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Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 2:00:40 PM)
And here are my future plans for the CENTPAC. We'll try to bypass Truk. It will however take a lot of time and in the meanwhile many things can change, so do not count at 100% on it! [image]local://upfiles/4162/C18D5BCCAB4C4CA7BCE5A29AD3726043.jpg[/image]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 2:09:55 PM)
And this the big picture [image]local://upfiles/4162/F67D3B8C0E184A6B8CFD190552ADE5EA.jpg[/image]

PzB74 -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 2:11:43 PM)
Since your opponent is playing by the extreme the best way to overcome him could be to strike back with the same tactics since this would expose his biggest vulnerabilities. If you'd like to play it 'safe' I wouldn't recomment these 'by passes' this early on. This could very well lead to Woleai being surrounded and reinforcing it would mean running the Betty gauntlet from Truk and Palaus. What about New Guinea? Were's your current stand - and cand you start expanding AFs here and prepare to move 'up the ladder'? Having southern part of NG, all of the Solomons and Marshalls by autumn 42 would put you in a very good spot. You also need to send out scouts to find the KB - if it's not near Karachi the British heavy hitters could intercept the Tokyo Express soon!

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 2:18:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PzB Since your opponent is playing by the extreme the best way to overcome him could be to strike back with the same tactics since this would expose his biggest vulnerabilities. If you'd like to play it 'safe' I wouldn't recomment these 'by passes' this early on. This could very well lead to Woleai being surrounded and reinforcing it would mean running the Betty gauntlet from Truk and Palaus. What about New Guinea? Were's your current stand - and cand you start expanding AFs here and prepare to move 'up the ladder'? Having southern part of NG, all of the Solomons and Marshalls by autumn 42 would put you in a very good spot. You also need to send out scouts to find the KB - if it's not near Karachi the British heavy hitters could intercept the Tokyo Express soon! Hi John. As i said before it will be a long term plan. As soon as i'll conquest Panope and will start the attrition air battle against Truk i'll start sending men and stuff to Darwin. From there i'll advance directly towards Ambonia and then the northern part of NG, completely bypassing Rabaul and Admiralty Isl. In NG and solomons at the moment everything is quiet because neither of us has focused on this theatre. The Northern NG is probably the best way to go.The idea is to have a double claw that bites and immobilize the whole central pacific japanese fortress: Truk,Rabaul and Palau. So threatening directly the Mariannas and the PI. It's clear however that if Karachi will be lost and he will be able to transfer all those troops back to CENTPAC, everything will have to be rewritten

PzB74 -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 2:45:28 PM)
Yees, exactly - it may have to be rewritten. If Trollelite frees up all his troops for CentPac he will be able to dictate terms until Spring 43. So you have a difficult decision indeed; Play hardball and take big risks - or go for the slow methodical build-up. As usual the middle way will most likely be the most fruiteful one [;)]

Andy Mac -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 3:17:09 PM)
Aye I genuinelly dont believe Karachi is takable in these circumstances you need to have cut up and defeated the CW army in south central India (as PZB did) once its back behind the forts in a city hex its dammed hard to take (ask Nemo he tried and failed) Its a tough ask. On the other hand if trollelite accepts that he cannot take Karachi then he can pull out all but minimal delaying forces who will benefit from the city defensive bonus if you try to attack them. So you will need to amphib behind him or bring in Paras The worst option for you is if he leaves say 1,000 AV at Karachi. Garrisons the rest of India with 4 or 5 Divs and pulls everything else out to head south. Andy

PzB74 -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 3:29:06 PM)
I'm still a bit uncertain about the infallability of Karachi. Quality of Allied troops vs quality of Jap troops + constant air and sea bombardments. But we shall see [:)] Do you know how many assault points Wobbly managed to stack up in Karachi during our game Andy?

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 3:45:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PzB I'm still a bit uncertain about the infallability of Karachi. Quality of Allied troops vs quality of Jap troops + constant air and sea bombardments. But we shall see [:)] Do you know how many assault points Wobbly managed to stack up in Karachi during our game Andy? As is said before, in a game against MC3477 i managed to conquer Chungking despite the WHOLE chinese army was in there! Yes, ok, maybe he was a bit off with supplies but bombing it for months (and here at Karachi he has the BBs in aide of his bombers) can really burn a lot of supplies. I'm not that certain that Karachi will hold neither. But it will however take him some time...that's pretty sure

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 3:52:58 PM)
Anyway i'm pretty happy in CENTPAC, even if Trollelite brings back tomorrow his whole army from India. I'm far away beyond the historical advance and i really feel safe right now where i am (Eniwetok and the Marshalls).

