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16 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 1:54:49 AM

jdsrae

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Another day of about even losses in SEAF, but Warhawks trump Oscar escorts in Bengal.
Supply gets above 900k at Tokyo and is increasing steadily.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 43
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Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139
SS I-25, hits 1
Allied Ships
SC-706
SC-705
SC-707
SS I-25 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-706
SC-707 attacking submerged sub ....
SC-707 is out of ASW ammo
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 69 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Good radar to Lunga.
G4M1 Betty x 8
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged � no flak visible on the replay but this suggests otherwise, unless they all had trouble landing in the dark.
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 108 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Even better radar at Tulagi!
G3M3 Nell x 5
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
5 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
G4M1 Betty x 7
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
G3M3 Nell x 4
4 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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ASW attack near Manus at 102,119
E Hoko
E Nuwashima
E Hirashima
Allied Ships
SS Harder, hits 1
SS Harder is located by E Hoko
E Hoko attacking submerged sub ....
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Submarine attack near Portland Roads at 92,134
SS I-29
xAKL De Haan is sighted by SS I-29
SS I-29 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL De Haan � one hit but it was a dud�
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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
SS O23 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Isonami
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
SC Ch 34
SC Ch 35
Allied Ships
SS Skipjack, hits 1
SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 34
SC Ch 35 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
SC Ch 35
SC Ch 34
SS Saury is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 70 � mostly late arriving scrambles from Shortlands and Torokina.
A6M5c Zero x 6
N1K1-J George x 14
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed � low layered CAP <10k� doesn�t seem to be any different to layered CAP at 20k� and just under.
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 14
F4U-1 Corsair: 5 destroyed � this was good to see
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 Det with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
251 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
6th Ku S-1/A with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
201 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Shokaku-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Zuikaku-1 with A6M5 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 17
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 18
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Also attacking 1st Indian Light AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Peshawar Base Force ...
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses � no allied CAP despite fighters being present on the ground. That will probably change tomorrow so the bombers are stood down and a Tojo sweep is ordered over the allied stack in the open just E of Dacca.
Martlet II: 1 destroyed on ground
Runway hits 4
Also attacking 85th British AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Indian Light AA Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 6th Medium Regiment, at 56,38 (Dacca)
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
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Morning Air attack on 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 21
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed � crunch! This was the 203rd Sentai, one of the lower experienced but still plenty of 70s experience pilots. It will withdraw to Rangoon to replace losses and recover morale which is now in the 20s.
I should have known there would be LRCAP over this large allied stack of 18 units and swept it first.
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 13
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 15000 feet � the raid was at 15k� while the LRCAP was at 20k�.
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
51st FG/16th FS with P-40K Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
51st FG/26th FS with P-40K Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Morning Air attack on 117th RAF Base Force, at 56,38 (Dacca)
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 13
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
A6M5 Zero x 58
A6M5c Zero x 6
N1K1-J George x 12
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed � looks like I need to replace A6M5 on the front lines as soon as possible. They are not durable enough and have no armour. Production of George is close to 120/month while A6M5c is 90/month. Not enough to sustain losses like this for more than a few days each month. The CAP umbrella will be shrunk by 1 hex to leave Munda unprotected tomorrow.
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30
F4U-1 Corsair x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed � at least more Wildcats are being knocked down each turn, but it 1:1 kill ratio is no good when trying to stay above 3:1 total VPs by the end of the 1943.
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Interesting mix of heights for the scrambles. I wonder if this indicates the height of different battles as the scrambled flights leave their base.
201 Ku S-1 Det with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 12190.
251 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
6th Ku S-1/A with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) � morale is trashed so this unit will move back to Rabaul to recover.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Shokaku-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Zuikaku-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000.
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
A6M5 Zero x 48
A6M5c Zero x 5
N1K1-J George x 8
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
A6M5 Zero x 41
A6M5c Zero x 5
N1K1-J George x 8
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed � not good to lose 4 for no enemy losses, but the LRCAP is arriving piecemeal. I�ll check pilot fatigue levels, but a day of avoiding combat by reducing the CAP radiues could help.
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
No Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
A6M5 Zero x 32
A6M5c Zero x 5
N1K1-J George x 6
A6M5 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft � still enough CAP to contest the heavy bombers.
B-17E Fortress x 3
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 5
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 16, 43
Repairs completed on CVL Ryuho at Kobe, ship returned to service � upgrades are starting to finish with lots more in the next few weeks.
Repairs completed on CVL Zuiho at Kobe, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CVL Shoho at Kobe, ship returned to service
PO1 Maki C. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4
PO1 Sakai G. of 201 Ku S-1 Det is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Fukumori, D. of 201 Ku S-1 Det is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Shibata F. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Shibata F. of 251 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
PO2 Hanamoto I. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
WO Inokuchi T. of 203rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Hori R. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Fukumori, D. of 201 Ku S-1 Det is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Bando F. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Asada I. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Kanda R. of Kaga-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Kanda R. of Kaga-1 attains ace status!!
PO2 Muto N. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Koizumi D. of Shokaku-1 is credited with kill number 6
PO1 Takagi M. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Sakaguchi, O. of Shokaku-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO1 Nishiyama, S. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
Damaged A6M5 Zero from 252 Ku S-1 does not return, pilot reported killed
D3A1 Val from 956 Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 a O19 Class class SS is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-7 attacking SS Tautog at 85,68 SS Tautog is reported HIT
E13A1 Jake from Chokai-1 attacking an Allied SS at 106,124 an Allied SS is reported HIT
18 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 84th JAAF AF Bn to Silchar
Repairs completed on CVE Taiyo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Taiden expands fortifications to size 3
Meiktila expands airfield to size 5 - stopped
Prince Rupert expands port to size 5
Aircraft N1K2-J George advances R&D � to 3/44 +16/day

< Message edited by jdsrae -- 11/15/2020 2:02:15 AM >

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17 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 2:03:34 AM

jdsrae

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I just got the turn back and ran it, no allied raids today so they didn't notice that I had also stood down CAP over Munda.
A relatively quiet turn compared to the last few!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 17, 43
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,124
CA Kumano
DD Shiranui
DD Yukikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Amatsukaze
SS Greenling is sighted by escort
DD Amatsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139
SS I-25
Allied Ships
SC-704
SC-705
SS I-25 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-704
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Sub attack near Manus at 102,119
E Hoko
Allied Ships
SS Harder, hits 1
SS Harder launches 2 torpedoes at E Hoko
E Hoko attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55
DD Uranami
Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 6
SS O23 is sighted by escort
DD Uranami attacking submerged sub ....
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Morning Air attack on III Indian Corps, at 57,38 , near Dacca
Weather in hex: Light rain
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 28
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
Martlet II x 6
Kittyhawk IA x 6
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAF with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
No.261 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
No.14 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk IA (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Morning Air attack on III Indian Corps, at 57,38 , near Dacca
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 3
Martlet II x 1
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on III Indian Corps, at 57,38 , near Dacca
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 1
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Morning Air attack on III Indian Corps, at 57,38 , near Dacca
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
10 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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ASW attack near Toboali at 51,93
SC Ch 9
Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 5
SS KXVII is sighted by escort
SC Ch 9 attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,56
E Kasasagi
Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 4
SS O21 is located by E Kasasagi
E Kasasagi attacking submerged sub ....

