesn't have CV's to do anything. Once you get Madras and the rest of lower India, you can sweep his airforce off the map. All (but 1?) of the bases there are coastal, so you can then return the naval bombardment favor. If he's got a lot there you can really hurt him. Even Indian replacements are that great and if he moved a lot there, it might be worth removing those from the game. OTOH, just bombardment will eliminate all of his supply and navy and then everything just dies on its own. Potentially you might even turn it into a trap � just thinking here �

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/12/2020 2:02:01 AM

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Yeah, Tanjore can be built to a lvl9 AF, and from there both Frank and George can sweep any/all bases. Possibilities.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/15/2020 2:53:51 PM

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I think you mentioned he still has Ceylon, so you know where they came from. I wonder what he has there? Early 43 so he doesn't have CV's to do anything. Once you get Madras and the rest of lower India, you can sweep his airforce off the map. All (but 1?) of the bases there are coastal, so you can then return the naval bombardment favor. If he's got a lot there you can really hurt him. Even Indian replacements are that great and if he moved a lot there, it might be worth removing those from the game. OTOH, just bombardment will eliminate all of his supply and navy and then everything just dies on its own. Potentially you might even turn it into a trap � just thinking here �

Yes Mundy owns Ceylon and he will keep it. The island is a big unsinkable aircraft carrier with some 1000 aircraft according to recon, so probably around 5-600 in total. Also lots and lots of ground units there, every coastal base is garissoned and has high forts by now for sure. Also the Roval Navy is around in force when I look at all those ships in the bombardment. If it was a one hex island I would for sure think about taking it to destroy the ground units there, Ceylon is off limits. It's just not worth the losses I would take and I feel I can hurt him more on the defense now compared to do another all in operation like attacking Ceylon. Of course it would be another decisive victory but how many more do we want to achieve? It's just too risky.

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/15/2020 3:10:57 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 10, 43
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Shropshire
CL Capetown
CL Caradoc
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Nestor

Japanese ground losses:
1120 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

back to back bombardment with the ammo that was still remaining on the ships doing further damage to my ground units...

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at 46th Division
BB Royal Sovereign firing at 46th Division
BB Revenge firing at 61st Division
CA Frobisher firing at 53rd Division
CA Hawkins firing at 53rd Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Exeter
CA Exeter firing at 4th Division
CA Cornwall firing at 4th Division
CA Devonshire firing at 4th Division
Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Dorsetshire
CA Dorsetshire firing at 61st Division
CA Shropshire firing at 4th Division
CL Capetown firing at 61st Division
CL Caradoc firing at 46th Division
CL Mauritius firing at 61st Division
CL Ceres firing at 46th Division
CL Hobart firing at 46th Division
CLAA Van Heemskerck firing at 53rd Division
DD Tjerk Hiddes firing at 53rd Division
DD Nestor firing at 4th Division

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Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PC Nire
PB Shuko Maru #2
AK Tatuwa Maru
AK Kinugawa Maru
PC Sumire
PC Ashi
PC Kaki

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack

there's always a sub waiting off the coast to attack my shipping... Kenyo Maru will survive the torpedo hit...

SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at AK Kenyo Maru
Amberjack bottoming out ....
PC Sumire fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Kaki fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Ashi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Afternoon Air attack on 9th Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 18
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
Liberator II x 5
139WH-3 x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 6
Beaufort VIII x 9
B-24D Liberator x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 3 destroyed by flak
Liberator II: 3 damaged
139WH-3: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (3 destroyed, 18 disabled)

following the naval bombardment the airforce shows up but as mentioned earlier it's a risky task to bomb ground units at low level when there is flak in the hex...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x Liberator II bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Air Defense AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 9th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Air Defense AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9
Hurricane IIa Trop x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x Blenheim I bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 8th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 6
139WH-3 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x 139WH-3 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th Air Defense AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th Air Defense AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th Air Defense AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th Air Defense AA Regiment ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 19th Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 31 (2 destroyed, 29 disabled)

always looks devastating to a tank rgt but in the end a lot is FOW and most of the disabled vehicles aren't the tanks but the motorized support...

