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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/9/2005 7:47:12 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Been thinking about whether I should send more ships to Truk right away.
I need to get some LCU units back asap, but before that happens I'll let my ships rest.

What does the rest of you think? Should I send the Akagi, Kaga, Shokaku and Zuikaku together
with a cvl to Truk and let the Junyo and Hiyo + 2 cvl's take care of things in the DEI - should it
be the other way around or should I keep my ships together?

Hm, difficult....

Another cruiser squadron made up of repaired ships will arrive at Truk tomorrow and
there will now be more than 20 ca, cl and dd's there.

Hong Kong is now a size 9 port and will provide mines for my ml's. 4 construction units
and 3 smaller NLF units will be moved out shortly and replaced by a Chinese Exp Force brigade.
A full engineer regiment has also been prepped to move from Kwantung to Truk. It will be part of the
strategic reserve that will be established here together with 2 crack divisions.

I'm also trying out new wolf pack tactics in the Central Pacific. 6 subs based around a search plane equipped
boat have been ordered to intercept US convoys. Don't think it'll work if there are many enemy escorts, but perhaps
the first convoy will be lightly escorted if the enemy isn't expecting much opposition.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/29/42

Further attacks in Burma meets little success. I've reorganized some fighter units
and instead of ground attack training they will now train on bomber formations.

The B-17 bombing raids around Rabaul and PNG were split up today and the smaller
formations failed to inflict much damage while 5 Forts were shot down over Rabaul.
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 6

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,35

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 6

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 5
IL-4c x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
IL-4c: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kavieng , at 61,86

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Admiralty Islands , at 58,84

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/9/2005 8:17:18 PM   
toraq


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quote:

What does the rest of you think? Should I send the Akagi, Kaga, Shokaku and Zuikaku together
with a cvl to Truk and let the Junyo and Hiyo + 2 cvl's take care of things in the DEI - should it
be the other way around or should I keep my ships together?


One of the reason of your last successes has been the force concentration. I prefer the concentration of the CVs to secure the Colombo, Java and above all, Timor. These operations may require your entire fleet, so you can cause maximun destruction.

BUT, it may be some alternatives

1- The destruction of allied CVs: now you have complete CVs superiority, the plan could be search & destroy his CV power entirely (if possible). If you´re as determined as with India you may sink another couple of allied CVs.

2- Naval offensive: you can use your main CVs to cut allied supply lines from USA to South Pacific. But I don´t know very exactly how is the strategy situation between Lunga and the USA.

3- Naval defensive: as you said, put the CVs in Truk and wait for an invasion in the South Pacific area to counterstrike. I know you like this tactic!

Anyway, the perfect one, (in my opinion) is to prepare the landings in Java and Timor with all forces available.

P.S: Congratulations for you last overwhelming victory!


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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/9/2005 8:43:59 PM   
Tom Hunter


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Status: offline 		As toraq said one of the keys to your victory in India was concentration of forces, forgetting that now could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Attritting the allied CVs is worth a lot to you now but I would be somewhat suprised if ADavidB allowed you to do that. Still he might get caught by suprise if you were careful.

I look at the score on Freeboy and Zetas game, and how things are playing in 1944. Freeboy is unstoppable but Zeta is crushing him on points. Zeta just raided and sunk a force of CVEs for example and pushed his point total up another few hundred. The more damage you do to the US Navy the more trouble ADavidB will have catching up with you.

ADavidB has done you a big favor by continueing to play, so far everything he has lost was as a result of Wobbly's moves not his own. I hope this does not sound harsh to Wobbly but I think you out generaled him (or admiraled him?). ADavidB has been making the best of a losing start. But soon the plans will be his own, not a result of Wobbly's play, it will be very interesting to see if he can defeat you with his own plans and preperations.

I also think that ADavidB might resign if he starts to lose in a major way. He started way behind but it was interesting because we all, including him, wanted to see if India really could be taken. Now we know. The current question is can ADavidB come from way behind to resuce and then win the game. That question is interesting, but less interesting than the India question because its not a strategy question, its a question about the quality of your respective command abilites within this particular situation.