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 17, 43
TK Noshiro Maru collides with PB Keiko Maru at 87 , 88 � PB heavily damaged, will return to Manila
Repairs completed on CV Shokaku at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
SS I-170 detects possible enemy submarine at 55, 118 but is unable to close within attack range
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Haddo at 98,59 SS Haddo is reported HIT
1LT Miyazaki D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Chikami L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Sasaki, I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Juni J. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Izumida R. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking an Allied SS at 76,100 a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Haddo at 98,59 SS Haddo is reported HIT
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 84th JAAF AF Bn to Silchar
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Silchar
Repairs completed on CVE Chuyo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Oak Harbor expands airfield to size 8
Meiktila expands fortifications to size 1
Ndeni expands port to size 3
Lanchow expands fortifications to size 1
Bakersfield expands airfield to size 7
Ace pilot Hirata B. of Ryujo-1 is promoted to CPO
xAK Tsurushima Maru arrives at Tokyo � converted to Std-B TK

< Message edited by jdsrae -- 11/18/2020 11:56:28 AM >

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 2:28:53 AM

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Some thoughts:

- LRCAP will be costing you - a "ball of yarn" CAP at range 0 works best in my experience. You get less "on standby" and "scrambling" and more "airbourne". That results in good outcomes for the defender from what I've seen.

- Don't get excited about the difference from the A6M5 to the c model. The M5's are dying more because they are more. The Zero just suffers at this point against Corsairs, but IJ needs to play the hand it's been dealt.

- I wouldn't be fussy about a 1:1 exchange. USN plane pools are fixed. IJ aren't. I'll swap Corsairs for Zeros ANY day.

As a wider response on your comment on George production not being enough to sustain losses. Expand production. The George is likely to be in service till the end of the game. Go crazy. I don't really see what is to be gained from having a "just in time" supply system for the IJ air force.

I think (especially in 1943) that Japan should not shy away from these kind of attrition battles. I like to think of them as the Soviet version of reserve armies, just with aircraft.

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 3:00:36 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

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ORIGINAL: mind_messing

What was your CAP setup vs the Corsairs?

On the whole, I think you need to be happy at a nearly 1:1 trade against them.

In summary, George at 21k', A6M5/5c at 20k'. Mix or LRCAP range 0 and CAP with range set to 1,2 or 3.
Changed that for the next day to George at 9k', A6M5c at 7k', A6M5 at 5k' for no noticeable difference.

Maybe even go lower.

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RE: 17 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 8:32:07 AM

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This is a summary of the situation in Bengal.
Red arrows are Phase 1 moves that are in progress. Yellow arrows show the plan for Phase 2, subject to enemy reaction.
Enemy strength is shown as ##k for thousands of troops.

There are 18 enemy units in the Jungle Rough hex facing the CEA stack. Recon has recently fallen off this hex, but there have been about 70k troops here for weeks so they will be well dug in.
There are another 18 enemy units at Tezpur: 74k troops, 1068 guns, 1387 vehicles. Detection is 9/10. That is probably 3x Divisions, a few Tank Bdes, multiple artillery, AA and base forces. While a clear terrain hex I expect it will be heavily fortified.
The CEA stack will dig in before bombarding, so it should only be a few days before all enemy units are identified in the Jungle Rough hex.
The plan is not to attack the JR hex, but to dig in and let the flanking force flip the hexside to the NW. That will allow the 2nd Phase move shown by the yellow arrow to advance towards Rangpur along a good road, covered from air attack by Jungle terrain, and threaten to cut off supply to Tezpur.

A similar move is in progress to cutoff the 27k troops (2xDivs plus HQ 3rd SF Div) in the XXIII Army hex. If I can force them to move NW out of the hex that will put them out of the war for quite a few weeks while they move through the jungle.

On the left flank, XXV Army at Comilla has been reinforced and now includes the Imperial Guards, 18th Div, 27th Div and 4x Tank Regts.
5th Div is moving forward to recombine, on slow roads from the coastal bases just to the south.
The plan is to sweep Dacca of enemy fighters, then bomb the enemy III Indian Corps (13k troops) that is in the open from the air, before conducting an assault river crossing.

12th, 15th and 33rd Divs are at Chittagong. 12th has been split into thirds and will recover in a mix of combat, reserve and rest mode.
15th Div will stay on the train and move to Comilla where it will be split into thirds to recover recent battle damage while also defending against a spoiling allied para drop.
33rd Div has split into thirds and will takeover garrison duty from 5th Div at Cox�s Bazar and Akyab.

All of these moves will allow the 2nd and 4th Air Div HQs to be flown forward to Silchar and Dimapur. They have been bought out and attached to 3rd Air Army. The motorised support squads will start the slow drive along jungle tracks. HQ 3rd Air Div will stay at Chittagong.
Once the Air Div HQs are in place, the IJAAF will focus on sweeping the allied fighters from the skies by concentrating on Tezpur and alternating to Dacca. That should draw in allied fighter reserves that have been spotted at Calcutta and Rangpur, so it will be another attrition battle that the Tojo will have to carry.

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 10:13:18 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Some thoughts:

- LRCAP will be costing you - a "ball of yarn" CAP at range 0 works best in my experience. You get less "on standby" and "scrambling" and more "airbourne". That results in good outcomes for the defender from what I've seen.

- Don't get excited about the difference from the A6M5 to the c model. The M5's are dying more because they are more. The Zero just suffers at this point against Corsairs, but IJ needs to play the hand it's been dealt.

- I wouldn't be fussy about a 1:1 exchange. USN plane pools are fixed. IJ aren't. I'll swap Corsairs for Zeros ANY day.

As a wider response on your comment on George production not being enough to sustain losses. Expand production. The George is likely to be in service till the end of the game. Go crazy. I don't really see what is to be gained from having a "just in time" supply system for the IJ air force.

