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jdsrae -> 19 Feb 44 reports (9/10/2021 9:55:48 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 19, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Lord Howe Island at 98,167 SS I-27 Allied Ships xAK William P. McArthur, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK William P. McArthur is sighted by SS I-27 SS I-27 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Koggala at 28,50 SS I-179, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Carnatic AM Baluchistan AM Kathiawar SS I-179 is located by AM Carnatic AM Carnatic attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st USMC Parachute Battalion, at 105,137 (Rossel Island) Ki-49-IIb Helen x 23 Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Also attacking 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 11 A-36 Mustang x 7 Liberator B.III: 3 damaged A-36 Mustang: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Port fuel hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 2 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 10 P-51A Mustang x 7 Liberator B.III: 2 damaged P-51A Mustang: 3 destroyed Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 10 Liberator B.VI: 3 damaged Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 25 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 P-38J Lightning x 21 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 72 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25G Mitchell x 3 B-25G Mitchell: 1 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 11 B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 Japanese ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 P-38J Lightning x 22 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th/A Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 23 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 12 B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 3 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 13 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Mili , at 136,121 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 4 TBM-1C Avenger x 2 TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 118 TBM-1C Avenger x 90 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Makin , at 136,125 Weather in hex: Light cloud Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 11 TBF-1 Avenger x 9 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 19, 44 Repairs completed on BB Kongo at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service G4M1 Betty from 755 Ku K-1 attacking a O16 Class class SS at 78,111 a Gato class SS is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 503 Ku K-1 attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 111,108 an Allied SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Atago-2 attacking an Allied SS at 69,91 a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT PB4Y-1 Liberator sighted over Kusaie Island 2LT Taniguchi R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 1LT Hanzawa K. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 12 1LT Hanzawa K. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 13 2LT Taniguchi R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 2LT Taniguchi R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Kimiyama F. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Kimiyama F. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Kimiyama F. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking SS Raton at 107,71 SS Raton is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking a Tambor class SS at 110,65 a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 502 Ku K-1 attacking SS Puffer at 67,107 SS Puffer is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Akyab Ace pilot Dohibara R. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 2LT Previous report of sinking of SS Snapper incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service DD Hayashimo arrives at Kobe – will move south when the Kongos return to the Combined Fleet SS I-53 arrives at Okayama – will move to SWAF for long range patrols around India ML G-216 arrives at Sapporo MTB G-16 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 203 Ku S-1 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – assigned to 28th Air Flotilla, 13th Air Fleet, SWAF. Upgraded to George-2. Pilots with 70Air but <70Strafe skills are assigned. Orders are to train Sweep 100% range 0 to increase Strafe and Def skills. There are no other IJN fighters in the SW Area Fleet yet so they will help to provide some depth and a reaction force just in case the Allies try anything in the coastal areas from Rabaul to Palembang. 203 Ku S-2 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – same as above, but issued rookie pilots and set to train Escort 100% range 0 to train Air and Def skills. 553 Ku K-1 arrives at Bihoro – assigned to 27th Air Flotilla, 12th Air Fleet, NEAF. Issued D4Y1 Judy to keep a pool of D4Y4 in case the Fleet needs them. 553 Kokutai will fly operational Naval Search missions to spot subs, attack one on occasion, and slowly increase experience. I’ve noticed that flying NavS missions over Allied subs results in bonus ASW skill increasing whenever the pilots attack, so I’m only setting ASW patrol missions where there are large Allied sub swarms and multiple air units overlapping each other. Also, IJA bombers like Sally/Helen train and fly ASW but not NavS, so they leave the NavS to the Navy to let the Army focus on ASW as a way to train up Def skill and fly a useful mission to slowly increase experience levels. 553 Ku K-2 arrives at Oita – same as above but flying Jills. 701 Ku K-1 arrives at Nagoya – moved to INAF Base Tsu with G4M2 Betty and set to NavSearch 50% range 17. There are no pilots available for this unit yet as all the rookies are training NavS and ASW skills in Jake Force. It will fill out with trained strike pilots as they become available from the Jake Jill training pipeline as it is a waste to use Nell/Betty/Frances for training. 23rd I.F.Chutai arrives at Tokyo – IJA basic fighter pilot training, Escort 100% range 0. [image]local://upfiles/34194/D6D9AB9C028A470C870AB8911D016279.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 20 Feb 44 reports (9/17/2021 9:38:47 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 20, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 411 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98) Allied Ships DMS Chandler DMS Palmer DD Grayson, Mine hits 1 27 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 Allied Ships BB Alabama BB Massachusetts BB Indiana CA Vincennes CA Quincy CA Minneapolis CA New Orleans CL Santa Fe CL Denver CL Montpelier CL Columbia Japanese ground losses: 345 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 16 (10 destroyed, 6 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 48 Port hits 13 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Newcastle at 93,167 SS I-28, hits 2 Allied Ships AM Cowra AM Bunbury SS I-28 is sighted by escort I-28 diving deep .... AM Bunbury attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 3 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 13 13 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 3 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 20 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 9 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 P-51A Mustang x 2 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 11 Liberator B.III: 4 damaged Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 10 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 Liberator B.VI: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft A-36 Mustang x 4 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft – low level strafing runs into heavy flak A-20G Havoc x 11 B-25D1 Mitchell x 23 A-20G Havoc: 7 damaged A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 23 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 170 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 2 P-38J Lightning x 42 – might be on LRCAP? P-40N5 Warhawk x 6 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 45 – also on LRCAP? 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 24 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th/B Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th/B Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 9 B-24J Liberator x 12 B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Allied aircraft – the Allies have so many P47s that they can throw them into strafing runs now! P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 18 damaged P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed by flak 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 20 20 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Maloelap , at 136,117 – Maloelap is out of supply and it is too risky to get more in there on the surface. Emily transports can either fly some supply in or fly troops out, so they are doing the latter. Troops from Maloelap are being withdrawn to Kusaie which now has about 500AV in multiple units. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 16 F6F-3 Hellcat x 110 SBD-5 Dauntless x 66 TBM-1C Avenger x 11 SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 105,137 (Rossel Island) Ki-49-IIb Helen x 18 Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Mili , at 136,121 – Mili still has 1000 supply and 272AV so the troops will sit tight until airmobile troops have been withdrawn from Maloelap Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 45 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ailinglaplap , at 133,117 – down to a few hundred supplies, so Emily transports are starting to withdraw troops to Ponape. Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 60 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 20 TBM-1C Avenger x 18 TBM-1C Avenger: 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 – the Allies have split their CV force into at least two parts, which is interesting to see. That could create opportunities for KB to strike at part of it if the Allies start to get complacent and keep spreading it out. I need to get KB onto a flank. I might send the Combined Fleet towards Marcus Island and try to intercept the next Allied raid on Wake Island, which is now out of supply anyway, but still hasn’t been invaded. Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 118 TBM-1C Avenger x 90 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 20 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 20, 44 Repairs completed on CL Kiso at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hatsuyuki at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Isonami at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Shirakumo at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Usugumo at Shanghai, ship returned to service B6N2 Jill from 936 Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 103,120 – near Rambutyo a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Haguro-2 attacking an Allied SS at 87,61 an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,46 – near Akyab an Allied SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Atago-2 attacking SS Gudgeon at 68,93 - near Tandjoengselor SS Gudgeon is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a O16 Class class SS at 55,41 - near Chittagong a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,46 – near Akyab an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIb Helen from 74th Sentai attacking SS Scamp at 100,56 – near Saishu To SS Scamp is reported HIT F-7A Liberator sighted over Myitkyina Repairs completed on DD Uranami at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Shinonome at Shanghai, ship returned to service Kumamoto expands fortifications to size 1 Cox's Bazar expands fortifications to size 6 Lucknow expands airfield to size 5 Ace pilot Genwa S. of 87th Sentai is promoted to 2LT LST T-107 arrives at Maizuru MTB G-548 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 553 Ku K-1 arrives at Hakodate – Judy DB unit, assigned to 27 Air Flotilla and will fly NavS from Hakodate. 701 Ku K-1 arrives at Tsu – G4M2 Betty unit, will be transferred to 22 Air Flotilla, 2nd Air Fleet, Southern (Area) Fleet. Until the Allies start to advance into the DEI it will probably be temporarily assigned to the Marianas area, as that is where the action is most likely to occur over the next few months.

jdsrae -> 21 Feb 44 reports (9/17/2021 10:16:32 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 21, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 112,109 xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS Muskallunge launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sumiyoshi Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Jaluit at 134,120 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 99 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships – the only IJN unit at Jaluit is the Naval Fortress as it is static, so this is a bit of a waste of time for the Allies. They could just bypass it and let it rot away. DD McCord, Shell hits 3 DD Ingersoll, Shell hits 1 DD Hutchins, Shell hits 1 DD Healy DD Harrison DD Halligan DD Daly DD Cony Port hits 1 Jaluit Naval Fortress firing at DD McCord -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44 PB Rokko Maru SS Tally Ho is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 – Allied air continues to focus on Chittagong Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 3 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 12 11 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 14 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 22 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 12 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 18 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cuttack at 48,41 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes – that sounds like long enough for the CAP to intercept but they may have been too high Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 – this Betty unit is based at Rangoon so outside fighter escort range. The IJN wasn’t expecting to see RN CVs but had thought there was a risk of land based LRCAP. G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Allied aircraft Corsair II x 10 Martlet IV x 4 Wildcat V x 6 Allied Ships – no RN CVs spotted, but the air units suggest they are nearby BB Queen Elizabeth CA Dorsetshire CA Suffolk, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CAP engaged: No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Wildcat V (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead No.1833 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes No.79 Sqn RAF with Martlet IV (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 16 Beaufighter TF.X: 7 damaged Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-38J Lightning x 43 – lots of P38Js P-40N5 Warhawk x 3 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 97 – and lots of P47s, possibly set to LRCAP 2 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet 3 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-40N5 Warhawk x 2 2 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet 2 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 20 A-36 Mustang x 4 B-24D1 Liberator x 9 P-51A Mustang x 1 Liberator B.III: 6 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 11 Liberator B.VI: 3 damaged Liberator B.VI: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 B-25D1 Mitchell x 30 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 B-25D1 Mitchell x 15 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 38 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 97 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 20000 feet – Allies don’t seem to hit anything from 20k’, but no flak reaches them either. Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th/A Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 22 B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged 10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 15000 feet – 15k’ is a different story Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 2 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Maloelap , at 136,117 Weather in hex: Light rain Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 13 F6F-3 Hellcat x 83 SBD-5 Dauntless x 50 TBM-1C Avenger x 12 SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cuttack at 48,41 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes G4M1 Betty x 16 G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 11 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Allied aircraft Corsair II x 10 Martlet IV x 2 Wildcat V x 6 Allied Ships BB Queen Elizabeth, Torpedo hits 2 – reported sunk, but 2x torps can’t be enough to sink her. DE Encounter CAP engaged: No.834 Sqn-FF-1 FAA with Wildcat V (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.834 Sqn-FF-2 FAA with Wildcat V (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.1830 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.1833 Sqn FAA with Corsair II (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.79 Sqn RAF with Martlet IV (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Maloelap , at 136,117 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 27 SBD-5 Dauntless x 16 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Mili , at 136,121 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 37 SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Akyab at 54,44 PB Rokko Maru Allied Ships SS Tally Ho, hits 3 SS Tally Ho is sighted by escort Tally Ho bottoming out .... PB Rokko Maru attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 21, 44 Repairs completed on DD Nokaze at Rangoon, ship returned to service Previous report of sinking of SS Tally Ho incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 54, 44 D4Y4 Judy from 503 Ku K-1 attacking SS Muskallunge at 111,108 – near Truk SS Muskallunge is reported HIT G4M2 Betty from 762 Ku K-1 attacking SS Batfish at 103,62 – near Kochi SS Batfish is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from 901 Ku T-1 attacking SS Batfish at 103,62 SS Batfish is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Takao-2 attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 69,91 – near Tawau a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Nachi-2 attacking an Allied SS at 90,61 – near Wenchow a Triton class SS is reported HIT PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Makin G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 113,66 - near Aogashima an Allied PG is reported HIT Search G3M3 Nell destroyed by CAP E13A1 Jake from 938 Ku T-4 attacking an Allied SS at 54,45 – near Akyab an Allied SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Atago-2 attacking SS Gudgeon at 68,93 - near Tandjoengselor SS Gudgeon is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,45 - near Akyab an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 54,45 a Triton class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking SS Trident at 54,46 SS Trident is reported HIT Ki-49-IIb Helen from 74th Sentai attacking SS Scamp at 99,57 - near Fukue-jima SS Scamp is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Jorhat PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Jaluit PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Makin 18 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 111th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 17 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on CL Tama at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Numakaze at Rangoon, ship returned to service Tinian expands airfield to size 6 Loss of xAK Sumiyoshi Maru on Feb 21, 1944 is admitted BB Valiant is reported to have been sunk near Cuttack on Jan 15, 1944 [image]local://upfiles/34194/DFB07A43CCD4422E804D5103815BF7C8.