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RE: Operation Hangover - 11/17/2004 1:12:35 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/16/42

Surface Combat

Sub/ASW Attacks

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Sub attack at 13,22

Japanese Ships
SS I-160, hits 2, on fire - 40 sys and 71 flood. Should make it home!

Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein
DD Panther
DD Paladin
DD Kortenaer
DD Vampire
DD Stewart
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Air Combat

Night Air attack on Sian , at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3
SB-2c x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 8000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
4 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dimapur , at 33,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Chandpur at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9
Blenheim IV x 7
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri
DD Hatsuharu
DD Ariake
DD Fubuki

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 16000 feet
8 x Blenheim I bombing at 16000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 16000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo - phew!

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64027 troops, 611 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 41294 troops, 331 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61454 troops, 495 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9123 troops, 73 guns, 142 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 3
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38861 troops, 328 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 79543 troops, 643 guns, 111 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4862 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2015 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7022 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 76286 troops, 529 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
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Situation Report

The Army has reached Dacca - with very high fatigue/disruption levels! I'm ordering an attack nevertheless, superior
numbers could be enough to kick Al out of this base as well. If there are 9 levels of forts - things may take a little time.

Allied bombers almost got the cve escorting my convoys today - I had 9 Zeros on LRCAP over Dimapur!
Got away with it though, and is now heading south.

Tomorrow the KB will move into range of Madras - I've ordered naval/port attacks. There may be ships in the port, and me wants them too
The invasion armada heading for Trincomalee is forming up. Also loading another division at Singapore in case I've underestimated the enemy there.
I got a little surprised when I met a lot more troops at Chandpur than expected.

Minelayers are hading for Lunga, Tassafronga and Shortland. Also sending one to Tarawa and one to Kwajalein...hope they don't run into anything big and nasty...
Need more base forces for Truk as new Daitais are moving in - and these are already enroute from Tokyo.

In all 1 ca, 3 cl and 20 dd's will make up my battlefleet. If the enemy invade another island, I will try to hit the invasion and covering forces with small vessels armed
with a lot of Long Lances.

Wobbly says that Tarawa isn't the objective of Op. Rapier - claims it is Tokyo

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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Post #: 241
RE: Chandpur and Imphal falls!! - 11/17/2004 1:20:33 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Can never get enough praise
Hope Wobbly gets his fair share of it too - takes two to tango!

quote:

ORIGINAL: Honda

I think India should be left as it is. There will always be someone saying the lacks this, that, etc. but that doesn't mean those changes have to be accepted. And India can be easily defended using deep defence and keeping your airforce deep inland whan faced with the KB onslought. Every measure has a countermeasure.
Anyway, great AAR. Again. But, he11, you can never have too much praise, right?


SteveV - it's a-ok that you post your comments about a what if invasion of India.
It's one of those discussions that will most likely be very diffcult to agree on....
India was not an independent state, and that complicates matters!

Hope your optimism regarding the outcome of Hangover to be correct - if not, someone else has to finish the job!-)

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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Post #: 242
RE: Chandpur and Imphal falls!! - 11/17/2004 11:59:53 AM   
Honda


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From: Karlovac, Croatia
Status: offline 		You are absolutely right regarding Wobbly. He's doing a grat job too. The Lunga landing is obviously a probing attack, a diversion or the best thing he could come up with in such a short notice. The only thing imminent is his counteroffensive and here he has to score bigtime. It will be another interesting clash. I wish you both play to the best of your abilities.
Good hunting.

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Post #: 243
RE: Chandpur and Imphal falls!! - 11/17/2004 8:42:09 PM   
sveint


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From: Glorious Europe
Status: offline 		Actually all respect to Wobbly but he over-defended Burma. Not to critisize - but a lesson for future games/players.

Now where's the next turn?

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Post #: 244
RE: Chandpur and Imphal falls!! - 11/17/2004 11:07:00 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Hm, well - if Wobbly succeeds in beating me in India, his gamble in Burma will pay off. If not, he'll have to pay the price. Only time will show!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/17/42

Surface Combat

Sub/ASW Attacks

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ASW attack at 27,32

Japanese Ships
PG Tamo Maru #6
PG Takunan Maru #8
PG Takunan Maru #3
PG Oi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20
MSW Choun Maru #21

Allied Ships
SS KVIII, hits 1
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Dimapur , at 33,23 - now THIS was a huge strike!! The RAF isn't dead after all

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 24
Blenheim IV x 41
Beaufort V-IX x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-17E Fortress x 32

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81 - training strike

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 13
Hudson I x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on Sorong , at 42,74

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 39

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Oil hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
18 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 13 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Madras , at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 58
D3A Val x 99
B5N Kate x 85

Allied aircraft
Sea Gladiator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 19 damaged
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Gladiator: 18 destroyed - Sea Gladiators!??

Allied Ships
CLAA Ceres, Bomb hits 27, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AK Oklahoman, Bomb hits 1
AK Virginian, Bomb hits 1, on fire
MSW Eland Dubois, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dacca

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 147100 troops, 1517 guns, 743 vehicles

Defending force 43933 troops, 389 guns, 489 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese ground losses:
1077 casualties reported
Guns lost 79
Vehicles lost 15

Allied ground losses:
1995 casualties reported
Guns lost 69
Vehicles lost 27
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64252 troops, 612 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 41385 troops, 332 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61905 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11110 troops, 69 guns, 282 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38978 troops, 329 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 79736 troops, 644 guns, 110 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Dacca

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27549 troops, 275 guns, 253 vehicles

Defending force 152084 troops, 1428 guns, 728 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
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Situation Report

The deliberate attack on Dacca was a limited success - troop disruption has reached 80, and I've ordered the Army to stand
down. The forts were reduced, but I think 3 days of rest would do wonders. Crossing the river really imposed a heavy
penalty - but I got such a big numerical superiority that I'm confident that both Dacca, Calcutta and Diamond Harbour can be taken
within a month or so.