Andy Mac -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 4:38:18 PM)
In your game ADavidB had c 1600 AV all of which had been retreated multiple times and lvl 4 forts at Karachi. He or Wobbly fought it out at Ahmabad, Delhi and Lahore and didnt get the troops and AA guns concentrated. ADavidB also decided to fight at Malir as his MLR and was retreated out of the base wrecking a Corps worth of forces. (also his troops were prepped for Malir) Broadly I view GH's position as much better he has more rested full strength forces and I think all three Armoured Bdes are back and dug in as well. I would not want to be attacking that base Andy

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 5:44:41 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/30/42 Just the combat report 'cause i'm at work. March is running away fast. Usual bombings over Karachi,Manila and Changsha. Eniwetok reached AF level 3. Soon the show will begin. Kwalajein, despite the heavy bombings, still have nails to hurt my lighter ships. Cross your finger for Changsha's fate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Chokai CA Maya CA Takao CA Chikuma CA Tone Allied ground losses: 6606 casualties reported Guns lost 72 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 61 His CAs are so effective...[:o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 81,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 106 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Trenton CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13 CL Hobart, Shell hits 7 CL Perth, Shell hits 2 CL Achilles, Shell hits 6 CL Leander, Shell hits 3 CA Canberra, Shell hits 7 CA Australia, Shell hits 11 Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Ouch![:@] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Ki-21-II Sally x 137 Ki-46-II Dinah x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 38 G4M1 Betty x 25 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16 Ki-48-I Lily x 30 Ki-49 Helen x 18 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 5 damaged G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 76 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 Beaufort I x 6 B-18A Bolo x 3 A-20B Boston x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 27 B-26B Marauder x 28 B-17E Fortress x 24 Allied aircraft losses B-18A Bolo: 2 damaged A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Runway hits 5 Port supply hits 1 You see? Kwalajein is far from being reduced!! [:@] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Chinese Cavalry Corps, at Changsha Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 36 B5N2 Kate x 16 Ki-30 Ann x 7 Ki-32 Mary x 57 Ki-48-I Lily x 21 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 197 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at Changsha Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 12 B5N2 Kate x 6 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Ki-32 Mary x 19 Ki-48-I Lily x 17 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at Changsha Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 6 B5N2 Kate x 3 Ki-30 Ann x 2 Ki-32 Mary x 9 Ki-48-I Lily x 9 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-49 Helen x 78 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2472 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8971[X(] Defending force 173500 troops, 794 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4236 Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported

Andy Mac -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 8:14:50 PM)
Ouch thats a nasty bombardment

BLurking -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/21/2008 10:01:45 PM)
Are you running recon flights on Kwaj? Remember as Allies w/o dedicated recon aircraft you need to run multiple flights to get the same results as the Japanese. Put some of those bombers on recon, rather than pasting the airbase. You should get 3 or 4 to accompany the bombing groups and get good detection on the base. Then, you will be able to bombard and bomb with equal effect as the Japanese are getting in India. Sometimes I get so used to having good recon ability as Japan, I forget to up the effort when I'm playing the Allies - 'cause Allied recon is truly pathetic...