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 22 Feb 44 reports (9/17/2021 10:27:27 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 22, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Akyab at 54,46 xAKL Hachirogata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Keinan Maru Allied Ships SS Storm, hits 1 SS Storm launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Hachirogata Maru PB Keinan Maru attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,125 AMc Wa 18 Captain of SS Flying Fish elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Flying Fish bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,125 AMc Wa 18 SS Flying Fish is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 Allied Ships – BB QE and CA Suffolk would have joined this bombardment if they weren’t torpedoed. CA Dorsetshire CL Newcastle Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st USMC Parachute Battalion, at 105,137 (Rossel Island) Ki-49-IIb Helen x 23 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Also attacking 3rd USMC Parachute Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 9 Liberator B.III: 2 damaged Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 9 Liberator B.VI x 13 Liberator B.III: 2 damaged Liberator B.III: 1 destroyed by flak Liberator B.VI: 6 damaged Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 P-38J Lightning x 24 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Maloelap , at 136,117 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 65 TBM-1C Avenger x 13 SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged TBM-1C Avenger: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 63374 troops, 1034 guns, 2385 vehicles, Assault Value = 3070 Defending force 75327 troops, 966 guns, 1110 vehicles, Assault Value = 2528 Allied adjusted assault: 2793 Japanese adjusted defense: 2520 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3763 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 301 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 44 disabled Guns lost 121 (21 destroyed, 100 disabled) Vehicles lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2491 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 148 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 86 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled Guns lost 56 (2 destroyed, 54 disabled) Vehicles lost 66 (12 destroyed, 54 disabled) Assaulting units: 27th Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 2/6th Armoured Regiment 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 209th Combat Engineer Battalion 32nd Infantry Division 4th Armoured Brigade 41st Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 2/9th Armoured Regiment 40th Infantry Division 754th Tank Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 9th Australian Division 214th Coast AA Regiment 226th Field Artillery Battalion 369th Coast AA Regiment 2/11th Field Regiment 1st Medium Regiment 6th Medium Regiment Defending units: 36th Division 8th Division 1st Division 6th/A Division 11th Division 1st Tank Division 6th/B Division 11th Tank Regiment 6th/C Division 51st Field AA Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 26th Air Defense AA Regiment 10th RF Gun Battalion 15th Army 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 21st Fld AA Gun Co 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment 11th RF Gun Battalion OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 22, 44 Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard xAKL Hachirogata Maru Fires damage engines aboard xAKL Hachirogata Maru ... Repairs completed on DD Shimakaze at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Etoforu at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Kanju at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Amakusa at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-182 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-52 at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Tsushima at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Fukue at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Hirado at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-22 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service CA Haguro sighted by PB4Y-1 Liberator at 117,118 near Ponape F-5A Lightning sighted over Silchar PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Makin F-10 Mitchell sighted over Kalemyo D4Y4 Judy from 502 Ku K-1 attacking a Triton class SS at 69,109 a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 531 Ku K-1 attacking SS Flying Fish at 106,124 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 55,42 a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Dimapur PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Makin F-10 Mitchell sighted over Kalemyo 18 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 111th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 16 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on SS I-170 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service Taihoku expands airfield to size 8 Charleville expands airfield to size 4 [image]local://upfiles/34194/A70EB0BC66404DD28F23CB23FA39F406.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 23 Feb 44 reports (9/17/2021 11:28:40 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 23, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cuttack at 46,40 SS I-173, hits 6 Allied Ships CL Kenya CL Ceylon DD Redoubt – these R class DDs are nasty against subs DD Rapid DD Racehorse DE Decoy DD Rotherham DD Roebuck DD Relentless SS I-173 is sighted by escort I-173 diving deep .... DD Roebuck attacking submerged sub .... DD Relentless attacking submerged sub .... DD Roebuck is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Vizagapatnam at 45,40 SS I-173, hits 28, and is sunk – there goes this opportunity to finish off BB QE as this is the only IJN sub in the Bay of Bengal at the moment… Allied Ships DD Penn DD Rocket DD Petard SS I-173 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Penn DD Rocket attacking submerged sub .... DD Petard attacking submerged sub .... SS I-173 forced to surface! DD Petard firing on surfaced sub .... DD Penn firing on surfaced sub .... DD Rocket firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Lunga at 114,139 SS I-181 Allied Ships DD Guest, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage – damaged from previous air strikes DD Guest is sighted by SS I-181 SS I-181 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Allied aircraft – this was lucky, as I’d set an all IJAAF fighter callsigns LRCAP over Chittagong today, which meant that this powerful USAAF sweep of Imphal hit thin air. P-38H Lightning x 12 12 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 24 24 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 24 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Ki-84r Frank x 67 – here’s the big LRCAP range 0 “ambush” that intercepted about 7 or 8 raids. Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 10 Liberator B.VI x 12 Liberator B.III: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Liberator B.VI: 8 damaged CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 31st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 47th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 64th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 66th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 77th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 77th Sentai Det A with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 87th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Shirahama N. in a Ki-84r Frank makes head on attack ... forces Liberator B.VI out of formation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 49 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 9 Liberator B.III: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 x Liberator B.III bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Tsubone, K. in a Ki-84r Frank makes head on attack ... forces Liberator B.III out of formation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 9 – there was no local CAP to intercept these strikes on Imphal Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed on ground Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 32 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 47 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 2 P-40N5 Warhawk x 49 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet 24 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet 2 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 25 25 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) – the Allies want Chittagong quickly so are launching back to back attacks. IJA 15th Army is withdrawing mostly in Reserve (no pursuit) mode, but it is a race for them to try and move out of the hex before they are routed. Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 61266 troops, 1036 guns, 2383 vehicles, Assault Value = 2783 Defending force 72396 troops, 946 guns, 1107 vehicles, Assault Value = 2256 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Allied adjusted assault: 2597 Japanese adjusted defense: 3136 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4172 casualties reported Squads: 182 destroyed, 58 disabled – most of the destroyed squads are in the previously disabled Divisions that have been split into thirds. It might be a better idea to keep the disabled Divisions together in situations like this where the attacks are still in progress, and only split them once they get somewhere safe to refit quicker. Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 66 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 42 (24 destroyed, 18 disabled) Vehicles lost 15 (8 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3349 casualties reported Squads: 103 destroyed, 94 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 85 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 38 disabled Guns lost 83 (2 destroyed, 81 disabled) Vehicles lost 120 (5 destroyed, 115 disabled) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 23, 44 Previous report of sinking of DD Guest incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 114, 139 SS RO-108 terminates patrol and enters Rabaul for repairs E13A1 Jake from 902 Ku T-1 attacking SS Skate at 112,107 SS Skate is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from 521 Ku K-1 attacking SS Flounder at 112,107 SS Flounder is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-7 attacking SS Pogy at 99,127 SS Pogy is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-7 attacking SS Pogy at 99,127 SS Pogy is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a Grampus class SS at 55,41 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 54,45 an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a 'U' 1941 Long Hull class SS at 55,41 a 'S' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT TF 66 snooped by PBY-5 Catalina at 112,108 near Truk TF 39 shadowed by Allied Aircraft at 115,113 near Ponape TF 19 snooped by Allied Recon at 119,114 near Ponape TF 145 sighted by Allied Recon at 119,114 near Ponape WO Yamamoto, T. of Chitose-1 is credited with kill number 6 – most likely an Allied patrol aircraft F-5A Lightning sighted over Imphal CPT Eto O. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 15 WO Hyakutake W. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 CPT Okajima F. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 20 2LT Itaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Miyazaki O. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Taniguchi U. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 F-5A Lightning sighted over Imphal Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Dimapur PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Jaluit PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Makin E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-8 attacking SS Pogy at 99,127 SS Pogy is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Haguro-2 attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 87,61 an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a Porpoise class SS at 54,45 – 62nd Sentai flying from Akyab are ASW trained and are doing some good work, if these reports are true that is. The average ASW skill of these pilots is 78 now. There have been a few instances of their NavS also increasing, I assume from when they “accidently” spot a surface ship. Their NavS skill is untrained so still average of only 18. an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 55,41 an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking SS O20 at 53,50 SS O20 is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,45 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 55,41 an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a Thames class SS at 54,45 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 17 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 111th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on SS RO-61 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service – subs that were heavily damaged in the last USN CV raids of Ponape and Kusaie are now completing their repairs and will move back to try and interfere with the next USN raid. Repairs completed on SS I-45 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Taihoku expands fortifications to size 1 Hangchow expands airfield to size 7 Ace pilot Tsubone, K. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 2LT Ace pilot Juni J. of 77th Sentai is promoted to CPT 521 Ku K-1 converting to P1Y2 Frances – at Truk Loss of SS I-173 on Feb 23, 1944 is admitted TK Komei Maru arrives at Fukuoka DD Guest is reported to have been sunk near Lunga on Feb 23, 1944 ML G-217 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka [image]local://upfiles/34194/AC43A1450EFA4A5D93176B0C4E21E4E7.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 24 Feb 44 reports (9/17/2021 11:53:50 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 24, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Ki-84r Frank x 119 – the large LRCAP was shifted to Imphal today, which was a lucky guess as the Allies could have struck at Chittagong again. The way the Franks dealt with this first sweep was encouraging. Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 114 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 8 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 105 – LRCAP numbers are slowly reducing Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 25 P-38J Lightning: 9 destroyed – another great ratio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 95 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-25C Mitchell x 9 B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 83 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed – this report doesn’t show it, but B24s damage a lot of Franks with their defensive fire Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 14 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 23 B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 Kajinami, S. in a Ki-84r Frank makes head on attack ... forces B-24J Liberator out of formation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 68 – this number is 15 less than the last raid, so the defenders are getting tired and/or running out of fuel and ammunition. Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 52 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 34 Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed – luck ran out against this very big coordinated sweep, but still a large positive ratio for the day. Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 13 P-38J Lightning x 22 P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 48 P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet 13 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet 16 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet 15 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet 12 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-84r Frank x 11 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 P-40N5 Warhawk: 6 destroyed – P40s are outclassed by Franks, even when the Frank pilots are tired. 8 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 78873 troops, 1458 guns, 2785 vehicles, Assault Value = 2537 Defending force 69165 troops, 924 guns, 1100 vehicles, Assault Value = 2078 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 2284 Japanese adjusted defense: 4798 – HQ China Expeditionary Army may have helped today to get this adjusted AV, but the forts are still being knocked down. Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1940 casualties reported Squads: 184 destroyed, 104 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 116 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 54 (38 destroyed, 16 disabled) Vehicles lost 41 (17 destroyed, 24 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3125 casualties reported Squads: 62 destroyed, 290 disabled – the equivalent of another Division disabled, but they will recover and come back. Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 51 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 70 disabled Guns lost 78 (5 destroyed, 73 disabled) Vehicles lost 94 (4 destroyed, 90 disabled) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 24, 44 Repairs completed on TK Tachibana Maru at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Sanae at Manila, ship returned to service G4M1 Betty from 752 Ku K-1 has spotted AMc Rampur at 52,38 AMc Rampur is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 952 Ku T-2 attacking SS Flying Fish at 105,124 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 453 Ku S-1 attacking SS Batfish at 104,63 SS Batfish is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 503 Ku K-1 attacking SS Skate at 113,108 SS Skate is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from 901 Ku T-1 attacking SS Batfish at 104,63 SS Batfish is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Suzuya-2 attacking an Allied SS at 64,107 an Allied PG is reported HIT TF 281 observes PBY-5 Catalina at 119,114 near Ponape F-5A Lightning sighted over Dimapur Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Imphal PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 110,65 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking SS Billfish at 111,64 SS Billfish is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 531 Ku K-1 attacking SS Flying Fish at 105,124 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from 761 Ku K-1 attacking SS Flounder at 112,107 SS Flounder is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Atago-2 attacking an Allied SS at 69,91 an Allied SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Kumano-2 attacking a 'S' War Emergency class SS at 67,109 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,41 a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 55,41 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT BB Hyuga observes Allied Float Plane at 124,118 near Kusaie Island 2LT Ishida S. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Miyajima D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 16 2LT Goto H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Ariyoshi S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Koga H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Ariyoshi S. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Hirabayashi M. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Mitsumasa T. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Hasegawa L. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Hasegawa L. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Ban C. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Kizuka B. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Ayanori O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Ayanori O. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! CPT Kabase W. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 WO Kobayashi P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Kakimoto I. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Kakimoto I. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Ochi M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Ariyoshi H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 23 2LT Agawa G. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Ishihara F. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Shibayama B. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Koga O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Hanzawa B. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 1LT Tsukamoto N. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Hirabayashi G. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Hayashi D. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Kimura B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Kimura H. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Renzo V. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Egashira R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Egashira R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 1LT Futagami H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Iwaya I. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Chojiro M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Kakimoto I. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 1LT Ryuzaki U. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Hanzawa B. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Hanzawa B. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! LTC Jobo, R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 20 2LT Saito B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Kawahara F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Maeda S. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Azusa W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Shibayama I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Bunkichi I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Kawahara K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Ochi M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Miyajima D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 17 CPT Hashiguchi M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 22 WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Ishihara D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Agawa J. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Agawa J. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! CPT Hashiguchi M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 23 2LT Mitsumori K. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Kado R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Hiramoto J. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Tsukamoto S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Goto H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Ishihara D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Tsukamoto S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Agawa J. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Kakimoto I. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Hoshikura N. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Mitsumoto O. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 11 2LT Kizuka B. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Hida K. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Hida K. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 18 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 111th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 3rd JAAF AF Coy from Jorhat Repairs completed on AO Toei Maru at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS RO-108 at Rabaul, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-171 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-34 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service Sendai expands airfield to size 7 Portland Roads expands airfield to size 9 – Portland Roads International Airport is finished. Interesting spot for a level 9 airfield as it is at the end of a long dirt road. There are only 25 Allied fighters spotted there at the moment. [image]local://upfiles/34194/A1AC124656A14176937FCBF0AEC77E2E.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 24 Feb 44 reports (9/18/2021 12:03:42 AM)