I think (especially in 1943) that Japan should not shy away from these kind of attrition battles. I like to think of them as the Soviet version of reserve armies, just with aircraft.

Vella Lavella and Munda airfields don't have enough mechanics to support big range 0 CAP fur balls.
Shortlands, Torokina and Rabaul will be different once the allies advance a bit further north.
Hopefully the last few days makes them pause and reconsider.

There are currently 2x50(10) George-1 production factories with another 8x30 researching the George-2.
I like the idea of increasing production on George and keeping the 8x30 to research the George-5.
There are 2x30 and 1x60 Oscar factories that are currently in mothballs, so I will change two to 2x30 George.
Once they are close to fully repaired I will see if more are needed, including engines.

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 1:46:14 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

quote:

ORIGINAL: mind_messing

Some thoughts:

- LRCAP will be costing you - a "ball of yarn" CAP at range 0 works best in my experience. You get less "on standby" and "scrambling" and more "airbourne". That results in good outcomes for the defender from what I've seen.

- Don't get excited about the difference from the A6M5 to the c model. The M5's are dying more because they are more. The Zero just suffers at this point against Corsairs, but IJ needs to play the hand it's been dealt.

- I wouldn't be fussy about a 1:1 exchange. USN plane pools are fixed. IJ aren't. I'll swap Corsairs for Zeros ANY day.

As a wider response on your comment on George production not being enough to sustain losses. Expand production. The George is likely to be in service till the end of the game. Go crazy. I don't really see what is to be gained from having a "just in time" supply system for the IJ air force.

I think (especially in 1943) that Japan should not shy away from these kind of attrition battles. I like to think of them as the Soviet version of reserve armies, just with aircraft.

Vella Lavella and Munda airfields don't have enough mechanics to support big range 0 CAP fur balls.
Shortlands, Torokina and Rabaul will be different once the allies advance a bit further north.
Hopefully the last few days makes them pause and reconsider.

From my experience, you'll get better results from 30 planes on CAP than from 30 planes on LRCAP. Might be worth trying to fly some more aviation support in, if that's a possibility.

It may just be me, but I always feel that the tactical uses of LRCAP are quite limited, as they do seem to suffer much more versus sweeps compared to regular CAP.

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There are currently 2x50(10) George-1 production factories with another 8x30 researching the George-2.
I like the idea of increasing production on George and keeping the 8x30 to research the George-5.
There are 2x30 and 1x60 Oscar factories that are currently in mothballs, so I will change two to 2x30 George.
Once they are close to fully repaired I will see if more are needed, including engines.

Interesting that you're going for the George-5.

I haven't seen it as a worthwhile investment in time: it's a late '45 plane and only a incremental improvement on the George-1.

Granted, you get to chain factories from the George-1 to get the '5 much earlier, but I compare it with airframes with a similar arrival date. The Sam and Shinden is a big game changer for the IJN, so I wonder if there's merit in making do with the George-1 and putting the factories to the Shinden/Sam...?

Either way, the George needs to do a lot of heavy lifting for the IJN.

Not sure I'd condone switching from Oscars either, if I'm honest. They're needed for escort duties as the war progresses, unless you're planning to use the Frank in an escorting role?

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 4:12:59 PM

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There are currently 2x50(10) George-1 production factories with another 8x30 researching the George-2.
I like the idea of increasing production on George and keeping the 8x30 to research the George-5.
There are 2x30 and 1x60 Oscar factories that are currently in mothballs, so I will change two to 2x30 George.
Once they are close to fully repaired I will see if more are needed, including engines.

Interesting that you're going for the George-5.

I haven't seen it as a worthwhile investment in time: it's a late '45 plane and only a incremental improvement on the George-1.

I am going to agree there. Coupled with your comment on needing more Georges, I think you should've only kept a couple R&D Factories to later models, and used most of them on the N1K1. There isn't alot of difference between N1K1 and the N1K2 or N1K5, and even late-war you can still use the N1K1--it's never obsolete. Having "too many" is not a problem.

From what I have read, many think the Frank-r is worth investing in as it performs better than the Frank-a. But I haven't read much difference from George-1 to -2 or -5.

You could make a case the N1K1-2 is the better model anyway than N1k1-5. It has better MVR, and a lower SR of 2, which helps alot. It has better range. It's 4 mph slower than N1K5, and is missing the centerline MGs, so there is that tradeoff, but that's not huge.

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/15/2020 4:54:40 PM

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I would def stick with the George 5. Much better sweeper than earlier models.

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RE: 8 Apr 43 reports - 11/16/2020 3:37:05 PM

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If your loses are about even and they are occurring over your base think how he feels about his pilot loses compared to yours,as your WIA pilots can return to service if they survive their wounds as they landed or bailed out over your base. His bailed out pilots mostly bailed out and were captured. So if your loses are equal in air frames over your base his pilots loses are heavier than yours and that might explain why he took a day off.

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18 Apr 43 reports - 11/16/2020 7:19:41 PM

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No allied raids in SEAF on the 18th or 19th so we both blinked at the same time!
Allied strength is seen to be rebuilding by recon reports of the Lunga airfield.
202 Ku S-1 will get 45x George in 2 days (but will probably take 2 weeks to repair them all).

In Bengal I�ve been rotating all Tojo Sentai out of the front line to fill with replacement aircraft and 65+ exp pilots.
They will all be fully repaired in a few days.

I�ll keep the pressure on in both theatres.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 43
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ASW attack near Rambutyo at 103,120
E W-22
SS Harder is located by E W-22
E W-22 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-22 is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Sampit at 56,99
TK Ogura Maru #3
PB Shinko Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS Grunion, hits 3
SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at TK Ogura Maru #3
PB Shinko Maru #2 attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Nagoya at 109,63
DD Asagumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage � heavily damaged, ordered to Nagoya but might not make it.
DD Natsugumo
SS Herring launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asagumo
DD Natsugumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Natsugumo is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63
SC CHa-7
SC CHa-8
Captain of SS Guardfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Sub attack near Nagoya at 109,63
DD Asashio
SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes at DD Asashio
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 76,124
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
B5N2 Kate x 21
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships � these ships were spotted at Darwin so a Kate raid was staged via Saumlaki to good effect. 32nd JAAF AF Coy is living there.
xAK Goulburn, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Wulin, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Momba
xAK Anshun, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Miyake-jima at 111,63
E Sado
Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 2
SS Whale is sighted by escort
E Sado attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Aogashima at 114,66
PB Ronsan Maru
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Konan Maru
xAK Sinkyo Maru
xAK Genoa Maru
xAK Calcutta Maru
xAK Borneo Maru
PB Syozui Maru
Captain of SS Hake elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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ASW attack near Miyake-jima at 111,63
E Oki
E Sado
Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 1
SS Whale is located by E Oki
E Sado attacking submerged sub ....
E Sado is out of ASW ammo