Tangent aside I would try to mess with his navy to reduce his options and win the game. Then see what he chooses to do.

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/9/2005 9:10:47 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Thx for the comments guys - good ones

I think we're mostly thinking in the same way Toraq. I really don't want to split up my fleet and I don't think that David will be able to conduct any
major amph landings in the south/central Pacific until mid 43.

My defense of Rabaul will most likely be bypassed or broken as he advances up the Solomon chain - I'm not sure I even want to challenge him here
but instead wait until he has to perform a bigger jump as this will make him more vulnerable to counterattack. My successes in UV were - as you perhaps know Toraq - a result of quick and decisive trusts by the fleet in combination with LBA.

So Java and Timor definetly got priority and I can't see how it will be possible to stop me if I gather enough troops and strike hard as you propose.
You're right Tom, David is a good player and he can't really be blamed for the loss of India. The only thing I've noticed is that he tends to split up his forces and prefers to play safe instead of taking risks. The loss of the Yorktown and the fact that he could have captured all of Java and made my job a lot more difficult are examples of this.

If I can preserve my fleet and continue to hurt the Allied fleet through 43 and 44, it will indeed be a slow and painful advance for David. It's so essential to have a powerful fleet, if not even in being.

Also considered sending out my carriers in order to close down enemy shipping lanes, but there are so many enemy bases with search planes and lots of LBA that I'm not really that keen anymore. It would burn a lot of fuel and the KB would be tracked and provided an opening for David to act while they're gone. A week ago I sent a cve with Vals aboard down to one of the small islands west of Tarawa - I only spotted PT boats and returned to Truk. Don't know if I was spotted, but I'd like David to think that I got carriers in both the DEI and Central Pacific.

The idea of hunting down the US fleet is dangerous, I'd have to seek out the enemy and fight on his ground. Much better to let them react to my moves for the time being. I'm actually thinking about conducting a diversionary landing in Attu and Kiska islands. Just send in a few small carriers, a regiment, base force and engineers. This will force David to divert resources from his planned campaigns. Does that sound like a good idea? Could happen within a month or two.



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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/9/2005 10:59:09 PM   
Tom Hunter


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Crushing him where he is over extended is a no brainer, of course you should. For that matter he should do the same to you.

Beyond the obvious, ideally you want him to do something dumb. If he does not do that then your second most desireable outcome is suprising him. Third is he takes a carefully calculated risk and the dice don't go his way. Past that your options get undesirable, things like calculated risks that do go his way and clever plans on his part come up as we start moving down the continuem.


I won't comment on his play style since I am reading his part of the AAR as well and your assesment

The question is what can you do to get him to do something dumb or suprise him. For the sake of this arguement I am defining a mis-calculated risk as something dumb or suprising. If you think the North Pacific will help with this then go for it. If it won't cause either of those two things to happen then I would forget about it.

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/10/2005 3:26:02 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		It will not be easy to surprise David...will probably be easier to let him surprise himself
And yes, I think I will move some troops into Kiska - the Northern Fleet will be put in charge of Operation Shingle
I'm visualizing a force of 2 light carriers, some cruisers and destroyers and a transport tf.

Today saw the end of September, it was a good month and we almost got a clean 4-1 ratio already.
An intelligence summary will be added to the bottom of this post!

An overview of major warships losses:

Allies

4 cvs
1 cvl
11 bb
1 bc
15 ca
13 cl
5 claa
68 dd
4 apd
3 avd
2 dms
1 av
2 as
10 ss

Japan

2 cv
2 ca
6 cl
43 dd
5 apd
39 ss

The most serious losses are the destroyers, but we've inflicted so heavy losses on the enemy that I can't really regret it.
I still got a functional sub fleet and new boats are coming out of the yards. I've also accelerated the cl Agano, had 20 naval shipyard points
to spare, the ship will arrive in 19 days. That's a good destroyer leader, much better than the old cls.