A huge strike against the airfields at Calcutta has been ordered. Droves of Allied ac there!
Zeros from Chandpur, Akyab and Rangoon will escort 120 Betties and Nells. I also want to strike the port at Diamond Harbour and
ground troops at Dacca.

The KB strike was also a limited success, the Claa that was hit by a sub earlier suffered several hits and went down after suffering a magazine explotion.
Sea Gladiators must mean that Wobbly has transferred his carrier fighters ashore.
They are a truly useless bunch, but got one Kate..!

Not much else to report, the invasion of Trincomalee is only 2, perhaps 3 days out.
The battlefleets will hit the base in 2 days - and the KB will take up a covering position east of Ceylon.

I've now got 104 Zeros and 107 Betties/Nell at Truk! Enemy recon over Tarawa and Wake - guess these are not the objectives for Rapier
Minelayers will reach Lunga tomorrow and elements of a new fleet has almost reached Truk.

15 days until Junyo arrives, the Yamato will be ready in a month. The Cvl Zuiho still got 29 sys damage and the Cve Tayio is heading back to
Singapore with 25 sys. Wobbly doesn't know that I've attached 2 cvls to the KB and only a mini cve with 10 ac is ready for ops in the South Pacific <G>

_____________________________



"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

(in reply to sveint)
Post #: 245
RE: Chandpur and Imphal falls!! - 11/18/2004 6:29:09 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/18/42

Air Combat

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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 11
Hudson I x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on 15th Tank Regiment, at 46,26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 7
SB-2c x 18

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87 - barges works like a bug magnet

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2 - the ugly critters can't resist them

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 4 destroyed - and they have to pay
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,88

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 10

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AG AG-115
AG AG-375, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-365

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
4 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
4 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64372 troops, 613 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 38586 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62115 troops, 502 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 33501 troops, 342 guns, 279 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36133 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 79886 troops, 645 guns, 111 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Dacca

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27990 troops, 293 guns, 256 vehicles

Defending force 156242 troops, 1435 guns, 732 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4965 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2038 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7810 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 77128 troops, 537 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Situation Report

A quiet day - nothing much to report really. My bombers in Rangoon doesn't take off
to hit Calcutta...we try again tomorrow.

The Army rested in India and disruption went down 20 points. We'll rest for another 2 days,
then we go in for the kill.

2 battle fleets will hit Trincomalee tomorrow, and the KB will launch a limited strike against Colombo port.
The transports will not arrive for another 2 days, but that's fine. The backup division will hit Madras if
the main objective falls quickly. This is an interesting gateway into India - don't think Al got much to prevent me
from fanning out from that place.

More enemy recon in the South Pacific - minelayers have mined Lunga and will soon reach the major bases in
the Marshall Islands as well. 4 subs are spread out between Kwajalein and Tarawa. 1 PG sorties from Kwajalein, it will
search the area ESE for signs of the enemy. Got a lot of search planes in the area, but somehow I don't completely
trust them.

A fast transport group is also moving a SNLF unit from Truk to Majaloep - a base with size 4 af SE of Kwajalein.
Got woefully little troops there - and it is the perfect target for an Allied landing.

27 Sallys and 27 Kates reached Saipan today - will stay there for now.
Not much more I can do but wait and see whether Rapier is more than empty threats. Somehow I doubt it

_____________________________



"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

(in reply to PzB74)
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Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/19/2004 4:38:43 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/19/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Maya
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 3
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 1
AK Empire Raven, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 20
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CL Nagara
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied Ships
AK Empire Raven, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Spray, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 37
Port hits 8
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Invasions

Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 87
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

202 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - some heavy firepower here!
Japanese Ships
AP Amakusa Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 5, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshida Maru #3
PG Okuyo Maru

Japanese ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
G4M1 Betty x 17

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 13 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Revenge, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 11

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-17E Fortress x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Naval Guard Unit, at 33,23

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim I bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kungchang , at 46,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 1 damaged
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30482 troops, 379 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 77220 troops, 533 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 47,27

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8196 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1222 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 157 to 1

Allied ground losses:
1188 casualties reported - got rid of some perstersome Chinks behind my lines
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64595 troops, 614 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 38843 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62196 troops, 498 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 34552 troops, 379 guns, 281 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36348 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 80129 troops, 646 guns, 112 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Dacca

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28671 troops, 320 guns, 257 vehicles

Defending force 157077 troops, 1437 guns, 759 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4931 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2037 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Dimapur

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6094 troops, 34 guns, 255 vehicles

Defending force 5703 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Dimapur base !!! - couldn't hold against Allied armor!

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
251 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 7

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4820 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 8222 troops, 106 guns, 5 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Situation Report

Interesting day indeed! Trimcomalee is invaded - heavy bombardments fails to subdue the coastal guns though.
Will be interesting to see whether my air and sea bombardments will sufficiently suppress the defenders.
4 ca's were transferred into the landing tf - hopefully the division gets ashore without taking too many casualties.
The supporting units will arrive tomorrow and a reserve division is 6-7 days out - hopefully I can send this to Madras.

Dimapur fell to a heavy Allied counterattack led by 250 tanks! Troops marching in good order towards Dacca.
Delivered another few 800kg bombs at Diamond Harbor, want to make sure the bb's there stays until scuttled.