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 18, 43
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking a O21 Class class SS at 98,59 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 109,63 a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 14th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 76,108 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 35th Sentai attacking SS Saury at 66,97 SS Saury is reported HIT
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 84th JAAF AF Bn to Silchar
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Silchar
No additional repairs possible on CV Zuikaku using currently assigned resources at Hiroshima/Kure � all minor damage repaired, about 98 days of major float and engine damage to be repaired in the shipyard.
Repairs completed on E W-16 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Davao expands fortifications to size 5
Suva expands airfield to size 9
Silchar expands fortifications to size 1
Ace pilot Maki J. of 201 Ku S-1 is promoted to PO1
Kaga-1 converting to A6M5c Zero
xAK Wulin is reported to have been sunk near Darwin on Apr 18, 1943
xAK Goulburn is reported to have been sunk near Darwin on Apr 18, 1943
Kure 7th SNLF arrives at Hiroshima/Kure � will move to SEAF, likely to Torokina

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19 Apr 43 reports - 11/18/2020 12:33:38 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 76,124, Range 10,000 Yards
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
CL Yura
DD Yayoi
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Yuzuki
Allied Ships
xAK Momba, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 100% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 10,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
CL Nagara launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Momba at 10,000 yards � waste of Long Lances!
CL Nagara launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Momba at 10,000 yards
xAK Momba sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
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Night Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
Weather in hex: Clear sky
G4M1 Betty x 7
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft
P-70 Havoc x 6
Allied Ships
PT-27
PT-28
CAP engaged:
15th FG/6th NFS with P-70 Havoc (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Some CAP have air radar
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Night Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
G4M1 Betty x 5
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft
P-70 Havoc x 2
Allied Ships
PT-36
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Sub attack near Billiton at 53,93
PB Shinko Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Shinko Maru #2
SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shinko Maru #3
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ASW attack near Rambutyo at 103,120
E Yurijima
E Niizaki
Allied Ships
SS Harder, hits 1
SS Harder is sighted by escort
E Yurijima attacking submerged sub ....
E Yurijima is out of ASW ammo
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
SC Ch 33
SC Ch 35
SC Ch 34
Captain of SS Saury elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 17
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14
Allied aircraft � allied raids in Bengal but they are using a lot less aircraft than previously. The IJAAF CAP/LRCAP is also relatively light as units are being rotated back to Rangoon and Magwe to replenish.
Hurricane FR.IIb x 4
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 destroyed
Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
CAP engaged:
31st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
66th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 17
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IId Trop x 12
Hurricane IId Trop: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 x Hurricane IId Trop bombing from 100 feet
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Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
P-38G Lightning x 7
P-40K Warhawk x 10
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 8
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 33
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 15
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 54th Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 13th Army, at 59,38 , near Silchar
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 10
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Ground combat at 61,36 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3942 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 138
Defending force 302 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Japanese adjusted assault: 190
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 190 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Allied ground losses:
329 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade � will now move E to close the road hexside to the allied stack in the Jungle Rough terrain two east of Tezpur.
Defending units:
6/9th Jat Battalion

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 19, 43
Repairs completed on DD Yunagi at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Asanagi at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Oite at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Matsukaze at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Harukaze at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Asakaze at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Kamikaze at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Albacore at 101,63 SS Albacore is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 35th Sentai attacking SS Saury at 66,97 SS Saury is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a Triton class SS at 53,56 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 100,123 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking SS Whale at 111,63 SS Whale is reported HIT
WO Gyuba N. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 2
2LT Kamito, S. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 13
CPT Yonaga, H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
CPT Yonaga, H. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Chojiro M. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Chiba W. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10
WO Gushi R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
WO Kawai I. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 2
2LT Kamito, S. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14
2LT Eto I. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kado B. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 8
1LT Asano, H. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Hyakutake N. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking an Allied SS at 76,99 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied CL at 53,56 an Allied SS is reported HIT
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Silchar
Foochow expands fortifications to size 3
Lahaina expands airfield to size 6
Soerakarta expands fortifications to size 3
Ace pilot Kawai, S. of Hiryu-1 is promoted to LCDR
DD Natsugumo beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Junyo-3 converting to B6N2 Jill
SS RO-108 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure
xAK Peking Maru arrives at Tokyo � converted to Std-C TK
xAK Momba is reported to have been sunk near Darwin on Apr 19, 1943

LCDR Shiro Kawai. Hiryu-1 doesn�t need 2x LCDRs so he will be transferred to lead another CV based Hikotai when there is a spare 81+ experience pilot to replace him.

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20 Apr 43 reports - 11/18/2020 12:54:21 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 20, 43
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Sub attack near Rambutyo at 103,120
E Hashidate
SS Harder launches 2 torpedoes at E Hashidate
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ASW attack near Lunga at 114,139
SS I-25
Allied Ships
SC-707
SC-705
SC-706
SS I-25 is located by SC-707
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Morning Air attack on 54th Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 22
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 31
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 2
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 35
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 7 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
P-40K Warhawk: 5 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
CAP engaged:
31st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
66th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134 � allies get a free hit at Munda
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 2
Runway hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
B-17F Fortress x 9
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Division, at 59,38 , near Silchar
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 4
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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ASW attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63
E Sado
SS Guardfish is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Moulmein at 54,55
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
SS O23 is located by DD Nokaze
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Ground combat at 62,36 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 310 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191
Defending force 17873 troops, 216 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 696
Assaulting units:
23rd Army
11th Division
51st Division
41st Infantry Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
27th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
Defending units:
3rd (Special Force) Division
20th Indian Division
75th Indian Brigade
77th Chindit Brigade
111th Chindit Brigade
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 20, 43
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking a Balao class SS at 76,99 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking a Gato class SS at 98,59 an Allied SS is reported HIT
2LT Kagawa A. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Shirahama G. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
MAJ Sakagawa, T. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
WO Makino R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Shibayama L. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Miyajima R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
WO Kagawa R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 98,59 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking a KVIII Class class SS at 98,59 a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT
Repairs completed on TK Gyoshin Maru at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yomogi at Singapore, ship returned to service
Kukong expands airfield to size 5
DD Asashio beginning refit in shipyard at Nagoya
E Hishu beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
E Kiku beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
E Tsuta beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
E Yomogi beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
Kure 7th SNLF - some devices have been upgraded at Tokyo
Loss of xAK La Plata Maru on Aug 17, 1942 is admitted
SS S-27 is reported to have been sunk near Gasmata on Jan 09, 1943
xAK Era is reported to have been sunk near Bathurst Island on May 28, 1942

DD Asagumo makes it safely to Nagoya!