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 19th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Tank Regiment ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 29

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 11th Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 12th Tank Regiment ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 12th Air Defense AA Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 5 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Liberator II bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 22nd Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 37 (5 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Tank Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Regiment ...

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Afternoon Air attack on 23rd Tank Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 15th Air Defense AA Regiment, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged

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

looks like Mundy is sending everything he has... in the end our flak claims nearly a dozen enemy bombers so I would highly welcome if he keeps up these attacks as they won't change the outcome at Madras (at best postpone by a day or two) and the losses will quickly add up...

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
AK Teiyo Maru
PC Nire
PB Shuko Maru #2
AK Tatuwa Maru
AK Kinugawa Maru
PC Sumire
PC Ashi
PC Kaki

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack

damn those subs, damn those totally useless escorts...

SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at AK Teiyo Maru
PC Sumire fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Ashi fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Kaki fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Sumire fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sumire fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sumire fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sumire fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52117 troops, 402 guns, 1091 vehicles, Assault Value = 1812

Defending force 13573 troops, 192 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 450

Allied adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 47 (24 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1468 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 111 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 48 (46 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (16 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

our divisions are all near 90 disruption which makes up for a horrible adjusted av... we still do nice damage and the forts are at 1 now, no doubt the base will fall with the next attack... 3 fragmented units were destroyed...

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
4th Division
53rd Division
9th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
61st Division
3rd Tank Regiment
46th Division
22nd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
12th Air Defense AA Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
51st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
Madras Fortress
119th RAF Base Force /1
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
112th RN Base Force /1
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
177 RAF Base Force /1
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
117th RAF Base Force /1
166 RAF Base Force /1
15th Indian Const Bn /1
17th Indian Light AA Regiment
1st South India Base Force
25th Indian Div /1
4th NW Frontier Base Force
IV Indian Corps /1
Gardner's Horse Rgt /3
12th Indian Engr Bn /1

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52175 troops, 402 guns, 1100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1794

Defending force 12483 troops, 155 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese adjusted assault: 497

Allied adjusted defense: 101

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madras !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 44 (15 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7581 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 752 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 97 (92 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 264 (261 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 14
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

no air attacks, no naval bombardments today and Madras falls to our next deliberate attack forcing most of the units to retreat while Madras Fortress and another fragmented unit surrendered... not much destroyed in terms of combat squads as Madras Fortress seems to have been the only unit left with some combat squads but lots of support squads and vehicles destroyed... non of these are in short supply so they will be easily replaced over time but Commonwealth flak guns and artillery isn't as easily replaced and in total we scored nearly 1000 pts for the capture of Madras... the tanks are ordered to pursue the enemy...

always again amazed how short the combat reports in this campaign are, we're in March 43 and nothing really happens...

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
61st Division
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
53rd Division
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
46th Division
4th Division
11th Tank Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
12th Air Defense AA Regiment
51st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
Madras Fortress
166 RAF Base Force /1
17th Indian Light AA Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
4th NW Frontier Base Force
1st South India Base Force
Gardner's Horse Rgt /3
IV Indian Corps /1
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
117th RAF Base Force /1
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
112th RN Base Force /1
15th Indian Const Bn /1
25th Indian Div /1

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 12, 43
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ASW attack near Miyako-jima at 92,66

Japanese Ships
E W-8
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

SS Pogy is located by E W-8
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,66

Japanese Ships
E W-24
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

always the same, those E vessels most often don't even drop their Type 2 DC... totally useless... all are at their maximum experience and the task force commander within the ASW forces is always the best available...

SS Pogy launches 2 torpedoes at E W-24
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Miyako-jima at 91,66

Japanese Ships
DD Hishu
DD Tsuga
DD Kuri
DD Hasu
TK Toa Maru
TK Nitiei Maru
DD Yomogi
DD Tsuta
DD Susuki
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
SS Whale

at least these destroyers kept the sub from attacking that high value tanker convoy...

SS Whale is sighted by escort
Whale bottoming out ....
DD Yomogi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Susuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on 46th Division, at 35,40 (Madras)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 5 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-38G Lightning bombing from 100 feet

first thought this would have been a mistake but asking Mundy about it he said someone on the forum suggested to use fighters at 100 ft to attack my ground units... lol, the Lightnings didn't even carry bombs and I'm amazed they only lost one fighter to flak...