Disruption is down to 20-30 at Dacca, one more day of rest - then we'll kick some serious arse!-)

Lysanders? They're NOT a match for Zeros! Shot down quite a few Allied ac without suffering any air to air losses today.
5 Betties were lost to AA though. Still quiet in the Southern Pacific, and me wonders whether Al is just trying to trick me
into moving reinforcements around. Moving fighters into Tokyo in case he wants to raid it with his cv's.
Otherwise I'll only shuffle around a few garrisons and stay put.

_____________________________



"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without"
- Dwight D. Eisenhower

(in reply to PzB74)
Post #: 247
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/22/2004 2:20:00 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/20/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Takao
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
AK Empire Raven, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25 - I'm really letting this place have it. Gotta pave the way for the grunts.

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CL Nagara
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied Ships
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 3, heavy damage
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Spray, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Empire Raven, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Runway hits 12
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1
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Invasions

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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 87
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Seiko Maru
PG Okuyo Maru, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
538 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Ayaha Maru

Japanese ground losses:
348 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 87
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

122 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 4
AP Ume Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
PG Sozan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
499 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Sub/ASW Attacks

ASW attack near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 4
PG Sozan Maru
PG Seiko Maru
PG Okuyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KIX, hits 1, on fire
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Kungchang , at 46,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 52

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim I: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
All Nell and G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 13
Hudson I x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on 36th Division, at 46,26

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 22

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
7 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
6 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 31,24

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Buffalo I x 10
Blenheim IV x 9

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet
6 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 31,24

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 31,24

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 3
B-17E Fortress x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported - ouch, gotta LRCAP Dacca!
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 6 - a very reduced strike compared to what I ordered!

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Kungchang - tomorrow the bulk of the army, 300000 men will arrive!

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31335 troops, 414 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 77531 troops, 533 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses
323 casualties reported - I'm bringing a lot of big guns this time
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64835 troops, 617 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 38952 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62391 troops, 494 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 68264 troops, 599 guns, 282 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36416 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 80369 troops, 649 guns, 112 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Dacca

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28985 troops, 328 guns, 256 vehicles

Defending force 157185 troops, 1436 guns, 766 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
570 casualties reported - au! Tomorrow we'll make the Capitalists pay..I hope
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4542 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 22080 troops, 238 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Situation Report

Tomorrow the Army in India will attack! Allied air and bombardments takes a toll and I've ordered
LRCAP, air strikes and a deliberate attack.

Most of the troops at Trimcomalee are ashore, another transport and PG was shot up by coastal battery fire today,
but that was inevitable. Still 11k support troops left to unload, so I've only ordered a bomardment attack for tomorrow.
The battleships and cruisers will continue their bombing runs though.

The KB is almost out of fuel, a replenishment group will reach it tomorrow - and I got more on the way.
If Wobbly had struck me with his carriers now.....R.I.P.! Need to return to Singapore to take aboard supplies
and reinforcement ac.

Heavy airstrikes against Calcutta destroys quite a few Warhawks and Blenheims today, but Allied bombers are
operating out of several other bases as well. The troops that were kicked out of Dimapur will try to cut off
Dacca. If I can capture the Allied forces here - oh lala!

Still hoping to capture Trimcomalee without using the 2nd divison though. It seems like only 1/3 of a British Division
is garrisoning the place - but there may be a strong forts as well.

Very quiet in the South Pacific, minelayers have finished their work around Lunga. Others are operating out of
Kwajalein, got lots of mines there. Should have started this work months ago - so many bases in the Marshal islands
that needs attention

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Post #: 248
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/24/2004 9:26:50 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/21/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25 - Another few heavy shellings to cull the defenders

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Takao
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 7
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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CL Nagara
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied Ships
AK Empire Spray, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 2, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 4
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2

Invasions

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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi
AP Buenos Aires Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
304 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Uranami
AP Buyo Maru
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 9

Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23

Japanese aircraft - a powerful raid today
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 46
G4M1 Betty x 48

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 7 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged - I don't get as many Allied ac on the ground as I was hoping for

Allied Ships
BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
BB Revenge, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
23 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 13
Hudson I x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 7000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dacca

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 150202 troops, 1421 guns, 770 vehicles

Defending force 43563 troops, 374 guns, 503 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 - Allied engineers have rebuilt the forts and added another level!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2063 casualties reported
Guns lost 75
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
2550 casualties reported - Just wait until the forts are gone...
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 10
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 20176 troops, 234 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 8126 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 55676 troops, 853 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 77472 troops, 535 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
828 casualties reported - my heavy assault mortars are causing carnage!
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65018 troops, 620 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 39125 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62538 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 198424 troops, 1941 guns, 586 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36605 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 80478 troops, 651 guns, 110 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Dacca

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27576 troops, 260 guns, 255 vehicles

Defending force 154411 troops, 1328 guns, 762 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7638 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 27117 troops, 250 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported - counter artillery fire causes almost as heavy damage to the attackers!
Guns lost 3
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Situation Report

Heavy ground and air strikes in India today. I had rested my army, and disruption had been brough down to the twenties.
It went straight back up again after a single attack though! Doesn't seem to matter much whether I attack with worn out or
rested troops!? So, I've ordered heavy airstrikes on Daccas air and ground facilities. Don't want the defenders to build anymore
forts. I got such a big numerical advantage that I should capture the port within a week!

I can see Wobbly moving forces south to prevent Dacca from being surrounded. Too bad I can't seem to capture it quickly
enough....

Trimcomalee receives more heavy shells, and in a few days I'll order the first deliberate attack. I'm afraid heavy forts will claim a
butchers bill. The KB received some fuel today, more is on its way. I'm kinda stuck for the moment, but I should be safe unless
Wobbly suddenly sends in all his carriers.

The light carrier Zuiho and a damaged ca are sent ot Shanghai, Singapore has only fixed 1 sys damage in 10 days. Horrible, especially
since it's such a big port with lots of repair ships.

