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RE: We started here.... - 5/24/2005 2:25:14 AM

Gen.Hoepner

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The landings proceed smoothly. Brunei and the entire north eastern coast of Borneo fell today. Not a single oil plant damaged. That's a lucky hit!
Wake fell after some strong naval bombardments...another goodnews for Yamamoto.
no signs of his CVs...just a small TF ( 1 CA and some DDs ) heading southwards towards Palmyra. I decided to let it go, cause i need my KB in Palau area ASAP.
Strangly i lost completely contact both with Z force ( who left Singapore) and the Philippinian fleet. The fall of Jolo and the trasfert of 70bombers and 20 zero should deal at least with the latter.
The Oz invasion force is getting ready 2 hexes north of Palau. It will sail southwards as soon as Ambonia falls ( tomorrow maybe).
At Songhya and Kuantan tomorrow i'm gonna attack in order to begin asap the conquest of the Malayan peninsula.

Airfields estabilished and ready at Jolo,Legaspi,Aparri,Songhya,Bankok,Tavoy. All already filled up with zeros,Mavis and Nells

The blitz has begun!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41

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Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 85,72, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 85,72

279 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Hayate, Shell hits 6, on fire
AK Kongo Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite, Shell hits 5

Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Brunei, at 33,56

Japanese Ships
DD Hayabusa
DD Otori
DD Sagiri
CA Chokai

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36
Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 13

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Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 39,59

Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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

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Naval bombardment of Vigan, at 44,49

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
CL Naka

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 30
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 8

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Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 40,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 2
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Aparri, at 45,49

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
CL Natori

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 85,72 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 6
DD Kisaragi

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 39,59

Japanese Ships
DD Kamo
DD Kiji
CL Isuzu

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,48

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M Nell x 64
Ki-27 Nate x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Thanet
DD Scout, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Thracian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported

evacuating a base force from HK...

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Some more little allied air raids in SRA...but not a single hit scored.
He's clearly using Sir robin Tactic....think this will help me at the beginning...
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Ground combat at Legaspi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2530 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 158 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!!

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Ground combat at Aparri

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2522 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 652 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!!

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Butuan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3296 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!

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Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2543 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1647 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1708 casualties reported
Guns lost 34

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Ground combat at Brunei

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3876 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 672 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1000 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Jolo

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5708 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 532 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 105 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo base !!!

Allied ground losses:
1219 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Bula

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 703 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bula base !!!

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Ground combat at Guam

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 718 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!!

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Ground combat at Weda

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Weda base !!!

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Ground combat at Jesselton

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 735 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton base !!!

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Ground combat at Miri

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!!

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Ground combat at Sandakan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1022 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!!

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Ground combat at Lingayen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16270 troops, 164 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base !!!

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Ground combat at Buin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1012 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buin base !!!

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Ground combat at Vigan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11322 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 420 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan base !!!

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

In China i'm just putting my divisions in th right flanking position. Let's see if my strategy worths a dime....

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RE: We started here.... - 5/24/2005 9:55:04 AM

Gen.Hoepner

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Just a little comment after a good sleep

...

It seems that his general strategy did not change since last time we played. He's pulling out everything he can from DEI and PI. If i'm not wrong he will divert all his planes to Burma and India, 'cause he loves to start a early bombing campaign of Burma and Indochina. If he doesn't change his mind, he's going to use his subs to evacuate most of his troops, especially base forces and american fragment units from PI and Singa. these conditions should give me a bit advantage at the forst stages of this war: gotta use a fast pace for Malaya, Sumatra and Java, in order to finish the DEI-SRA campaign asap and then go for Northern Burma-India.
Last time he's been quite aggressive at the beginning with his surface naval assets, engaging my ships especially in Ambonia and Rabaul. Gotta pay attention to this point

The S.S.D. is close to truk. As soon as it reaches the meeting point with the other units, it will sail southwards: direction RAbaul!
Tarawa ,Baker,Apanama and Makin will be occupied in the next week, but at the moment this is a secondary front.