LTC Jobo got to 20 kills today but was then KIA… The rest of the 1st, 11th and 77th Sentai top aces survived. 1LT Bunkichi is still listed as MIA from months ago, maybe one day he will walk out of the jungle. [image]local://upfiles/34194/1C55E2A2A09949DC989A4DE037F3874B.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 25 Feb 44 reports (9/19/2021 12:00:19 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ponape at 120,114 DD Oyashio CA Kumano DD Urakaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki Allied Ships SS Seadragon, hits 5 SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Oyashio DD Nowaki attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 120,114 DD Urakaze CA Kumano DD Arashi DD Nowaki Allied Ships SS Cod, hits 4 SS Cod launches 4 torpedoes at DD Urakaze DD Arashi attacking submerged sub .... DD Nowaki attacking submerged sub .... DD Nowaki is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Chindit Brigade, at 57,42 , near Chittagong – spotted trying to move through the jungle rough to create a wedge between IJA 15th Army on the Arakak Coast, and the central sector around Kalemyo. All available IJAAF medium bombers were ordered into this strike on the assumption that they would be outside of Allied CAP, or the 3k’ raid height would be below them. More assumptions were that the Allies wouldn’t have a radar in this hex, or many AA guns, and that looks to be the case. Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25 Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 36 Ki-84r Frank x 34 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged 25 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Chindit Brigade, at 57,42 , near Chittagong Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 42 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 76450 troops, 1457 guns, 2787 vehicles, Assault Value = 2222 Defending force 65365 troops, 891 guns, 1082 vehicles, Assault Value = 1882 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1344 Japanese adjusted defense: 684 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4975 casualties reported Squads: 169 destroyed, 135 disabled – another Infantry Div third (or maybe two) was shattered Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 108 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 52 (23 destroyed, 29 disabled) Vehicles lost 134 (32 destroyed, 102 disabled) Allied ground losses: 427 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled) Vehicles lost 122 (25 destroyed, 97 disabled) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 25, 44 SS I-179 terminates patrol and enters Victoria Point for repairs Previous report of sinking of SS Cod incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 120, 114 Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a Thames class SS at 54,45 a Thames class SS is reported HIT TF 145 detects PB4Y-1 Liberator at 120,114 near Ponape PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Ledo D4Y4 Judy from 501 Ku K-1 attacking SS Flying Fish at 106,124 SS Flying Fish is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 502 Ku K-1 attacking a Balao class SS at 68,109 an Allied SS is reported HIT G4M2 Betty from 762 Ku K-1 attacking a 'S' 1942 and 1943 class SS at 111,67 an Allied SS is reported HIT B6N2 Jill from Shoho-2 attacking SS Cod at 120,114 SS Cod is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 54,45 a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS at 55,42 an Allied SS is reported HIT PO1 Sasaki, Y. of Zuikaku-1 is credited with kill number 5 – this must have been another USN patrol aircraft PO1 Sasaki, Y. of Zuikaku-1 attains ace status!! Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Dimapur F-10 Mitchell sighted over Kalemyo F-5A Lightning sighted over Imphal F-5A Lightning sighted over Dimapur 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 16 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 111th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 3rd JAAF AF Coy from Jorhat E Hachijo beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Ishigaki beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Manju beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Iki beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore [image]local://upfiles/34194/194B0DF93A824F939ADD9D65C5EDD908.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 26 Feb 44 reports (9/19/2021 12:19:33 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 112,109 DD Asakaze DD Asanagi Allied Ships SS Flounder, hits 1 SS Flounder launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asakaze DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 124,118 PB Nichi Maru #1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Chojun Maru PB Senyu Maru #2 SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at PB Nichi Maru #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 209th Combat Engineer Battalion, at 55,41 (Chittagong) – this was a last desperate attempt to try and save 15th Army from being routed. Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Ki-49-IIb Helen x 21 Ki-84r Frank x 22 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 12 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed 19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 Spitfire VIII x 16 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 Spitfire VIII x 8 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled CAP engaged: No.54 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead 8 planes vectored on to bombers No.134 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) No.152 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) No.258 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) – there are still some Spitfire Vc flying, so perhaps that indicates a bit of a shortage in Spitfire VIIIs (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) Also attacking 369th Coast AA Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2/9th Armoured Regiment, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 34 Ki-84r Frank x 36 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 Spitfire VIII x 13 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 Spitfire VIII x 6 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Also attacking 214th Coast AA Regiment ... Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ... Also attacking 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2/9th Armoured Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 32 Ki-84r Frank x 14 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged – heavy flak at 8k’ Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 5 Spitfire VIII x 8 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 Spitfire VIII x 6 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Also attacking Provisionl Tank Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 55918 troops, 1264 guns, 1347 vehicles, Assault Value = 2154 Defending force 28220 troops, 409 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 596 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Allied adjusted assault: 998 – the IJAAF bombing may have saved this from being a 2:1 result, but it was still very close! Japanese adjusted defense: 511 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2635 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 186 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Guns lost 33 (2 destroyed, 31 disabled) Allied ground losses: 410 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 26, 44 Repairs completed on DD Asashimo at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Suzunami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Harukaze at Truk, ship returned to service B6N2 Jill from 551 Ku K-1 attacking SS Silversides at 107,96 SS Silversides is reported HIT B6N2 Jill from Zuiho-2 attacking SS Gunnel at 124,119 SS Gunnel is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Akyab 1LT Egashira I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 14 2LT Juni F. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 F-5A Lightning sighted over Akyab PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Shortlands Search G4M1 Betty destroyed by CAP B6N2 Jill from 582 Ku K-1 attacking SS Pogy at 106,127 SS Pogy is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 501 Ku K-1 attacking SS Pogy at 106,127 SS Pogy is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Chikuma-2 attacking an Allied SS at 116,70 a Gato class SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Kumano-2 attacking SS Puffer at 69,109 SS Puffer is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen from 62nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 55,41 an Allied SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on DD Kiyonami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hayanami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Fujinami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Asahikawa expands airfield to size 8 Babeldaob expands fortifications to size 6 Taiping expands fortifications to size 2 Hughenden expands airfield to size 6 Mussau Island expands airfield to size 4 Aircraft Ki-95 advances R&D Ace pilot Nishihata P. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 1LT E Shimushu beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Sado beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Kasado arrives at Tokyo Loss of PB Nichi Maru #1 on Feb 26, 1944 is admitted TK Hida Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto MTB G-549 arrives at Shimizu 203 Ku S-2 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – both these units will be issued George-2 and join 28th Air Flotilla, 13th Air Fleet, SWAF to provide some depth to the IJA 3rd Air Army in Burma. Imperial General HQ is also seriously contemplating a raid of the Bay of Bengal by the Combined Fleet to support 15th Army on the Arakan Coast, as the RN will probably move against them soon. 203 Ku S-1 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo This wasn’t good news for 1st Division as they are the last full Division in this battle. I didn’t expect the rest to march out of the hex overnight, but 1st Tank Div, 3x Infantry Divisions and some support units look to have escaped to the SE. It was a better result than expected, but 1st Div has been heavily disabled. [image]local://upfiles/34194/B51CF725AEDD42FD9479F4813C3656AD.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> Feb/Mar 44 reports (9/27/2021 12:33:10 AM)
I’m about 3 weeks behind on the AAR as I’m barely getting time to fit a turn in each day. The pressure is still building on the India/Burma border and the Allies are also threatening in the Pacific. After lots of frustration the IJN subs finally landed some blows on the USN today (mid Mar 44). Firstly 3 of 6 torps hit a BB then the same turn 2 of 4 torps hit Lexington II causing an ammo storage explosion! Both subs involved were heavily damaged but will try and limp out of the battle area.

jdsrae -> 27 Feb 44 reports (10/6/2021 11:42:42 AM)
I'm nearly a month behind the AAR now so will try to catchup over the next week or so. Chittagong fell on 27 Feb 44, so IJA 15th Army delayed the Allies for about 2 months longer than expected. They withdrew in good order and are digging into the jungle terrain one hex to the SE to try and cause further delay. The Allies have got lots of tanks and their firepower is causing lots of disabled IJA squads... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Louisville DD Lansdowne DD Duncan DD Buchanan DD Aaron Ward DD Swanson DD Nicholson Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 2 DD Buchanan firing at 46th Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 124,117 Japanese Ships – this is the CV task force, CVs not spotted BB Hiei CA Chikuma CA Tone CLAA Tatsuta CLAA Tenryu DD Samidare DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze Allied Ships SS Gunnel, hits 2 SS Gunnel is sighted by escort DD Yamakaze attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 55963 troops, 1269 guns, 1348 vehicles, Assault Value = 2181 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 1373 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1373 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Chittagong !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 209th Combat Engineer Battalion 37th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 754th Tank Battalion 2/6th Armoured Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 4th Armoured Brigade 2/9th Armoured Regiment 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 40th Infantry Division 32nd Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 9th Australian Division 1st Medium Regiment 369th Coast AA Regiment 214th Coast AA Regiment 226th Field Artillery Battalion XIV US Corps 2/11th Field Regiment 6th Medium Regiment OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 27, 44 Repairs completed on SS RO-42 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AMC Aikoku Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service AMc Rampur is reported HIT SS Flying Fish is reported HIT SS Flounder is reported HIT PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Rabaul F-5A Lightning sighted over Akyab SS Skate is reported HIT SS Flying Fish is reported HIT a Triton class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a Grampus class SS is reported HIT a O19 Class class SS is reported HIT Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Kohima 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap Allied forces CAPTURE Chittagong !!! Taihoku expands fortifications to size 2 Kusaie Island expands fortifications to size 6 Utsonomiya expands airfield to size 8 – double aviation support bonus locked in. Comilla expands airfield to size 7 Ace pilot Kanemaru, T. of 31st Sentai is promoted to CPT Pilot Miyazaki V. is reported as to have escaped capture E Nomi arrives at Tokyo E No.2 arrives at Tokyo – new Escort ships are being commissioned more regularly now, which is good as they are needed to help escort troop and tanker convoys. I’m organising them into 3 or 4 ship divisions by number. LST T-108 arrives at Niigata ML G-218 arrives at Shimizu [image]local://upfiles/34194/4AD7FAD3FD524A6DBD7FAC519B29A463.jpg[/image] Introducing E No.2, the first of the swarm of no name Type C and D Kaibokan commissions into the Escort Fleet. I plan to use them in 3-4 ship Divisions organised by number. Wikipedia says the Type C and D were the same except different engines. C had diesels and D had turbines. I just learnt that the Cs had odd numbers and Ds had evens, so the Divs will have a mix of C and D classes in them. Not the best for the Supply Officers who have to remember which fuel to use to fill up which ship, but they will manage.

jdsrae -> 28 Feb 44 reports (10/6/2021 12:07:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 28, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Maloelap at 141,115 SS I-153, hits 9 Allied Ships DD Bailey DD Welles SS I-153 is sighted by escort DD Bailey attacking submerged sub .... DD Bailey is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Allied aircraft – Allied night bombing is trying to close the CBazar and Akyab ports, must be trying to add to the supply issues for the IJA at the front. Liberator GR.III x 9 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 9 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 7 B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 6 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 4 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged 4 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Guam at 107,96 SC Ch 41 SC Ch 43 SC Ch 42 Allied Ships SS Silversides, hits 1 Captain of SS Silversides elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Silversides diving deep .... SC Ch 43 attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 5 Allied aircraft Beaufighter TF.X x 28 Beaufighter TF.X: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed by flak CAP engaged: 87th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 2 Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 B-25G Mitchell x 14 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 59 B-25D1 Mitchell: 11 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak B-25G Mitchell: 14 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 1 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell: 16 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak 16 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level – the Allies like their low level strafing runs. It does a good job at burning up the IJA supply stockpiles. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 12 A-20G Havoc: 5 damaged A-20G Havoc: 4 destroyed by flak 10 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 2 B-25D1 Mitchell x 19 A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 19 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 11 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 A-20G Havoc: 8 damaged A-20G Havoc: 2 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 B-25D1 Mitchell: 11 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 B-25D1 Mitchell: 8 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 46 P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 14 damaged 23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet – even the P47s are being used as fighter bombers Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 28, 44 Repairs completed on DD Hamanami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service SS Flying Fish is reported HIT a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT SS Flying Fish is reported HIT SS Skate is reported HIT SS Flying Fish is reported HIT WO Harada S. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Shirahama N. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 1LT Hanzawa K. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 14 1LT Hanzawa K. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 15 2LT Shirahama N. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 CPT Ozaki, N. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 CPT Ozaki, N. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 SS Silversides is reported HIT SS Silversides is reported HIT SS Flying Fish is reported HIT SS Tullibee is reported HIT Search Ki-49-IIa Helen destroyed by CAP at (55,41) Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Dimapur 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap Ki-49-II KAI Helen transport flying to Chittagong intercepted – this was an orders stuff up! I forgot to change the orders for these Helen transports so they made their regular supply run to Chittagong despite no IJA troops being left in the hex. The pilots got a nasty surprise when they tried to land! Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting supplies to Chittagong Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak Ki-49-II KAI Helen damaged by flak Ki-49-II KAI Helen destroyed by flak Chengchow expands airfield to size 5 E Oki beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo E Mutsure beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo E Wakamiya beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo Previous report of sinking of DD Meredith incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service E No.1 arrives at Tokyo E No.3 arrives at Tokyo E No.8 arrives at Tokyo E No.10 arrives at Tokyo xAKL Silindoeng is reported to have been sunk near Darwin on Mar 26, 1943 MGB G-221 arrives at Nagoya 1st Mobile Brigade arrives at Yenki – an interesting unit that has 81 raider squads and 24 HMG squads for 105 AV total. I’ve ordered them to the hex one E of Moho on the NE Manchukuo-Soviet border, to take a peek at Skovorodino. This has changed the orders for the 1st and 4th IJA Cavalry Bdes which were in that area. They have been ordered to move into the swamps NE of Kotou on the SE Mancukuo-Soviet border. They will patrol the border hexes opposite Khabarovsk and Birobidzhan to report on numbers of Soviet troops in each location. 4th Amphibious Brigade arrives at Asahikawa – will stay there in reserve. 10th Exped.Force arrives at Kiamusze – 2nd Area Army, so will move to Java [image]local://upfiles/34194/EEC2C5E450D44C948B5FE4CF588099D3.jpg[/image] COL Ochi is commanding a single Infantry Squad plus assorted remnants! 6th Div will reform so this fraction isn’t lost, and it will continue to withdraw. Reformed 6th Div has a TOE of 61/81, with 660ish supply so will live to fight another day. 36th Div had 2/3rds trashed so has a TOE of 30/62 and only 280 supply. It will withdraw a few hexes and try to stay out of contact now, all the way to Prome.