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RE: 20 Apr 43 reports - 11/18/2020 6:44:56 PM

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Fuel and oil convoys are still doing a good job of avoiding allied subs.
RADMs Miwa and Imamura arrive safely with their oil and fuel convoys at Fukuoka at the same time as CAPT Monzen�s TNTL oil convoy.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 43
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Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139
SS I-25
Allied Ships
SC-705
SC-707
SC-706
Captain of SS I-25 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Sub attack near Boeton at 68,109
xAKL Taiyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage, sunk
xAKL Tokiwasan Maru
PB Keinan Maru
SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Taiyu Maru
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Sub attack near Manus at 102,119
E Nuwashima
E Hoko
SS Harder launches 2 torpedoes at E Nuwashima
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Sub attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63
SC CHa-8
SC CHa-7
Captain of SS Guardfish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Sub attack near Salajar at 67,108
TK Toen Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, sunk � starting to run out of small tankers�
PB Fukeui Maru #7
SS Haddock launches 2 torpedoes at TK Toen Maru
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ASW attack near Hamamatsu at 110,63
E Oki
E Sado
SS Seawolf launches 2 torpedoes at E Oki
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
SC Ch 34
SS Saury is located by SC Ch 34
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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,56
E Otori
E Kasasagi
SS O21 is located by E Otori
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 62,36 , near Tezpur � the road into this hex and allied stack is cut but it still has a retreat path to the NW into the jungle.
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 23
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5
Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 75th Indian Brigade, at 62,36 , near Tezpur
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 6th Division, at 59,38 , near Silchar
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 23
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 7
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
CAP engaged:
31st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Division, at 59,38 , near Silchar
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 20
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
66th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
87th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
31st Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Ground combat at 59,37 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 15781 troops, 389 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 5367
Defending force 29141 troops, 486 guns, 467 vehicles, Assault Value = 1039
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Assaulting units:
China Expeditionary Army +++
2nd Army
15th Army
Defending units: this allied stack looks a lot weaker than I was expecting now all the units have been identified.
XV Indian Corps
75th IAC Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
2nd Loyal Battalion
39th Indian Division
5th Chinese Corps
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
226th Field Artillery Battalion
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
78th Light AA Regiment
7th Artillery Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 21, 43
Repairs completed on SS I-180 at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Kyosai at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AO Toho Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 94th Sentai attacking a O19 Class class SS at 98,59 an Allied SS is reported HIT
2LT Oba S. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
1LT Inuzuka O. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 10
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 8th Sentai attacking a Perch class SS at 73,113 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a 'T' War Emergency class SS at 54,55 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 101,126 a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 2nd Air Division to Silchar
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Silchar
Maizuru expands airfield to size 8
Butte expands airfield to size 4
Molokai expands airfield to size 1
Buna expands fortifications to size 4
Aircraft D4Y4 Judy advances R&D � to 5/44 +8/day
Ace pilot Furukawa, W. of Ryujo-1 is promoted to ENS
Ace pilot Bunkichi C. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 1LT
202 Ku S-1 converting to N1K1-J George � 45x George need 15 days to all repair
Loss of TK Toen Maru on Apr 21, 1943 is admitted
SS I-39 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo � to 4th Fleet
Loss of xAKL Taiyu Maru on Apr 21, 1943 is admitted
SS S-42 is reported to have been sunk near Manus on Dec 08, 1942
xAK Anglo Canadian is reported to have been sunk near Busselton on Aug 20, 1942
1st South Seas Gsn arrives at Hamamatsu � plan for Munda
2nd South Seas Gsn arrives at Kagoshima � plan for Vella La Vella

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RE: 21 Apr 43 reports - 11/19/2020 2:40:59 AM

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As I've said, breakthrough into India. I suspect most of his units are either under-gunned or low on experienced.

Press on!!!

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RE: 21 Apr 43 reports - 11/19/2020 4:00:08 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: rustysi

As I've said, breakthrough into India. I suspect most of his units are either under-gunned or low on experienced.

Press on!!!

Based on the confirmed units outside Tezpur, IGHQ are more optimistic and may even charge directly across the river.
Once Bengal is clear the choice seems to be to besiege Calcutta or unleash the �cavalry� to charge to Delhi.

The turn is back but I can�t run it for about 4 hrs...

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22 Apr 43 reports - 11/19/2020 7:16:13 AM

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The big attack gets a 1:1 with the big Chinese Corps holding the defence together.
Many of the smaller allied units were zeroed but none destroyed.
The relatively inexperienced IJA 54th Div took heavy disablements but all other units are in good order.
Fatigue is a bit high to attack again so this stack will be given at least a day to recover.

The allies are still spotted moving west so they may escape before the next attack.
Going by this result, that wouldn't be such a bad thing.

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/19/2020 7:25:01 AM

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In SEAF a 10 aircraft unescorted heavy bomber raid was all but destroyed.
7 shot down +2 ops losses for 1x A6M5 ops loss. Good result.

Vella Lavella CAP range 1 with A6M5
Shortlands CAP range 3 with George-1 and A6M5
Torokina LRCAP range 0 with A6M5 and A6M5c

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 43
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ASW attack near Manus at 102,119
E Hirashima
E Hoko
SS Harder is located by E Hirashima
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ASW attack near Moulmein at 54,55
xAK Nitiai Maru
xAK Nichiren Maru
PB Mikitade Maru
SS O23 is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on XV Indian Corps, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
27 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on XV Indian Corps, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
6 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 33
A6M5c Zero x 9
N1K1-J George x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
201 Ku S-1 Det with N1K1-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
6th Ku S-1/C with A6M5 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Ryujo-1 with A6M5 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
252 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
251 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Kaga-1 with A6M5c Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Shokaku-1 with A6M5c Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Morning Air attack on 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 61,36 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Allied aircraft � big allied raid based in Tezpur hits this clear hex. Lucky there was heavy rain. That reminds me to try and find a post on the monsoon season dates again. I think the monsoon runs from May to October.
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 29
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 28
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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ASW attack near Toboali at 51,93
SC Ch 8
SC Ch 9
SS KXVII is located by SC Ch 8
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Ground combat at 59,37 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 157037 troops, 1920 guns, 2418 vehicles, Assault Value = 5401
Defending force 29097 troops, 488 guns, 467 vehicles, Assault Value = 1024
Japanese adjusted assault: 3188
Allied adjusted defense: 3097
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+) the terrain gives a x3 bonus to raw AV with no negatives�
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
5303 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 456 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 62 disabled
Guns lost 47 (1 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Vehicles lost 53 (10 destroyed, 43 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1777 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 112 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 102 (39 destroyed, 63 disabled)
Vehicles lost 85 (27 destroyed, 58 disabled)
Assaulting units:
54th Division � top unit in the stack seems to take the most damage. The 3x Tank Divs are in good shape with hardly any tanks disabled.
China Expeditionary Army +++
2nd Army
15th Army
Defending units:
XV Indian Corps ++