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ASW attack near Miyako-jima at 91,66

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Hishu
DD Tsuga
DD Kuri
TK Toa Maru
TK Nitiei Maru
DD Yomogi
DD Tsuta
DD Susuki
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 3

god damn it... the spotted and previously attacked sub now attacks one of the DDs missing the ship... in return we score whopping 3 near misses...

SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hasu
Whale bottoming out ....
DD Yomogi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yomogi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tsuta fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at 34,40 (near Madras)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4608 troops, 0 guns, 929 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Defending force 3887 troops, 60 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 264

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 41 (10 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1827 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 240 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (37 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 11

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

we crossed a river out of Madras which made it impossible for the Commonwealth units to retreat before we could attack... the enemy loses another 250 sqads which brings the losses around Madras to way over 1000 squads...

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
17th Indian Light AA Rgt /1
117th RAF Base Force /1
4th NW Frontier Base Force
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
IV Indian Corps /1
15th Indian Const Bn /1
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
Gardner's Horse Rgt /3
1st South India Base Force
25th Indian Div /1

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Ground combat at Cochin (28,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2370 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 123 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Assaulting units:
Cochin Fortress

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

those paras there will die to starvation at some point...

the strafing attack of Lightnings at Madras wasn't the only surprise this turn... during the air phase we suddenly had Dinah-III recon over a stack of Australian troops that seem to march towards Daly Waters which is clearly an offensive against Darwin... I have to admit that this was pure luck as this stack was spotted by accident as I have been moving in three recon units and forgot to assign them targets to they just reconned nearby bases and this Army which otherwhise would not have been spotted until it was next to Daly Waters... 23 units, lots of tanks and guns, looks like he is bringing some kind of tank units plus artillery but not that many infantry divisions I guess... will be interesting to see what is going to assault Darwin, we still have at least a month until the enemy will have marched all the way North... an overland campaign to Darwin is not something I reckoned with...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 14, 43
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Sub attack near Balabac at 69,83

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
E W-19
E W-21

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

more of the same... if my ASW forces actually manage to get close to a sub they are only targets...

SS Scorpion launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kisaragi
Scorpion diving deep ....
DD Kisaragi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-21 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Naha at 93,67

Japanese Ships
DD Mikazuki
E W-11

Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1

Mikazuki only survived because the torps were duds... in return we score one near miss for something like 1 sys dam on the sub...

all these subs are spotted daily by my Helen ASW groups and Jake naval search, we get something like 6-10 "sub is hit" messages so about 1-3 real hits on subs at least but that makes them retire to their homeport at best as the 250kg bombs do **** against subs with the reduced bomb damage in the mod...

SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes at DD Mikazuki
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Recon over Townsville has spotted several task forces the last days and today a Mavis on naval search finds two task forces moving NE from Townsville at four hexes per turn... High Command is alerted and I'm pretty sure the enemy is trying to move towards Milne Bay as the dot base is not garissoned and we saw lots of recon in the area lately so the enemy knows the dot base is empty... if he really attempts this move it's bold for sure but I'm not sure there is any chance of success as the task forces were already spotted and the base can not be taken by surprise... such a move without carrier support even when Port Moresby isn't really a threat feels like a suizide attempt, I have ordered carriers, Yamato and Musashi plus a heavy cruiser task force to move into the area... the landing craft don't have the range to reach Milne Bay from Townsville so the second task force has to be used to refuel them, there are at least a dozen spotted ships, destroyers, freighters, transports and there might even be some cruisers, at least according to nav search (can as well be an xAK)...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 43
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ASW attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
E W-8
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

different day, same result...

SS Pogy is located by E W-8
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Balabac at 71,84

Japanese Ships
PB Hakata Maru #7
PB Bisan Maru #3
TK Yamazuru Maru
TK Sanraku Maru
TK Akatuki Maru
PB Hinode Maru #17
PB Fukeui Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

SS Scorpion launches 2 torpedoes at PB Hakata Maru #7
PB Hinode Maru #17 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Hakata Maru #7 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fukeui Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,133

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Fumizuki

Allied Ships
SS KXII

fast transport going to Milne Bay to bring some troops there as I don't want the Allied to get the base too easy if they really try...