I consider the enemy cruisers losses as significant and important. Carrier vice we have lost 2 major units and destroyed 3 US carriers.
This should leave David with the Hornet, Saratoga and Wasp - and of course the HMS Indestructible. Since we have received the Junyo, Hiyo and
some cvls, we now enjoy a clear 2-1 superiority in carrier ac.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/30/42

ASW Attacks

A lot of ASW attacks outside of Japan, we hit one boat. They're not doing much
for the moment, but I'm not taking any chances as V1.5 may change this.

ASW attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
PC Shonan Maru #17
PC Shonan Maru #6
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Shonan Maru #1
DD Nenohi
DD Naganami

Allied Ships
SS Albacore, hits 1, on fire

Air Combat

A lot of training going on in China now - and in India as well!

Day Air attack on 74th Chinese/C Corps, at 50,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
24 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
8 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
7 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground Combat

Marooned Allied units in Burma are helped on their way to Mandalay.
Their fighting value is almost zilch...

Ground combat at Jorhat

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20539 troops, 313 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1296 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 128 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Situation Map: Sit rep October 1st 1942






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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/12/2005 12:03:58 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Heres the last turn before the weekend! Tomorrow I'm going on an 'expedition' to London in order to examine
enemy military equippment Imperial War Museum, HMS Belfast, Bovington Tank Museum and an ac museum is on the list...oh
yeah and of course we'll see the Dungeons and other secondary objectives...)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/01/42

Not a lot of interesting stuff to report today....

ASW Attacks

Some activity around Tarawa!

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ASW attack at 82,91

Japanese Ships
SS RO-61

Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
DMS Long
DMS Perry
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Lots of traininig activity in China...

Day Air attack on 74th Chinese/C Corps, at 50,31

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 62

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo attacking at 100 feet
32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 74th Chinese/C Corps, at 50,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 46
Ki-48 Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
23 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
23 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
8 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
7 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Situation Map: 10/42

Here's an overall strategic map of the situation!





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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/12/2005 6:22:08 AM   
Grotius


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Status: offline 		I love the Imperial War Museum. Great fun even for people who aren't history buffs.

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/12/2005 10:40:52 AM   
okonumiyaki

 

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Status: offline 		S C Bose is a touchy subject. The Bengali's hero worship him...

Just a quick background on nationalism movements in colonial India. They were mostly regional based, e.g. there was a maharastra nationalist movement, a bengali one, a tamil one, a sikh one etc. The bengali movement was the one that expoused terrorism - bomb attacks on British officials etc.

Anyway, along comes Congress, which is a pan India nationalist movement - except there is no such thing... Note that the leaders of Congress were not really local. Ghandhi came of political age in S Africa, and Nehru was more English than the English... So they had an outsiders' concept of "India" that most "Indians" of the time didn't have. The British in the early 1920's came to the conclusion that home rule/ independence for India would have to occur by the 1950's, and Congress were people they could do business with.

In the 30's, Bose (who, while educated in the UK, was from the Bengali nationalist movement) challenged this cosy relationship, trying to take control of Congress from the Nehru/ Gandhi coalition, seeing them as weak. He failed, and left in disgust.

He then joins up with Germany and Japan. Now, many Indians excuse this on the basis of "my enemies enemy is my friend". But having read his writings, and talked to someone who knew him, my understanding is that it wasn't a marriage of convenience, but that he truly bought into the totalitarian line. Deserters from the INA were shot...

No doubt about his patriotism, but his ideas were stupid/ scary. He was a totalitarian, and if (a big if) had ended up running India, would have been a Mao type figure - he was determined to use "the state" to modernise India at all costs

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/20/2005 12:39:44 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Back from a nice vacation Still uncomfortably busy with my studies, so my posts over the next 6-7 weeks may
become a little erratic.

You're right Grotius, Imp War Museum is a great place for everyone! The Holocaust exhibition was a little sobering though..
Going to attach a few nice pics from the trip!

Bose must have been a character Oko, I've put him in charge of the Indian Army of Liberation and ordered him to quell
any anti Indian risings supported by the British.

