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RE: May 6th, 1943 - 2/11/2022 1:48:11 PM

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ORIGINAL: JanSako

Is it just me or do Allied ships tend to land way more hits than IJN ships in general? (this time 27 vs 17) Is it the overall better tech (radar, fire control, guns)? Cause mid-war the CL & up combatants tend to have gained plenty of XP.

I am surprised Dorsetshire sunk only after 4 hits though, even BB main guns. Must have all been side hits w/significant secondary damage.

My guess is the British ships have radar and none of mine did.

As for the Doretshire I believe all the hits were 14 or 16 inch BB guns. A heavy cruiser can't repel that sort of firepower.

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May 8th, 1943 - 2/11/2022 1:59:20 PM

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Well my invasion of Ceylon has certainly got Nomad's attention. Feels like he has diverted all of the medium/heavy bombers that were in Eastern India / North Burma to this front and he bombed the hell out of my airborne invaded bases - preceeded by sweeps with P-38Fs & Gs.

Morning Air attack on Dambulla , at 30,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 12
P-38E Lightning x 25
P-40K Warhawk x 18

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
===
Morning Air attack on Dambulla , at 30,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 8
===
Morning Air attack on Jaffna , at 31,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24
B-17F Fortress x 24

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26
===
Morning Air attack on Yokosuka 3rd SNLF, at 30,47 (Dambulla)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
===
Morning Air attack on Dambulla , at 30,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 36

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 29
===
Morning Air attack on Dambulla , at 30,47

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
===
Morning Air attack on Jaffna , at 31,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16

I currently have no plans for those two bases so he can destroy the bases for all I care. The 6th ID performed another Shock Attack at Koggala finally capturing the port.

Ground combat at Koggala (29,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6453 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 362

Defending force 1407 troops, 15 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 284

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Koggala !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
460 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Division

Defending units:
Ceylon Base Force

The enemy base force fled NW towards Columbo. I am giving the troops a day of rest at Koggala and hopefully owning the port will speed up the unloading of the rest of the division.

I am airlifting in some AV support and have landed 2 sentais of fighters from some CVEs to provide cap to the base, while the carriers pull back and give their pilots some rest -- been working them hard and they are all in the mid to high 20s in fatigue. Figure a day of rest and they should be ready to go.

Looks like he has dropped some sub mines at Koggala as well, so the DMSs are heading back up - it will take them 2 days to get to the port. They were back with the replenishment TF.

The sub count is now up to over 10 in the immediate area - didn't think he had this many subs up here. I have been evading them so far with no encounters for several days now.

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May 13th, 1943 - 2/14/2022 2:07:01 PM

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A few slow turns. For the past several days medium and heavy bombers have been plastering my invasion force at Koggala. Once the heavies plastered my airfield there and destroyed most of the planes on the ground the mediums came in strafing my invasion TF. The warships took the .50 cal rounds much better than the amphibs and I have lost several now.

The entire 6th Division is landed at Koggala but the allied air force is making it impossible to operate in this theater so I have called off the invasion. Nomad has built up the air fields in India nearby to level 9s and is staging his bombers from there easily -- apparently he has had opponents in the past invade Ceylon and does the Indian buildup all the time now. So just poor luck on my part -- I invaded where he was prepared.

My ships are all away from Ceylon and a piece of the 6th division was evacuated on a DD fast transport TF as well. I have my carriers sitting 10 hexes or so from Ceylon with the replen TF and I am planning on running Fast Transport TFs in and out of Koggala as much as I can. Figured haul in supply, haul out troops. I am also running two sentais of Emilies from Port Blair airlifting out troops as well.

Not sure how much of the division I will be able to rescue, but any is better than none.

In the south pacific the US is bombarding the hell out of Mili and the CD unit there is all but incapacitated. No troops on the ground yet though.

100 Nells at Truk are switching to night Naval attacks covering the Bismarck Sea - range 15. I also have a sentai of Emilies flying night naval search for them. With a little luck I might catch a few allied TFs and attack at night while their fighters are not around.

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May 19th, 1943 - 2/16/2022 12:51:19 AM

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Nomad and I am back to 3+ turns a day and I am awaiting the May 20th turn from him. I thought I would give some updates for the past few turns.

May 16th

My Nav Search of the Indian ocean has spotted the same allied TF of at least two KVs patrolling off the coast of Akyab for a week or more. So I slipped a combat TF up from Singers and charged into them at night.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 51,45, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CL Sendai
CL Jintsu
DD Ikazuchi
DD Fubuki
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Uranami
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
KV Freesia, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
KV Auricula, Shell hits 27, and is sunk

My DD Fast Transport TF arrived at Koggala and was meet by a bunch of naval air power on naval attacks. Luckily the experience of the allied pilots must be low and the DDs were nimble and evaded all the torpedoes.

They then picked up some 6th Division troops and headed for home.

May 17th

Allied troops landed at Wewak and took the base. Another allied amphibious landing at Lautem involving at least a Regiment of troops.

Amphibious Assault at Lautem (72,115)

TF 84 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 72,115

Allied ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (0 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (0 destroyed, 23 disabled)

May 18th

On its way back to Singers, the CV TF in the Indian Ocean ran into SS Trusty...

Sub attack near Car Nicobar at 34,61

Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1
BB Yamato
CA Mikuma
DD Kuroyara
DD Amagiri
DD Aoumi
DD Shiroumi
DD Kuroumi
DD Haiiroyara

Allied Ships
SS Trusty, hits 9, heavy damage

Luckily the Hiyo only took one torpedo and the damage isn't as bad as it good be - 26 flt damage.