SS KXII is sighted by escort
KXII bottoming out ....
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kikuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fumizuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,66

Japanese Ships
E W-23
E W-7
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
SS Growler

SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at E W-23
Growler diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 16
P-38F Lightning x 19

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Minekaze
APD Nokaze
APD Numakaze
APD Hakaze
APD Nadakaze

wow, let's just piss me off again... fast transport that moves to Milne Bay, unloads and just stays there... these kind of flaws in the game have pissed me off so many times already it's just idiotic... had four fast transport TFs, three moved in and out, this one just stays in place waiting for the bombers...

and no, there were easily enough ops points, fuel and all the other needed stuff to move in and out...

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Yakaze
APD Hakaze
APD Hokaze

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38F Lightning x 25

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
APD Yukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

of course the enemy launches wave after wave at max range... that single bomb hit was enough to sink Yukaze a turn later while Allied subs hit my mines and aren't nearly in danger to sink, let alone by all those 250kg bomb hits from my ASW... looks like it's a nothing works turn for us...

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 6
P-38F Lightning x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Nokaze
APD Sawakaze

still morning, how many more damn waves are coming? There was no naval search spotting this task force, it was a sub there raising the DL and recon over the dot base...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38F Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD Tachikaze
APD Hokaze

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 17
P-38F Lightning x 32

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
APD Yukaze, on fire, heavy damage
APD Numakaze
APD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Namikaze

air attacks of course continue over the afternoon, another APD is hit...

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38F Lightning x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Shiokaze
APD Akikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

the second APD that was hit should survive but these attacks shouldn't even have happened in the first place...

good news today was the commissioning of CV Taiho... the carrier will join KB to await the first major Allied offensive in 43...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 17, 43
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Sub attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

SS Pogy launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yuzuki
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 98,140

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30
B6N2 Jill x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Craven
xAK Empire Hamble, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

when we spotted those two task forces moving NE from Townsville we ordered the Navy to take position around Milne Bay and today our carriers were in range of the enemy ships... it was surprising to see them still being 8 hexes from my carriers as I expected them to be way closer but seeing Lightnings over those ships told me Mundy has set up a Cap trap... I guess he wanted to catch Betties that could reach the convoys from Lae so he stopped his convoys instead of having them move further towards my carriers which he didn't spot until today... he might have also been alerted by some Judies on nav search spotting his subs but I had Judies in the area earlier too so I'm not sure about that... while we highly outnumber the enemy Cap our fighters are shot to pieces by the Lightnings having the dive but all Jills get through the Cap... when we have full detection on the enemy convoy and the carriers only launch pityful strikes I wonder what the hell is wrong again... the freighter and the transport are sunk but there were only very light ground losses...

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 98,140

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30
B6N2 Jill x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Yochow
xAP Mariposa
xAK Enggano, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Gorgon
xAP Kota Radja, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
677 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 32 (31 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (43 destroyed, 4 disabled)

that's the second strike, again only a damn 10 bombers???

totally stupid, we spot over a dozen transports in range and launch 20 bombers in the morning, like not even 10% of the available bombers...

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 98,140

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 25
B6N2 Jill x 18

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Talune, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Gorgon
xAK Yochow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Craven
DD Ralph Talbot

Allied ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (12 destroyed, 2 disabled)

but hey, there's still the afternoon phase... and how's the situation in the afternoon? Thunderstorms to start with... doesn't matter I think, the enemy convoy is again spotted several times, has full detection level from the attacks in the morning and is in range... so let the bombers take off...

NO!

morning's idiocy is copied in the afternoon, as we launch 18 bombers and the majority of the convoy survives... ridicoulos... we lose 8 Zekes vs 2 Lightnings shot down plus another 2 Jills and instead of annihilating that convoy we only sink 5 of it's ships... we won't attack tomorrow as there's no doubt the convoy will head towards Townsville with probably over 100 fighters set to LRCAP it...