PH has not been succesfull, as always. Every time i start a new game i tell to myself that it's a waste of time, pilot and resources.....

this evening i'll post some screenshots

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PI evacuation - 5/25/2005 9:52:54 AM

Gen.Hoepner

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Kotha Baru fell today. the AF is heavily damaged and it will take some days to make it operative again.
The air battle for Rangoon has started. 2 zero daitai and 2 sally daitais to begin with.
In the PI he created thousands of TF with one single ship ,in order to puzzle my air forces and disperse my air power. From Jolo and Legaspi many air missions today. Few transport sunk and some others hit. Have to be patient here...i just know that i cannot have them all.
the 15th Army has begun his drive towards Rangoon. Some base forces are moving towards Reaghen in order to create some advanced support air bases.
Some fruitless allied attacks at my convoys in Northern Borneo without any succes
KB is heading towards Truk.
The Oz invasion force is still assembling in the waters of Palau

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41

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Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Runway hits 30
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 14
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 8

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Sub attack at 110,88

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
DMS Southard
DMS Elliot
DMS Long
DMS Dorsey
DMS Hopkins

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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 37
Blenheim IF x 12

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

Allied training program

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,54

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD John D. Ford, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G4M1 Betty x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AV Langley, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 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
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 at 37,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Pecos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,60

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
PT PT-34

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 15

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 39,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,57

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sarangami

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,61

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AS Holland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,59

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G4M1 Betty x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 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 at 37,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
PT PT-41
AK Don Jose, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22605 troops, 254 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 12453 troops, 118 guns, 4 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

have to wait for some more Arty
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Ground combat at Kota Bharu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44288 troops, 483 guns, 111 vehicles

Defending force 1883 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 251 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported

he had alreay moved back all his combat units

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Ground combat at Amboina

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9332 troops, 85 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 1717 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
2486 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

very good. Now it's time to repair this AF which will be used as main air base for the Oz invasion
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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 744 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!!

PI evacuation

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RE: PI evacuation - 5/25/2005 11:53:33 AM

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Few more details...

Now that the 35th bde has taken Ambonia( where a Base force is already unloading), this experienced unit will be redirected towards Menado, in order to close that tedious allied Eye on my flank. After menado it will unload at Davao from where to launch the final assault for the conquest of Mindanao. as soon as Davao falls the operation for Tarakan will begin.

The Z force and the other allied naval assets in DEI have been moved towards Java. Now we have to discover if he wants to stand and fight for Java with his ships or he prefers to leave the area. If he will evacuate towards Oz and Darwin...he's gonna have some bad surprises soon

..., while if he choses to go for India passing trough the straight between sumatra and Java there's nothing i can do to stop him. I really do not care much. My goal now is to get strategic positions asap rather than sinking ships. With Northern Oz in my hands it will be a pain for him to recapture Java from the southern way....i'm quite sure his attention will be polarized in Burma for the next 6 months.
The other question is PM and New Guinea. With the tuning of air bombing in v.1,5 i'm still not sure if PM af, once captured, can be mantained operative ...with 1.4 not at all!

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RE: PI evacuation - 5/25/2005 2:29:00 PM

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quote:

while if he choses to go for India passing trough the straight between sumatra and Java there's nothing i can do to stop him. I

I would try to stop him if I were you, or at least cause some casualties. The more Allied equipment lost in the early war the longer it takes for the counter attack to get organized.

It is true that India is a comparatively difficult place to attack out of, so that may be the best place for his troops to go, but Davy Jones Locker* is impossible to attack out of.

Of course you may not be able to interfere with the escape route past Batavia, but if you can it creates some benefits.

* sailors expression meaning the bottom of the ocean

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RE: PI evacuation - 5/25/2005 3:16:56 PM

Gen.Hoepner

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Thanks for comments Tom

Well, Kunching ( sp?) on the north-west of Borneo is going to be conquered in the next 2 days i hope. From there i will be able to attack with my betties the Batavia area, from where he can go for India and Bengal Bay with his ships. I'm quite sure Force Z has already passed by and now is saling in the middle of the Indian ocean where i cannot get her.
In our last match i sunk in 8 months of war something like 400 allied vessels, but he clearly admmitted that his ability to reinforce Oz and the other forward bases with fuel and supplies hasn't decrease ....so i doubt that the transport should be a real target for the japs. If i have the chance of sinking some allied warships, be sure i'll go for it, but i won't scrumble that much my plans for some AKs and Msws....not at this stage however

Thanks for reading

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RE: PI evacuation - 5/26/2005 1:46:31 AM

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The Japanese advance is slow, too slow.
The signs of what seems to be a massive allied air-campaign in China has started. He moved many many planes there....gotta place some zeros there.