In China the first large scale bombardment attack was a huge success! The 240mm siege mortars are really effective. Most of the troops
are now in place, and a full scale attack will soon be ordered. We can afford a few more destructive bombardments first though!

In the South Pacific everything is quiet! I've now mined quite a few ports and reinforcements will reach Maloatap tomorrow.
I only got mines at Kwajalein, but the ml's refuses to replenish their stocks!? Anyone know whether this is a bug...

Only 10 days until the converted liner Junyo has been fully prepared for its new role as a fleet carrier. It will wait for the light carrier
Zuiho and then join a battlegroup consisting of the Yamato and Mutsu. In a few months the Hiyo will also be ready and then I will
have a new carrier division ready for action.

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Post #: 249
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/25/2004 12:23:43 AM   
sveint


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quote:

Anyone know whether this is a bug...


Restock mines in a big port (Truk).

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Post #: 250
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/25/2004 6:40:12 PM   
pauk


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From: Zagreb,Croatia
Status: offline 		yup, sveint is correct. you have to restock mines in the port size 9 or 10, or in the base with MLE (which you don't have yet-hope that MLE's production is gonna work if you start game with 1.21 and upgrade to 1.3)

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Post #: 251
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/25/2004 11:28:33 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Yeah, I figured so - but I don't have any mines at Truk, and I can't move or use the 490 at Kwajalein
Kinda silly system eh?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/22/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Takao
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CL Nagara
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied Ships
AK Empire Spray, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2
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Sub/ASW Attacks

ASW attack near Trimcomalee at 15,25

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Ayanami
DD Isonami
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome
DD Kasumi
DD Yukikaze

Allied Ships
SS O24, hits 1, on fire
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Invasions

Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G3M Nell x 43
G4M1 Betty x 19

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
14 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Division, at 46,26

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
6 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 7 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 7 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 2nd UK/C Division, at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd UK/C Division, at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dacca

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 148136 troops, 1320 guns, 765 vehicles

Defending force 40872 troops, 303 guns, 489 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) - this is getting better!

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
678 casualties reported - relatively low losses
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
2850 casualties reported - while the enemy is taking a beating
Guns lost 102
Vehicles lost 39
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 20242 troops, 230 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 8027 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 155830 troops, 1934 guns, 162 vehicles

Defending force 77000 troops, 543 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65298 troops, 627 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 39462 troops, 300 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 63078 troops, 510 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 262314 troops, 2628 guns, 595 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36872 troops, 299 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 80832 troops, 659 guns, 111 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7384 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 30855 troops, 246 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
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Situation Report

I've blocked the escape routh north from Dacca, but I assume that the Allied troops still can retreat west and wnw.
I should get 2 or 3-1 odds tomorrow, and in a couple of days - Dacca should fall!

In Trimcomalee and Kungchang, deliberate attacks have been ordered. The PBI is going to get it again! (Poor Bloody Infantry)

More airstrikes are ordered against Dacca while more support units are unloading at Chandpur. Tomorrow I can move in move
bombers.

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Post #: 252
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/26/2004 5:26:05 AM   
Zeta16


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Status: offline 		The ones that are at K are ones that are defending the base. That is what the mine number means.

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Post #: 253
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/26/2004 10:38:26 AM   
WhoCares


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quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

Yeah, I figured so - but I don't have any mines at Truk, and I can't move or use the 490 at Kwajalein
Kinda silly system eh?
...

There is no such thing as a mine stockpile. The number of mines reported in the Base display (e.g. the 400+ at Kwajalein) are those in the waters around the base to protect the harbour (as Zeta16 said).
All you need to reload mines on your minelayers is a size 9 port, e.g. Truk/Singapore/HongKong (and some supply, I guess) or an MLE in a smaller harbour.

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Post #: 254
RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/29/2004 7:16:56 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: WhoCares

quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

Yeah, I figured so - but I don't have any mines at Truk, and I can't move or use the 490 at Kwajalein
Kinda silly system eh?
...

There is no such thing as a mine stockpile. The number of mines reported in the Base display (e.g. the 400+ at Kwajalein) are those in the waters around the base to protect the harbour (as Zeta16 said).
All you need to reload mines on your minelayers is a size 9 port, e.g. Truk/Singapore/HongKong (and some supply, I guess) or an MLE in a smaller harbour.

What he said - but you do need supplies at the base. The mines loaded will decrease supplies (a little bit).

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RE: Trimcomalee invaded!! - 11/29/2004 12:25:53 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

quote:

ORIGINAL: WhoCares

quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

Yeah, I figured so - but I don't have any mines at Truk, and I can't move or use the 490 at Kwajalein
Kinda silly system eh?
...

There is no such thing as a mine stockpile. The number of mines reported in the Base display (e.g. the 400+ at Kwajalein) are those in the waters around the base to protect the harbour (as Zeta16 said).
All you need to reload mines on your minelayers is a size 9 port, e.g. Truk/Singapore/HongKong (and some supply, I guess) or an MLE in a smaller harbour.

What he said - but you do need supplies at the base. The mines loaded will decrease supplies (a little bit).


This should be the case for naval gun ammo as well.