jdsrae -> 29 Feb 44 reports (10/6/2021 12:31:37 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 29, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 12 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 4 B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 197 encounters mine field at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Ships AM Oudh 25 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Batavia at 49,97 SC CHa-39 Allied Ships SS Pintado, hits 3 SS Pintado is located by SC CHa-39 Pintado bottoming out .... SC CHa-39 attacking submerged sub .... SC CHa-39 is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kirakira at 114,141 SS RO-108, hits 10, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Saufley xAK Augustus Thomas xAK Archbishop Lamy DD Waller SS RO-108 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Saufley DD Waller attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 29, 44 Repairs completed on CL Noshiro at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-43 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-18 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Uzuki at Singapore, ship returned to service SS I-181 terminates patrol and enters Manus for repairs a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT Search G3M3 Nell destroyed by CAP at (135,115) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (55,41) SS Tullibee is reported HIT SS Tullibee is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT SS Billfish is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Trident is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on DD Wakazuki at Truk, ship returned to service Rashin expands fortifications to size 4 Ace pilot Fukudome K. of 1st Sentai is promoted to 2LT Group Withdrawals: 2 due today (42 Daily PP) Groups for today: 934 Ku S-1 – from memory, these were a Jake and Kate unit based near Manila on ASW duty 934 Ku T-2 IJ Navy instructors accelerate training of 189 pilots from month-cycle 10 201 Ku S-1 converting to size 36 from 45 – lots of extra IJN fighter pilot slots Saeki Ku T-1 converting to size 36 from 27 – and a few less bomber pilot slots 153 Ku T-1 converting to size 18 from 9 221 Ku S-1 converting to size 36 from 27 301 Ku S-1 converting to size 36 from 27 301 Ku S-2 converting to size 36 from 27 331 Ku S-1 converting to size 36 from 27 501 Ku K-1 converting to size 36 from 27 503 Ku K-1 converting to size 36 from 27 521 Ku K-1 converting to size 36 from 27 521 Ku K-2 converting to size 36 from 27 1st Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 – nearly every IJA fighter unit increases to 49 planes, which allows for 65 pilots when the roster is full. 2nd Sentai converting to size 18 from 20 4th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 5th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 9th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 11th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 13th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 14th Sentai converting to size 27 from 31 16th Sentai converting to size 27 from 31 17th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 18th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 19th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 20th Sentai converting to size 33 from 30 24th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 25th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 26th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 27th Sentai converting to size 27 from 24 29th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 30th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 31st Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 33rd Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 44th Sentai converting to size 37 from 36 47th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 48th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 50th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 54th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 24th I.F.Chutai converting to size 16 from 12 59th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 63rd Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 64th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 65th Sentai converting to size 37 from 36 67th Sentai converting to size 37 from 36 68th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 70th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 73rd Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 78th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 83rd Sentai converting to size 19 from 27 85th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 87th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 90th Sentai converting to size 27 from 31 98th Sentai converting to size 27 from 31 244th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 203rd Sentai converting to size 49 from 27 204th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 208th Sentai converting to size 27 from 31 246th Sentai converting to size 49 from 36 248th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 Temp.Fight.Chutai converting to size 16 from 12 71st I.F.Chutai converting to size 16 from 12 1st Hikotai IMAF converting to size 49 from 12 2nd Hikotai IMAF converting to size 49 from 12 3rd Hikotai IMAF converting to size 49 from 12 Unit '2nd Garrison Unit' changes name to '8th Exped. Force' – at Ponape, can merge to become 51st IM Bde in about two months. SS RO-47 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo TK Tenshin Maru arrives at Nagoya MTB G-550 arrives at Nagoya SC CHa-77 arrives at Kagoshima 32nd Ku T-1 arrives at Singapore – FP Pete unit. It will train rookie pilots on sweep at 5k’ to boost IJN fighter pilot training program. This is training Air and Defn skills. Once the pilots get to 70 Air skill they will be transferred to a fighter OTU until they earn their Strafing badge. 302 Ku S-1 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka – more fighters 302 Ku S-2 arrives at Chiba 522 Ku K-1 arrives at Chiba – 522 arrives as a P1Y1 Frances air group but withdraws in 4 months. I’ll fill them with strike pilots and upgrade them to P1Y2 but that will take a month or two. They might be needed in the Central Pacific before they withdraw. 522 Ku K-2 arrives at Chiba

jdsrae -> 1 Mar 44 reports (10/6/2021 11:44:44 PM)
The VP ratio is still a touch over 3:1, but slowly dropping. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 01, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 150 encounters mine field at Cox's Bazar (54,43) PB Kenan Maru PB Kasyu Maru 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139 SS RO-101, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Saufley DE Brooks DD Waller SS RO-101 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Saufley DD Waller attacking submerged sub .... DD Waller is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 11 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 9 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 8 Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged 8 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 4 4 x Liberator GR.VI bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 4 Runway hits 1 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 6 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kirakira at 114,141 SS RO-104, hits 5 Allied Ships LST-350 LST-85 LST-38 DD Frazier SS RO-104 is sighted by escort RO-104 diving deep .... DD Frazier attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Naha at 93,66 TK Rokkosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Hoten Maru TK Amagi Maru #2 E W-25 Allied Ships SS Bang SS Bang launches 2 torpedoes at TK Rokkosan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Naha at 93,66 Japanese Ships TK Rokkosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Hoten Maru TK Amagi Maru #2 E W-25 Allied Ships SS Bang, hits 1 SS Bang launches 2 torpedoes at TK Rokkosan Maru Bang diving deep .... E W-25 attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 01, 44 a Gato class SS is reported HIT a Empire L Cargo class xAK is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar SS Tullibee is reported HIT a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Kohima 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on CL Agano at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kishinami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Okinami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Kanko expands fortifications to size 5 Seward expands port to size 4 Utsonomiya expands fortifications to size 1 DD Akatsuki beginning refit in shipyard at Manila – all the Fubuki II and III upgrade at Manila DD Hibiki beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Inazuma beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Fubuki beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai – all the Fubuki Is upgrade at Shanghai DD Shinonome beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Usugumo beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Shirakumo beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Isonami beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Shirayuki beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Hatsuyuki beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Murakumo beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Uranami beginning refit in shipyard at Shanghai DD Shikinami beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Ayanami beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Sagiri beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Yugiri beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Oboro beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Akebono beginning refit in shipyard at Manila DD Ushio beginning refit in shipyard at Manila AO Erimo beginning refit in shipyard at Manila AO Naruto beginning refit in shipyard at Manila AO Notoro beginning refit in shipyard at Manila AO Tsurumi beginning refit in shipyard at Manila Loss of TK Rokkosan Maru on Mar 01, 1944 is admitted 34th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Changchun – moved to Mukden to support training [image]local://upfiles/34194/EA7A16F3DF9F4D49A92AED33505BC412.jpg[/image] 1 Mar 44 = 382 new IJN rookie pilots. At the end of the turn there are still 122 left, but more IJN air units will arrive in March that might use them all again. The large IJAAF fighter corps expansion also just happened, so more Army pilots will move into on-map training units. In the IJAAF fighter pilot reserve pool 505x pilots have 70 Air and 70 Strafe skill. The 70/60/50 experience groups are roughly indicated, most of them in their 60s. Most of these pilots are about to fill out the vacancies just created in the fighter Sentai size increases, mostly to 49 planes each. 176 Frank-R were used to fill out the Sentai, and with all the pilots transferred to active units there are now only 86 reserve Army fighter pilots left with 60s experience. All fighter groups are 133% full of pilots. 15x Sentai are operational; 6x Sentai are flying CAP 100% range 0 (advanced training); 2x Sentai are flying Training/Sweep100% at 100’ for Strafe training – half the FB Sentai and 6 of 8 FB Chutai are also flying Strafe training 14x Sentai +4x Ind. Chutai are flying Training/Escort100%

jdsrae -> 2 Mar 44 reports (10/7/2021 12:01:17 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 02, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 197 encounters mine field at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Ships AM Oudh DD Quilliam, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 8 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 5 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 11 Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 B-24J Liberator x 9 B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged 9 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 5000 feet 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 4 x B-24J Liberator laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Guam at 107,96 DD Shiranui CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko DD Yukikaze DD Kagero DD Tanikaze DD Hagikaze Allied Ships SS Silversides SS Silversides launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shiranui -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tawau at 69,91 TK Akikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PB Sinko Maru – funny name for a ship! Allied Ships SS Grunion SS Grunion launches 2 torpedoes at TK Akikawa Maru PB Sinko Maru attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 02, 44 a C3-E Cargo class xAK is reported HIT TK Baiei Maru sinks in port Previous report of sinking of SS Silversides incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 107, 96 a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT SS Tactician is reported HIT SS Trident is reported HIT PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Vella Lavella PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Torokina Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Ledo Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Jorhat F-5A Lightning sighted over Terapo a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT SS Flounder is reported HIT a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Torokina 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap Silchar expands fortifications to size 5 – that will do as the Allies are moving into this hex Ace pilot Takenaka J. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 1LT E Chidori beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Manazuru beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Hatsukari beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore E Tomozuru beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore MTB G-17 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka Loss of TK Akikawa Maru on Mar 02, 1944 is admitted 14th Air Fleet arrives at Tokyo – VADM Shiru Takasu in command. He will move the HQ to Saipan to take over from 1st Air Fleet in the Marianas. HQ 24th Air Flotilla is at Ponape. If the USN try an amphibious landing at Kusaie it could support strikes, but will withdraw at some point back towards the Marianas. HQ 26th Air Flotilla is at Truk VADM Kinpei Teraoka will move HQ 1st Air Fleet back to Iwo Jima. HQ 61st Air Flotilla is at Guam HQ 62nd Air Flotilla is at Tinian -------------- Combat debut of the Nick-D, flying LRCAP NF duty over Akyab. They do slightly better than the Nick-C as they actually fired at the bombers a few times! They only hit one bomber causing this damage, with most firing still coming from the bombers to damage lots of Nick-Ds and destroy one. This is the only Nick-D Sentai in the empire at the moment, so the night bombing war is very one sided. The Allied ship moving from Calcutta to Chittagong was spotted as a big xAK, so the Allies must need more supply at the front line. Holding the railway hex just NW of Imphal might be causing some supply concerns, but that won’t last long once the railway opens up… [image]local://upfiles/34194/8CA1E595081348CF94291CD99F52E845.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 3 Mar 44 reports (10/7/2021 10:21:01 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 03, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38 SSX Ha-32 Allied Ships xAK Kiangsu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Kiangsu is sighted by SSX Ha-32 SSX Ha-32 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 This little action was very encouraging, with the Nick-D damaging about 5-6 B24s based on the combat replay. For the first time that I can remember the Nick-D seemed to do more attacking than the B24s did! Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Ki-45 KAId Nick x 8 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 5th Sentai with Ki-45 KAId Nick (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. I’ve taken to setting the NF well below the bombers. I figure they have an UP firing weapon for a reason, so they can climb up to the bombers from a low patrol altitude and shoot up into their bellies. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Akyab at 54,46 PB Kenan Maru SS Storm is sighted by escort Storm bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 Weather in hex: Light cloud Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 36 N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft – airfield attack gets massacred. This might slow the Allies down a bit in the SEAF area. Or they might start sending in swarms of Fletchers to bombard. F4U-1 Corsair x 18 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 28 F4U-1 Corsair: 8 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 11 destroyed, 6 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 CAP engaged: 252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 18 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. IJN radar sets are helping Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 28 J1N1-S Irving: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft Mitchell II x 18 B-24J Liberator x 24 F4U-1A Corsair x 18 Mitchell II: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 15 CAP engaged: 252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 25 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 N1K2-J George x 21 N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator x 12 F4U-1 Corsair x 18 F4U-1A Corsair x 18 B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 CAP engaged: 252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. 9 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ramree Island at 53,50 PB Kenan Maru SS Storm launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kenan Maru PB Kenan Maru attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 03, 44 Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard DD Shiranui Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS RO-104 SS Skate is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Jorhat CPO Ito, S. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Komachi A. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kotani V. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Sagara A. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Komachi A. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Fukada S. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Kubota B. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 6 PO1 Kubota B. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 7 PO1 Kubota B. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 8 – hat-trick and qualified for CV duty PO1 Fujita M. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Handa B. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Shiga C. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Shiga C. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Shiga C. of 252 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Doigawa I. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Morita R. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Doigawa I. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Kurakane H. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Ichimura S. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Ikura V. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kamisaka H. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Matsumoto R. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kamisaka H. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Matsumoto R. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Ikura V. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Handa B. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kamisaka H. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Kawakubo E. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kawakubo E. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Kotani V. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Kotani V. of 252 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Tactician is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Akyab 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 11th Air Fleet to Manus – HQ 25th Air Flotilla is at Rabaul, so HQ 11th Air Fleet steps back to Manus Island 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Maloelap Base Force from Maloelap 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 4th JAAF AF Coy from Imphal Tsu expands fortifications to size 3 Wakkanai expands fortifications to size 4 Onnekotan-jima expands port to size 2 Ace pilot Shirahama G. of 13th Sentai is promoted to 2LT Group '201 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-305 Hikotai' – lots of units change names as the IJNAF create multiple independent Hikotai from existing Kokutai (air groups). Group '201 Ku S-1 Det' changes name to 'S-305 Hikotai Det' Group '755 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-701 Hikotai' Group '751 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-704 Hikotai' Group '705 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-706 Hikotai' Group '251 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-901 Hikotai' Group '202 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-301 Hikotai' Group '151 Ku T-1' changes name to 'T-101 Hikotai' Group '153 Ku T-1' changes name to 'T-102 Hikotai' Group '301 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-316 Hikotai' Group '301 Ku S-2' changes name to 'S-601 Hikotai' Group '331 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-603 Hikotai' Group '501 Ku S-1' changes name to 'S-351 Hikotai' Group '501 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-105 Hikotai' Group '502 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-103 Hikotai' Group '503 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-107 Hikotai' Group '521 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-401 Hikotai' Group '523 Ku K-2' changes name to 'K-2 Hikotai' Group '521 Ku K-2' changes name to 'K-402 Hikotai' Group '522 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-403 Hikotai' Group '522 Ku K-2' changes name to 'K-404 Hikotai' Group '523 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-1 Hikotai' Group '761 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-601 Hikotai' Group '761 Ku K-2' changes name to 'K-602 Hikotai' xAK Kiangsu is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 03, 1944 MGB G-222 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto 331 Ku S-1 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure – size 18 so I’ve attached it to 1st Air Fleet and issued it with A6M8s. It has a hard wired upsize to 36 in Oct 44, so before then it will move to the Marianas and train up pilots. In an emergency it will be able to fly forward onto a CV (or 3) to replace losses. S-306 Hikotai arrives at Chiba – starts assigned to 21st Air Flotilla so it will equip with George-2 and good pilots and move to Rangoon to defend the port from the inevitable 4E bomber raids, and provide a bit of depth behind 3rd Air Army. 46th Ind.Mixed Brigade arrives at Taihoku – can merge into the 66th Division in about 130 days so will stay at Taihoku to fill out and train. It has some artillery and AT guns, so it might become a B grade Division when 249th Infantry Regt arrives to join it. ------------- 5x pilots KIA and 4x WIA today around the Empire. 