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 22, 43
Repairs completed on CLAA Tatsuta at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CLAA Tenryu at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CVL Ryujo at Kobe, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-159 at Truk, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from 952 Ku T-2 attacking SS Seadragon at 133,114 SS Seadragon is reported HIT
Ki-21-Ic Sally from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Seawolf at 103,62 SS Seawolf is reported HIT
PO1 Kamisaka J. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 � these are credits for allied heavy bomber kills in SEAF, probably the 3x B17E ops losses.
PO1 Kojima R. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Hirusawa M. of 251 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking a Barracuda class SS at 76,99 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking SS Guardfish at 110,63 SS Guardfish is reported HIT
19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 2nd Air Division to Silchar
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Silchar
Saipan expands fortifications to size 5
Fresno expands airfield to size 9
Gifu expands airfield to size 6
Aircraft N1K2-J George advances R&D � to 2/44 +16/day
Ace pilot Sekiya, K. of Hiryu-1 is promoted to PO1
1st South Seas Gsn - some devices have been upgraded at Hamamatsu
2nd South Seas Gsn - some devices have been upgraded at Kagoshima
Pilot Miyajima W. is reported as having been found � 63 exp, no kills, 61st Sentai (Sally)
Previous report of sinking of SS Greenling incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Loss of LSD Akitsu Maru on Jul 06, 1942 is admitted

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/19/2020 10:00:11 AM

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70th Div bought out to 31st Army for service at Saipan.
MGEN Nozoe will be replaced before shipping out.

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/20/2020 8:51:55 AM

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Question for the IJAAF Generals on the staff, do you recommend changing the Nick-A factories to Nick-C, or just keep building Nick-A until the Randy-B arrives?

I'm leaning towards the 37mm blunderbuss.

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/20/2020 11:09:37 AM

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But that 2x20mm is a much better combination and will achieve a lot more hits. Even if the bomber is not shot down outright, there ill be many that go down on the way home or will be write offs.

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 4:05:15 AM

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quote:

But that 2x20mm

Its only one 20mm.

I haven't tried the 'c', but I prefer the twin HMG's as opposed to the 37mm and its low accuracy.

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 6:08:44 AM

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I took RJ to mean he likes the Nick-A with the twin .50 cals.
For those .50 cals to have a chance of hitting a 4E bomber the Nick has to get within range of the defensive .50 cals.
High chance of the �driven off by defensive fire� message.

I don�t expect the Nick-C would carry many cannon rounds for either weapon, but with good pilots they might be able to score hits from outside defensive fire range.

I could always sit on the fence and keep 1x60 factory on the A and just move the other 1x60 factory to the C.
A competition could be run between 4th and 5th Sentai to see who scores the most kills with the different planes.

I�ve just done a bit of Wikipedia research and it sounds like the B and C models were intended to counter B17s.

Long range bomber escort: I am still using some Nick-A in this role in Burma/Bengal but its a risky task for them. Tojo sweeps need to go in first.
Auxiliary night fighter: most Nick-A are still in this role. They haven�t been brilliant at it, but the allies have stopped night bombing so Nick may have been a big part of the reason for that.
Ground attack: I think I tried it once but it�s just a good way to lose aircraft and pilots.
Low naval attack: I haven�t trained the FB pilots for this role yet but it could be a good use for that 37mm cannon.
Heavy bomber interceptor: this is what I�ve been training them for, both day and night missions.

Future use will probably be a mix of interceptor with increasing use in low naval attack, so I�m back to leaning towards 2x 60 factories on the Nick-C.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 43
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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55
SC CHa-53
SC CHa-50
SC CHa-52
SS O23 is located by SC CHa-53
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ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,142
SS RO-103 � the IJN sub screen SE of Lunga has had very little luck
Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Russell
DD Mustin
DMS Hopkins
DMS Hovey
AK Titania
AK Alchiba
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
SS RO-103 is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,142
Japanese Ships
SS RO-103, hits 6
Allied Ships � this is a large surface combat task force. With the IJN CVs all close to being back in action, they might try to challenge the allies in SEAF in about 3 weeks time.
DD Strong
CA San Francisco
CA Pensacola
CA Northampton
CL Honolulu
CL Achilles
DD Jarvis
DD Bagley
DMS Boggs
DD Smith
DD Perkins
DD Cushing
DD Shaw
SS RO-103 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Strong
DD Shaw attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,142
SS RO-103
Allied Ships
APD Kilty
DD Stronghold
DE Brooks
SS RO-103 is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Kirakira at 114,141
SS RO-100, hits 5
Allied Ships
APD Kilty
DD Stronghold
DE Brooks
SS RO-100 is sighted by escort
DE Brooks attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Kirakira at 114,141
SS RO-100, hits 4
Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
CA San Francisco
CA Pensacola
CA Northampton
CL Honolulu
CL Achilles
DD Jarvis
DD Bagley
DD Smith
DD Perkins
DD Cushing
DD Shaw
SS RO-100 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Boggs
DD Perkins attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
SC Ch 35
SC Ch 34
Captain of SS Saury elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
27 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet � surprisingly there is no allied CAP over Tezpur
27 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 30
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
18 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 13
Martlet II x 9
Kittyhawk IA x 7
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed, 30 Sqn RAF
Martlet II: 2 destroyed, 261 Sqn RAF
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed, 14 Sqn RNZAF
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAF with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 6 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 21000.
No.261 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 23000.
No.14 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 21000.
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
6 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
6 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 37th Infantry Division, at 57,37 , near Dacca
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 32
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 37th Infantry Division, at 57,37 , near Dacca
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 26
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 37th Infantry Division, at 57,37 , near Dacca
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 37th Infantry Division, at 57,37 , near Dacca
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 51
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12
Allied aircraft � no losses on either side
Sea Hurricane Ib x 4
Martlet II x 1
11 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAF with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
No.261 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
Martlet II x 1
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 61,36 , near Tezpur
B-24D1 Liberator x 16
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses: 21st IMB should move east into the Jungle Rought hex next turn to escape this bombing.
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
18 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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ASW attack near Lunga at 114,139
SS RO-103, hits 8, on fire, heavy damage, sunk
Allied Ships
DMS Hopkins
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Richmond
CL Adelaide
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Russell
DD Mustin
DMS Hovey
AK Titania
AK Alchiba
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
SS RO-103 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS Hopkins
DD Lamson attacking submerged sub ....
DD Drayton attacking submerged sub ....
Debris floats to surface in area of attack!
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Ground combat at 58,37 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 665 troops, 74 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 834 � missed opportunity here as an attack would have crushed the 31st US Infantry Regt, but that unit was unidentified and lots of allied units are moving west into this hex. I was half expecting more to arrive today. Higher risk of that happening tomorrow but a deliberate attack is ordered to try and convert this opportunity. If all hexsides of this hex can be flipped it could lead to trapping whatever else is moving into this hex from the east.
Defending force 2616 troops, 41 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 102
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Army � more HQs than Divs here, so if more allied troops arrive overnight the 3rd and 6th Divs will be in trouble. If no more allied troops arrive the 31st Infantry will be in trouble. It feels like a 50:50 play as I don�t know how far away the allied reinforcements are, but another attack is also ordered in the hex just to the east where the reinforcements are coming from at the same time. If some troops do move west (but not all) then the big HQ CEA stack could force a big win there. If the HQ CEA stack doesn�t get 2+:1 odds, another IJA Div will probably be disabled there. Lots of IJAAF bombers are thrown at these two hexes to try and support the troops on the ground.
12th Army
13th Army
3rd Division
6th Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
52nd Field AA Battalion
26th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment � I�d have to check back to the Battle of Luzon, but this might be the second iteration of this Regt. Historically it was destroyed at Bataan so it probably was in this game too. The allied CIC must have purchased it back and sent it to India.