I hope we can open the Oz front asap....that one should unbalance his defences

Tomorrow we'll start to advance southwards in Malaya.

HK fell today and Tarawa too.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41

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Day Air attack on Kiukiang , at 48,37

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 19

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 31,37

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 13th Division, at 48,34 next to Ichang...

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Hudson I x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 14
IL-4c x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,61

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Elcano, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Governor Wright, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sarangami, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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 at 35,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-30 Ann x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Paz, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

His evacuation can be seen as a success

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 13
Ki-21 Sally x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G3M Nell x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 39,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,60

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Escalante R, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,58

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Si Kiang, 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 36,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-30 Ann x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 36,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
PT PT-41
AK Don Jose

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 at 35,61

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32122 troops, 285 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 12433 troops, 116 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
13376 casualties reported
Guns lost 107
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Abemama

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 676 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Abemama base !!!

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Ground combat at Tarawa

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1222 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!!

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First allied CV strike - 5/26/2005 7:44:09 PM

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A bad day for the Army of Mikado.
The KB replenish TF was sailing towards Truk, few hexes south of Midway, quite far from the KB which was 13 hexes south. The allied bombers took of from their carrier and smashed through my undifended Tankers.....a massacre!

. Now the KB will try to intercept those carriers, but i'm quite sure he won't be silly enough to stay more days in those waters.....

the 35th bde is being loading on transports. Now that Ambonia is in our hands ( but the AF is not operative yet) the unit can go for its primary objective: Mindanao island

The 15th Army is moving fast towards Mouleim in Burma , chasing down an allied base force. We already have the air superiority over Rangoon , which has been hit hard in the last days.
in China the AVG and many allied bombing squadrons, evacuated from PI and Malaya are making my life difficult. A Zero Daitai has been moved there from Takao. It will try to intercept some allied raids

The SS.D. is sailing towards Rabaul...is going to be hard 'cause i do not have any Naval support for this operation...let's hope he won't bring his cruisers here....

The Invasion of Kuching ( sp?), north west of Borneo has started.

the great Armada is still assembling next to Palau.

A lot of operational losses in these days. Many Nells lost....not a good start indeed

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41

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Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Hayabusa, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Otori, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Sagiri
CA Chokai

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Manado, at 39,67

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 18
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2

Probably 2 of these BBs will be dispacthed for the Rabaul invasion, while the rest of them will be used for Darwin

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Day Air attack on Kiukiang , at 48,37

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 11

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 19
Ki-15 Babs x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet

The AVG is operating from Chungking
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Day Air attack on 13th Division, at 48,34

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 3
Hudson I x 9
IL-4c x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:

Here we'll have some zeros tomorrow....
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Day Air attack on 40th Division, at 48,34

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

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
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-.....and here's the worst part of the report....

Day Air attack on TF at 93,65

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 5
SBD Dauntless x 34

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Ken'yo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Ushio
TK Kokuyo Maru
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
TK Shinkoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Kyokuto Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-21 Sally x 14

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 49
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 62

Aircraft Attacking:

I think he won't try to defend Rangoon....
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Day Air attack on TF at 93,65

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
TK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Akebono Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Nihon Maru
TK Kyokuto Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 93,65

Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 5
SBD Dauntless x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
TK Shinkoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 72
TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Hakusika Maru, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
202 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 29,37

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23212 troops, 243 guns, 121 vehicles

Defending force 416 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 633 to 1

Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Advancing towards Mouleim

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Ground combat at Babo

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 640 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Babo base !!!

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Ground combat at Kuching

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1102 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4704 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles

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RE: First allied CV strike - 5/26/2005 8:32:59 PM

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Well.....the war seems begun under a bad star for Japan.