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 12:38:47 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/31/42 Two more days in the war. The U.K. called back 1 CA and 2 DDs and i gave them back. Finally my ships have all upgraded (CVs, Subs, BBs, CAs,CLs and DDs)....in a pair of weeks they'll be able to be back in action! Usual bombings at Karachi and Manila, while at Changsha we managed to close his supply lines. However he will be able to push me back cause only a guerrilla unit has crossed the river. Anyway his advance towards Changsha isn't and won't be easy! One of my S-class sub managed to torpedo and sink at Truk another AMC! This is a great hit! Those raiders are nasty! At SF 4 Eng units, 4 Base forces and some more planes are being loaded: direction: Eniwetok and Marshalls. Still 312,000 supplies at Karachi and 2560 AVs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 69 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 150 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 91 G4M1 Betty x 88 Ki-49 Helen x 10 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 4 damaged G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 265 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 19 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dacca[:@] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 14778 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272 Defending force 1168 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 518 - adjusted assault: 279 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 93 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dacca base !!! Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1564 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 380688 troops, 1886 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 8999 Defending force 173447 troops, 800 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4237 Japanese max assault: 68 - adjusted assault: 23 Allied max defense: 4236 - adjusted defense: 5126 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 1792 casualties reported Guns lost 43 Vehicles lost 5 Allied ground losses: 782 casualties reported Guns lost 1 What the hell is he doing here??? attacking with a single Tank rgt??!?!!??![&:][&:][&:][&:] What's the trick?????[:-][:-] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/01/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 66,78 Japanese Ships AP Kiyosumi Maru Allied Ships SS S-45 The first attack...missed! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Hyuga BB Mutsu BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 4350 casualties reported[:(] Guns lost 72 Vehicles lost 4 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 24 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21 Ki-21-II Sally x 147 Ki-49 Helen x 2 Ki-46-II Dinah x 12 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-43A Lancer: 1 damaged Resources hits 21 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35 Ki-21-II Sally x 33 Ki-49 Helen x 47 Ki-15 Babs x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 35 G4M1 Betty x 16 E13A1 Jake x 3 Ki-48-I Lily x 30 Ki-49 Helen x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 66,78 Japanese Ships AP Kiyosumi Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-45 ...and the second attack with daylight!...the damned ship sinks immediately!![:D][:'(] [image]local://upfiles/4162/0B33063A097747AB983151ACBC462D47.jpg[/image]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 12:39:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BLurking Are you running recon flights on Kwaj? Remember as Allies w/o dedicated recon aircraft you need to run multiple flights to get the same results as the Japanese. Put some of those bombers on recon, rather than pasting the airbase. You should get 3 or 4 to accompany the bombing groups and get good detection on the base. Then, you will be able to bombard and bomb with equal effect as the Japanese are getting in India. Sometimes I get so used to having good recon ability as Japan, I forget to up the effort when I'm playing the Allies - 'cause Allied recon is truly pathetic... I'm reconing the base since the first day!! ...both with bombers and with F5s....[:-][:o]

okami -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 12:55:53 AM)
Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 380688 troops, 1886 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 8999 Defending force 173447 troops, 800 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4237 Japanese max assault: 68 - adjusted assault: 23 Allied max defense: 4236 - adjusted defense: 5126 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 1792 casualties reported Guns lost 43 Vehicles lost 5 Allied ground losses: 782 casualties reported Guns lost 1 What the hell is he doing here??? attacking with a single Tank rgt??!?!!??![&:][&:][&:][&:] What's the trick?????[:-][:-] This allows him to see fort levels without losing to much to get the information. Call it a probing attack. He now knows your defenses and it did not cost him a major attack. I would call this perfectly acceptable, but that is just my opinion.

Elladan -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 1:18:25 AM)
Aren't all his units (not only the one attacking) firing in the fire phase? I remember reading somewhere about such glitch in the code. Another thing is that he eats your supplies that way without suffering big losses.

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 8:47:11 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/02/42 Thx guys. I was not complaining btw. I was just wondering what was he doing cause i've never seen this kind of attacks... Anyway. While the american pacific fleet is R&R in the west coast harbours, the war, as PzB says, grinds on[:D] From Naga he managed to advance towards Manila with a strong force. He also brought to Luzon the 31st Division. So now he has nearly 3000 AVs at Luzon. My fear was that my forces could be cut in 2 pieces at Clark and Manila so i withdrew my forces at Clark and moved them all to Manila, managing to bring every single supply point with me this time[:D]. His naval and air assets keep on pounding Karachi. Supplies are down to 308,000 whle the AVs are stable around 2600. At Changsha the same old story. He bombed me with all his chinese air wings and keeps on moving in new forces. Tomorrow he will probably re-open his comm.lines again, pushing back my guerrill unit N-E of Changsha. There's really nothing much else to report....soon Karachi's and Manila's sieges will begin and we'll also see how Changsha will defend against those overwhelming odds... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 Japanese Ships CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko Allied ground losses: 2302 casualties reported Guns lost 24 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 22 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21-II Sally x 134 Ki-49 Helen x 3 Ki-46-II Dinah x 12 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Resources hits 21 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32 Ki-21-II Sally x 25 Ki-49 Helen x 45 Ki-15 Babs x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 45,53 I wanted to give him some more pain at Manila, so i ordered the very experienced Kingfishers wing to perform naval attack missions...results are good. Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Shokyu Maru AK Yamabato Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet 4 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-49 Helen x 82 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 45,48 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kosei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Goyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet 4 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/03/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11 Ki-21-II Sally x 26 Ki-48-I Lily x 71 Ki-49 Helen x 52 Ki-15 Babs x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 33 G4M1 Betty x 16 E13A1 Jake x 3 Ki-48-I Lily x 32 Ki-49 Helen x 10 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 7 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 22 Manila's flak is still working quite well![;)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 45,57 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Siberia AK Atlantic Maru, Bomb hits 1[:D] Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 4 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet 4 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 41 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied ground losses: 121 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 100 G4M1 Betty x 94 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 7 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 333 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 117

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 8:52:09 AM)
Now Manila has 21k supplies and 2100 AVs and 9 forts....will be interesting to see how these guys perform in comparison to the Karachi defenders.

castor troy -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 9:46:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner Now Manila has 21k supplies and 2100 AVs and 9 forts....will be interesting to see how these guys perform in comparison to the Karachi defenders. I fear 21k supplies won�t last long...[:(]

Elladan -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 9:55:09 AM)
I have to agree, If there is a possibility you have to bring some more supplies to Manila if you want to stay there. But it doesn't have to be immediate, so let's wait and see.