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Post #: 256
The forts are falling - 11/29/2004 8:52:44 PM   
PzB74


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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Thanx for the input about mines gentles
I really didn't know that the number of mines reflected the number of mines actually laid down
in defense of the base. Though only Krauts would keep a mine count

Been having problem replenishing my ml's because Truk's port is size 8, building 96%.
Guess it has to become a size 9 before I can 'reload' the ml's.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/23/42

Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CL Nagara
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Takao
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Spray, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 2, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported - only minimal damage inflicted to ground forces now
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
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ASW/Sub Attacks

ASW attack at 19,10

Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage - woho, I found a convoy off the Indian West Coast

Allied Ships
AK Meroendoeng
AK Jalarajan
AK Empire Elk
DD Panther
DD Paladin
DD Foxhound
DD Encounter
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Vampire
DD Stewart
DD Whipple
AK Beatrice
AK Empire Resistance
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Sub attack at 75,78

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Akatsuki
DD Arare
DD Oshio
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki

Allied Ships
SS Argonaut - interesting, the infamous Argonaut is almost hit by my fast transport group returning from Malotap.
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ASW attack at 68,98

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 1 - no damage fortunately, been a bad day for subs

Allied Ships
DMS Trevor - clears a path through the mines I've laid at Lunga and unloads supplies
APD Stringham
APD Little
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
APD Manley
DD Preston
DD Conyngham
CL Adelaide

Invasions

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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Trimcomalee, 15,25, firing at TF 30
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Trimcomalee, 15,25
Japanese Ships
DD Uranami

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M Nell x 37
G4M1 Betty x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
All Betties and Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 12
Hudson I x 16
Beaufort V-IX x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on 104th Division, at 46,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
8 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on 37th Division, at 46,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
1 x SB-2c bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 19 - flying to low to be hit by the Zeros (100 vs 15k feet)

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG AG-117, Shell hits 12, on fire
AG AG-359, Shell hits 12
AG AG-101, Shell hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
4 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
4 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
4 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
4 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dacca

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 150849 troops, 1292 guns, 766 vehicles

Defending force 36355 troops, 194 guns, 447 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) - We're getting there!

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
380 casualties reported - low casualties
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
3827 casualties reported - while the enemy bleeds
Guns lost 50
Vehicles lost 18
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 246165 troops, 2621 guns, 596 vehicles

Defending force 77278 troops, 548 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) - a very good first attack

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Japanese ground losses:
1629 casualties reported- the PBI pays a price
Guns lost 58
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
4746 casualties reported - but the enemy even more so!
Guns lost 72
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31952 troops, 246 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 10703 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) - also a promising first attack

Japanese ground losses:
592 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
611 casualties reported - the enemy suffers equal losses to the attackers in the first assault
Guns lost 12
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65514 troops, 627 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 39541 troops, 303 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36898 troops, 303 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 81036 troops, 659 guns, 110 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
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Situation Report

A good day for the Empire under the sun!

In India the deliberate attack reduces fort size to 2 and achieves a 2-1 odds, causing the enemy heavy losses.
My unit that is holding the railroad north of Dacca is still in place, enemy reinforcements will first get to it tomorrow.
So we're going to a shock attack to boot the tea drinkers asap! I don't usually do this when I don't have to, but I feel a great opportunity here. The doors into India proper may finally be blasted open. I've also ordered the bulk of my divisions to pursue the enemy. (See map for sit report)

In Ceylon the first assault reduces forts to 3 and inflicts as many casualties as is suffered. This is better than I had hoped for, but I'm keeping the reinforcement convoy close for another few days. Fatigue and disruption runs high in the attacking units. The KB will refuel again tomorrow and prepare to support a possible invasion of Madang before heading back to Singapore for some R & R.

At Chandpur reinforcements are unloaded, and new air units are transferred in. I now got 67 Zeros and 135 bombers at the base, and these will hit Dacca tomorrow. Akyab has been built to a size 4 af, but the ac moved to Chandpur. One brigade at Akyab is currently embarking for Dacca - and a tank regiment is also enroute. Have to feed the fire and make sure the whole rotten structure really comes crashing down this time <G>

In China the first deliberate attack at Kungchang also inflicts heavy casualties on the enemy and reduces the forts. Another few attacks, and we can prepare to pursue the enemy north!!

Great victories are in sight everywhere as the Empires shock troops are forcing the enemy back on all fronts.
Nothing to be reported from the South Pacific. More base forces are loading for Truk, and my hold on the major bases
is substantial. Would almost wish that Wobbly would attack as I don't think the Allies are up to such a big task in early 42.

Situation Map: Dacca




Attachment (1)

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Dacca is captured! - 11/30/2004 7:54:57 PM   
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Surface Combat

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Trimcomalee, at 15,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Natori
CL Nagara
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
CA Takao
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Poelau Bras, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Runway hits 17
Port hits 8
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M Nell x 20
G4M1 Betty x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
All Betties and Nells bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81 - tomorrow we're going to try to intercept this bunch again!

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 13
Hudson I x 16
Beaufort V-IX x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 2nd SNLF, at 67,97

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
SBD Dauntless x 170 - Wholly he11, at least I know were Al keeps his bird farms!!
TBD Devastator x 30

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged - it helped to adjust attitude settings!

Japanese Ships
PG Hakkai Maru, Shell hits 4
AG AG-352
AG AG-357
AG AG-122

Aircraft Attacking:
All Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Dacca

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 151442 troops, 1290 guns, 767 vehicles

Defending force 1156 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles - someone obviously left the party to avoid a complete rout!

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 3292 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dacca base !!!
Allied ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 248375 troops, 2538 guns, 592 vehicles

Defending force 69802 troops, 378 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3) - tomorrow Kungchang also goes into the bag!

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
1271 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
9103 casualties reported
Guns lost 86
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30940 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 10053 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) - getting closer!

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
634 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65712 troops, 633 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 39641 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36993 troops, 305 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 81154 troops, 665 guns, 110 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
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Situation Report

The fall of Dacca was welcome, although not unexpected! I ordered most of my army to pursue!
Only the tank regiments managed to keep pace with the Allied troops as they headed head over heels towards
Calcutta. It will take a few days to lay siege to Calcutta, so we've ordered heavy air strikes to soften up the defenders.