3x KIA and 1x WIA from the defending 252 Ku S-1 in this battle. 5 pilots qualified for CV duty by reaching 81+ experience. There are now only 13 operational aircraft with 23 being repaired, so LRCAP is needed to cover the mechanics while they work. More George and Frank will reinforce via LRCAP from Rabaul tomorrow. Torokina has 45x George-2 that were on range 0 CAP, so they will change to range 1 to cover both bases tomorrow. [image]local://upfiles/34194/B699C932CB254B8D8DA068E191F7078A.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 4 Mar 44 reports (10/7/2021 10:45:18 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged Liberator GR.III: 1 destroyed by flak 5 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 7 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lunga at 114,139 SS RO-101, hits 9 Allied Ships SC-705 SC-704 SC-707 SC-706 SS RO-101 is sighted by escort SC-706 attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 04, 44 SS RO-109 terminates patrol and enters Rabaul for repairs Repairs completed on SS I-159 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service a PC-461 173' SC class SC is reported HIT SS Skate is reported HIT a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay F-5A Lightning sighted over 6th Division SS Tactician is reported HIT a Thames class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Tactician is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Jorhat Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Dimapur 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 11th Air Fleet to Manus 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 2 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 3rd SNLF from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 4th JAAF AF Coy from Imphal Repairs completed on DD Kiyonami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hayanami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Fujinami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Suzunami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CV Junyo at Saipan, ship returned to service – the Combined Fleet task forces are conducting pierside repairs at Guam, Tinian and Saipan. There are only 2x AR in the Marianas, one at Guam and one at Saipan. I could do with a few more to help repair the <5 major engine damage on various ships quicker. 2x AR at each of Guam, Tinian and Saipan wouldn’t be overkill here with so many ships needing a few points of major engine damage removed. Repairs completed on DD Shimakaze at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hayate at Tinian, ship returned to service Kona expands airfield to size 8 Bowen expands airfield to size 8 Aircraft B7A2 Grace advances R&D – production begins! All 4x size 30 factories will shift to production to fill out the CV TB units quickly. The CV DB units will keep the D4Y4 for now. The B6N2a Jill will stay in production and be used by land based TB units flying NavS and ASW mission as it will get a radar eventually. Ace pilot Hashiguchi W. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 2LT AV Akitsushima taken out of commission to begin refit at Singapore Previous report of sinking of SS Tally Ho incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service 256 Ku S-1 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 331 Ku S-1 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 22nd Sentai arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – starts with 51st Air Div which is restricted, so it will move to Nagoya where the HQ is. It was issued with 49x Frank-R but it will stay in Japan to fly CAP100% range 0 as an Operational Training Unit. It is full of pilots (65 of them) with 70 Air and 70 Strafe skill, with mostly 60s experience. Pilots will graduate when they hit 70 experience. I’m not yet ready to lower the standard for pilot graduation.

jdsrae -> 5 Mar 44 reports (10/7/2021 11:00:50 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 05, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Maloelap at 142,115 SS I-153, hits 11, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Welles SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Welles DD Welles attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,56 DD Uzuki DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS O21, hits 3 SS O21 is sighted by escort DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 8 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 Liberator GR.VI x 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 5 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ailinglaplap at 133,117 Allied Ships DD Heermann DD Healy DD Hale DD Foote DD Dyson Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Maloelap at 136,117 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 119 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Meade DD Meredith DD Ingersoll DD Hickox Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Meade Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Meredith Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Ingersoll -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manado at 76,99 TK Fujisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kosho Maru xAKL Anbo Maru xAKL Takegawa Maru PB Taiko Maru SS Greenling launches 4 torpedoes at TK Fujisan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,42 (near Chittagong) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 40537 troops, 678 guns, 2043 vehicles, Assault Value = 1915 Defending force 63150 troops, 755 guns, 885 vehicles, Assault Value = 2143 Allied adjusted assault: 746 Japanese adjusted defense: 8153 Allied assault odds: 1 to 10 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: a bit of a concern to see even casualties despite the 1:10 combat result. The terrain and IJA HQs definitely helped, but Allied firepower and shorter supply lines will eventually counter those advantages. 1186 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 100 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled Guns lost 27 (5 destroyed, 22 disabled) Vehicles lost 78 (30 destroyed, 48 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1159 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 120 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 179 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 34 (10 destroyed, 24 disabled) Vehicles lost 209 (15 destroyed, 194 disabled) Assaulting units: Provisionl Tank Brigade 766th Tank Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 754th Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 2/6th Armoured Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 4th Armoured Brigade 2/9th Armoured Regiment 9th Australian Division 226th Field Artillery Battalion 369th Coast AA Regiment 2/11th Field Regiment 1st Medium Regiment 6th Medium Regiment Defending units: 1st Tank Division 27th Division – fresh in this hex and dug in 20th Division – same as 27th Div 11th Division 8th Division 5th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment – the radar in this AA Regt seems to be crucial to helping vector LRCAP onto enemy taregts. 44th Ind.AA Gun Co 15th Army 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 56th Field AA Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 05, 44 Task Force 157 lays defensive minefield at Marcus Island ( 123 , 85) and sets course for Saipan Repairs completed on DD Asashimo at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hamanami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on BB Kongo at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Teruzuki at Tinian, ship returned to service Search G4M1 Betty destroyed by CAP SS Billfish is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT Search Ki-49-IIa Helen destroyed by CAP at (55,41) F-5A Lightning sighted over 6th Division PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 11th Air Fleet to Manus 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 4th JAAF AF Coy from Imphal Repairs completed on DD Wakazuki at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-45 at Truk, ship returned to service Kukong expands fortifications to size 5 Merak expands fortifications to size 4 Praboemoelih expands airfield to size 4 Ace pilot Chiba I. of 77th Sentai Det B is promoted to 1LT Pilot Fujimatsu D. is reported as to have escaped capture Delayed planes for the aircraft pool: 1 (3) x A6M2 Zero, 5 (3) x D4Y1 Judy, 15 (9) x N1K2-J George, 0 (2) x Ki-84a Frank 77th Sentai converting to size 49 from 42 77th Sentai Det A converting to size 16 from 12 77th Sentai Det B converting to size 16 from 12 Loss of TK Fujisan Maru on Mar 05, 1944 is admitted Loss of SS I-153 on Mar 05, 1944 is admitted MTB G-551 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto 33rd Army arrives at Saigon – LGEN Saburo Miura is in command. He has ok starts but only costs 7x PP to replace as he is noted as a Division or below type leader. He will be replaced by a LGEN (Corps) as he will probably be one of the better LGEN (Division) on the reserve list, with quite a few Divisions due to be raised over the next few months. 33rd Army will move to Moulmein to take command of the defences on the South Burma Coast. [image]local://upfiles/34194/00B922038BC84C7391948B1CD514DF51.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 6 Mar 44 reports (10/7/2021 11:17:39 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 06, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 7 Liberator GR.VI: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 4 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 7 A-20G Havoc x 21 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 A-20G Havoc: 18 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 21 P-38H Lightning x 15 P-40N5 Warhawk x 49 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 22 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 22 B-25D1 Mitchell x 32 P-38J Lightning x 20 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 114 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 31 P-38J Lightning x 20 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25G Mitchell x 9 B-25G Mitchell: 7 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft P-39N1 Airacobra x 25 P-39N1 Airacobra: 15 damaged P-39N1 Airacobra: 2 destroyed by flak 21 x P-39N1 Airacobra bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,139 SS I-185, hits 3 Allied Ships SC-709 SC-751 SS I-185 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-709 SC-751 attacking submerged sub .... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 06, 44 SS I-180 terminates patrol and enters Manus for repairs Repairs completed on CV Soryu at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hayashimo at Saipan, ship returned to service a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Cod is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby F-5A Lightning sighted over Terapo an Allied SS is reported HIT a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT SS Pampanito is reported HIT SS Surf is reported HIT 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 11th Air Fleet to Manus 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Majuro Base Force from Makin 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 4th JAAF AF Coy from Imphal Repairs completed on CL Noshiro at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kawakaze at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hatsuharu at Tinian, ship returned to service Ace pilot Morioka C. of Ryuho-1 is promoted to CPO CVE Hosho available for service in damaged state at Tinian CL Oi available for service in damaged state at Tinian CV Taiho arrives at Kobe E No.4 arrives at Tokyo LST T-109 arrives at Hirosaki/Aomori S-306 Hikotai arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo 10th Air Division arrives at Tokyo – will stay at Tokyo for the rest of the war 6th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo – the JAAF AF Bns will be brigaded into 2s or 3s and move to airfields throughout the Home Islands to keep building runway improvement, and dig field forificiton 7th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 43rd JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 66th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 74th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 140th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 141st JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 164th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 165th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 166th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 169th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 170th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 175th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 176th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 187th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 188th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo 244th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo ------------------------- CV Taiho arrives! The CVs haven’t been accelerated, apart from some slight acceleration to the last few Unryus to get their arrival dates back into Dec 1944. The air group will be modified so that there are 18x DB and 18x TB, to allow space for a 36x F unit. Taiho will move south after the air group resizes, escorted by CL Agano and 9x Yugumo class DDs to join the Combined Fleet CV task force. CAPT Yamamori will retain command for now despite only having a 50 naval skill. I should probably replace all CV CAPTs with high naval skill, low aggression COs, but I might do that once Taiho arrives at Saipan and review all CV CAPTs at the same time. [image]local://upfiles/34194/12407883E58A4CA9A4B0F46089C0BE89.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 7 Mar 44 reports (10/7/2021 11:42:59 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 07, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Akyab at 54,46 DD Mutsuki DD Uzuki DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS Trident, hits 4 SS Trident is located by DD Mutsuki Trident bottoming out .... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Portland Roads at 92,133 SS I-21, hits 3 Allied Ships APD McKean AKA Titania DD Kortenaer SS I-21 launches 2 torpedoes at APD McKean DD Kortenaer attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 TK Toan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Hirashima TK Hofuku Maru TK Imaji Maru TK Otoriyama Maru TK Horaizan Maru E Niizaki SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Toan Maru Billfish diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 E13A1 Jake x 13 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 12 Allied Ships xAK Jaladurga ircraft Attacking: 7 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.89 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Some CAP have air radar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 113,137 E13A1 Jake x 5 Allied Ships xAK Benjamin Franklin DD Strong Aircraft Attacking: 5 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 6 Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rambutyo at 103,120 xAK Nissen Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Unkai Maru #6 PB Shinko Maru SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nissen Maru PB Shinko Maru attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Aogashima at 113,66 E No.3 Allied Ships SS Tullibee, hits 2 SS Tullibee launches 2 torpedoes at E No.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Guam at 107,96 SC Ch 43 SC Ch 42 Captain of SS Silversides elects not to launch torpedoes at this target -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 32 Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 9 P-38H Lightning x 15 B-25D Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged P-38H Lightning: 4 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 87th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 27 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 3 B-25D1 Mitchell x 45 A-20G Havoc: 3 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 11 destroyed, 19 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 13 Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 5 B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 B-25H Mitchell x 6 P-40N5 Warhawk x 50 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 5 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 3 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25G Mitchell x 9 B-25H Mitchell x 6 P-40N5 Warhawk x 50 B-25G Mitchell: 9 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 P-38J Lightning x 39 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 47 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 22 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 – bombs released at 20k’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 24 P-40N5 Warhawk x 50 B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 20 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,42 (near Chittagong) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 62000 troops, 1023 guns, 2208 vehicles, Assault Value = 2284 Defending force 62134 troops, 751 guns, 862 vehicles, Assault Value = 2014 Allied adjusted assault: 1506 Japanese adjusted defense: 2227 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2773 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 268 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled Guns lost 66 (3 destroyed, 63 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2607 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 284 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 51 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 28 disabled Guns lost 84 (8 destroyed, 76 disabled) Vehicles lost 128 (3 destroyed, 125 disabled) Assaulting units: 72nd British Brigade 766th Tank Battalion 37th Infantry Division 2/9th Armoured Regiment 40th Infantry Division 81st (West African) Division 754th Tank Battalion 4th Armoured Brigade 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 2/6th Armoured Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 9th Australian Division 226th Field Artillery Battalion 369th Coast AA Regiment 2/11th Field Regiment 1st Medium Regiment 6th Medium Regiment Defending units: 11th Division 27th Division 1st Tank Division 20th Division 8th Division 5th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment 56th Field AA Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Army 44th Ind.AA Gun Co 9th RF Gun Battalion OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 07, 44 SS I-184 leaving patrol zone to replenish at Rabaul Repairs completed on CV Kaga at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on BB Kirishima at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CVL Shoho at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Harukaze at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Asanagi at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CA Kumano at Guam, ship returned to service Previous report of sinking of SS Silversides incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 107, 96 SS Skate is reported HIT SS Surf is reported HIT a Grampus class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Surf is reported HIT PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Kusaie Island WO Miyabe E. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Saito S. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Ryuzaki R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Ayanori D. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Ayanori D. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Ayanori D. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Saito S. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Saito S. of 9th Sentai attains ace status!! F-10 Mitchell sighted over Akyab 1LT Fukudome O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 1LT Hashiguchi P. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Genwa J. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Dohibara R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 1LT Gushi F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14 WO Chiba R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Kado K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 WO Kizuka N. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 WO Chiba R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Shirahama N. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Shirahama N. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 WO Miyabe E. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Fuchida N. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Ayanori B. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Inuzuka U. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Hashiguchi L. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Mitsumori L. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Kimiyama T. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Chiba R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 2LT Okajima A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 9 1LT Hashiguchi P. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 9 1LT Mitsumasa G. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Miyabe E. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 CPT Hashiguchi M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 24 2LT Hashiguchi F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 13 SS Peto is reported HIT a 'T' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT SS Silversides is reported HIT SS Surf is reported HIT SS Billfish is reported HIT 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 11th Air Fleet to Manus 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on DD Harusame at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Yugure at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-43 at Truk, ship returned to service Prome expands airfield to size 2 Suva expands port to size 4 Aircraft J1N1-Sa Irving advances R&D Ace pilot Kizuka B. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 1LT Taiho-1 on CV Taiho converting to size 36 from 27 Taiho-2 on CV Taiho converting to size 18 from 27 Pilot Kumagaya W. is reported as to have escaped capture 934 Ku T-1 converting to size 6 from 12 E No.18 arrives at Tokyo Loss of xAK Nissen Maru on Mar 07, 1944 is admitted Loss of TK Toan Maru on Mar 07, 1944 is admitted MGB G-223 arrives at Kobe [image]local://upfiles/34194/C3AF1951D3DF446DA2F84EC493B3149D.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 8 Mar 44 reports (10/9/2021 12:38:14 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 08, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 Weather in hex: Severe storms E13A1 Jake x 7 E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged 7 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 12 Allied Ships AM Oudh CAP engaged: No.89 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Some CAP have air radar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Calcutta at 52,37 E13A1 Jake x 8 8 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 12 Allied Ships xAKL Buijskes xAKL Elout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 4 Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 3 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 xAK Terukawa Maru xAK Tokiwa Maru xAK Lima Maru PB Nako Maru #2 SS Billfish is sighted by escort PB Nako Maru #2 attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kume-jima at 92,65 AK Sakito Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sakura Maru AK Hirokawa Maru E Amakusa Allied Ships SS Bonefish, hits 3 SS Bonefish launches 2 torpedoes at AK Sakito Maru Bonefish diving deep .... E Amakusa attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63 TK Kyoie Maru E W-16 Allied Ships SS Billfish, hits 3 SS Billfish is sighted by escort E W-16 attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Weather in hex: Clear sky Ki-84r Frank x 62 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 9 P-40N5 Warhawk x 50 B-25D Mitchell: 6 destroyed P-40N5 Warhawk: 13 destroyed 9 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet 5 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 31st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 47th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 64th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 87th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131 Weather in hex: Severe storms N1K2-J George x 47 Allied aircraft Mitchell II x 17 Mitchell II: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged 2 x Mitchell II bombing from 20000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 252 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 15 scrambling) S-301 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 261 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Weather in hex: Clear sky Ki-84r Frank x 53 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 9 P-39N1 Airacobra x 15 B-25H Mitchell: 5 destroyed B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak P-39N1 Airacobra: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 26 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 23 P-38J Lightning x 21 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 42 B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 20 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 P-38J Lightning x 18 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 50 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 17 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 A-20G Havoc x 4 A-20G Havoc: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 13 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 5 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 21 B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 3 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 22 P-40N5 Warhawk x 48 B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 13 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 P-40N26 Warhawk x 11 B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 08, 44 Repairs completed on DD Shiratsuyu at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CVL Chiyoda at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS RO-61 at Truk, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Tanikaze at Guam, ship returned to service SS I-184 terminates patrol and enters Rabaul for repairs SS Tullibee is reported HIT SS Skate is reported HIT SS Tactician is reported HIT SS Billfish is reported HIT PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Ponape F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay 2LT Chuzaburo O. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Uchida W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 2LT Taniguchi N. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Uchida W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Miyauchi F. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Hoshikura K. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Renzo T. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 2LT Ohmori, S. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 1LT Oba W. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 2LT Kaoki N. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Ginowa I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 14 WO Chojiro M. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Chojiro M. of 31st Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Ohmori, S. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 2LT Sumino, G. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Sumino, G. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Taniguchi K. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Taniguchi K. of 31st Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Chuzaburo O. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Uchida W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 WO Kira H. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Ishimori W. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Iwashita E. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Hidaka M. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Ayanori O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Chuzaburo O. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Hirata T. of S-301 Hikotai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kasai M. of S-301 Hikotai is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Kasai M. of S-301 Hikotai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Sagara A. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Aihara O. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Sagara A. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Aihara O. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Aihara O. of 252 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Kawakubo E. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Morita W. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Nakasawa K. of 252 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Ibusuki F. of S-301 Hikotai is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Ibusuki F. of S-301 Hikotai attains ace status!! 2LT Miyabe F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 CPT Bunkichi C. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 17 WO Igarashi K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Daigo H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 1LT Kimiyama B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 20 MAJ Hiramoto K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 24 2LT Miyabe F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 2LT Taniguchi N. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 21 CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 22 WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 2LT Senda O. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Kira H. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Degawa R. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Miyabe E. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Miyabe E. of 9th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Kizuka B. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Kizuka B. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Kizuka B. of 9th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Agawa D. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby WO Kajinami, S. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 12 an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Skate is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Tantalus is reported HIT F-10 Mitchell sighted over Akyab F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 11th Air Fleet to Manus 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kwajalein Base Force from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on DD Shigure at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CVL Chitose at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Maikaze at Guam, ship returned to service Ace pilot Mori C. of 31st Sentai is promoted to 1LT Loss of AK Sakito Maru on Mar 08, 1944 is admitted xAKL Sjobris is reported to have been sunk near Portland Roads on Feb 03, 1943 -------------- George pilots insist on attacking Mitchells from the front… [image]local://upfiles/34194/257D4F91DB17411280D187CECA8DACED.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 9 Mar 44 reports (10/11/2021 11:43:56 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 09, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 150 encounters mine field at Cox's Bazar (54,43) PB Kasyu Maru 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 113,137 Weather in hex: Moderate rain E13A1 Jake x 6 6 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships DD Strong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 53,40 E13A1 Jake x 4 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 2 Allied Ships xAK Jaladurga CAP engaged: No.89 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead Some CAP have air radar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 24 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 6 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 7 Liberator GR.III: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged 6 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 5th Sentai with Ki-45 KAId Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 2000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. 27th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 3 Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 3 Liberator GR.III: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged 2 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 7 B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 Allied Ships DD Meade DD Bailey DD Welles DD Woodworth DD Barton DD Meredith DD Ingersoll DD Hickox DD Heermann DD Healy DD Hale DD Foote DD Dyson DD Daly Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 21 Port hits 5 Port supply hits 3 DD Ingersoll firing at 66th Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cox's Bazar at 54,43 PB Kenan Maru Allied Ships SS Tantalus, hits 2 SS Tantalus is sighted by escort PB Kenan Maru attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 98,63 E Etoforu AK Hirokawa Maru E Amakusa Allied Ships SS Billfish, hits 8, heavy damage SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Etoforu Billfish diving deep .... E Amakusa attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,139 SS RO-107, hits 1 Allied Ships SC-709 SC-751 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Aogashima at 111,66 E No.2 E No.3 Allied Ships SS Grenadier, hits 5 SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at E No.2 E No.3 attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Chindit Brigade, at 57,42 , near Chittagong Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 35 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 2 Spitfire VIII x 7 Spitfire Vc Trop x 2 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled CAP engaged: No.34 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.54 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.67 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) Also attacking 16th Chindit Brigade ... Also attacking 23rd Chindit Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 369th Coast AA Regiment, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 39 Ki-84r Frank x 30 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 14 Spitfire VIII x 19 Spitfire Vc Trop x 6 Spitfire VIII x 4 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled CAP engaged: No.134 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.152 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.258 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.457 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.34 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) No.54 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 369th Coast AA Regiment, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 33 Ki-84r Frank x 43 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 9 Spitfire VIII x 16 Spitfire Vc Trop x 6 Spitfire VIII x 5 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 11 Ki-84r Frank x 72 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 6 Spitfire VIII x 11 Spitfire Vc Trop x 2 Spitfire VIII x 4 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed Spitfire VIII: 4 destroyed Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 11 Ki-84r Frank x 29 Ki-67-Ia Peggy: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 1 Spitfire Vc Trop x 1 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Weather in hex: Overcast Ki-84r Frank x 43 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 1 B-24J Liberator x 22 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed B-24J Liberator: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 27 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,139 SS I-185, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Sproston DD Isherwood SS I-185 is sighted by escort DD Isherwood attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kirakira at 115,139 SS I-185, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Sproston DD Isherwood SS I-185 is sighted by escort DD Isherwood attacking submerged sub .... DD Isherwood is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Silchar (59,39) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12932 troops, 134 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 466 Defending force 2856 troops, 18 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 Assaulting units: 12th Division 54th Field AA Battalion 20th Fld AA Machinecannon Company Defending units: 50th Tank Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,42 (near Chittagong) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 60139 troops, 1026 guns, 2217 vehicles, Assault Value = 2058 Defending force 59469 troops, 745 guns, 862 vehicles, Assault Value = 1781 Allied adjusted assault: 1095 Japanese adjusted defense: 2687 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2880 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 206 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 65 (7 destroyed, 58 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1388 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 92 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 106 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled) Vehicles lost 141 (10 destroyed, 131 disabled) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 09, 44 Repairs completed on CV Zuikaku at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Samidare at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CVL Nisshin at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Arashi at Guam, ship returned to service a KXIV Class class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT SS Corvina is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a O16 Class class SS is reported HIT DMS Palmer is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Terapo WO Goto R. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Hayashi A. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Ginowa R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Ginowa R. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Kimiyama R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Hasegawa W. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Hasegawa W. of 59th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Hyakutake J. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Takenaka O. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Takenaka O. of 9th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Takenaka V. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Goto R. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Kagawa V. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Goto R. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Goto R. of 47th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Ohashi N. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Dohibara D. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 17 2LT Iwashita A. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 Allied Aircraft sighted over Akyab 1LT Mori R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 13 2LT Saito N. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Ryuzaki K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Kimiyama R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Takenaka M. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 12 2LT Chikami A. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Chikami A. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Ginowa R. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 F-5A Lightning sighted over Terapo Mosquito PR.XVI sighted over 12th Tank Regiment 2LT Fuchida C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Inuzuka T. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT SS Billfish is reported HIT a Porpoise class SS is reported HIT SS Tantalus is reported HIT SS Surf is reported HIT SS Tactician is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 61st Naval Guard Unit from Maloelap 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 2 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on CV Hiyo at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Yamakaze at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Matsukaze at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Wakaba at Tinian, ship returned to service Clark Field expands fortifications to size 5 Mombasa expands port to size 4 Ace pilot Kawahara U. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 1LT Previous report of sinking of SS Tautog incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service Unit 'Northern' changes name to '5th Area' E No.7 arrives at Tokyo E No.9 arrives at Tokyo LCT-163 is reported to have been sunk near Roi-Namur on Oct 23, 1943 MTB G-18 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 901 Ku T-3 arrives at Chiba – upgraded from Kate to G3M3 Nell to give it longer range for flying NavS missions over the East China Sea. 901 Ku T-4 arrives at Chiba – upgraded to Emily to also fly patrols over the convoy routes through the East China Sea. 22nd Sentai arrives at Nagoya – fighter pilot training unit I.38-1 arrives at Tokyo – resized to 24 on one of the hybrid BBs. It will be used for basic Air skill training to help boost the pipeline of IJNAF fighter pilots. [image]local://upfiles/34194/10A065285B084CACA6F02320B092779F.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 9 Mar 44 reports (10/12/2021 9:30:14 AM)
Looking at upgrade paths for the IJA medium bombers and I noticed that some of them upgrade to the Ki-119 fighter bomber. One thing I’m expecting to need more of once the B-29s arrive is more fighters and fighter bombers. Basically anything with cannons that can fly CAP is worth looking at. I’ve invested 1x30 factory into the Ki-119 which will barely accelerate it now, but it will start building once the due date comes and then be used to flip those MB units over to FB. I’m expecting they will then be able to upgrade to the Ki-102b Randy FB and add to the 500+ deep FB force that is currently flying Nicks. I just did a quick count, and of the 19x IJAAF MB Sentai on the map at the moment 5 can change to FB (some via Ki-119 and others via Randy-b). One MB Sentai can upgrade to the Peggy NF so I’ve set 1x30 factory to research that too so it starts building as soon as it’s available.

