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Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/7/2008 2:00:13 PM)
I dont even understand what you are trying to say now. Try again?

jwilkerson -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/8/2008 7:49:47 PM)
Just reposting over here what I posted in Pauk's AAR ... Ok guys - those of you who are making personal attacks here - too numerous to count them up - read and heed the post at this link. And it doesn't matter if you are provoked or not. If you make a personal attack you are guilty. Consider yourselves warned. http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=1649590

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/11/2008 11:58:12 AM)
For the past week, things have been really quiet. I am using this lull in the fighting to organize my defences. I need 2-3 weeks more of this quiet before I can respond to any attacks, so it is a welcome pause right now.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/11/2008 3:08:13 PM)
Another sweep of mine met with no resistance over Diamond Harbor. Recon tells me there are over 300 aircraft at Diamond Harbor. Therefore I have decided to risk an air offensive. I have relocated 200 Sallys and Helens to Mandalay. They have enough range to reach Diamond Harbor on extended range. I have also moved 200 Bettys to Rangoon. All these bombers will attack Diamond Harbor together with 150 Zeros on sweep from Akyab. Either he will face me in the air, or face my bombs on the ground.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/11/2008 3:57:47 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/09/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1030 encounters mine field at Koepang (28,77) Allied Ships CL Enterprise, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 37,59 Japanese Ships PG Kanko Maru PG Toyotsu Maru PG Kaiun Maru PG Busho Maru APD APD-31 Allied Ships SS S-39, hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77 Japanese Ships PT Gyoraitei #1 PT Gyoraitei #2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT Gyoraitei #4 Allied Ships CL Enterprise -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 24,54 Japanese Ships MSW W.9 MSW W.7 Allied Ships SS O24, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 42,63 Japanese Ships AK Nichii Maru Allied Ships SS Growler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 66 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 124 Ki-49 Helen x 46 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 G3M Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 84 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 5 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 20 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 22 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 9 x G3M Nell bombing at 17000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 17000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet So, that went well. 200 bombers and not a single aircraft hit on the ground? A whooping victory for the Imperial airforce. Amazingly enough all the airunits have experience between 75-85... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 19 x A6M2 Zero bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 37,60 Japanese Ships AP Yuzan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-40

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/13/2008 11:13:12 AM)
Mid May 1942 has seen lots of air action over Burma. The allies had a good couple of days where first a shore bombardment managed to close Akyab where I had 3 Zero wings with 50-something Zeros. After that over 150 bombers attacked the base. The result was a slaughter of Zeros, I think I lost something like 60 Zeros that turn. However, I only lost the airframes, all the pilots are well. He returned two days later with his 150 bombers and closed the base again. Well. Lesson learned. I had planned to go over on the defensive and use my bombers for ASW duty only. Now I will have to mount a limited offensive in this area. [image]local://upfiles/1562/F0DE2FE08E7D4E0A96E56213A99928F8.jpg[/image] Yellow = defensive CAP-orders. Blue = fighter sweep Red = Bombing mission Today will have fine weather. Im expecting him to launch another bombardment mission on my positions. I doubt he will attack Akyab again, but I will defend the base anyway. He lacks the range to hit Rangoon, and I have too much fighters in Mandalay for me to be concerned with an attack there. I have ordered the entire Burma airforce to mount an attack today. Regrettably I will only have 40-something Zeros in the air, as the damaged wings from Akyab are rebuilding at Rangoon. These wings will need a week or two to recover morale. 200 Sallys and Helens are attacking from Mandalay. 30 Zeros are sweeping from Rangoon. The Sallys are escorted by 60 Oscars. Meanwhile Im using all my Bettys and Nells to recon his bases deep inside India. I want to see if I can find any targets for my Paratroopers. I have both Para-regiments in Rangoon and I can use over 50 L3Y Tinas to mount a serious attack deep behind his lines if I want to.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/13/2008 5:30:02 PM)
My fighter forces in the theater: 1st Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 72 experience, 7 kills, 21 operational aircraft 59th Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 70 experience, 11 kills, 27 operational aircraft 24th Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 74 experience, 5 kills, 23 operational aircraft 50th Fighter wing (Oscar) 31 pilots, 78 experience, 38 kills, 18 operational aircraft 64th Fighter wing (Oscar) 39 pilots, 73 experience, 50 kills, 30 operational aircraft 77th Fighter wing (Oscar) 35 pilots, 76 experience, 0 kills, 35 operational aircraft 65th Fighter wing (Oscar) 30 pilots, 64 experience, 30 kills, 16 operational aircraft F1 Tainan wing (A6M3) 28 pilots, 76 experience, 41 kills, 6 operational aircraft F1 Yamada wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 73 experience, 8 kills, 27 operational aircraft F2/3rd wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 74 experience, 26 kills, 6 operational aircraft F1 Ominato wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 78 experience, 4 kills, 6 operational aircraft F2 Kanoya wing (A6M2) 26 pilots, 73 experience, 13 kills, 17 operational aircraft F3/3rd wing (A6M2) 9 pilots, 77 experience, 3 kills, 9 operational aircraft F1 Tainan wing (A6M3) 9 pilots, 80 experience, 0 kills, 9 operational aircraft