The Allied CVs were spotted...under a cloudy umbrella....while on the KB the sun was shining....result? Not a single strike!
In the afternoon....the clouds were above us...so no strike neither

Now we have to see if we can catch them...where will they go? Hope Nagumo will react this time

In Burma....the AVG prooved its efficiency...3 zeros shot down and 2 destroyed on the ground....what a bad day

The Malaya and Burma campaigns proceed quite smooth

Getting impatient for the Oz adventure

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 72
TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56

34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Hakusika Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Hakka Maru

Japanese ground losses:
301 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 82
TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56

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

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 72
TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Hakka Maru

Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 82
TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 4
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet

In China everything seems quite....
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Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
P-40B Tomahawk x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Kuching

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12997 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1888 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1937 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Another important step for the conquest of Borneo
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Ground combat at Cotabato

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1137 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!!

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Ground combat at 30,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1562 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles

Defending force 190 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Now Mouleim is closer

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Ground combat at Alor Star

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8458 troops, 48 guns, 141 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 116 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base !!!

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Ground combat at Sorong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 585 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong base !!!

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Ground combat at Morotai

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 722 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai base !!!

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Ground combat at Zamboanga

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 735 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga base !!!

Now it's time to redeploy and divide my air forces. I'm saving some claudes daitais to be placed, once upgraded, in Darwin

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RE: First allied CV strike - 5/27/2005 12:23:43 AM

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Waiting for the turn to come in....

I'm still really doubtfull weather to send my KB to support Oz invasion or not. Sure i'll need some carriers ther, but i'm quite worried that if i leave the pacific empty the allies will smash through it with their carriers.....
Probably i'll send 2 CVE to join the KB, while i'll move 2 CV from the KB to the baby KB who will support the future operations in northern Oz and Timor.Gotta be carefull with timing BTW....first of all my KB has to cover the Rabaul Invasion........ok, gotta admit that i'm a bit puzzeld! It's always difficult to plan as Japan at the first stages of war..

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Second allied CV strike! - 5/27/2005 1:48:07 AM

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Ok...i'm missing something here....obviously i did not find the CV Tf i spotted yesterday next to Midway....but....the other CV TF attacked and sunk my little TF transporting a NLF to Baker.....now i cannot move in the southern perimeter untill this threat is gone....:-(
I'm defenetly making some mistakes, but do not know what...it's depressing!

Another experienced zero shot down by some buffalos....strange...too strange to be true

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41

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Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 92,96

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBD Devastator x 15

Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
PG Ikunta Maru

Japanese ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

A valuable unit is lost....
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Ground combat at Cagayan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2642 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 802 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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RE: Second allied CV strike! - 5/27/2005 9:07:40 AM

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Sure this time i won't get those shining victories i had in our last match. MC has well understood my way of playing and now he's facing me with my own weapons! He's not risking at all his naval or air assets in DEI or SRA, while raiding with his CVs in the pacific.
It's clear that under these conditions the push for Oz will be paid in terms of expansions in the pacific. I really think i'll go no further than Tarawa, leaving Canton and Baker to him...i know this means that i'll have soon to face some heavy bombers over Tarawa, but really have to decide where to concentrate.
If thngs will go fine in Oz and Malaya i'll have then to decide what to do with PM and NG. I'm quite sure, after the debacle he suffered last time, he won't overcommit at PM this time....so probably 4 divisions will be enough for PM....but then again...there's Java and Sumatra to take...and Burma...and India....oh man! there are so many strategic objs that is so hard to take a decision! For the moment i remain still with my original plans. We'll see in the one month how the overall situation will look like and we'll make some more plans. I want to be as much flexible as possible

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RE: Second allied CV strike! - 5/28/2005 12:21:54 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41

Nothing much to report today. The usual "training" activity of the allied fighters over China and Burma, while 50 P-40 of the AVG
, taking off from Mandalay tried to sweep Reaghen looking for my zeros....luckly my guys had already been evacuated towards Saigon. It will be tough the air fight in Burma....
Cagayan at Mindanao has been conquered. Now only Davao is missing. Few air units are already on their way in order to estabilish some air bases there.
What else? bah....some bombing missions of my bombers in Malaya,China and Southern Borneo. The 35th Bde is ready to be unloaded at Menado...gotta get that base 'cause from there his catalinas are watching my movements towads darwin.
Tomorrow we'll attack Georgetown and we'll bypass Kuantan and his garrison moving on the railway towards Singapore. He already started to evacuate by subs his units there....