jdsrae -> 10 Mar 44 reports (10/12/2021 11:39:32 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 10, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 53,40 E13A1 Jake x 4 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 4 Allied Ships xAKL Elout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 16 Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 – with no port to get the Oil and Fuel to, Ledo has zero strategic value to the red team anymore. It still has some value as a defensive/delay position, but the two INA Regts stationed there have morale in the toilet so they won’t last if attacked. Merrill’s Marauders have been spotted moving along the slow road from Tezpur. Once the Allies have Ledo they will be able to threaten parachute drops and strategic bombing raids into China which could get interesting. Weather in hex: Severe storms Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 7 Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 5 Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Siquijor at 77,87 xAK Tihuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Kuritake Maru xAK Tazan Maru xAK Kuwayama Maru xAK Gokoku Maru #2 PB Shotoku Maru SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tihuku Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Weather in hex: Extreme overcast Ki-84r Frank x 37 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 22 B-24J Liberator: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged CAP engaged: Unescorted B24s run into the LRCAP over 15th Army in the field 1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 31st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 47th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 64th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 87th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 10, 44 Repairs completed on DD Michishio at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Asagumo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Minegumo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-183 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Umikaze at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on BB Hyuga at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-179 at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-180 at Manus, ship returned to service SS Peto is reported HIT PO2 Morioka S. of S-305 Hikotai is credited with kill number 2 F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby F-10 Mitchell sighted over Akyab F-7A Liberator sighted over Rangoon WO Eto S. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Tsukamoto B. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Tsukamoto B. of 9th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Harada R. of 87th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Harada R. of 87th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Mitsumori L. of 9th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Mitsumori L. of 9th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Eto E. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Eto E. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Chiba B. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking an Allied SS at 111,66 an Allied CL is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT SS Tantalus is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over 93rd JAAF AF Bn F-5A Lightning sighted over Terapo 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd JNAF AF Unit from Maloelap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Yokosuka 5th SNLF from Ailinglaplap 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 5th JAAF AF Coy from Dimapur Repairs completed on CL Oyodo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Natsugumo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Arashio at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CV Hiryu at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CVL Zuiho at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Asakaze at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CA Haguro at Guam, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CA Mikuma at Guam, ship returned to service Wendover Field expands airfield to size 9 Zamboanga expands fortifications to size 6 Lucknow expands airfield to size 6 Sabang expands fortifications to size 6 Kwangchowan expands fortifications to size 2 Aircraft A7M2 Sam advances R&D – to 8/45 advancing at +4/day from two factories with engine bonus Ace pilot Oba E. of 64th Sentai is promoted to 2LT CL Oyodo beginning refit in shipyard at Yokohama/Yokosuka DD Akishimo arrives at Maizuru E No.20 arrives at Tokyo SS KXIII is reported to have been sunk near Akyab on Dec 17, 1943 AKA Libra is reported to have been sunk near Kwajalein Island on Jan 17, 1944 MTB G-552 arrives at Kobe

jdsrae -> 11 Mar 44 reports (10/12/2021 11:53:18 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 11, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 113,137 E13A1 Jake x 9 E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed by flak 9 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships DD Strong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 3 Liberator GR.VI: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 5 B-24J Liberator x 9 B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 E13A1 Jake x 6 6 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships xAKL Elout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 4 Liberator GR.III: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 4 Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lunga at 113,139 SS I-182, hits 13, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Sproston SS I-182 is located by DD Sproston DD Sproston attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,137 SS I-18, hits 9 Allied Ships AKA Titania, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kortenaer SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes at AKA Titania DD Kortenaer attacking submerged sub .... DD Kortenaer is out of ASW ammo OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 11, 44 Repairs completed on CVL Ryujo at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Yukikaze at Guam, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Urakaze at Guam, ship returned to service a Elco 80ft PT class PT is reported HIT a 'S' 1942 and 1943 class SS is reported HIT a 'T' 1941 and 1942 class SS is reported HIT SS Devilfish is reported HIT PO2 Kasai A. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (55,41) SS Tantalus is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over 11th Army Mosquito PR.IX sighted over Jorhat 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 42nd Naval Guard Unit from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 2 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 5th Naval Construction Battalion from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 5th JAAF AF Coy from Dimapur Repairs completed on DD Ariake at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Susuzuki at Tinian, ship returned to service Nagasaki/Sasebo expands port to size 9 Toyohara expands airfield to size 5 Prome expands fortifications to size 3 Bareilly expands airfield to size 6 Diamond Harbour expands airfield to size 9 Ace pilot Chiba R. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 2LT 901 Ku T-3 on CVE Kaiyo converting to size 27 from 18 I.38-1 on BB Fuso converting to size 24 from 1 Previous report of sinking of CA Suffolk incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service Previous report of sinking of SS Lancetfish incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service SS Salmon is reported to have been sunk near Balikpapan on Jan 05, 1944 AKA Titania is reported to have been sunk near Cooktown on Mar 11, 1944 MGB G-224 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure [image]local://upfiles/34194/1FC8A8C1D15E4758B1FC4764BA79FEBB.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 12 Mar 44 reports (10/12/2021 12:03:15 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 12, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud G4M1 Betty x 13 G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet – these are good strike pilots but without night vision goggles this is a low percentage play Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Allied Ships xAKL Buijskes xAKL Oklahoman xAKL Honolulan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 9 B-24J Liberator x 9 B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 7 Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 4 Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-45 KAId Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 3 Liberator GR.III: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 6 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Chittagong at 55,41 SS I-170 – getting a bit desperate here, ordering some subs into shallow water but it pays off Allied Ships xAKL Buijskes, Shell hits 16, heavy fires xAKL Buijskes is sighted by SS I-170 SS I-170 attacking xAKL Buijskes on the surface Yoshitomi, Zenji decides to submerge SS I-170 due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ailinglaplap at 133,117 Allied Ships DD Flusser DD Cushing DD Helm DD Blue DD Meade DD Bailey DD Welles DD Woodworth DD Barton DD Gwin DD Meredith DD Knapp DD Ingersoll DD Hickox DD Heermann DD Healy DD Harrison DD Hale DD Foote DD Dyson DMS Chandler DMS Palmer Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 42 Port hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Chittagong at 55,41 SS I-170 Allied Ships xAKL Oklahoman, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Oklahoman is sighted by SS I-170 SS I-170 attacking xAKL Oklahoman on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tjepoe at 55,102 PB Hinode Maru #20, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Choun Maru #21 SS Pampanito launches 2 torpedoes at PB Hinode Maru #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Chittagong at 54,41 SS I-52 Allied Ships xAKL Honolulan, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Honolulan is sighted by SS I-52 SS I-52 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Honolulan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Chittagong at 54,41 SS I-177 Allied Ships xAKL Elout, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Elout is sighted by SS I-177 SS I-177 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Elout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Silchar (59,39) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 15613 troops, 293 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 601 Defending force 13239 troops, 163 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Allied adjusted assault: 550 Japanese adjusted defense: 3737 Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 238 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 311 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled) Assaulting units: 50th Tank Brigade 11th (East African) Division Defending units: 12th Division 54th Field AA Battalion 20th Fld AA Machinecannon Company OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 12, 44 Repairs completed on DD Hatakaze at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CA Nachi at Guam, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Nowaki at Guam, ship returned to service an Allied SS is reported HIT a Grampus class SS is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Silchar SS Tullibee is reported HIT SS Tullibee is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over 93rd JAAF AF Bn Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Silchar F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 2 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 2 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 5th JAAF AF Coy from Dimapur Repairs completed on CA Chikuma at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CVL Ryuho at Tinian, ship returned to service Taihoku expands fortifications to size 3 Pagan expands fortifications to size 6 Lautem expands fortifications to size 5 Gifu expands airfield to size 8 xAKL Honolulan is reported to have been sunk near Chittagong on Mar 12, 1944 xAKL Oklahoman is reported to have been sunk near Chittagong on Mar 12, 1944 xAKL Elout is reported to have been sunk near Chittagong on Mar 12, 1944 [image]local://upfiles/34194/C2B3AE0845BD41D68500014F33B4594E.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 13 Mar 44 reports (10/12/2021 12:30:07 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 13, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,39 SS I-22, hits 4 Allied Ships MTB 281 MTB 276 MTB 286 MTB 285 MTB 284 MTB 283 SS I-22 is sighted by escort – the RN has super MTBs that also carry depth charges, with multiple boats attacking which doesn’t seem to happen with larger ships. MTB 284 attacking submerged sub .... MTB 283 attacking submerged sub .... MTB 283 is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Chittagong at 54,41 SS I-177, hits 1 Allied Ships MTB 281 MTB 276 MTB 286 MTB 285 MTB 284 MTB 282 SS I-177 is sighted by escort MTB 286 attacking submerged sub .... MTB 285 fails to find sub and abandons search MTB 284 fails to find sub and abandons search MTB 282 fails to find sub and abandons search -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 16 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 Airbase supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 113,137 Weather in hex: Heavy rain E13A1 Jake x 6 6 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships DD Strong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 7 7 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 – not sure why the Allies are going after Ledo Airfield, but I’ve posted some Nicks on LRCAP night duty to interfere with their aim Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 4 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 5 B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 754th Tank Battalion, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 86 – a big sweep with some LRCAP mixed in 22 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet - sweeping off base hexes seems to be a good tactic, especially if there is no radar in the hex to help the defenders 17 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet 12 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 21 P-40N5 Warhawk: 13 destroyed – P40N5s are outclassed by Franks with about 80 average experience pilots CAP engaged: 33rd FG/58th FS with P-40N5 Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. 33rd FG/60th FS with P-40N5 Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 754th Tank Battalion, at 56,42 , near Chittagong Ki-84r Frank x 69 23 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet 12 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 33rd FG/60th FS with P-40N5 Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 33rd FG/58th FS with P-40N5 Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 13, 44 Repairs completed on DD Oite at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kagero at Guam, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hagikaze at Guam, ship returned to service an Allied MTB is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Buna PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Milne Bay an Allied SS is reported HIT Search E14Y1 Glen destroyed by CAP an Allied SS is reported HIT a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Rabaul 2LT Itaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 2LT Itaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 9 CPT Tsukamoto H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 16 WO Kimiyama V. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 1LT Takenaka J. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 1LT Higashiyama C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 20 WO Mitsumoto A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Fuchida P. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Chojiro M. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 11 2LT Izumida E. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Makino V. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Taniguchi R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Tsukamoto A. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Mitsumasa J. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Chikami I. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Miyabe P. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Kimura B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Kimura B. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Aino T. of 31st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 2 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on BB Nagato at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service – VADM Tayui with Battleship Division 3 will wait in reserve at Kure until the hybrid BBs Fuso and Yamashiro finish their conversions on about 1 April. Repairs completed on CA Mogami at Guam, ship returned to service Ominato expands fortifications to size 4 Anchorage expands port to size 3 Benkoelen expands fortifications to size 5 Ace pilot Okamoto B. of 87th Sentai is promoted to 1LT LST T-110 arrives at Nagoya TK Ebara Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto 32nd Army arrives at Naha – will stay there to prepare for the defence of Okinawa Minamitorishima Naval Guard Unit arrives at Marcus Island – this overstacks the island so a few small units will withdraw to the Bonins. 