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/13/2008 5:43:20 PM)
One thing to remember is that this is the nikmod variant where the Jap has a much lower aircraft production. And its starting to take its toll. Right now Im producing something like 150 Oscars, 150 A6M3 and 100 A6M2 per month. The Oscar pool is empty right now, and the A6M2 Zero pool has 100-something fighters in it. The A6M3 are ramping up and I have 30-something in the pool, and three converted units on map.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/13/2008 7:38:56 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/15/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73 Japanese Ships AP Nichiro Maru, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Tjerk Hiddes DD Griffin DD Nizam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 40,51 Japanese Ships DD Kuretake, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Grampus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 130 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 B-26B Marauder x 32 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 13 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 3 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 27 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 2 damaged B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 707 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 153 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 8 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 5 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 9 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 12 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 6 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 6 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 13 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 5 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 10 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 11000 feet So he attacked Mandalay after all. My losses are very small, but the fact that he went for the base forces me to reconsider my defensive CAP for the future. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Ki-21 Sally x 89 Ki-49 Helen x 75 Ki-46-II Dinah x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 18 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 5 destroyed, 21 damaged Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 28 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 26 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 16 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 17 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dacca , at 31,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 G3M Nell x 10 G4M1 Betty x 100 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 24 damaged Allied aircraft losses Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 58 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet My attack on Dacca is completely wasted. Not a single aircraft damaged on the ground. Very annoying. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 98 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged Japanese Ships AP Otori Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Tosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Nittai Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Otake Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Sasago Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Gosyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Unyo Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Toa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Dainiunyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Momoyama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Milan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Matue Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 1 AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Kokko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Tensyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Mikage Maru #20, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Nozima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Kogi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Okuni Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Yoneyama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Murakumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 238 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet B-17s do a port strike. First time Ive ever seen that. I had alot of AKs at Kendari because I use Kendari as the supply hub for the region. Unfortunately that means I had lots of ships in port. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet [image]local://upfiles/1562/E83F4A801A3947299FEC4E1B4BDC33EB.jpg[/image] Target for tomorrow: Dacca again. I dont know how I managed not to hit a single Hurricane today. Maybe he railed away his airunits, and maybe that is why he is so anxious about a paradrop in India. In his mail he said something along the lines of "if you do a paradrop on India, I will bomb your resources with my B17s". I find the statement rather puzzling, because he is bombing me with his B17s right now and he has used them on naval attack, port attack and with an altitude setting of 2000 and 3000 feet, so Im really not of the opinion that he is withholding his punches or using the B17s carefully or something. Anyway, I considered doing a L3Y-drop in India. I have 50 L3Ys in Rangoon and I can pretty much airlift a regiment to any spot on the map in India, but I decided against it. I want him to garrison his rear bases, but I dont want to waste my paratroopers. We return to Dacca tomorrow. I have rotated my Sally/Helen-bombers to Saigon, but the Bettys and Nells are resting today. Ive ordered a huge CAP over Akyab today, I think that is where he will strike next, and I have the ML-TF coming in to mine the base tomorrow.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/13/2008 7:52:08 PM)
Oh, and one more thing. That last strike on Kendari convinced me that I cant fight for Timor/Kendari/Ambiona with airpower anymore. His B17s are untouchable for my fighters, and he will just cycle through my bases and destroy anything on the ground. Im pulling back the airforce from this area, and Im going to swamp the bases with flak instead. I will try to build all bases on Timor up to at least 3, and then I will do hit and run moves where I might send in fighters from time to time to do a local counterattack.