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 23, 43
Repairs completed on CV Soryu at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Kiso at Victoria Point, ship returned to service
SS I-168 terminates patrol and enters Soerabaja for repairs � minor repairs only for 1 point of major engine damage. The skipper and crew probably just want a night off to hit the beers.
WO Saito N. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 � 64th Sentai was part of the Dacca sweeping force from Chittagong, so these are all allied fighter kills.
WO Dohibara D. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Iwaya G. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Sonokawa L. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Namai, K. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Ito, N. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Agawa F. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Agawa F. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Fuchida R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking a Electric Boat S-18 class SS at 101,126 an Allied SS is reported HIT
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 1st Raiding Regiment from Silchar
Repairs completed on CV Hiyo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Hiryu at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS RO-105 at Truk, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Naka at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-173 at Victoria Point, ship returned to service
Changsha expands fortifications to size 4
Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D � to 9/44 +12/day. That�s 8.33 days to advance 1 month. Close to 4 months advance / month of research. Jul/Aug 1943 should see production start on the A6M8. They will need to go up against Hellcats on Essex class CVs�
CA Mogami beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo � the 4/43 upgrade for the 3x surviving Mogami class which includes an air search radar. CA Suzuya was sunk 11/11/42 by 21in Mk10 torpedo, then burnt up at Tulagi. The 7/42 �Scout Cruiser� conversion option for CA Mogami was not taken.
CA Mikuma beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
CA Kumano beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo
CL Sendai beginning refit in shipyard at Manila � another 4/43 upgrade with air search radars fitted.
CL Naka beginning refit in shipyard at Manila
CL Jintsu beginning refit in shipyard at Manila
DD Asagumo beginning refit while under repair in shipyard at Nagoya � damage is now 56/61/8 so the crew are granted 37 days of leave.
Pilot Kamei J. is reported as to have escaped capture � 2LT, 81 exp fighter pilot with 4 kills from the veteran 11th Sentai. He�s a very good pilot to get back.
Pilot Chojiro N. is reported as to have escaped capture � 2LT, 59th Sentai Tojo pilot with 1 kill. His exp is 45 so he must have suffered a big exp loss during captivity.
6 N1K1-J George replacements arrive at Roi-Namur � top ups for 201 Ku S-1
Loss of SS RO-103 on Apr 23, 1943 is admitted

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RE: 23 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 10:16:14 AM

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BB Divs 3 and 4 with CA Div 4 are at Rabaul with 6x BB, 4x CA, 1x CL and 17x DD.
The more aggressive staff officers are pushing to throw this force at the USN CAs and CLs, but there are 180+ USMC fighters and about 100 bombers (assumed to be USMC dive bombers) between Lunga and Tulagi that have to be factored in, as well as USN PT boat task forces that will muck with operations points.

There are about 300 land based IJN fighters in total across Tassafaronga, Shortlands and Vella Lavella airfields.
Even if a large portion of those fighters were put on LRCAP over the surface combat task forces it feels like it would be a high risk of losing some BBs and CAs to USMC dive bombers.
There are only 2x ships with air search radars in SEAF at the moment, 2x Akitsuki DDs. The BB Divs have one of them each.
CA Div 4 has no air search radars at the moment.

Probably not a good idea to go risking 100s of victory points worth of BBs and CAs down here at the moment.

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 3:19:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: rustysi

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But that 2x20mm

Its only one 20mm.

I haven't tried the 'c', but I prefer the twin HMG's as opposed to the 37mm and its low accuracy.

Sorry, my mistake. But I would rather have much more things hitting and doing damage than one that might by accident actually hit. More damaged aircraft means more ops losses or the unit is rendered ineffective because the aircraft are getting repaired. Also, if you can put even a 10% LRCAP over the enemy base as the aircraft return, there will be even more ops losses or even more damaged aircraft shot down on the way home..

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 5:37:32 PM

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On the subject of the Nick models, the A is by far your best bet.

You don't win against 4E's by shooting them down outright - they're too durable for that. It happens on occasion, but it tends to be the exception rather than the rule.

You win by getting putting lots of holes in them, so that they miss with their bombs, crash on the way home in droves, and take weeks to get the planes and pilots back into action.

The 20mm and 2 MG's on the Nick A is a better weapons loadout for that than the one on the Nick C.