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Bloody landings at Menado - 5/28/2005 12:12:07 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/41

The first big offensive in China has begun. As you can see in the map the two main efforts will be made in the centre and in the north, supported by 2 limited operations against Changsha and Wuchow, just to pinn there the more chinese units i can
The first two main objs are Sian and Ichang. If these two operations will be effective we'll march towards Chungking.

The Landings at Menado started today. Quite bloody indeed without a decent naval support, but we still can handle it
Tarakan is next. Tomorrow will be bombed by a TF composed by 2 BBs and some more cruisers.4 SNLF units will be ready soon to invade this base, supported by the bombers based at Jolo and maybe by the 35th bde if needed.
The KB is taking too long to come back from nowhere.....i need it now!:-) The Rabaul invasion will be supported by 4 CAs,7DDs and 2 BBs...no CV available
In Malaya a Mix Bde is loading up at Saigon:destination Mersing

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Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 30,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M Nell x 46
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:

The drive towards Rangoon starts here...

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Day Air attack on Naga , at 44,53

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-27 Nate x 21
Ki-48 Lily x 22

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
Have to keep on pounding Luzon to keep him Honest here...just to give him the impression that
i'm not moving my forces away from here...

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 11
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 12

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Coastal Guns at Manado, 39,67, firing at TF 188
TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
582 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Georgetown

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31455 troops, 334 guns, 151 vehicles

Defending force 2463 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

tomorrow these bastard will be destroyed!
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Ground combat at Aru Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 558 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aru Island base !!!

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Ground combat at Manado

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1336 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5105 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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RE: Bloody landings at Menado - 5/28/2005 11:56:15 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41

Today Georgetown fell in japanese hands, while the main army is one hex from Kota Barhu.
in China tomorrow there will be the first real combat...it's important to crash the chinese lines
at the first attempt so that the way for Sian can be opened quite fast.
the 15th army reached Mouleim, even if the 33rd Div hasn't arrived yet. We'll fight ther tomorrow with 1 eng rgt, th 55th division and a mix regiment...
if it won't rain 60 bombers will give close air support from Bankok.
I spotted a quite big american convoy, directed towards Canton Island...i know he'll reinforce that position, but i do not want to let my KB wander any loger so far from the main battlesite
He clearly spotted my TFs moving towards Ambonia...i think he can imagine i want darwin...so i must be ready for a severe fight there.
Tomorrow we'll assault Menado and in one week Tarakan.

Banzai!

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Coastal Guns at Manado, 39,67, firing at TF 188
TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
ML Yaeyama, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 34
Port supply hits 1

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TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Shortlands, 64,96

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Manado, 39,67, firing at TF 188
TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Day Air attack on Sinyang , at 49,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-51 Sonia x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 82
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 7

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Ground combat at Linfen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 95310 troops, 1200 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 20019 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported

an assault scheldued for tomorrow here...

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Ground combat at Georgetown

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 31496 troops, 331 guns, 153 vehicles

Defending force 2234 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3147 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

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Ground combat at Manado

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1314 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 8212 troops, 70 guns, 17 vehicles

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First fightings in China... - 5/29/2005 1:23:04 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41

A strange combat result in China...my divisions were repulsed by a couple of chinese units....a bad beginning:-(
The AVG showed up again...my Tojos managed to shoot down 3 of them, in exchange of a couple of bombers.
The recon says that the allies are leaving Rangoon...the final fight for Burma will so be fought at Mandalay. Good!
Today Menado fell and so Mouleim did. The final countdown for Singapore has started.Hope to end this campaign by the end of Jannuary. Next week we'll attack Darwin....let's hope and cross our fingers!