I found the 'Can you ignore India' thread rather amusing. People really got a lot of opinions, really strong ones as well - both ways.
Personally I find it a valid strategy, but I'm not sure it will succeed if your opponent is prepared. Even though you do loose India, it does
introduce a lot of new possibilities. I've never seen the charm of repeating all of the failures that were committed by the Japs during WWII
anyway, prefer to 'invent' my own ones

You know what: the Oscar II will now arrive in 12/42 instead of in 1/43 WHOPPING! I had almost given up on it.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/02/42

Air Combat

A lot of heavies on Tarawa now! Also a lot of 'training missions' in India, Burma and China - I've erased those.

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Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 82

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 13 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 53

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 46

No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Gasmata , at 59,90

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 50

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Special: IJA Tony 100 from the RAF Museum.

This is the only surviving example of the fighter and it's in a pretty nice shape. Saw that some of the instruments were missing.
A late war radial fighter that was usefull against Allied heavy bombers.






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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/20/2005 12:51:54 AM   
Gen.Hoepner


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I still prefer the me-262 that is beyond the Tony

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/20/2005 1:48:07 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		You mean this one?
Man..that was a great place, almost as great as Bovington tank museum!

Oops, that one got me in front of it..now this is even better






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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/20/2005 9:32:50 AM   
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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/21/2005 12:12:26 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Great lines, that's for sure...but I must admit that I got another personal favourite!
Attaching a picture of a Big Beautiful Doll found at the Imperial War Museum

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/03/42

Surface Combat

Invasions

The enemy has landed a regiment at Gili Gili. This island has not been
developed and I consider it to be outside of my defensive perimeter. Not
possible to hold it without PM.

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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 1051
TF 1051 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94

21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 1051
TF 1051 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
227 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Arranged another heavy bombing raid against Tjilitjap. 2 sweeps
removed the few defensive fighters and some enemy bombers were hit on the
ground.

Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 36
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 137
Ki-49 Helen x 17

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 9 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
All Helen and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Ground Combat

My small SNLF will probably not hold out against a hold regiment, but it will take a while to
clear them out too!

Ground combat at Gili Gili

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 775 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2934 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Big Beautiful Doll

Imagine going for a ride in this one!





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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/21/2005 12:29:36 AM   
LittleJoe


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Those first two pictures are from Hendon airfield no?

I visited the place a while back, quiet weird to think that such a great and skilled Japanese tacitian has also been there.

Great place, was the ultra shiny P-51 there?

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/21/2005 4:06:41 PM   
Lord_Calidor


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quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

Great lines, that's for sure...but I must admit that I got another personal favourite!
Attaching a picture of a Big Beautiful Doll found at the Imperial War Museum

Imagine going for a ride in this one!



You would sooner die from boredom, than from Japanese bullet in that thing.
Doing some 12+ hours of escorting slow bombers and maybe a few intense minutes of combat.

I would much rather be in a cockpit of a Jug, I read somewhere that once you apply full throttle & go for a dive, the nose would try to escape from the rest of the airframe. Kinda reminds of my ex-Suzuki Swift GTi.

Great AAR btw, I jumped in late, and forced myself to read all previous pages. Whew.

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Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage.

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/22/2005 7:01:29 PM   
PzB74


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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Yes, the pics are from Hendon Field LittleJoe! The Mustang can be found at the Imperial War Museum.
Well, an evil and explotative player is perhaps a good description for a great and skilled Jap tactician <G>

Nice to hear from you Calidor, impressive that you have read through all of the pages...that must have taken
quite some time! Thx for the kind words...

Never considered flying long range escort missions in a P-51 - runway sweeper class 1 was a frequent classification
in Blue Max!-) They also had a Jug at Hendon, great big brute!

Several of my divisions in India have been rested, but it takes a long time to get replacements for
80 damaged mortars in a single division I will let the units rest for another week and then load up for
Colombo and Java. 2 divisions will soon start to wipe out the Allied units that are stuck outside of Karachi.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/04/42

Surface Combat

Invasions

More troops are unloading at Gili Gili!

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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 1051
TF 1051 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Starling

Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
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TF 1051 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
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Sub/ASW Combat

There are 2 reasons for that I will cancell my planned surface combat tf mission to
Gili Gili: 1 these ASW attacks has already given them away. 2 There is an enemy cv
in the area...