The 37mm is nice, but this game is all about rolls. With the 37mm, you'll be rolling to hit. With the 20mm and the MG's, you'll be rolling on damage. I'd rather take the roll that determines the size of hole in the enemy plane than the role that determines if the hole ever gets to exist...

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24 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 8:58:49 PM

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Some good action in the sub war today, with lots still happening in Bengal and SEAF.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 43
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Sub attack near Kobe at 107,61
SC CHa-3
SS Tullibee launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-3
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Sub attack near Cochin at 27,40
SS I-178
Allied Ships
TK Saidja, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK Saidja is sighted by SS I-178
SS I-178 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Saidja
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Sub attack near Kobe at 107,61
SC CHa-1
SC CHa-3
Captain of SS Tullibee elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Submarine attack near Rangoon at 53,55
DD Shirayuki
DD Uranami
DD Isonami
Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 15, and is sunk � the excitement of sinking a Dutch sub is out of all proportion to the 11 victory points. After multiple near misses, one good depth charge hit quickly led to two more penetrating hits and it was soon all over.
SS O23 is located by DD Shirayuki
DD Uranami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Uranami is out of ASW ammo
SS O23 forced to surface!
DD Shirayuki firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Isonami firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Uranami firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 � no CAP over Dacca. The allies must have had enough of trying to challenge the 77th Sentai.
Weather in hex: Clear sky
18 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
12 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on XV Indian Corps, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Light rain
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 23
19 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
CAP engaged:
No.615 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,37 , near Tezpur � preparatory bombardments for the ground attack.
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,37 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes � less than a minute to take cover!
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36 � no CAP over Tezpur either. More sweeps followed by airfield and high level ground bombing will hit Tezpur tomorrow.
Weather in hex: Clear sky
6 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 59,37 , near Tezpur
Weather in hex: Light rain
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 51
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak � looks like there is still plenty of allied supply in this hex.
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,37 , near Tezpur
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38
12 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 62,36 , near Tezpur � this is the Jungle Rough hex on the Tezpur-Ledo road that is being encircled.
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Also attacking 77th Chindit Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36
26 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
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Submarine attack near Perth at 38,147
SS I-36
Allied Ships
TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 1, on fire � as day breaks, the sub reports 3x ships moving east towards Perth. Multiple other IJN subs are patrolling this Cape Town � Perth convoy route so other subs might get some shots away tomorrow.
TK Athelduke is sighted by SS I-36
SS I-36 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Athelduke
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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,97
SC Ch 34
Captain of SS Saury elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Ground combat at 59,37 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 143901 troops, 1800 guns, 2409 vehicles, Assault Value = 5072
Defending force 27506 troops, 471 guns, 449 vehicles, Assault Value = 862
Japanese adjusted assault: 2717
Allied adjusted defense: 2689
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 � happy enough with this as it meant that the 31st Infantry Regt were still on their own.
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4441 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 319 disabled � 14th Div took the most disablements but it will recover.
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
693 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 136 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 122 (40 destroyed, 82 disabled)
Vehicles lost 102 (28 destroyed, 74 disabled)
Units destroyed 1 � I didn�t see which unit disappeared but it was probably something small like the 2nd Loyal Bn. The allied stack is still spotted moving west but that might change tomorrow. It could start again by moving NW towards the remnants of 31st Infantry Regt.
Assaulting units:
China Expeditionary Army +++
Defending units:
XV Indian Corps +++
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Ground combat at 58,37 (near Tezpur)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 25719 troops, 307 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 852
Defending force 2269 troops, 41 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Japanese adjusted assault: 450
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 150 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1343 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (12 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (11 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Assaulting units:
1st Army ++
Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment � this unit was already showing as zero AV when the combat animation started.

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 24, 43
Repairs completed on DD Shiranui at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Yukikaze at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Amatsukaze at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-19 at Truk, ship returned to service
E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking an Allied SS at 76,99 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 92nd Sentai attacking a KXI Class class SS at 101,126 an Allied SS is reported HIT
2LT Taniguchi S. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
2LT Saito P. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
1LT Inuzuka O. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 11
G3M3 Nell from 702 Ku-1 has spotted an Allied SC at 114,139 a SC-453 110' SC class SC is reported HIT
Ki-21-IIa Sally from 95th Sentai attacking a Porpoise class SS at 109,63 an Allied SS is reported HIT
PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Manus � allied recon had been quiet in SEAF for a few days but it was back with good coverage today.
Allied Aircraft sighted over Rabaul
Allied Heavy Bomber sighted over Kavieng
Allied Aircraft sighted over Port Moresby
Allied Aircraft sighted over Buna
F-4 Lightning sighted over Milne Bay
7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting 5th/B Division to Comilla
Repairs completed on DD Nowaki at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Junyo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Mutsuki at Manila, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-168 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
Attu Island expands fortifications to size 4 - stopped
Lanai expands airfield to size 1
Molokai expands airfield to size 2
Tunghua expands airfield to size 5 � preparing for the defence of Manchukuo / Korea.
Ace pilot Ariyoshi G. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 2LT � the top ace with 18 kills is rewarded with a commission.
2nd Raiding Sentai converting to Ki-49-II KAI Helen � at Rangoon
14th Tpt.Chutai converting to Ki-57-II Topsy � at Manus
SS O23 is reported to have been sunk near Rangoon on Apr 24, 1943

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RE: 22 Apr 43 reports - 11/21/2020 9:26:01 PM

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So far it is 3 votes for the Nick-A and none for the Nick-C.

I get the argument for the Nick-A having more chances to cause at least some damage via the 2x12.7mm MGs, but we don't know exactly how that "6" accuracy of the 30mm cannon is used by the game. It does suggest a very low chance of a hit, but ships and bombers are larger targets than enemy fighters so I assume that the size and maneuverability of the target factors into the chances of a hit.

I found a reference on the interweb to the 30mm cannon in the Nick-C having a 15 round link belt. That's probably only enough rounds for a few passes.
Quite a few hundred rounds of 12.7mm ammunition would fit in the same space as the 30mm rounds.

As in real life, the days of the Nick being useful as a bomber interceptor will be limited to the time that the allies fly unescorted raids.
The allies haven't been doing much of that lately in this game, but they must have a lot of 4E bombers on the map somewhere so it could start again in Bengal or SEAF any day now.

Once the P=47s and P-51s are able to escort, Nick will have to be relegated to auxiliary night fighter and low level naval attack missions.
The P-38Gs (13 normal range with drop tanks) are already a big threat to the Nick.
As soon as Frank arrives the Nick will be a 2nd tier aircraft anyway.

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