When Calcutta falls, I will march west and bypass Diamond Harbour. Cut off, it will be impossible for Al to defend it without loosing all the forces he committs here.

Fuel and supplies are needed, so several huge convoys are forming up at Singapore. I'm running low on fuel, but should manage to finish the initial phases of Hangover with what I got.

I've decided that Trimcomalee will soon be captured, so the reserve division will sail to Madras. The KB has been refuelled and will hit the base as most of my bombardment units are out of shells and have to return to Singapore.

Kungchang took another heavy beating, and I suspect Wobbly will abandon it tomorrow - cause it should fall no matter what.

The heavy Allied carrier strike against Lunga was fortunate - I was afraid that Al had sent his carriers towards the Indian Ocean!! Imagine that strike going in against the KB...it would have meant the end of Hangover and all Jap offensive operations. Now I can continue operations as before: 150 Zeros and 200 bombers are currently in place at Rabaul and Truk. That should be enough to cull any rash Allied initiative in the region.

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RE: Dacca is captured! - 12/1/2004 12:18:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		How do you plan on shoring up that northern flank in India? I'm sure he'll send forces down the rail line to attack - that's what I would do.

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RE: Dacca is captured! - 12/1/2004 3:00:24 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: madflava13

How do you plan on shoring up that northern flank in India? I'm sure he'll send forces down the rail line to attack - that's what I would do.


I certainly hope he does Want as many troops out of Karachi and Bombay as possible...

The plan is to anchor the defenses on Dimapur and Dacca on one side while holding Asansol and the base north of Diamond Harbour on the other. I'll build up a few forts, place garrisons and keep a mobile reserve on the railroad line.
No way he can defeat 50-100k troops until mid 43 at earliest.

If the road north is open, I will first send in tanks to recon enemy strength. The landing at Madras can also be reinforced, I really don't know what forces Wobbly keeps here, but he'll surely have enough fires to put out
There will only be a few size 4 airfields left in India if I succeed, and Allied airpower will be all but neutralized.

Got 2 subs with a few recon squads that will land at Karachi and Bombay before my landings here.
This is the real McCoy - if I can take these two bases, it should be possible to take all of India. If not, I'll have to try to block the Allies at Asansol and north of Diamond Harbour. The main objectives will then be to capture Burma and force the Chinese into submission.

I only have 6 months until the Allies grow to strong in the South Pacific, and then I have to send the fleet south to stop them. Hopefully I don't need them anymore after the landings at Karachi and Bombay. Don't think it will be possible to complete these operations before late July or August at the earliest.

If I fail to deliver a knockout blow in India, a prolonged defense will be difficult. He11, I'm using 90% of my army and navy in this adventure. Currently I the score is 17000 to 5000 points...and that's really all I need for a K.O - so I'll do my best to inflict as much hurt as I take in the time to come, and then force the Capitalist Alliance to the negotiation table

Difficult to foresee how things will go, so I'll stick to this plan and try to go with the flow.

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RE: Dacca is captured! - 12/1/2004 9:01:02 PM   
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Air Combat

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Night Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 5
Hurricane II x 17
Blenheim I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
Hurricane II: 1 damaged
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4 - grumble, did the rest stay home for Sake and rise?
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 8 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - most of these were destroyed on the ground
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Blenheim IF: 8 destroyed, 6 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 32

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 14 destroyed, 1 damaged - double grumble Zeros stayed home again!

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tenimbar , at 36,81

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4 - 4? Wondered whether this was the 'Zeros stays home day'

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Buffalo I x 13
Hudson I x 15
Beaufort V-IX x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 4th NLF , at 67,97

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
SBD Dauntless x 150
TBD Devastator x 30

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
373 casualties reported - another big strike that hits my men at Lunga heavily.

Aircraft Attacking:
All Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 17th Indian/A Division, at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30 - finally
G3M Nell x 16
G4M1 Betty x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 21 destroyed - and the Hurries have to pay the ultimate price

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
16 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 17th Indian/A Division, at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 17th Indian/B Division, at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 3
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Kungchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 247080 troops, 2504 guns, 591 vehicles

Defending force 59873 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kungchang base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
710 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
3305 casualties reported
Guns lost 94

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30851 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9344 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65917 troops, 640 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 39866 troops, 312 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37180 troops, 309 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 81379 troops, 672 guns, 111 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4681 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1614 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported - hehe, another annoying rebut for Wobbly
Guns lost 1
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Situation Report

India

Most of the Army in India moves into the hex just east of Calcutta today. Still have to wait for the support units though. Seems like the tank regiments that
pursued the retreating enemy didn't suffer a penalty for crossing the river. The divisions that followed suit certainly did though - and I have to cross yet another
river to get into Calcutta. Not looking forward to it, so I'll rest and prepare before going in. The road north to Asansol lies open, but I will wait before moving in here.
A reserve Bde and tank Regiment will be given this task. The Imp Div has also prepared well for an assault here, and can be moved in if Wobbly got more troops than I think.

The sweep ordered over Calcutta didn't take place, and I lost 8 bombers to Hurries as their escorts stayed home. When the Zeros finally did appear, all 10 defending fighters were
shot done. More Sallys and Zeros have moved into Akyab from rear bases, and daily strikes will be ordered against Calcuttas air and ground facilities. Damage to the af is already evident, and no more forts will be built as long as the engineers got other work to do.

A shock attack against Trimcomalee has been ordered, only 1 fort left and I got a 2-1 odds today.
The KB will strike Madras tomorrow, and a full division will storm ashore. 3 heavy cruisers have been included in the landing force, and hopefully I don't get shot to pieces.
I need engineers - and I plan to move a regiment from Trimcomalee as soon as this base has been secured.