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 10:06:28 AM)
I'm sending a pair of transports full of supplies from Darwin to Manila. I doubt however that they will make it through. Yes, won't last that long but with the forces he has right now on hands he cannot conquer it. No way. He will need at least 2 more divisions and some artillery. Anyway as long as Manila keeps him busy there, i'm happy cause i can go on with my plans in the CENTPAC without fearing much (KB excluded obviously). Untill his forces are there in Luzon he cannot reinforce Ponape or other islands in the Mariannas or near Palau. However we did our best at Luzon. Could not do more.

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 10:17:15 AM)
He's slowly approaching Karachi from Malir. 13 units are already beyond the rivercrossing, waiting for the others companions to join them. He will for sure wait for the other units deployed in Bangladesh, after they have conquered it (Dacca, Calcutta, DH, etc etc). So i'd say we wont' see any Japanese attack at Karachi before the second half of April. Following Andy's suggestion we're sending a single AK from Aden to Karachi....[;)] Karachi situation: 308,500 supplies fort 6 (41% to 7) 2601 AVs

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 10:27:48 AM)
It's amazing how many supplies we've burnt in the Marshalls. We brought there nearly 600,000 supplies when we landed. Now, after 1 month and a half less than 290,000 divided between 5 bases, is what remanins of those 600k! The american advance really drinks a lot!! However i'm happy. The flow of men and stuff to the first line in the pacific is constant and it's going very smoothly. CV Hornet has finally arrived and she's now moving from Panama towards PH. Yes, by the end of April our combat fleet will be completely ready again!

Elladan -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 11:04:48 AM)
Think how much supplies Japanese forces in India need each day. And how much fuel he needs for his bombardment TFs [:)]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 11:08:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Elladan Think how much supplies Japanese forces in India need each day. And how much fuel he needs for his bombardment TFs [:)] Supplies aren't a problem. India produces enough with its resources centers i guess. Fuel is another matter but he has conquered many ports with plenty of fuel in it.... However sooner or later it's gonna dry up[;)]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 12:32:23 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/04/42 Another normal day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Takao CA Chikuma CA Tone Allied ground losses: 2115 casualties reported Guns lost 66 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 70 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Hope these damned ships will sooner or later have to get back to a port for some R&R...they've been bombing the hell out of my bases since 7th Dec 41!!!![:@] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 65 Ki-21-II Sally x 26 Ki-48-I Lily x 68 Ki-49 Helen x 53 Ki-15 Babs x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 57 Would like to ambush here but his escort is too strong at the moment....[:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 30 G4M1 Betty x 16 E13A1 Jake x 3 Ki-49 Helen x 12 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 The AA guns at Manila are performing very well![:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 Beaufort I x 24 P-40B Tomahawk x 14 B-18A Bolo x 6 A-20B Boston x 15 B-25C Mitchell x 43 B-26B Marauder x 47 B-17E Fortress x 71 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged A-20B Boston: 2 damaged B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 39 Bombing at 15,000 fts my unexperienced crews aren't achieving any good result...[:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Philippine Division, at Manila[:D] Japanese aircraft Ki-32 Mary x 36 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32 Mary: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged[;)][:D] Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 88 G4M1 Betty x 79 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 73 So nothing special to report. KB must be lurking somewhere between the pacific and Singapore...but where?????

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 1:14:14 PM)
Listen guys, i know these combat reports copied and pasted are boring like a romance-book reading, but i wanted to give you the idea of the constancy and the efficiency of enemy air and naval bombings in the 3 hot spots (Karachi,Manila and Changsha). I'll promise i'll try to be more descrictive and less boring

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 2:28:35 PM)
Retreated to Manila from Clark just in time....he entered at the same time at Manila and Clark...[8D]...however more than 2500 AVs at Manila...not bad [image]local://upfiles/4162/EA3F90B8C8154FDEAC0163C216BE8588.jpg[/image]

Andy Mac -> RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near (1/22/2008 3:08:01 PM)
Nice timing ;)

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