jwilkerson -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/13/2008 8:49:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund My attack on Dacca is completely wasted. Not a single aircraft damaged on the ground. Very annoying. Oh, and one more thing. That last strike on Kendari convinced me that I cant fight for Timor/Kendari/Ambiona with airpower anymore. His B17s are untouchable for my fighters, and he will just cycle through my bases and destroy anything on the ground. Im pulling back the airforce from this area, and Im going to swamp the bases with flak instead. I will try to build all bases on Timor up to at least 3, and then I will do hit and run moves where I might send in fighters from time to time to do a local counterattack. Regarding Dacca - the bulk - if not all - of his bombers were probably in the air hitting you. Shutting down Allied airbases at this stage - is still probably possible but it takes a sustained effort - not a one shot deal. Rotating your bombers to rest up will also be necessary and piling them all up at one base gives him a good target. I think you should be able to hurt Dacca at this stage if that is your priority, but it might take an attack from multiple bases and a fair amount of time. When I've tried to attack Port Moresby in similar situations, I've found I can hurt it for a while - but distance and morale/fatigue do not allow me to shut it down for long sustained periods. Regarding the Eastern DEI - hum - this sounds serious. Decent Japanese fighters (zeros, tonys, tojos) massed up towards 50-70 can hurt or even shred unescorted 4EB .. this might be your only defense. But don't concentrate them at one base - makes too good a target. You might get lucky with a BB bombardment at Darwin but it is risky and might need KB support to help protect your criples - but then is it worth risky KB in the face of massed 4EB? I'd generally say no - hence this is tough problem and one reason I started out my last game by taking Darwin.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 11:03:12 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/16/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 141 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-15 Babs: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 53 damaged Japanese ground losses: 1302 casualties reported Guns lost 23 Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 65 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 31 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 26 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet Koepang has 4 or 5 flak units. This is what an airattack on a flak-heavy base looks like. I doubt he will return here anytime soon with airpower. Incidentally, Akyab also has 4 flak units, so his air attack should have cost him dearly, however, his surface bombardment on the same turn disabled almost all flak at the base. I dont think he know how lucky he was that turn. First he disabled all my flak, then poor weather prevented my defensive CAP to fly from Rangoon and Tavoy. All those effects combined allowed him to close down Akyab completely. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,63 Japanese Ships AK Hokuzyu Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships SS KXIV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Amboina at 39,73 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Shinonome DD Harusame DD Michishio Allied Ships SS S-27, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco at 139,46 Japanese Ships SS I-121 Allied Ships AK Empire Hartebeeste, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 11:07:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jwilkerson Regarding Dacca - the bulk - if not all - of his bombers were probably in the air hitting you. Shutting down Allied airbases at this stage - is still probably possible but it takes a sustained effort - not a one shot deal. Rotating your bombers to rest up will also be necessary and piling them all up at one base gives him a good target. I think you should be able to hurt Dacca at this stage if that is your priority, but it might take an attack from multiple bases and a fair amount of time. When I've tried to attack Port Moresby in similar situations, I've found I can hurt it for a while - but distance and morale/fatigue do not allow me to shut it down for long sustained periods. Well, Im not trying to close down Dacca. That would be pointless since he has so many bases in the area. What Ive been trying to do is catch some of his airunits on the ground. I have realized the stupidity of this tactic of mine however, and I will shift completely to defensive fighter operations in this area now. All my bombers are moving out to return to ASW duty. I havent done the AAR for the past turn yet, but you will see why when I post it. quote: Regarding the Eastern DEI - hum - this sounds serious. Decent Japanese fighters (zeros, tonys, tojos) massed up towards 50-70 can hurt or even shred unescorted 4EB .. this might be your only defense. But don't concentrate them at one base - makes too good a target. You might get lucky with a BB bombardment at Darwin but it is risky and might need KB support to help protect your criples - but then is it worth risky KB in the face of massed 4EB? I'd generally say no - hence this is tough problem and one reason I started out my last game by taking Darwin. Well, right now all I have is Zeros and Oscars. I might return and try to contest this airspace when I get the Tonys and Tojos, but right now it feels like a complete waste. Im shipping in more AA to make every base very flak heavy, and hopefully this should force him to slow down on his bombing pace somewhat. The KB wont go near this area. It is too sub-infested and there are too many allied bombers here. The KB will be on frontier-protection duty in the south and central pacific.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 11:15:53 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/17/42 Mark this day in the annals of history, for it was today that the Imperial Airforce gave up the struggle for Burma. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 116 encounters mine field at Palmyra (106,85) Japanese Ships DD Kazegumo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 117 encounters mine field at Victoria Point (25,39) Japanese Ships MSW W.17 MSW W.18 AP Kumagawa Maru, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 136,45 Japanese Ships SS I-121 Allied Ships PG Vancouver PG Moncton MSW Caraquet MSW Guysborough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 37,60 Japanese Ships AK Muroran Maru Allied Ships SS KXVII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 6 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (31,64) Japanese Ships AK Kuwayama Maru, Mine hits 1 Allied Ships AK Empire Hartebeeste, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rangoon at 29,34 Japanese Ships AG AG-114, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Imphal , at 33,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 G3M Nell x 26 G4M1 Betty x 92 Ki-46-II Dinah x 7 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb x 42 P-40E Warhawk x 45 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 8 damaged G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged G4M1 Betty: 20 destroyed, 46 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet Im not sure where to start with this. First, bad weather at Mandalay prevented my other strike to fly. That means that this strike went in alone. At Mandalay I had 200 Sallys/Helens and 60 Zeros to escort them. But that is rather irrelevant. This strike went in. Here I had 30 Zeros and 120 Bettys/Nells. As you can see, the RAF rose to defend the base for once with 90 fighters. The result... I really dont understand how this happened. In all the previous airbattles, my airunits have had the ability to at least fight the enemy to 1-1 losses, regardless of how outnumbered we have been. This has also happened in may...after the Zero bonus vanishes. But not today. We were, simply put, massacred. Apparently I cannot fight the RAF if I am at a disadvantage anymore, and I will be at a disadvantage here for the forseeable future due to the fact that I have less units and less aircraft than him here. His bases are built up and he is cycling 200 bombers and 200 fighters around these bases. I lack the same flexibilty because Akyab is closed right now, and when one of my other two bases are clouded in, we can see here what happens. My bombers are moving out. Im leaving all my fighters, but this will be a defensive battle from now on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,64 Japanese Ships AK Hokuzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIV

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 11:22:15 AM)
Here is a look at where Im planning to have my major defensive areas. Yellow marks the Army-areas where I intend to fight. Green are fortified bases where I will have at least a brigade defending the island. [image]local://upfiles/1562/527B35B8D6E74BBE8C59682546835005.jpg[/image]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 1:46:58 PM)
quote: My fighter forces in the theater: 1st Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 72 experience, 7 kills, 21 operational aircraft 59th Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 70 experience, 11 kills, 27 operational aircraft 24th Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 74 experience, 5 kills, 23 operational aircraft 50th Fighter wing (Oscar) 31 pilots, 78 experience, 38 kills, 18 operational aircraft 64th Fighter wing (Oscar) 39 pilots, 73 experience, 50 kills, 30 operational aircraft 77th Fighter wing (Oscar) 35 pilots, 76 experience, 0 kills, 35 operational aircraft 65th Fighter wing (Oscar) 30 pilots, 64 experience, 30 kills, 16 operational aircraft F1 Tainan wing (A6M3) 28 pilots, 76 experience, 41 kills, 6 operational aircraft F1 Yamada wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 73 experience, 8 kills, 27 operational aircraft F2/3rd wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 74 experience, 26 kills, 6 operational aircraft F1 Ominato wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 78 experience, 4 kills, 6 operational aircraft F2 Kanoya wing (A6M2) 26 pilots, 73 experience, 13 kills, 17 operational aircraft F3/3rd wing (A6M2) 9 pilots, 77 experience, 3 kills, 9 operational aircraft F1 Tainan wing (A6M3) 9 pilots, 80 experience, 0 kills, 9 operational aircraft Lets look at how my fighter force has changed since this post. 1st Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 72 experience, 7 kills, 21 operational aircraft 59th Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 66 experience, 11 kills, 27 operational aircraft 24th Fighter wing (Oscar) 36 pilots, 74 experience, 5 kills, 11 operational aircraft 50th Fighter wing (Oscar) 31 pilots, 78 experience, 38 kills, 15 operational aircraft 64th Fighter wing (Oscar) 39 pilots, 73 experience, 50 kills, 24 operational aircraft 77th Fighter wing (Oscar) 35 pilots, 76 experience, 0 kills, 29 operational aircraft 65th Fighter wing (Oscar) 28 pilots, 64 experience, 30 kills, 14 operational aircraft 54th Fighter wing (Oscar) 16 pilots, 80 experience, 0 kills, 15 operational aircraft F1 Tainan wing (A6M3) 28 pilots, 76 experience, 41 kills, 20 operational aircraft F1 Yamada wing (A6M2) 26 pilots, 73 experience, 8 kills, 18 operational aircraft F2/3rd wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 73 experience, 27 kills, 12 operational aircraft F1 Ominato wing (A6M2) 27 pilots, 78 experience, 4 kills, 6 operational aircraft F2 Kanoya wing (A6M2) 26 pilots, 73 experience, 13 kills, 17 operational aircraft F1 Ominato wing (A6M2) 24 pilots, 80 experience, 6 kills, 14 operational aircraft F3/3rd wing (A6M2) 9 pilots, 77 experience, 3 kills, 9 operational aircraft F3 Tainan wing (A6M2) 9 pilots, 80 experience, 0 kills, 9 operational aircraft F2 Kanoya wing (A6M2) 28 pilots, 73 experience, 13 kills, 22 operational aircraft REINFORCEMENTS F3 Yokosuka wing (A6M2) 26 pilots, 77 experience, 2 kills, 20 operational aircraft F1/3rd (A6M2) 27 pilots, 77 experience, 14 kills, 25 operational aircraft 11th Fighter wing (Oscar) 39 pilots, 79 experience, 42 kills, 27 operational aircraft AKYAB 204th Fighter wing 28 pilots, 60 experience, 0 kills, 0 operational aircraft F2 Yamada wing 26 pilots, 70 experience, 26 kills, 4 operational aircraft