ASW attack at 63,80

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
DD Hatsukaze
DD Isonami
DD Kuroshio
DD Harukaze
DD Wakaba
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
SS Kingfish
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ASW attack at 63,80

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
CL Yubari
DD Hatsukaze
DD Isonami
DD Kuroshio
DD Harukaze
DD Wakaba
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
SS Kingfish
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Bombardments

Naval bombardment of Gili Gili, at 56,94

Allied Ships
DD Ralph Talbot
DD O'Bannon
DD Nicholas
CA Salt Lake City
BB South Dakota

Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft - this attack was completely turned away!
B-17E Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
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Day Air attack on Kavieng , at 61,86

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Admiralty Islands , at 58,84

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
B-26B Marauder x 47

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
39 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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David has transferred his Wellingtons back to Colombo. It has been impossible
to close down this base and it has been a thorn in my side for months. It shall be a good
day when the Imperial Stormtroopers vanquish this heathen bastion

Day Air attack on TF at 11,18

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 24

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Niitaka Maru
PG Shinko Maru #5
AP Yosyu Maru
PG Hayakafuku Maru
AP Yamato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Kozan Maru

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft - all 6 Betties are shot down by carrier based CAP!
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 58,97

Japanese aircraft - a second attack hits unescorted transports near Rossel Island
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Murada, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 11,18

Allied aircraft - a second and very successful attack by the Wellingtons!
Half of the ships are turning back in order to prevent them from sinking.
They are carrying 3 construction units that are enroute to the DEI.

Wellington III x 23

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Yoshida Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Osaka Maru
PG Hayakafuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Yosyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PG Kozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yamato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat

The few defenders at Gili Gili are easily swept away and retreats towards Dubadura.

Ground combat at Gili Gili

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4819 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 554 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Gili Gili base !!!

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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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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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/22/2005 10:04:55 PM   
PzB74


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Surface Combat

The Allies are craving for more lebensraum in the Solomons - landings took
place at Munda today. Another undefended Jap base.

Bombardments

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Naval bombardment of Munda, at 64,95

Allied Ships
DD Aylwin
DD Lardner

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Invasions

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TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95

Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
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TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95

Allied ground losses:
235 casualties reported
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Air Combat

A large strike against Colombo destroyes a few Wellingtons on the ground and
airbase damage is reported at 32%. The place seems to have a lot of spare supplies though...

Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-21 Sally x 119
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
Wellington III: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 62

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 5
B-17E Fortress x 44

Allied aircraft losses
F-5A Lightning: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Several Betties sorties against enemy shipping. It's a good thing to have many bases
to strike from. David will be hard pressed to close even half of them!

Day Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 58,97

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Vireo
AK Montanes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Dawson
AP Kanimba

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Kanlaon II
MSW Bunbury, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 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 TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Hinsang

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Situation Map: Enemy movement in Southern Guinea and the Solomons






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- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/22/2005 11:05:12 PM   
PzB74


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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Here is another nice picture...from Bovington Tank museum this time! I'm eagerly inspecting a most
impressive King Tiger We were not supposed to climb on the vehicles but I had once seen a picture of a soldier sitting
on the barrel of a KT in Budabest in 45. Just had to recreate that one






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- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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RE: THE WAR IN INDIA IS OVER - Karachi falls! - 4/23/2005 2:29:53 PM   
PzB74


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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/06/42

Surface Combat

Invasions

It was a Nz Cav Reg that unloaded at Munda - most of the US troops are on
Java <G>

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TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
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TF 1017 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Air Combat

Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81 - again a weak B-17 attack is fended of.
By Tonys this time, the Daitai at Wewak now got 14 kills.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Day Air attack on Admiralty Islands , at 58,84

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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I hate it when my Betties goes after TFs around PM. A shame that you can't make
some bases 'off limit targets'. I want to hit ships around GG, Russell or Munda!.

We were lucky though, Allied mediums hit Lae and most of the PM CAP went with
it so 'only' 6 Betties were lost and we managed to hit a few ships.

Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 13
Kittyhawk I x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Evertsen
AP Chaumont, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 18
B-26B Marauder x 50

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 9

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 12
Kittyhawk I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied Ships - nice ones, a destroyer tender and msw are valuable ships
MSW Gladstone, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AD Cascade, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Munda

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3062 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Munda base !!!
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Situation Report

I'm loading up a few TF's at Karachi and preparing to invade Colombo. Got to get rid
of that place, my ships are forced to take a long detour around it.

The following units will take part in the attack. (The troops will unload at Trimcomalee and
march into Colombo)

25th Army

16th Div
48th Div

19th Eng Reg
20th Eng Reg
21 Res Eng Reg
23 Eng Reg

4th Tank Reg

3rd Mortar Bat

In addition there is half a Bde and a nav const. unit outside Colombo already.

As you can see I'm going in with a lot of engineers as there are most likely 9 forts in Colombo together with 30+k troops.
My battleships will pound the port heavily together with substantial Army Bomber elements.

When this base has been eliminated additional divisions will load up at Karachi and move towards Singapore - Java and Timor.
These operations will continue throughout the year and first in early 43 will it be possible to concentrate the Fleet in the Central
Pacific again.

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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 #: 770
Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/23/2005 5:43:02 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		David is complaining that he has become a little lax after being away from the
game for a week! He made a rather costly little blunder today when he sent
4 destroyer minelayers into Munda unsercorted.

A bombardment group under Tanaka swept in an sank the entire party without
much ado Oh how I love to sink enemy minelayers...especially DM's!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/07/42

Surface Combat

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Munda at 64,95

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma
CL Yubari
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Wakaba
DD Isonami
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DM Tracy, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DM Preble, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DM Pruitt, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DM Sicard, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Bombardments

Tanaka then left a small parting present to the Allied troops on Munda!

Naval bombardment of Munda, at 64,95

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CL Kuma
CA Haguro

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Air Combat

Another medium bomber strike is being prepared against Java...!

Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 102
Ki-49 Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4 - port, af and ground targets were hit today
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 38
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
All Helen and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 11,29 - a tf made up of damaged ships got within range
of the 2? remaining Beuaforts at Colombo. Hate the place...

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat

The reduction of the rather large amount of enemt troops outside of Karachi
has begun!

Ground combat at 22,2

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44143 troops, 208 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 20194 troops, 23 guns, 18 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1016 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 4
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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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RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/23/2005 8:16:10 PM   
PzB74


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Air Combat

A lot of action in the air today!
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 - todays strike caught the Wellingtons on the ground

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged
Catalina I: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-17E Fortress x 76

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 36
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 - the heavies that went to Rabaul were again fended of!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 19

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 9 destroyed, 11 damaged
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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 - then Liberators from Lunga joined in and received a rough handling as well. Rabaul got away all
but unscatched!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 19

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 25 destroyed, 19 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 13,21 - a few bombers struck the damaged transport that
was unloading a construction unit at Trivandrum.

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yamato Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat

The isolated troops in India should really surrender...!

Ground combat at 22,2

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44129 troops, 203 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 18346 troops, 5 guns, 12 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
4077 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 15
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Situation Map: Air losses

It was a successful day in the air today and here you can see that 20 enemy heavy bombers were lost.




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RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/23/2005 11:46:30 PM   
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RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/24/2005 2:31:17 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Looks like it Fornadan, but you must not forget that I got an awful lot of the crates

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/09/42

Air Combat

I now got bombers in Trimcomalee and Madras - bombing will be stepped out.
Also moved some units into Java, both for training and harassment duties.

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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-48 Lily x 35

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
All Sally Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Ground Combat

Enemy troops are surrendering in droves - the remaining 8-10k should
give up in another day or two.

Ground combat at 22,2

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44343 troops, 206 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 14979 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 88 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
5837 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
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Situation Map: Akagi Fighter wing

As you can see the carrier air groups are still in excellent shape. These guys can
go head to head with Hellcats!





