PzB74
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What is happening on this forum....was trying to upload this post and suddenly I found myself logged out? AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42 Pretty heavy air activity in India and over Java again. The heavies hit both Ahmadabad and Bombay. Since most of the enemy fighters have moved to Soerabaja we hit Tjilitjap again. Hit some transports, but I'm mostly trying to burn up supplies. An almost perfect strike from Borneo also hammered Soerabaja. Numerous enemy ac were shot down in flames while others were left burning on the air strips A patrol craft and empty transport were hit by bombers, but they paid a stiff price. In India I'm now moving half of the Army towards Ahmadabad. I don't need more than 4 divisions to finish of Rawalpindi. I'm going to move on Malir in 14 days or so when the Combined Fleet arrives. I've got a most cunning plan!-) I'm trying to plan ahead in time, and here is what I see: 1942 August - preparations for Op. Sumo September/October - heavy fighting around Karachi November/December - Java liberated 1943 What is the plan? I need your help here...What should I expect and how should I prepare? The Solomons, PPG, the Solomons and the Marshalls are all being turned into fortresses. It seems to me that David is a very meticulous planner. He will prepare well and long and then strike hard and purposeful when ready. This could prove most dangerous to me, but I also think it will give me some time to prepare. This time has to be used well! Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ahmadabad , at 24,8 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 7 Beaufort I x 16 Beaufort V-IX x 26 P-40E Warhawk x 8 B-24D Liberator x 34 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-II Dinah: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Beaufort I: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 236 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 55 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Beaufort I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bombay , at 20,10 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 12 Wellington III x 45 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage *sinks* Japanese ground losses: 407 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Ki-21 Sally x 75 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged Allied Ships AP Crescent City, Bomb hits 1 AK Mormaclark, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP President Fillmore, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65 Japanese aircraft - the perfect strike! A6M2 Zero x 47 A6M3 Zero x 11 Ki-21 Sally x 69 Ki-49 Helen x 24 Allied aircraft Fulmar x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Fulmar: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 20 destroyed, 11 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged SBD Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 16 damaged Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 232 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 5 - finally we managed to inflict heavy damage to the airbase Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 60 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,68 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 8 Martin 139 x 3 - the Dutch bombers have been brought back home to defend Java again. Will they be more successful this time? No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged Martin 139: 4 destroyed Japanese Ships PG Myoken Maru DD Sagi PG Nishho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Malang at 22,66 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 A6M3 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships AP Ryotaku Maru, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,70 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 4 Hudson I x 3 A-20B Boston x 8 B-25C Mitchell x 9 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged A-20B Boston: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Tanikaze AP Imizu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Hagikaze DD Nokaze DD Kamikaze APD APD-34 AP Tamatsu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at 30,6 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25010 troops, 326 guns, 3 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 80 to 1 Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attached a picture that again shows the Zero Daita that has been training in China. It has gained a lot of experience in a month or so and will soon be a crack formation.
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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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