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 2:02:14 PM)
A quick and dirty analysis of the fighter war so far would indicate that my operational fighters have increased from 250 to 268 and that is before I count the reinforcements that have arrived. With the reinforcements come another 87 aircraft, making my total number of avaliable fighters in the Burma theater 355. I had 396 pilots with an average squadron experience of 74,14. Before counting reinforcements, I have 382 pilots with an average squadron experience of 74,12. Meaning that Ive lost 14 pilots during these battles. However, counting with the reinforcements, my average squadron pilot experience in the theater has risen to 74,95.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 2:07:48 PM)
Production figures. As you can see, the losses Ive sustained in Burma are far worse than I can afford at this time. [image]local://upfiles/1562/9A533D8D95A04884818459023B265EFD.jpg[/image]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 4:45:14 PM)
And a look at my best pilots. Hardly an impressive tally by anyone. Two aces, both with Oscars. What I do find interesting however, is the number of really good pilots I have in the two Oscar wings. The 11th and the 64th. [image]local://upfiles/1562/2F37BB0FF0EA45ABAB497AA21CA4C4CA.jpg[/image] Im going to track these gentlemen now and see how they fare in the desperate struggle for control over the Burma skies. Im also going to track the fighter wings, to see who is the best of my fighter units. The winner will be rewarded with the first upgrade to the Tojo when it arrives in something like 5 months.

jwilkerson -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/14/2008 5:17:36 PM)
Burma: I too pulled out of Burma for a while - but had to go back in later to prevent my LCUs from being pulped. When I went back in I tried to spread my fighters out. For a while I had one fighter unit at each base. I think initially there were zeros and a few Oscars - laters of course Tojos and Tonys. But occupying pretty much every base and having many of them be within 2 hexes of at least one other base helped me use the "leaky CAP" for reinforcement. Once the fighters were back in then Moses had choice of either ignoring them and continuing to pound the LCU - and taking losses - or hitting the air bases and killing my planes. I felt have the planes torn up was better than having the LCUs torn up. And for over a year this tactic as worked. By now however Moses has so many planes that he can do both - and eventually we will get kicked out of Akyab and then probably Burma. But holding for as long as we can is the goal. Oh and if your house rules allow it - get your fighter training program in gear! Timor: Here you need a long term plan. I still think a couple of zero units at the bases that need 'em would hurt his 4EB more than enough to keep them away. That has been my experience in multiple games. And I've gotten a few "slaughters" when 100 4EB came in against 50-70 or more fighters in the air. A "slaughter" looks like 50-100 4EB shot down for a fraction as many defending fighters. But, of course you can't have zeros everywhere. But another aspect might be building up airbases all over this area - with the first most important one being Lautern - this is where is has to make the longest jump. Every level-4 is a potential Betty base and every level-2 is a potential fighter base. Even level-1s allow transport aircraft to fly in supplies and troops and pull out troops. Maximum delay in this area may be at least as important as Burma. In the Pacific you front is so far out as to not be a concern. In my Moses game I was yielding SOPAC territory - because that was far less threatening to the SRA and the Home Islands than Burma, China or the Aluetians. Just my 2 farthings ...

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 11:22:24 AM)
Burma What really disrupted my defence of Burma was that shore bombardment of Akyab that closed the field down at a critical moment. Ive been struggling to get back on my feet there since then. I brought in all the bombers, but that proved to be a misstake. In the future, I will defend Burma in the air, not by trying to bomb him on the ground. I already have 5-6 flak units here, and Im shipping in 5 more from Tokyo. The idea is to have at least 5 flak units at Rangoon and Mandalay, and 2-3 at the smaller bases. I want to make it a costly proposal to attack my fields. I havent got any fighter training in place right now. We have a truce in China until June 1st 1943, so I dont have anything to practice on. Timor Here Im going to try to ambush him like you suggest. Im emptying my bases at Ambonia and Kendari, and instead Im using fighters based at either Macassar or Menado to LRCAP the bases. This is to minimize losses on the ground, and at the same time try to ambush him.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 12:54:44 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/18/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 40,67 Japanese Ships PG Kozan Maru Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 37,59 Japanese Ships PG Kanko Maru PG Toyotsu Maru PG Kaiun Maru PG Busho Maru APD APD-31 Allied Ships SS KXVII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 37,59 Japanese Ships PG Kanko Maru PG Toyotsu Maru PG Kaiun Maru PG Busho Maru APD APD-31 Allied Ships SS KXVII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,30 Japanese Ships PG Nishho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PG Hayakafuku Maru Allied Ships SS KVII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 22 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 22 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kashii Maru AK Suruga Maru AK Renzan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 30,29 Japanese Ships DD Harukaze Allied Ships PT PT-38, Shell hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 37,59 Japanese Ships PG Kanko Maru PG Toyotsu Maru PG Kaiun Maru PG Busho Maru APD APD-31 Allied Ships SS KXVII, hits 2 Not much action today. I still had 8 ops losses however. Really annoying as I lost another Tojo, which brings down my avaliable number to 6. Lots of recon today, but no attacks. I saw that he has CAP up over Diamond Harbor, but I wont venture a sweep there. I need to finish rebuilding my airforce in Burma before I can think of offensive operations. I moved all Bettys to Truk, and all Sallys/Helens are now at Saigon. Ive got one supply convoy coming into Akyab tomorrow, so something tells me there is the risk of an air attack on Akyab. Ive ordered something like 200 fighters on CAP over Akyab tomorrow, and the remaining 150 on CAP over Mandalay. In the lower NEI Im putting up all my fighters over Ambonia tomorrow. In todays recon, he saw that Im defending Kendari with 40-something Zeros and only 10 Oscars at Ambonia. I hope he will take the bait and attack Ambonia. In other news, these two caught my eye in the operations report. Walrus sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 28,78 , Speed 7 , Moving Northeast Apparently a surface ship is approaching Timor again. The sighting is of a Jap ship off Koepang. Im moving my units away from Koepang, but Im expecting a double-strike tomorrow (shore bomb + air attack). I have over 1000 mines at Kopeang, as well as shore batteries and lots of flak. Should be interesting to see how my defenses fare against this attack. It will give a good indication on what I should prepare my defenses for. PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Norfolk Island This is the first time he has sent recon to Norfolk Island and surely there is some reason for that. Ive ordered a surface action force of 1 BB and 3 CAs from Truk to Guadalcanal to have some sort of defensive reply in case he tries something. Norfolk Island is a lvl 1 airbase, and Im not going to build it anymore. I want it as a recon outpost, not an airfield. It is fortified to fort lvl 5, and Ive got something like 5 construction engineers, an AA-unit, a Nav guard and a base force there. Im also moving another infantry force from Noumea to Thursday Island. The same ships will take the AA unit back with it to Noumea. If I see more air recon here in the next couple of days, I will order one the Akagi-TF to Guadalcanal aswell. Perhaps this would be a good time to go over some of my larger naval units. I have two CVTFs right now. The Akagi-TF consists of CV Akagi CV Kaga CV Junyo CVL Ruyo CVL Shoho All in all, 280 aircraft. This TF is currently on station at Tarawa to counter any move into the central pacific by the yankees. The Zuikaku-TF consists of CV Zuikaku CV Shokaku CV Hiruy CV Soryu CV Hiyo All in all, 328 aircraft. This TF is currently in transit on route to Tokyo for some port-time. Zuikaku has 11 sys damage and needs some docktime. 3 BBs and 3 CAs are on route to Rangoon. Im not sure if Im going to use them or not, but I want them close by in case something happens here. I have 1 BB and 3 CAs on route to Guadalcanal as I said earlier. 3 BBs are undergoing repairs at Singapore, they are now at 11, 11 and 18 sys damage. I have 2 BBs and 1 CVL at the home islands also undergoing repairs, but they can be put back into action if need be, they are at 10 and 8 sys. Another CA is at Shanghai finishing up her repairs, she is now at 1 sys. CVEs Hosho and Taihyo are undergoing repairs at Singapore aswell, they will be here for a while longer with 18 and 22 sys. And last, but not least, I have 2 CAs in the Ambonia-area to defend against nuiscance raids by the brits.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 1:10:21 PM)
This is the area of responsibility for the 17th Army, located at Noumea. 17th Army currently consists of: 16th Division 23rd Mixed Brigade 6th SNLF 24th NLF 8th NLF Maizuru 4th SNLF 86th Naval Guards 66th Naval Guards 2nd Coastal Gun Regiment 4th Coastal Gun Regiment 3rd Heavy Field Artillery 17th Heavy Field Artillery 47th Heavy AA Regiment 48th Heavy AA Regiment 45th Heavy AA Regiment Truk AA Battalion And various support elements. All in all I can muster over 900 AVs in this area. The main defensive forces are located at Espiritu Santu and Noumea. If I see more recon activity here, I will reinforce the 17th army with one brigade from Rabaul. [image]local://upfiles/1562/72FFA25CF85C4F62B332F7CB6218F75E.jpg[/image]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 7:45:45 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/19/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 27,33 Japanese Ships ML Kuroshima ML Ishizaki ML Katoku Allied Ships SS KXII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 33,64 Japanese Ships AP Kashiwa Maru Allied Ships SS O16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 39,73 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Boise CL Enterprise BB Royal Sovereign Japanese ground losses: 2706 casualties reported Guns lost 31 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 21 Port hits 7 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 5 Good thing I decided to keep my front bases empty. I lose some support troops, but thats it. My CAs are going to Kuching now, in case he tries to disrupt my AA there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 30 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34) Japanese Ships PG Eifuku Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 85 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 59 damaged Japanese Ships AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AK Gosyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Izumo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Sekko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Fumishima Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Wales Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Montreal Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Mikage Maru #20, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 161 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 14 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 13 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet This is what happens when you try to bombard a fully defended AA-base. I have 5 AA units at Kuching, and the B17s will be limping home from this strike. Intel shows that I only shot down 4 B-17s, but there should be alot of damaged buffs at Darwin now, together with some pretty demoralized crews. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 23 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet In other news, two Op reports caught my eye. Walrus has spotted Toba Maru at 30,29 This is off Akyab, and it tells me the Tommies are coming in for another shore bombardment run. Im rushing all my surface forces to Akyab, I hope they make it in time. Two Surface combat TFs consisting of BB+2CA+CL and 2BB+2CA are rushing in. PB2Y Coronado takes recon photos of Norfolk Island And with that, the Akagi TF is ordered to depart Tarawa and move to Guadalcanal. Something is happening in the deep southern pacific. No changes in my fighter dispositions today, Im still setting ambushes at Akyab and Ambonia. Im just waiting for him to walk into them.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 8:36:43 PM)
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I was soo close to catching him today. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/20/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 21,47 Japanese Ships ML Hoko Allied Ships SS Swordfish -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1045 encounters mine field at Akyab (30,29) Allied Ships DD Tenedos, Mine hits 1 CL Birmingham, Mine hits 1 Perhaps this will convince him to leave my bases alone? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 30,29 Japanese Ships DD Harukaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1 CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1 CA Exeter CL Birmingham, Shell hits 2 CL Newcastle DD Stronghold DD Tenedos DD Arrow DD Decoy DD Norman DD Harukaze (means Spring Breeze) performs her duty honorably and in the tradition of the Imperial navy. Alone and against hopeless odds, she stands her ground, damaging several enemy cruisers before going down. [image]local://upfiles/1562/A6D3518D06D848AAB5CC7BA375C6DC60.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 30,29 Japanese Ships PG Hayakafuku Maru AK Toba Maru, Shell hits 50, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Devonshire CA Cornwall CA Exeter, Shell hits 1 CL Birmingham CL Newcastle DD Stronghold DD Tenedos DD Arrow DD Decoy DD Norman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Akyab, at 30,29 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed D3A Val: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Newcastle CA Exeter CA Cornwall CA Devonshire Japanese ground losses: 584 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Runway hits 13 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 10 The damage done is light -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,29 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships CL Birmingham And this is how luck helps the cowardly brits once again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 55 B-25C Mitchell x 118 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged Japanese ground losses: 872 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 26 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 7 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 6 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 9 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 6 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 20 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 20 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 2 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 21000 feet 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet I see my flak has scared him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 23 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet Today was enormously frustrating. My BBs entered the waters off Akyab the very second the Royal Navy ships slipped out. They were so close I could almost touch them. So...enormously...frustrating... I have decided to try a daring attack into India tomorrow. I have set 260 fighters to CAP over Chandpur tomorrow, and I have ordered my BBs to move to the hex and remain there. I hope to catch any stragglers from Akyab. With a little luck, Ill catch one of the retreating cruisers. Im planning to hover in the hex with my surface TFs and then the day after Im going to attack Diamond Harbor. I should be able to catch alot of bombers over Chandpur since I suspect he has alot of bombers on naval attack today. They will attack my Surface TFs at Chandpur, and there they will be met by 140 Zeros and 120 Oscars. Today could be a big day for the Empire...or it could be a very very costly day.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 9:58:35 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/21/42 Unfortunately not too much action today. I guess his airforce was not prepared for this, not a single bomber was on naval attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 23 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Chandpur, at 30,25 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Beaufort I: 5 destroyed Catalina I: 2 destroyed A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro CA Maya CA Haguro BB Hyuga Allied ground losses: 400 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 52 Our Battleships catch the RAF with their pants down. The bombardment is successful, and we catch 10-15 bombers on the ground. Unfortunately we are unable to catch any RN ships. Tomorrow we are ordering a bold strike at the heart of the British India forces. The two surface combat TFs currently at Chandpur will move to Diamond Harbor to seek out the enemy and engage him. One TF is set to bombard, the other is set to surface combat. [image]local://upfiles/1562/72F0BC2A9CA24BC8895E8675B8B4A6DE.jpg[/image] Bombing mission in red, CAP-mission in blue. all my A6M3s are moved to Akyab, and my A6M2s went to Tavoy. Bombers and Oscars at Mandalay. To support this move, we have put 150 Zeros to CAP over Diamond Harbor. Roughly 100 A6M2 from Tavoy and 50 A6M3 from Akyab. Meanwhile, while the RAF is busy with these battles over Diamond Harbor, the bombers will make one final effort. I have moved 150 Sallys and Helens back to Mandalay, and they will hit Chandpur tomorrow, escorted by 100 Oscars. The bombardment caught 10-15 bombers on the ground today, and I should have disabled most of the AA units, so the bombers will be going in at 6000. Duty is heavy as a mountain. Death is light as a feather.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 10:16:06 PM)