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RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/24/2005 6:18:32 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		The invasion force has set sail towards Trimcomalee! Was contemplating to move troops
to Singapore as well, but I'd like to give them another week of R&R first.

Occupation troops have now been dispersed through northern India. For now there
are 5 full divisions there, this may be cut down to 4 as I wish to move one to Burma.

Most of my carriers are supposed to be having a refit, but it's really difficult to find time
for this. Will find time in early 43, but only 2 cv's will be upgraded at the same time so
that the KB will remain intact. In little more than a month I receive another light carrier
and a cve. The Musashi is not far of either and even the Taiho is getting ready for sea trials

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/10/42

Air Combat

The Wellingtons are back in China and unloads at Taan without hitting
much. I will move the Army bombers in India to Burma as soon as Colombo
has been reduced. It should be possible to knock the CAF out of action if
I use a few good Zero Daitais to support them.

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Day Air attack on Taan , at 37,41

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 13


No Allied losses

Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 - FLAK is so heavy that I really have to start bombing
from 15k feet - if not it takes 4-5 days to repair all the damaged ac before another raid can
be mounted.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 32

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 15 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Catalina I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft - I think I just shot down the last CAP fighter over Java...
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 - this strike managed to break through the CAP!
(3 Zeros and 1 Betty were lost)

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Arnidale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hinsang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 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 Lae , at 54,87

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 12
B-26B Marauder x 43


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
10 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
B-26B Marauder x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
17 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Munda at 64,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Benalla
AP Empire Pride

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 22,2

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44612 troops, 215 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 11202 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 138 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
544 casualties reported
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Post #: 775
RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/24/2005 9:32:17 PM   
Lord_Calidor


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From: Rijeka, CRO
Status: offline 		PzB, can you post a pic of Gilberts/Marshalls region, with situation report? I have a suggestion or two, if you agree to take outside advice, of course.

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Post #: 776
RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/25/2005 12:08:10 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Certainly Calidor! I do have a few plans of my own but they're limited because my army and fleet got so
many other priority assignments over the next couple of months.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/11/42

Air Combat

A lot of activity in the air today!

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Day Air attack on Taan , at 37,41 - there isn't much to bomb at Taan...

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Hudson I x 5
IL-4c x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Taan , at 37,41

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 29

No Allied losses

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
All Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 - several strikes against Java today

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 69

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 14
Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 - a really heavy strike hits Kendari and inflicts some damage!

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-17E Fortress x 74
B-24D Liberator x 42

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Assam, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 9
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
All bombers bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sorong , at 42,74

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 - once again the B-17s are turned away!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 20

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Day Air attack on 25th USA Division, at 19,62 - time to soften up the Allied troops as well..

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
22 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th USA Division, at 19,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 61
Ki-49 Helen x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All Sally and Ki-49 Helen bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 72nd USA Field Artillery Regiment, at 19,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54

Japanese aircraft losses - too much FLAK to train my Zeros!
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
25 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Malang , at 22,66 - a strike from Soerabaja is hit by the local CAP!

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
A-20B Boston x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 8 destroyed

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
5 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
1 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Munda at 64,95 - again several anti shipping strikes takes place in the South Pacific!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Empire Pride
AP Moreton Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Mildura

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Mildura
AK Høegh Merchant

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 66,96

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Selwyn, Torpedo hits 1
SC SC-517

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 68,96

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Williams, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 22,2

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44748 troops, 215 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 10375 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 116 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
2876 casualties reported
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Situation Map: Marshalls and Gilberts

Most of the bases are well developed. Kwajalein got 9 forts while Maleolap got 8.
The TF's that are visible in the picture are mostly minelayers and small transports.
Kwajalein works like a hub that is supporting the surrounding bases.

I need more Zeros and bombers in the region - they're currently undertaking
advanced training in China.




Attachment (1)

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Post #: 777
RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/25/2005 10:25:50 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		I got a sub that should have arrived at Hiroshima/Kure several days ago..it still got '1 days remaining'!?
Anyone know the reason for this? All my other ship constructions are proceeding according to schedule and there
are 5 spare naval construction points left.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/12/42

Surface Combat

In Timor Allied DMS clears the mines my subs have placed of Lautern. Too bad
I didn't have anything to hit them with. A few fast transports will move out the
remains of an AA and BF unit. In serious need of rebuilding...