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Sub attack near Torishima at 112,70

Japanese Ships
CV Taiho
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
DD Kuroshio
DD Tanikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Tautog, hits 1

let me have my heart attack... Taiho is her third day at Sea and is targetted by SS Tautog which misses her with four torps... the carrier has an escort of no less than eight DDs plus two heavy cruisers, didn't matter... started playing this game some 16 years ago and I never ever had problems with Allied subs when I really put an effort into ASW which I always did... always took losses but in return I was also able to hurt enemy subs but I have to admit that in this campaign it only seems to be a matter of time until enemy subs will cause serious problems even though I have maximized my ASW efforts...

SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes at CV Taiho
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Salem (32,39)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5262 troops, 0 guns, 1020 vehicles, Assault Value = 565

Defending force 1096 troops, 29 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 495

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 123 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Salem !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1190 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

our tanks were pursuing enemy troops that were fleeing from Madras and three of them are captured at Salem as the tanks cross another river...

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
1st South India Base Force
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
25th Indian Div /1

and here's this turn's ops report just to give you an impression how the anti submarine warfare is going... we had a confirmed sinking last turn and one today as the two subs that were spotted and repeatedly attacked during the combat phase vanished in their hexes in the orders phase so they must have sunk at the end of the combat phase...

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 19, 43

Task Force 180 has merged with TF 164 at 109 , 59
CS Convoy TF 19 begins loading Resources at Hakodate for delivery to Ominato
CS Convoy TF 101 begins loading Oil at Medan for delivery to Singapore
CS Convoy TF 183 begins loading Fuel at Ominato for delivery to Hakodate
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 8 Allied ships at 138,91 near Wake Island, speed 18, Moving Southwest
E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 140, 96 near Wake Island
G4M1 Betty sighting report: 7 Allied ships at 39,32, speed 13, Moving Northwest
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 6 Allied ships at 105,65 near Kanoya, speed 10, Moving West
E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 64, 97 near Balikpapan
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Akagi-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Akagi-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking a Grampus class SS at 99,132
D4Y1 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
an Allied DD is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking a Porpoise class SS at 99,132
an Allied SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Shokaku-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Zuikaku-3 attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 99,132
an Allied SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 99, 69 near Daito Shoto
E13A1 Jake reports object near surface at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake from Kongo-1 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
SS S-46 is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports shadow in water at 103, 136 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports shadow in water at 102, 135 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 103, 136 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 3 Allied ships at 104,138 near Tagula Island, speed 16, Moving Southwest
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports suspected submarine at 102, 135 near Deboyne Islands
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports suspected submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking a O19 Class class SS at 101,63
an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports radio transmissions at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 99, 68 near Daito Shoto
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 94,66
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 94,66
Allied Aircraft sighted over Paramushiro-jima
P-43A-1 Lancer sighted over Port Moresby
Allied Aircraft sighted over Madras
Allied Aircraft sighted over Paramushiro-jima
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Port Moresby
Pilot killed in landing accident of D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 is damaged on landing
H6K4 Mavis from 802 Ku T-1 at Talasea grounded due to maintenance
E13A1 Jake from Ching Tao Det T-1/C at Moulmein grounded due to maintenance
H6K4 Mavis from 851 Ku T-1 at Tarawa grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Yokosuka Ku K-3 at Truk grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
E13A1 Jake from Chikuma-1 on CA Chikuma grounded due to maintenance
E13A1 Jake from Haruna-1 is damaged on landing
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
Pilot killed in landing accident of D4Y4 Judy from Kaga-2
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 8 Allied ships at 130,98 near Wake Island, speed 17, Moving Northwest
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 133,105 near Taongi, speed 19, Moving Northwest
E13A1 Jake reports diving submarine at 132, 99 near Wake Island
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Akagi-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Akagi-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Kaga-3 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
B6N2 Jill from Kaga-3 attacking a KXI Class class SS at 99,132
a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y1 Judy reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
SS S-46 is reported HIT
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Hiryu-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
an Allied SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shadow in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking a Triton class SS at 99,132
a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports shape below surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Shokaku-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports diving submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports possible submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object near surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
SS S-46 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking a KXI Class class SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports shadow in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
D4Y4 Judy from Zuikaku-2 attacking SS S-44 at 97,131
SS S-44 is reported HIT
D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Zuikaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
B6N2 Jill reports shape below surface at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports object under water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports turbulence in water at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill from Zuikaku-3 attacking an Allied SS at 99,132
B6N2 Jill reports submarine wake at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
B6N2 Jill reports oil slick at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports shape below surface at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports shape below surface at 99, 69 near Daito Shoto
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports suspected submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports diving submarine at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake from Hiei-1 attacking SS S-46 at 97,132
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 103, 131 near Kiriwina Island
E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 99,133 near Milne Bay, speed 16, Moving Southeast
E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 97, 131 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 97, 132 near Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 99, 132 near Port Moresby
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 70,87
a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking a O19 Class class SS at 70,87
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 70, 87 near Sandakan
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 70,87
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 45th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 70,87
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking a Grampus class SS at 101,63
an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 101,63
a Electric Boat S-18 class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 106,62
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports radio transmissions at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 101, 64 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 106, 62 near Kochi
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 101, 63 near Tanegashima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 66 near Naha
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 97, 63 near Amami Oshima
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Paramushiro-jima
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Madras
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Vaitupu
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Paramushiro-jima
Allied Aircraft sighted over Vaitupu
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Yokosuka Ku K-3 at Truk grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
D4Y1 Judy from Soryu-2 on CV Soryu grounded due to maintenance
H6K4 Mavis from 802 Ku T-1 at Talasea grounded due to maintenance
H8K1 Emily from 801 Ku T-2 crashes on landing
E13A1 Jake from Kirishima-1 is damaged on landing
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai is damaged on landing
TF 150 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 65 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Fukuoka
Japanese forces CAPTURE Salem !!!
Benkoelen expands fortifications to size 2
Medan expands airfield to size 5
Tamsag expands airfield to size 7
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
3 (2) x B6N1 Jill, 8 (8) x D4Y1 Judy, 3 (3) x Ki-27b Nate
Previous report of sinking of SS Gunnel incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Jessore (53, 37)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Bhaunagar (39, 19)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Cuttack (48, 37)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Ranchi (52, 32)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Hyderabad (Sindh) (42, 10)!
Loss of AMc Kyoie Maru #3 on Feb 25, 1942 is admitted
Burma Area Army arrives at Rangoon