Central Pacific and China

I'm going to pick up aviation regiments from Borneo and other bases that have lost their strategic value as the enemy has been chases away.
These will be moved to India and Ceylon. A 15 ship fast transport group including 2 heavy cruisers, dd's and apd's are loading a SNLF unit at Singapore, and will move to Truk.

The fall of Kungchang leaves only 2 Chinese bases in northern China. The army will rest and prepare before moving north - I hope to encircle
and destroy the entire enemy army around Lanchow.

South Pacific

I gave the situation in the South Pacific some consideration again today. Wobbly is still busy pounding Lunga into the stoneage, and no sign of this so called Rapier! As long as Al keeps his carriers in theatre, he got the initiative, and I have to prepare as best I can for any potential onslaught.

The following air units are available in the South Pacific (offensive):

183 Zeros
158 naval bombers (Betties and Nells)
78 level bombers (Sallys and Helens)
33 Kates
= 452 ac

A regiment from the 19th Division has been released from the Kwantung Army, and is currently being loaded for Truk.
I have really few large inf units - and this is a weakness.

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Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/2/2004 4:32:46 PM   
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Surface Combat

Invasions

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TF 131 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21) - the sweepers clears a path into Madras

Japanese Ships
MSW W.9
MSW W.6
MSW W.5
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TF 131 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21)

TF 131 troops unloading over beach at Madras, 18,21

362 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.9
DD Hatsukari, Shell hits 9, on fire
AP Ryoyo Maru
DD Manazuru
AP Oyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Mizuho Maru

Japanese ground losses:
679 casualties reported - as always, the PBI pays a high price!
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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TF 131 encounters mine field at Madras (18,21)

TF 131 troops unloading over beach at Madras, 18,21

Japanese Ships
MSW W.9
MSW W.6
MSW W.5
DD Hatsukari, on fire
PC Ishigaki

Coastal Guns at Madras, 18,21, firing at TF 131
373 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Manazuru, Shell hits 3
AP Santos Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma
AP Sanko Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
AP Ryujo Maru
MSW W.9
AP Ozan Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Oigawa Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
898 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2 - ahh why can't these guys never ever provide a proper escort!?
Ki-21 Sally x 53
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses - great pickings today
Blenheim IF: 7 destroyed, 12 damaged
Blenheim I: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 11 destroyed, 12 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 31,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 7

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Indian Division, at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
D3A Val x 97
B5N Kate x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 27 damaged - only 2 Vals are lost today

Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Aircraft Attacking:
All Vals bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd UK/C Division, at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
G3M Nell x 16
G4M1 Betty x 17
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported - the reduction of Calcutta has begun
Guns lost 6

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Teia Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madras at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7 - they all die....

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 18 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madras at 18,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 10
Wirraway x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 13 destroyed - again, losses are horrendous
Wirraway: 11 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Torpedo hits 1 - but the Haguro takes a hit!
CA Chikuma

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Madras at 18,21

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 31023 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1840 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles - Wobbly has retreated the bulk of his garrison!

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese assault odds: 554 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Trimcomalee base !!!

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 29,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 66167 troops, 641 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 39812 troops, 314 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6491 troops, 44 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 1595 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 - I can see the writing on the wall for my men at Lunga

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37242 troops, 313 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 81612 troops, 672 guns, 111 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Madras

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3732 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14308 troops, 184 guns, 15 vehicles - A solid number of troops already

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
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Situation Report

With the capture of Trimcomalee a amount of fuel and supplies was captured! 100000 supplies and 95000 fuel
What a scoop! That was exactly what I needed, my offensive can now continue at full pace.

Wobbly did march his troops out of Trimcomalee before it fell, but that's ok. I'm not going to invade Colombo anyway, hoping to turn it into a self sufficient Allied POW camp My Zeros and bombers will prevent any supplies from going in - I've already moved 40 Nells, 18 Zeros, 18 Sallys and 8 Mavis into the base. Moving ships from Oz to India will now be very dangerous.

The inivasion of Madras has commenced - and even though several transports were hit by defensive fire, the bulk of the division has already been landed. Stringbags (Swordfish) tried to hit my ships, and succeeded in torpedoing the heavy cruiser Haguro. System damage is around their 30's. They paid a horrible price though and the transports weren't hit.
A engineeer regiment is already being loaded at Trimcomalee, and will be unloaded in a few days. The native Indian troops at Madras shouldn't be able to halt my storm troopers!

Heavy bombing raids against Calcutta destroys many Allied ac on the ground, and no less than 40 of them were destroyed in the air and on the ground today. Japanese losses amounts to 13 ac. The army has been ordered to move into Calcutta, and should lay siege to the base in a few days. No fewer than 25 enemy units have been spotted there, and I believe Wobbly will try to make a stand here. So the fighting will be hard, but I'm confident. The hail of steel that will hit the base from the air will make it difficult to defend it against superior numbers and quality.

The Bay of Bengal has been re-christened and should from now on be known as The Bay of New Japan (see map)
Mango madness is already evident in the High Command as Hangover has proven more successfull than anyone had even dared to hope. I do hold a sober eye on front in the south though.

In Dacca, the resources there will ease the problems of supplying the troops in India. I'm planning to withdraw 2 divisions from the army in Burma, move them to Singapore and then hit Karachi and Bombay. I don't have enough forces to hit both at once, so 4 divisions will be employed in two rounds in the final phase of Hangover. If these attacks are successfull, India will no longer be part of the British Empire

Situation Map - Bay of New Japan




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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/2/2004 4:45:09 PM   
Gen.Hoepner


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Status: offline 		WOW! Amazing! This AAR is coming every day better! Keep it up!

Just a question: how about the flow of oil and resources from DEI and SRA to Japan Industries? How's are your stocks? Has the armament/veicles production incresed in the last months of war?