Waiting on the turn is wreaking havoc on my nerves. Some considerations here. I sent one BB TF on surface combat because I didnt want to waste all main armament ammo in case I meet a large surface combat TF. The BBs who bombarded Chandpur have 5 ammo left for their big guns. This TF is set to surface combat. The other TF is set to bombard, but it only consists of one BB and two CA. The idea is that these two TFs will patrol at Diamond Harbor, so I can protect them with my CAP. The next day they will sprint away and hopefully be outside torpedo bomber range. A million things can go wrong tomorrow however. This plan rests on the idea that my Zeros can disrupt the attacking bombers. I will be facing Swordfish and Wellingtons and probably some other bombers aswell. They will be escorted by 100 fighters at least. I have over 150 fighter set to CAP this hex, but not all of these will fly (despite the fact that I have an air-hq at Pagan). The fighters will be coming from two bases, Akyab, which has 60 runway damage, and Pagan. If either one of these fields is clouded in, my strength over Diamond Harbor will be halved or quartered. if both fields are clouded in... Only the torpedo bombers are leathal though. My BBs will act as bomb-magnets, and the 500 pounders cant hurt them. I dont know how many Swordfish he has here, but I suspect its something around 50. My bombardment should disrupt some of the aircraft based at Diamond Harbor, but maybe he has moved his units to Calcutta instead. Like I said, tomorrow, a million things can go wrong... And I am reminded of that Japanese saying... Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather. At the same time, I think the strike at Chandpur will go in pretty much unopposed. I dont think he will remember to put a CAP up here. And either way, I have enough Oscars to fight my way through here. Here my bombers and fighters come from the same base (Mandalay) so either we all fly, or no one flies.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/15/2008 11:37:53 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/22/42 A good turn. Not excellent, but good. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbor, at 28,23 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Naka CA Nachi, Shell hits 5 CA Chikuma BB Haruna Allied ground losses: 352 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 11 My bombardment is largely ineffective. I kill some troops, but not a single aircraft. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 51 Ki-21 Sally x 75 Ki-49 Helen x 87 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 5 destroyed Catalina I: 6 destroyed Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 144 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet The attack on Chandpur goes in unopposed. We take out 20-something aircraft on the ground today. Almost all his Catalina and A-20 losses are from the two attacks on Chandpur, so in two days we have taken out something like 40 aircraft. That should be considered a good result. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,92 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,28 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Rigel, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet I really dont understand what he is doing with a ML out here, three hexes off Akyab..NOW..when I have 3 confirmed BBs and 3 CAs in the area? Suicide. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Diamond Harbor , at 28,23 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Shinonome DD Harusame DD Michishio Allied Ships SS S-36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Diamond Harbor at 28,23 Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Hyuga CA Maya CA Haguro DD Hibiki DD Hato Allied Ships ML Pro Patria, Shell hits 3, and is sunk And what is this? I expected to find some part of the Royal Navy here at Diamond Harbor. What I didnt expect to find was a Dutch minelayer. Well, I suppose I should be happy, Ive sunk two of his MLs, and if I remember correctly, he only has three. My BBs are now ordered to head to sea at full speed. If I manage to sneak away, then this little adventure worked. No losses for me, and some aircraft torched on the ground for him...that and two MLs lost. I was expecting a large dogfight today, but I suppose Im content with these results. Most of my airforce will rest now. Im quite sure he will have his entire airforce on naval attack/escort tomorrow, so Im quite happy with staying on the ground. Im just going to order one attack, bombers from Mandalay, to hit an airfield of his to keep him off guard. I expect the strike to go in unopposed, since his airforce will probably be making Diamond Harbor a hornets nest of fighters and bombers.

jwilkerson -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/16/2008 4:46:58 AM)
Boy you sure have some guts - going back for a second "dip" with the BBs on the Indian coast! I'd expect you to take some torps - but hope not! Weren't you gonna try to put some Zeros at Kendari and try to attack his 4EB? I guess you're "sucquing him in" eh? [:D]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (1/16/2008 11:33:06 AM)
Hehe, well, fortune favours the bold. All my surface ships escaped unscratched. I cant put up a CAP in the Kendari area, all my fighters have too low morale, so Im resting them for a day or two.

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