PzB74
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After a long lull in the fighting I have again put the Imperial war machine in gear!
Time to give the yanks he11 again 
In the situation map it is illustrated how the liberation of Java will be carried out.
There are ca 130-150k enemy troops on the island, but they have been dispersed
among the different bases with roughly 30k in Madion, Tjilitjap, Soerabaja etc.
The armies already in place in Batavia have therefore been ordered to advance into
Soerabaja and Madion in order to tie up the enemy troops here. In the meanwhile another
120k troops are on their way to land at Kragen and split the island in two. Then the enemy
outposts will be reduced one by one. Their destiny is sealed, the Emperor has foreseen it 
In Timor the 2nd Carrier Fleet with 200 ac will move closer to Lautern and support the battleship Ise as she
moves in to pound the enemy ground troops. If there are more enemy ships in the area they will be destroyed.
Ca 230 naval bombers have been put on alert in the surrounding bases.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/10/42
Surface Combat
Tanaka was ordered back to Timor as yesterdays job was only
half done. The small TF of 1 cl and 6 dd's met a large enemy battlefleet led by
the brand new South Dakota.
In a protracted battle Tanaka managed to surprise the enemy fleet twice and torpedoed
a destroyer, 2 cruisers and the battleship  All of the enemy ships were shot up, including 3
DMS. Two Jap destroyers blew up and the flagship Jintsu was hit by 2 16" shells that caused
considerable damage. It should be possible for all of the (5) remaining ships to get back home
safely!
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Yugumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1, and is sunk *magazine explodes*
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 1
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 2
CL Perth
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Concord, Shell hits 1
DD Fox, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Pakenham, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Boggs
DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 2
DMS Dorsey, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 7, and is sunk *magazine explodes*
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Yunagi, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Perth, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart, Shell hits 3
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 6, on fire
CL Concord, Shell hits 1
DD Fox, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pakenham, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Boggs, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Dorsey, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Sub/ASW Attacks
The I-7 was brought to Lautern to stalk enemy cripples of Timor!
She fails to hit an enemy msw and is heavily damaged by depth charges in return.
Will try to reach Kendari...
Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78
Japanese Ships
SS I-7, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
MSW Bellechasse
MSW Whyalla
MSW Cessnock
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Bombardments
The battlefleet has returned from India and hits Tjilitjap!
Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2
BB Fuso
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 7
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1
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Air Combat
We're unleashing the mediums against both Colombo and enemy troops
on Java!
Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 137
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
Aircraft Attacking:
All Helen and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20
Ki-21 Sally x 59
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet (bombs..bah:-)
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,75
Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 7
CW-21B Demon x 4
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships - Tanakas flagship is hit...by a dud!
CL Jintsu, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,73
Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 4
CW-21B Demon x 9
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships - David now knows that Tanakas small fleet was only a taster...
BB Ise
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
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Ground Combat
A little rest and aerial bombardments did wonders! Enemy forts are down,
our own casualties low - and even with 6 forts left we achieve a 1-1 odds!
Better prepare the prison camps..got a few new railroads to build
Ground combat at Colombo
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 68189 troops, 382 guns, 1 vehicles
Defending force 22141 troops, 146 guns, 3 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6
Japanese ground losses:
358 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
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Situation Map: Justice in Java
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