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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 38
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 10

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TF 84 troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, 46,75

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 5
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 22

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
P-40B Tomahawk x 15

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 40,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged *all of them did not return to base!*

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at 43,40

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 78286 troops, 872 guns, 24 vehicles

Defending force 40508 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
965 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

South of Wuchow.....

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Ground combat at Linfen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 97262 troops, 1204 guns, 134 vehicles

Defending force 19302 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese ground losses:
1065 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Allied ground losses:
753 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

this is incredible!!!

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Ground combat at Moulmein

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42059 troops, 438 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 5713 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
248 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Manado

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8289 troops, 70 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 1735 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 71 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Shortlands

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands base !!!

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/29/2005 11:52:49 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/18/41

11 days in the war and the imperial armies keep on advancing!
Very stragely 2 units came back to mouleim from Rangoon...tomorrow i'll repulse them.Dunno what he thinks he can do
Jore Baru was heavily bombed today. British armies will make their last stand there before Singa...

Tomorrow there will be more fights in China...the 37th(?) division that took HK and which is attached to the Southern Area HQ
will be moved to Canton from where she will sail towards S.Marcelino, in order to reinforce our positions in Luzon.

Nothing more to report

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Ground combat at Taiping

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 56451 troops, 618 guns, 202 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 956 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping base !!!

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Ground combat at Manokwari

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 622 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manokwari base !!!

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/30/2005 1:18:35 AM

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Great AAR Gen.Hoepner, really interesting.
Keep up the good work.

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/30/2005 11:54:25 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/19/41

The second battle in China has been won. Linfen fell after a stiff resistance.The population has been massacred to be a warning for those fool who still believe in an allied victory.
Now that Linfen has fallen, Homan won't last for long. Under the umbrella of our air forces, two armies are marching towards Ichang. The arrive is set for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 40,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet

These B-17 are based at Timor....

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TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 67,100

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Mersing, 23,50

Japanese ground losses:
353 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Linfen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 96439 troops, 1182 guns, 138 vehicles

Defending force 17975 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Linfen base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
339 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
957 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Tawi Tawi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 544 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!!

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/30/2005 11:55:38 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: invernomuto

Great AAR Gen.Hoepner, really interesting.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks Invernomuto! I'd like to post more screenshots, but unitill next Sunday i'm stuck with a 56k dial up connection and cannot efford to post heavy files...

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/30/2005 7:20:29 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41

Today the Chinese troops abbandoned Homan and retreated towards Sian in order to set up a stiff defence.Gotta think what to do there,'cause i want to avoid a frontal assault.
two para units arrived at Bankok. Will now march towards Mouleim from where they will be airlifted on Akyab.
For the next 2 days there will be unloadings at Tarakan, supported by some naval bombardment.

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TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 67,100

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Mersing, 23,50

Japanese ground losses:
290 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 49
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 8

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Naval bombardment of Kuantan, at 24,48

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Yugiri
DD Asagiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shikinami
DD Uranami
DD Murakumo
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome
DD Fubuki
CL Sendai

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 34
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 19
Port supply hits 13

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TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Honan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 62926 troops, 810 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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Ground combat at Mersing

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14309 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 327 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing base !!!

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Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 625 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi base !!!

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/31/2005 2:49:55 AM

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Interesting stuff Hoepner!

I've finally found time to read your new AAR!

Northern Oz is a good idea: This will make it impossible to reinforce Java with new ac etc. AND it will make it
very difficult to move Allied ships from the East and down into the Pacific. In my Allied game I sent hundreds of transports from
Karachi with supply and fuel.

I actually managed to force my opponent to use 4 Jap divisions in Palembang! I only had 10k troops based around an Oz Bde - and they fought
REALLY well

Just be careful so you don't try to do too much at once...
Even a small Hangover takes a lot of effort and resources - and it can very easily turn into a drain.
Not taking Ceylon/Colombo turned into a headache for me. It is an important target because when you can take this place you turn the Bay of Bengal into the Bay of New Japan and prevents an excellent base for your Betties.