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 20, 43
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Sub attack near Truk at 110,112

Japanese Ships
PB Santos Maru
PB Ikunta Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7
xAKL Tonegawa Maru
PB Shirogane Maru
PB Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

my ships being targetted by subs and air ASW spotting them is pretty much the only thing going on at the moment...

SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at PB Santos Maru
KXVIII diving deep ....
PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shosei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44

Japanese Ships
E W-16
SC Ch 4
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 1
AK Mikage Maru
AK Asakasan Maru
AK Nankai Maru
AK Anyo Maru
AK Canberra Maru
xAK Meisho Maru
SC Ch 43
SC Ch 35
SC Ch 14

Allied Ships
SS Steelhead, hits 1

1 near miss...

SS Steelhead launches 4 torpedoes at E W-16
E W-16 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 43 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 14 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 35 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Naha at 93,68

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pogy

SS Pogy is located by DD Yayoi
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo
DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo
E W-25 fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Addu at 18,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
AKV Engadine
xAP Poelau Telo
xAP Largs Bay
xAK Gausdal
DD Norman

looks like another convoy is going to Colombo... must be troops aboard with all those transports, we have spotted over a dozen ships in that convoy...

SS I-30 is sighted by escort
I-30 diving deep ....
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

a lonely B-17 unit from Cairns shows up and loses a bomber over Port Moresby while doing minimal damage... not sure what this attack was about, perhaps a probing run... have flown out all my fighters from PM long ago but the airfield is fully operational again, gonna fly in Georges and Tojos, perhaps there will be a bigger raid tomorrow...