Allies are also landing at Saumlaki.

Pre-Invasion action off Saumlaki (78,117)

21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
SC-739
LST-472
AM Moa
LST-473

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

SC-739 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Saumlaki (78,117)

TF 243 troops unloading over beach at Saumlaki, 78,117

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Ground combat at Saumlaki (78,117)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 948 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 1368 troops, 14 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
10th RAAF Base Force /1

Launtem was taken by the allies.

Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3373 troops, 71 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

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

Allied adjusted assault: 48

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lautem !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry/A Division

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Suggestions - 2/16/2022 1:24:59 AM

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So it looks like Nomad is opening up another front in the South West Pacific north of Oz. His landings at Lautem and Saumlaki are making me a little worried and paranoid. My defenses in that area are thin. I have troops in reserve at Soerbaja and Singers and a SC TF is moving to Kendari this turn. Not sure how to handle a 3rd front if he puts resources into it. Any one have any ideas or suggestions?

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May 22nd, 1943 - 2/17/2022 4:12:28 PM

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The bombing of the 6th Division at Koggala continues, while I use Emilies to evacuate as many troops as I can.

Some B-25Ds attacked my SC TF at Kendari. They must have been flying from Lautem.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 1
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Asashio, Shell hits 5
DD Oshio, Shell hits 1

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May 23rd, 1943 - 2/17/2022 4:31:44 PM

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Allied troops finally land on Mili after several weeks of daily bombardments and air attacks against the Naval Fortress there.

Pre-Invasion action off Mili (136,121) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
LCI-83
LCI-216
DD Sims

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled)

CA Australia firing at Mili Naval Fortress
Mili Naval Fortress firing at CA Australia
CA Vincennes firing at Mili Naval Fortress
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
===
Amphibious Assault at Mili (136,121)

TF 128 troops unloading over beach at Mili, 136,121

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 2nd Marine/A Div /2

Allied ships bombard Saumlaki as well.

Night Naval bombardment of Saumlaki at 78,117

Allied Ships
CL Denver
CL Montpelier
CL Columbia
CL Cleveland

Port hits 27
Port supply hits 1

CL Denver firing at Saumlaki
CL Montpelier firing at Saumlaki
CL Columbia firing at Saumlaki
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Cleveland
CL Cleveland firing at Saumlaki

The day brings more air strikes at Koggala, Saumlaki, Aitape and Mili.

In an unexpected move, the allied CVs move north and catch several of my TFs in the area.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Sidate at 75,100

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 143
SBD-3 Dauntless x 97

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oshio
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Maikaze
DD Asashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
===
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 108
SBD-3 Dauntless x 97

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
xAP Kitano Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
xAP Takatiho Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
DD Kikuzuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Uzuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Mikazuki
===
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Loewoek at 73,102

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 34
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuho Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Chiyoda Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Eifuku Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
PB Kenkon Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

I did not expect his CVs to move northward catching the SC TF and my Tankers. CA Myoko slipped beneath the naves as did both TKs - no surprise they were full of fuel originally heading to Kendari.

In the Land Attack phase he captured Mili. Apparently his air attacks earlier in the day wiped out the last few squads on the Naval Fortress. I have checked and unfortunately I cannot buy back the Naval Fortress

Ground combat at Mili (136,121)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4738 troops, 99 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 140

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

Allied adjusted assault: 82

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 82 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Mili !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine/A Div /13

In other bad news the last couple of my free CVs just began their 4/43 refits so they will be out for 21 days. Other than my naval warships and some aircraft I have nothing to counter attack his thrust north from Darwin. Nothing will be able to stand up to the allied Deathstar - though I do not believe this is his main CV force - intel only reading 300ish fighters and just over a 100 bombers in the TF. Perhaps he is using multiple TFs to disguise the intel.

I have a good month before all of my CVs are refitted - though Hiyo will need another 2 months for repairs and refit. Good news is in that time (approx 6 wks) I will receive 4 new CVs to add to my fleet. Once I get them fit and filled with aircraft they will head to the south pacific -- hopefully in time to thwart any huge invasions by the allies.

Also on the 1st of June I will begin building my first D4Y4 Judies to replace my aging Vals. Near the middle of June I expect the B6N2a Jills will come online as well. I have 5 factories of each researching them and they will begin turning out the new aircraft as soon as I can.

On the fighter front. The A7M2 Sam is still a year away (9/44 currently) and the Ki-84r Frank is a few months closer (4/44). Good news is I will be able to produce Ki-84a Franks by the end of June, but will most likely flip all the factories to the R variant which will speed up the delivery of that aircraft so that I get it in approximately Aug or Sept.

Odds are before the Frank R is being produced I will have the N1K5-J George online and building them for bomber defense. I am hoping the George will give me a chance against the allied heavy bombers without losing a lot of fighters in the fray.

So I need to survive a month without the allies making to many inroads into my perimeter. I am not to worried about the South Pacific - Truk / Marianas area, but I am worried about the area north of OZ - I did not expect much action here and the bases there are lightly defended and lack airfields and forts. And with his CVs running around I cannot risk trying to move units into the area.

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RE: May 23rd, 1943 - 2/17/2022 7:15:20 PM

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Why not produce the D4Y1 while you're waiting for the D4Y4? And actually, same question on the Ki-84a vs r-model? I can see the benefit of pulling forward those advanced models, but you should produce lesser models in meantime.

Val to D4Y1 is a huge upgrade for the CVs, and one you should seek to make as soon as possible

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