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/2/2004 6:03:30 PM   
PzB74


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quote:

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

WOW! Amazing! This AAR is coming every day better! Keep it up!

Just a question: how about the flow of oil and resources from DEI and SRA to Japan Industries? How's are your stocks? Has the armament/veicles production incresed in the last months of war?


Thanx for the praise, hope you'll all be with me if/when the going gets tough

I've been moving huge amounts of oil and resources from DEI and SRA to Japan lately. Have to check the actual
stocks and production numbers next time I get a turn. They have remained rather stable as far as I've been able to see.
Ordered some rather costly increased in ac and industry factories. This drained a lot of the supplies available on the Home Islands, but no red numbers.

I desperately needed an additional 100k fuel and supplies for Hangover, and somehow Wobbly heard me and decided to help me out. Jolly nice chap

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/2/2004 11:41:05 PM   
madflava13


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Status: offline 		My two cents:
Don't go for Karachi. I say consolidate Asansol (sp?), Diamond Harbor and the base next to it, then build up forts and sit tight. You'll have a strong line in a malaria free zone that can be defended without using those 4 divisions slated for the next phase. Take those 4 Divisions and use them in the South Pacific to stem the tide there...

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/2/2004 11:56:41 PM   
Strv103C


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Status: offline 		So if you take Karachi are the British totally gone then? I mean that you won´t be required to have the slightest garrison there?

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/3/2004 12:45:54 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Thx for the advice Madflava...appreciate your input. This is a very important crossroad - a lot has been won, and everything now hangs in the balance. Got 17400 points to 5400. Need a 4-1 score on 1/1-43 to win right!?

I'm still kinda set on attempting to eliminate the Brits from the war altogether though!
Strv - if I capture both Karachi and Bombay, the Brits will receive no more reinforcements or supplies.
I still would need a rather sizeable garrison, but it would be highly unlikely that the Yanks would come all the way to India.
Allied port bases are so vulnerable to my battleships - they deliver such punishing bombardments that it becomes almost impossible to defend them without aircover. This would also be the case with Karachi and Bombay, right!

Imagine what scoop it would be to destroy all the Allied troops in India! It would mean certain victory.
If I don't attempt and succeed with this, it will be very difficult to win a prolonged war.

Only 2-3 more months will be needed to pull this off, and even if I fail - the Allies will have to face the full fury
of the entire Fleet and parts of the army in the south before the USA has really gotten its war production into high gear.
(Hope I never have to witness this.) I'm confident that lost ground in the south can be made good again.

When I get both the Yamatos and the 2 Junyos, the fleet will be strong enough to take on anything the Yanks can throw at me in late 42.

Would like to hear more about why I shouldn't go for the K.O. blow in India Madflava - need a month to prepare for any further operations, and in the meantime I will carefully consider the cons and pros.

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/3/2004 4:41:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Are you going to continue playing if India is taken?

Also, how's your production (naval) going? Other than the Junyos + Yamatos, anything coming up?

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/3/2004 6:35:14 AM   
madflava13


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Status: offline 		Ok...
Pros on taking Karachi:
Brits out of the war
Almost certain auto-victory
No worries on the Burma front until late late 1944.

Cons:
KB in an identifiable location
Ground forces committed to India
Massive surface support needed
Fuel/Supply expenditures (especially considering the distances from Japan)

I think the best bet Japan has is to grab everything possible as fast as possible, then fortify like mad. Establish large mobile reaction forces and wait for the Allies to show their hand. When they do, smash the invasion with everything you have - do that once or twice and you've set the Allies back a long, long time.

I don't see the British as much of a threat until 1944, so I don't think they need to be knocked out of the war. Remember historically the line was at the Kohima/Imphal area until 1944. You've already bumped the line back a long ways. Even if he can get an offensive going in 1944, he's got a ton of ground to make up. You're already ahead of the curve.

I think Japan blew it in the Pacific by defending everywhere at once - too thinned out. I think you pick a group of bases that become your strongholds - Truk/Kwaj/Rabaul/Kendari etc. Have outposts in front of those bases that can be reinforced quickly. Use them as tripwires and smash whatever force tries to come after the outposts.

Your situation now allows you to shore up a strong defensive front in India and release a ton of troops to Pacific duty. Instead of Naval Garrisons as Japan had originally on their islands, you'll have divisions - shock attacking against a dug in division on an Atoll will kill a lot of Marines. Plus add in your counter strikes and you've got the makings of an Allied slaughter.

Sorry for the long post - just trying to organize my thoughts. I usually play as the Allies. I know if I was your opponent and I knew KB and most of the surface forces were in the IO, I'd be running around like a kid in the candy store elsewhere. I always wondered what would have happened to Germany if Hitler hadn't invaded Russia. Think of all the forces that would have released... I'd worry if I were you that India might become a Russia.

If you're certain you can take Karachi, I guess I say go for it. If you're not certain, I would stop and consolidate. It's an expensive expedition otherwise.

One last thing: I know in my current PBEM as the Allies, I'm having a heart attack because I don't know where KB is. I think I do, but I'm not more than 55% positive. I'm worried it will show up passing Canton Island to hit convoys... Or coming back to PH, or showing up between SF and PH, or leading an invasion of Noumea... So I'm slowing everything down and escorting the hell out of everything - right now your opponent doesn't have to do that. Another benefit of stopping in India is he loses KB and gets that nervous sweat I have right now...

< Message edited by madflava13 -- 12/2/2004 11:39:31 PM >

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RE: Trimcomalle falls, Madras invaded!! - 12/3/2004 8:27:28 PM   
BlackVoid


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Status: offline 		After all this, why would you need the KB around India? Mini KB + 1-2 normal CV should be enough. Other CVs can guard against any invasion in the Pacific.

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