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 21, 43
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Submarine attack near North Male at 22,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 22, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Nizam
AKV Engadine
xAP Poelau Telo
xAP Denbighshire
xAP Empress ' Australia
xAK Gausdal
DD Norman
DD Arunta

I-168 attacks the convoy we've attacked yesterday already and pays for it as the sub is sunk by a single attacking destroyer... it's the first sub we lose to depth charges, all previously damaged subs could be saved... four subs were lost to mines...

SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nizam
DD Norman fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Norman attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-168 forced to surface!
DD Norman firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Norman firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Nizam firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arunta firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 81
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak

same B-17 unit as yesterday showing up over Port Moresby again, no idea what the plan is here... this time we have way over 100 fighters waiting for the bombers and while the Tojo is nothing more than an outdated crappy aircraft the George proves to be the expected bomber killer... while the Tojos only damage a couple of B-17 while losing 2 Tojos the Georges down 7 bombers for no loss... another bomber was downed by flak, only one returned to base... this was the first engagement of the George and it was a full success, pity there wasn't a bigger bomber strike... desperately waiting to replace those Tojos, they are good for fighting Hurricanes and Blenheims but can't compete with Allied 4E bombers, let alone modern Allied fighters...

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (13 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
281 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (13 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (12 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 22, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

hmmm... really don't get what the enemy is up to... after we have trashed the B-17 strike yesterday we encounter a couple of Beauforts doing a ground attack at Port Moresby today...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 25, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Raizan Maru
xAK Hakubasan Maru
AK Kinka Maru
PB Heizan Maru

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

after we have withdrawn our troops from Cebu recently we're back again bringing two Ind bgds and a nav guard unit, that should be sufficient...

xAKL Raizan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Hakubasan Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Kinka Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops

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Sub attack near Kanoya at 104,65

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

just the usual ASW result with the sub being the only one attacking...

SS Pompano launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yayoi
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops

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Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
PB Sonan Maru #6
PB Takunan Maru #8
AK Johore Maru
AK Hitati Maru
PB Shonan Maru #1
PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Fumi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack

Captain of SS Amberjack elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fumi Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shonan Maru #1 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 101,74

Japanese Ships
AK Tacoma Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Hakkai Maru
AK Kagu Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kenkon Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

wow, subs really became a pest already with our ASW being idiotically ineffecient... the big freighter will make port and survive...

SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at AK Tacoma Maru
Tautog diving deep ....
PB Kyo Maru #10 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kenkon Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru
xAK Syoto Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6387 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Defending force 14705 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 458

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

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

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RE: AAR 1943 - 5/22/2020 5:19:36 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 26, 43
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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
xAK Gyokuyo Maru
AK Kinka Maru
PB Heizan Maru

xAK Kiyo Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Gyokuyo Maru fired at enemy troops
PI 75mm M1917 Gun battery firing at AK Kinka Maru

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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
xAK Nittai Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops

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Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,64

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
E W-23

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

as always...

SS Silversides launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yuzuki
DD Yuzuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Kochi at 106,65

Japanese Ships
E W-22
DD Yayoi
E W-25

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

same idiocy...

SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at E W-22
Tambor diving deep ....
DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yayoi fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-25 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Ominato at 118,52

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Nozima Maru
PB Seiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

and more... even this freighter is going to survive as the ship is just a hex off a safe port... still, all those ASW groups around, the subs being spotted and daily attacked a dozen times, no results...

SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kosei Maru
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Japanese Ships
xAK Shinsei Maru
PB Seki Maru #3
PB Nishho Maru
xAK Toei Maru
xAK Sugiyama Maru
xAK Gosei Maru
PB Teibo Maru #2
PB Fuji Maru #4
PB Fuji Maru #3
PB Rokko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack

duds...

SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shinsei Maru
Amberjack bottoming out ....
PB Teibo Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Fuji Maru #4 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Invasion Support action off Cebu (80,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Heiei Maru
xAK Genzan Maru
AK Kinka Maru

xAK Nisso Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Heiei Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Genzan Maru fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14757 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 6387 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Japanese adjusted assault: 259

Allied adjusted defense: 161

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 69 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

the enemy holds but has twice our losses so that's not going to take long this time, no doubt Cebu will fall soon...

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6063 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Defending force 14336 troops, 98 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 425

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu Constabulary

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit

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