13th Independent Mixed Regt will stay on the island to keep the garrison close to the 6k capacity. Iwo-jima Naval Guard Unit arrives at Iwo-jima – the garrison is at 29/30k 27th Special Base Force arrives at Tokyo – will move to Singkawang to provide some depth to the defence of Singapore and Palembang. 134th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo – to Cagayan 148th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo – to Clark Field 149th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo – to Clark Field 180th JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo – to Cagayan [image]local://upfiles/34194/1B6219C3AA1644EBB87D7216625E4BB0.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 14 Mar 44 reports (10/12/2021 12:52:45 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 14, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Victoria at 208,52 SS I-6 – all the way over on the Canadian Pacific coast Allied Ships xAK Fort Duquesne, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Fort Duquesne is sighted by SS I-6 SS I-6 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Fort Duquesne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 113,137 E13A1 Jake x 7 E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed by flak – I kept forgetting to switch this mission back to night naval search… 6 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships xAK Benjamin Franklin DD Strong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 Allied Ships DD Colahan DD Cogswell DD Chevalier DD Chauncey DD Brownson DD Braine DD Boyd DD Bell DD Beale DD Anthony DD Abbot DD Fletcher Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 DD Chevalier firing at 46th Naval Guard Unit – is being flown back to Marcus Island by Mavis transports -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Chindit Brigade, at 57,42 , near Chittagong Weather in hex: Heavy rain Ki-84r Frank x 45 45 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 2 Spitfire Vc Trop x 2 Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: No.34 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. No.54 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 23 23 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 23 23 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Division, at 59,39 (Silchar) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Allied aircraft – low level strafing attacks A-20G Havoc x 14 B-25D1 Mitchell x 10 B-25H Mitchell x 3 P-40N5 Warhawk x 50 A-20G Havoc: 9 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Also attacking 54th Field AA Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Fld AA Machinecannon Company, at 59,39 (Silchar) Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 12 B-25D1 Mitchell x 24 B-25H Mitchell x 9 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 A-20G Havoc: 4 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak B-25H Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Division, at 59,39 (Silchar) Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Division, at 59,39 (Silchar) Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Division, at 59,39 (Silchar) Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Silchar (59,39) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 15380 troops, 293 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 567 Defending force 12950 troops, 151 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 444 Allied adjusted assault: 615 Japanese adjusted defense: 1443 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 317 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 417 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 50th Tank Brigade 11th (East African) Division Defending units: 12th Division 54th Field AA Battalion OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 14, 44 Repairs completed on CA Ashigara at Guam, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Oyashio at Guam, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-25 at Manus, ship returned to service a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT SS Tullibee is reported HIT a Triton class SS is reported HIT 2LT Notomi N. of 47th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 Mosquito PR.XVI sighted over 12th Tank Regiment SS Aspro is reported HIT Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (55,41) Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Silchar F-5A Lightning sighted over 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 7th JNAF Coy from Wake Island 1 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 2 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on CLAA Tenryu at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CA Myoko at Guam, ship returned to service Bien Hoa expands airfield to size 6 Cocanada expands airfield to size 6 Cooktown expands airfield to size 5 Finschhafen expands airfield to size 3 Gifu expands fortifications to size 1 Aircraft Ki-115a Tsurugi advances R&D – to 5/45, just the 1x size 31 factory on this aircraft so it starts building when it becomes available. Ace pilot Kusumoto F. of Chitose-1 is promoted to CPO Group '524 Ku K-1' changes name to 'K-405 Hikotai' – these two units change names on arrival at Nagoya Group '524 Ku K-2' changes name to 'K-406 Hikotai' Device(s) upgraded in Minamitorishima Naval Guard Unit supplied from Marcus Island E No.6 arrives at Tokyo E No.11 arrives at Tokyo AO Hayasui arrives at Hiroshima/Kure AO Kazahaya arrives at Fukuoka TK Kokuei Maru arrives at Fukuoka xAK Fort Duquesne is reported to have been sunk near Victoria on Mar 14, 1944 SC CHa-78 arrives at Hakodate TK Shinyu Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto K-405 Hikotai arrives at Nagoya – upgrades to P1Y2 Frances and empties the pool of good IJN strike pilots. It will be bought out and move to the Marianas. K-406 Hikotai arrives at Nagoya – upgrades to P1Y2 Frances – will follow K-405 once more pilots finish training to fill it out. 541 Ku K-1 arrives at Matsuyama – upgrades to D4Y4 Judy S-407 Hikotai arrives at Kagoshima – upgrades to George 5 and will move to the Marianas S-804 Hikotai arrives at Chiba – J1N1s Irving NF, will be used for training at Yokosuka until the Allies start night bombing raids in the Pacific theatre. T-3 Hikotai arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – upgrades to D4Y1-C Judy recon and will be used for training IJN recon pilots I.38-1 arrives at Ominato – training sweep missions for IJN fighter pilots using surplus F1M2 Petes. These pilots will move to a fighter or float fighter unit after finishing their Sweep course. 27th Army arrives at Sapporo – will stay on Hokkaido [image]local://upfiles/34194/6E01DE9CCC81437E96688EDCE8FD395E.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 15 Mar 44 reports (10/13/2021 11:53:56 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 44 – a very quiet day! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Maloelap at 136,116 SS RO-47, hits 2 SS RO-47 is located by DD Daly OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 15, 44 Repairs completed on BB Hiei at Saipan, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kamikaze at Tinian, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS RO-100 at Rabaul, ship returned to service SS Peto is reported HIT a Thames class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a O21 Class class SS is reported HIT a 'S' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar F-5A Lightning sighted over 93rd JAAF AF Bn PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Shortlands F-10 Mitchell sighted over Akyab a 'U' 1941 Long Hull class SS is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a 'S' War Emergency class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Cox's Bazar F-5A Lightning sighted over Port Moresby 7 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 66th Naval Guard Unit from Makin 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap 6 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 41st JNAF AF Unit from Ailinglaplap Repairs completed on CLAA Tatsuta at Saipan, ship returned to service Tsitsihar expands airfield to size 2 Patna expands airfield to size 9 Hamilton expands airfield to size 2 Device NE turbojet advances R&D – to 9/44 with 2x size 30 factories researching it. It should start production in July 1944 Ace pilot Shibayama I. of 13th Sentai is promoted to 1LT 66th Sentai converting to size 37 from 36 AVD Williamson is reported to have been sunk near Victoria on Feb 10, 1944 xAKL Argus is reported to have been sunk near Port Moresby on Feb 10, 1943 MTB G-553 arrives at Hiroshima/Kure MGB G-225 arrives at Shimonoseki 541 Ku K-1 arrives at Takamatsu – issued with D4Y4 and will move to the Marianas. 7th Area Army arrives at Singapore - will stay here to command the defence of Malaya. 27th Tank Regiment arrives at Chiba. 21x light and 59x medium tanks. This unit could be bought out for 145 PP to strengthen defences somewhere in the Pacific, but the Home Islands feel a little sparse for defenders at the moment. They will move to Tokyo to train initially. 26th Tank Regiment arrives at Mutankiang. This unit could move overland into China and beyond, or be bought out to join 27thTank Regt in reserve. As 145 PP is relatively cheap, IGHQ will ponder where to buy them out and send them to, maybe Luzon, or perhaps one to each end of Okinawa. ------------ GEN Doihara’s land skill is too low, even for the Singapore Garrison HQ. I think I have finally found a good job for GEN Tojo, CIC of 7th Area Army. GEN Kawabe will take command of 14th Area Army when it arrives as the war is expected to get to Luzon before the end. GEN Nishio will take command of 6th Area Army, aka South China Area Army. GEN Doihara will take command of 13th Area Army when it arrive at Nagoya and hopefully stay out of the action for the duration of the war. [image]local://upfiles/34194/151CDFF37CC64A7CAC6219B4142BB5C3.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 16 Mar 44 reports (10/13/2021 12:34:08 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Zamboanga at 76,87 PB Okuyo Maru #2 SS Whale is sighted by escort PB Okuyo Maru #2 attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Zamboanga at 76,87 PB Sinko Maru TK Arita Maru TK Ayazono Maru TK Kikusui Maru SS Whale launches 2 torpedoes at PB Sinko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wotje at 135,116 SS I-8, hits 15, heavy damage Allied Ships AM Requisite AM Token AM Competent AM Token attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ramree Island at 50,49 DD Mutsuki DD Uzuki DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS Storm, hits 2 SS Storm launches 2 torpedoes at DD Mutsuki DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub .... DD Yayoi is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 52,38 Weather in hex: Clear sky E13A1 Jake x 11 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIf x 12 Allied Ships AMc Rampur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Namorik at 131,118 SS I-44, hits 21, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA Baltimore DMS Howard DMS Trevor DD Sigourney DD Schroeder DD John Rodgers DD Ringgold SS I-44 launches 6 torpedoes at BB Tennessee – good to see a 6 torp spread! DD Sigourney attacking submerged sub .... DD Schroeder attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold attacking submerged sub .... DD Sigourney attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold attacking submerged sub .... DD Schroeder attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold attacking submerged sub .... DD Sigourney attacking submerged sub .... DD Schroeder attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold is out of ASW ammo DD Sigourney attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold attacking submerged sub .... DD Ringgold is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ramree Island at 50,49 DD Kisaragi DD Uzuki SS Storm launches 2 torpedoes at DD Kisaragi Storm diving deep .... DD Uzuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Uzuki is out of ASW ammo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 51,38 SS I-22, hits 8, heavy damage Allied Ships AM Cromer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Mabella xAKL Dumra KV Cyclamen SS I-22 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Cromer KV Cyclamen attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Clear sky Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 20 20 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 – no CAP over CB today Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 41 P-40N5 Warhawk x 100 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 11 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 35 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 125 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 4 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Allied aircraft B-25G Mitchell x 8 B-25G Mitchell: 6 damaged Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 19 19 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 128,116 Japanese Ships SS RO-42, hits 7, heavy damage Allied Ships CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage BB New Jersey CL Mobile CLAA Oakland DD Stembel DD Spence DD Sigsbee DD Clark DD Porter DD Terry DD David Taylor Ammo storage explosion on CV Lexington II SS RO-42 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Lexington II – only 4?! Maybe that is a full spread for a RO-4# class. DD Porter attacking submerged sub .... DD David Taylor attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,42 (near Chittagong) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 50587 troops, 827 guns, 1982 vehicles, Assault Value = 1920 Defending force 59871 troops, 720 guns, 844 vehicles, Assault Value = 1843 Allied adjusted assault: 1109 Japanese adjusted defense: 1989 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3406 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 228 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled Guns lost 57 (12 destroyed, 45 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 737 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 88 disabled Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 51 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 15 (5 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 134 (59 destroyed, 75 disabled) Assaulting units: 766th Tank Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division 2/9th Armoured Regiment 2/6th Armoured Regiment 40th Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 763rd Tank Battalion 72nd British Brigade 81st (West African) Division 767th Tank Battalion 4th Armoured Brigade 754th Tank Battalion 9th Australian Division 2/11th Field Regiment 226th Field Artillery Battalion 369th Coast AA Regiment 1st Medium Regiment 6th Medium Regiment Defending units: 11th Division 1st Tank Division 27th Division 20th Division 8th Division 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Army 56th Field AA Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Silchar (59,39) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 15092 troops, 293 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 549 Defending force 12640 troops, 151 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 417 Allied adjusted assault: 478 Japanese adjusted defense: 2515 Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 263 casualties reported Squads: 20 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 50th Tank Brigade 11th (East African) Division Defending units: 12th Division 54th Field AA Battalion OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 16, 44 Repairs completed on CA Tone at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-184 at Rabaul, ship returned to service OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighted over Kusaie Island F-10 Mitchell sighted over Imphal Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Silchar Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Dimapur 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 46th Naval Guard Unit from Wake Island 5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 4th SNLF from Mili 4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 47th JNAF AF Unit from Mili 3 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 2nd SNLF from Mili Repairs completed on DD Hatsukaze at Saipan, ship returned to service Kobe expands fortifications to size 4 Sapporo expands fortifications to size 5 Milne Bay expands fortifications to size 6 Christchurch expands port to size 4 Iwo-jima Naval Guard Unit - some devices have been upgraded at Iwo-jima Previous report of sinking of SS Mingo incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service BB Tennessee is reported to have been sunk near Namorik on Mar 16, 1944 AM Cromer is reported to have been sunk near Diamond Harbour on Mar 16, 1944 MTB G-19 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka [image]local://upfiles/34194/A56671F79E194D64BFDCAA316FF1C784.jpg[/image]

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