The really big problem about all this is that your opponent will turn Madras, Hyderabad etc into a huge air base and bomb the guts out of your closest bases.
It's better than being bombed back into the stone age in Burma, but is it worth it? My experience against heavy Allied bombing raids is that they can be checked.
40 good exp fighters is all that is needed until enemy long range fighters starts to appear.

Well, good luck to you! Will be interesting to see how it all comes down

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/31/2005 1:39:16 PM

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Thanks PzB. The mini Hangover is , in fact, still to be decided. It will depends on how things will go in Northern Oz and Burma....so, for the moment i cannot really decide what to do.Now i'll wait untill Rabaul is captured, then i'll launch the Darwin operation. Without Northern Oz it will be difficult for him both to recapture Java and to reinforce NG and Port Moresby...let's hope for the best

Thanks for reading

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41

Ok, one big mistake!:-( I forgot to change the orders for the 1st paras bn....a fragment has been dropped over akyab, while the rest of the unit has moved away from Bankok:-( so now i cannot even send any help to those poor guys at Akyab...and they are the parental fragment...so i will lose the entire unit:-( I'm so idiot!
Homan fell today. The chinese have abbandoned Yenen...very good! Those industries are intact:-) Now he's massing his units at Sian...but my mongolian divisions are already marching towards Langchow in order to flank his positions at Sian.
At Ichang he's sending many units....very good...now i just have to encircle them and create the typical envelope!
First landings at Rabaul...the KB is comming to support 'cause i fear his CVs...but my CVs are short on fuel..let's hope i won't mess it
Some more bombardments at Tarakan in the next days....want to disable as much eng as i can in order to get the resources as intact as possible
At Burma i'm very close to Rangoon...Mouleim AF is already operative. He will surely reinforce Akyab and Mandalay
In few days i'll be sieging Kota Baru.....and then Singapore will be next

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TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported

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TF 207 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported

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Night Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Blenheim IV x 6
Hudson I x 9
IL-4c x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7

The 65th bde will be unloaded here tomorrow

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Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Hato
DD Kuroshio
DD Yugumo
DD Hokaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu

Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 69
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Ki-27 Nate x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 69
Ki-15 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 24

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-21 Sally x 19

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Compagnia Filipinas, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Capillo, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 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
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 11

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90

44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 30, Shell hits 3, on fire
PG Shoei Maru, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
334 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Honan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63164 troops, 816 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 1151 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Honan base !!!

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 200 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 811 troops, 9 guns, 3 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

well.....tomorrow my guys could be defeated:-(
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Ground combat at Laoag

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14548 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 751 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 123 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!!

Allied ground losses:
1344 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 56563 troops, 625 guns, 204 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 1046 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!!

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Ground combat at Rabaul

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1288 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5833 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/31/2005 2:52:25 PM

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Personally i don't know why so many people are concerned about Burma beeing bombed by Allies.

Resources there are few. The resources spent defending Burma (or the resources spent to conquer and hold easter india) in terms of aircraft lost are far more than the resources you can gain from burma.
Burma was conquered by Japs expecially to create a buffer between UK bombers and Malaya/bankok. In the game this means conquering burma, develope all airfields to lvl 4 (so allies can't close down all airfields at same time) and then let allied bombers bomb resources and airfields. who cares.

it will be interesting to see how the small hangover will work out though.

Conquering North of Australia will be good btw, expecially with Andrews's map.

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RE: First fightings in China... - 5/31/2005 6:19:00 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/22/41

Ok, Alea iacta est. The Huge Armada is ready next to Ambonia. More than 250 vessels, loaded up with troops, artillery, tanks, Planes, Supplies and fuel
has been ordered to move towards Darwin, supported by 6 BBs and the 110 planes of the Baby KB, plus the 100 navy planes based at Ambonia! BANZAI
The SSD has begun to unload at Rabaul. The KB is comming to cover the area , while a Naval TF is bombing the dutch base
Rangoon is closer and so Yenen.
Base forces, troops and guns are being unloading at Tarawa
The 38th Division is ready to be loaded up on ships. Will be sent at Luzon

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 30, Shell hits 4

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
DD Hakaze
BB Hyuga
BB Ise

Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 39

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,56

Japanese ground losses:
259 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,56

Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported

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TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 70
Ki-15 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 31
C5M Babs x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 72
Ki-48 Lily x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 87

Aircraft Attacking:

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,56

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,56

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Eihuku Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tarakan , at 34,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G3M Nell x 27
G4M1 Betty x 27
C5M Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,56

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Tarakan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9220 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 609 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6900 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2611 troops, 30 guns, 2 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1656 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 75695 troops, 483 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 30,33

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65813 troops, 679 guns, 138 vehicles

Defending force 2366 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 74 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
343 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

These troops retreated towards Rangoon, that is now lightly defended

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 166 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 831 troops, 8 guns, 3 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Tomorrow the rest of the 1st Para BN will be sent at Akyab...let's hope i can save the day!
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Ground combat at Hollandia

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 548 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia base !!!

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/1/2005 12:37:46 AM

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ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner
Rangoon is closer and so Yenen.

Interesting AAR Gen.Hoepner. I have a question - in your opinion, is it easier for the Japanese to advance in China using this map, compared to the official map?

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/1/2005 1:45:00 AM

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Well, Andrew, it depends i think. In this AWESOME map if the chinese player reacts more aggressively i think he has more chances than in the vanilla one. In another pbem i'm playin with your map as allies, i'm defending china very well...
I saw a problem with the port at Canton...it does not recognize it as a costal hex......did u know that?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/23/41

Well, today we conquered Yenen and, above all Akyab! The Emperor's Paras have done a great job!! Now i'm planning to use more of these units to scrumble his defensive lines in Burma. He will make a stand at Lashio and Mandalay for what i can see....

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Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 72
Ki-15 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet

supporting our brave guys here,,,
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Day Air attack on 1st Parachute Regiment, at 30,28

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 14
Wirraway x 5

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Tarakan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16861 troops, 123 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 574 troops, 2 guns, 1 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

hope these bastards are enough disabled....
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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6900 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2496 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Japanese ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

very good!
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Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 100742 troops, 1315 guns, 14 vehicles

Defending force 75417 troops, 476 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

It's gonna be tough here-....

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26739 troops, 337 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 563 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base !!!

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 847 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 807 troops, 5 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Akyab base !!!

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Singkawang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12203 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 280 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/1/2005 1:56:01 AM

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ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

Well, Andrew, it depends i think. In this AWESOME map if the chinese player reacts more aggressively i think he has more chances than in the vanilla one. In another pbem i'm playin with your map as allies, i'm defending china very well...
I saw a problem with the port at Canton...it does not recognize it as a costal hex......did u know that?

There was a problem with Canton, but it was fixed in the latest version of the map (3b). Are you using the latest version?

Also, regarding China, there are going to be some changes to China in a further revision to the map. I expect that some of the transport links in the North of China will be downgraded. Also, I discovered that the new Chinese bases that have been added did not have proper fort levels set. That will be fixed in the next set of scenario updates.

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/1/2005 1:57:29 AM

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BTW, now Rabaul is about to fall, Tarakan too, Rangoon is close to be conquered and in the next week our armies will approach Sian.
Not a bad beginning, considering that the operation for northern Oz has been already launched.
The only question is: where are the allied CVs? If they come in at Darwin i'm gonna have toubles...

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RE: First fightings in China... - 6/1/2005 1:29:22 PM

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Yes, Andrew, i'm using the latest version of your map...oh, well...i hope so:-)
It's not a big deal btw.
China for me is ok as it is right now.

In reply of Kaiser.... I know my opponent. He's a fan of strategic bombing and air superiority. He's going to mass hundreds of Bombers and Fighters at Diamond,Dacca,Chandupur and all those bases next to Nepal, bombing Burma and IndoChina to stoneage. I do not care much for Burma industries and resources but Bankok and Hanoi are quite important for me.... I know it will be very costly a mini Hangover. That's why i said that for the moment it remains a possibile operation, just a possibility. It depends how well things will go in Java and Northern Oz. If i manage to take northern Oz and Java/sumatra by the end of Feb 42 and at the same time expand a bit in the solomons, then i can think of Eastern India...if things will go slower i will have to consider other ways for my expansion

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