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TF 1055 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
DMS Dorsey
DMS Lamberton
DMS Boggs

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Sub/ASW Attacks

My 'wolf pack' tracked a small convoy..only to have a msw trash
a depth charge down the hatch! 24 sys and flood, RO-62 will remain
on station!

ASW attack at 108,75

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 1

Allied Ships
MSW Kelowna
AK George Vancouver
AK George Ross
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Air Combat

Most of the Allied bombers stayed home today!

Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 74
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 31
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65 - a naval bomber strike from Borneo
hits Soerabaja from high altitude!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 74

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
All Nell and G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sorong , at 42,74

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malang , at 22,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
A-20B Boston x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet
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Ground Combat

A large batch of the Allied troops in the 'kessel' surrendered today.

Ground combat at 22,2

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45025 troops, 215 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 8278 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 300 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
6723 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Post #: 778
RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/26/2005 1:04:59 AM   
Lord_Calidor


Posts: 402
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Status: offline 		I hope there's no enemy SigInt in this thread, or else this operation would be FUBAR'd.

This will be a classic example of diversion, distraction, destruction tactic. Seeing that David has quite a number of heavy bombers in Gilberts region, I suppose those bases are quite developed and well supplied. In other words, ripe for picking, while you still can.
I think that you shouldn't be satisfied with holding India and liberating Java again, as this doesn't give you much of a defensive perimeter. So go ahead and undertake another major, decisive operation before he gets too strong in half a year or so.
Gilberts are logical choice. Close to your well developed bases, yet far from his. Additionaly, his forces are tied up in Java and Solomons, also I guess he has considerable forces in Northern Oz, just to be sure.

So what I would suggest is this:
Divide your carriers in two groups - in one, smaller, put some carriers that were originally in KB - Akagi, Kaga or Shokaku for example, plus a few others, just to be safe from his carriers. Send this one in Java area. Put all others in second TF and send them to Marshalls.
Simultaneosly with commencing land operations on Java, go for a walk with your Java carriers just off North-western Oz. Assign some Vals & Kates to naval search, so he knows what's there. Let him think you'll hit his Oz bases or support Java operations. This will gain you 2 advantages - he will be reluctant to send reinforcements to Java, and also make him anxious about your carriers' moves as he'd probably think KB has come to play.
Wait a few days for him to react, than swing the katana full force on Gilberts - send in your second, larger carrier TF at flank speed from Marshalls area, moving at 10-12 hexes per turn, so he'll never knew what hit him. Unleash all your force on largest airfield, probably Tarawa. Put it out of action, then move on to another. Support them with LBA from Marshalls. If you spot his carriers, and there's a good probability you will, make them priority targets. After you give his local airforce some justice, move in with bombardment TFs. You just got Yamato, so put those 18" in action. Stay a while and reduce his LCUs combat power, and then, after a week or so from operation's start, go in with invasion TF. You should capture quite a pile of supplies/fuel, and destroy a sizeable chunk of his heavies. I presume he would also base some P38s there, so sending them to Sto'vo'Kor wouldn't hurt, too. Being exposed bases that they are, he almost certanly has some surface forces there, maybe a BB or two, so giving your Kates some torpedo practice would be nice.

In terms of LCUs, this shouldn't be costly, so your main force can still concentrate on Java and beyond. And with some veteran divisions from India, US troops on Java should become mosquito-food fairly quickly.

Also, if you don't achieve an autovictory by 01/43, or you agree to continue playing, dealing a blow in CenPac will give you big advantage in coming months.

So...whatcha think? I see this as a perfectly devious plan, spot-on with Japanse tactics and general doctrine.

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Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage.

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RE: Tanaka strikes against Munda! - 4/26/2005 10:48:01 AM   
soeren01

 

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Status: offline 		Is your sub on accelerated production ? If yes, set it back to normal. That may help.

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