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jdsrae -> 22 Apr 44 reports (11/5/2021 12:27:13 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kusaie Island at 125,118 – a small task force with 1x SC and 1x Gozan arrived to drop some supply. The 2x George units just moved back from Truk today so the Allies may not have expected defensive CAP. Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes N1K2-J George x 26 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 18 SBD-5 Dauntless: 13 destroyed - actually all 18 CAP engaged: 265 Ku S-1 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000. 265 Ku S-2 with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000. OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 22, 44 Repairs completed on DD Minekaze at Manila, ship returned to service. 13x DD Minekaze now have Type 2 depth charges and surface search radars. With only 2500 endurance these DDs are going to join Combined Fleet in the Pacific for ASW duty. They also have 75/75 troop/supply capacity so will G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking SS Bowfin at 119,57 SS Bowfin is reported HIT B6N2 Jill from 932 Ku T-1 attacking an Allied SS at 109,96 an Allied SS is reported HIT P1Y2 Frances from K-405 Hikotai attacking SS Bowfin at 119,57 SS Bowfin is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from K-102 Hikotai attacking SS Bowfin at 119,57 SS Bowfin is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from 901 Ku T-3 attacking a Thames class SS at 104,67 a Seadragon class SS is reported HIT TF 281 sights PB4Y-1 Liberator at 125,118 near Kusaie Island F-5A Lightning sighted over Katha F-5A Lightning sighted over 15th Army F-5A Lightning sighted over Akyab PO1 Sakai H. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Sakai H. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 – no relation to Saburo, 4x pilots qualified for CV duty from this action. These pilots are all 70+ experience and competing with each other to join CV units. PO1 Sakai H. of 265 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO2 Kaneko T. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Kaneko T. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Hirusawa O. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Hori A. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 6 PO1 Ikura K. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Ikura K. of 265 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5 PO1 Ikura K. of 265 Ku S-1 attains ace status!! PO1 Ogawa M. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kumagaya E. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Kumagaya E. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Minegishi L. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 2 PO1 Ogawa M. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Ogawa M. of 265 Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 4 G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted an Allied SC at 115,138 a PC-461 173' SC class SC is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted a SC-453 110' SC class SC at 115,138 an Allied SC is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from 901 Ku T-3 attacking an Allied SS at 104,67 a Grampus class SS is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Ashigara-2 attacking an Allied SS at 84,66 a Gato class SS is reported HIT Mosquito PR.XVI sighted over Mandalay PV-1 Ventura sighted over Amchitka Island F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay F-10 Mitchell sighted over Magwe Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Jorhat 8 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 42nd Naval Guard Unit from Mili 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Force from Kalemyo Vientiane expands fortifications to size 2 Cold Bay expands airfield to size 2 Chittagong expands airfield to size 9 Ace pilot Kizuka N. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 2LT Ace pilot Oba K. of 77th Sentai Det B is promoted to 1LT Ace pilot Ginowa A. of 48th I.F.Chutai is promoted to 2LT PB Shirogane Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore PB Kinsyo Maru #4 beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore SS I-8 available for service in damaged state at Truk – moderately damaged subs need to risk moving back to Yokosuka before Allied air strikes finish them in port. SS I-44 available for service in damaged state at Truk SS I-159 available for service in damaged state at Truk MGB G-235 arrives at Shimonoseki [image]local://upfiles/34194/C94DDAB5A42E468A8CD442A88E8ABFF0.jpg[/image]

awaw -> RE: 20 Apr 44 reports (11/5/2021 5:08:42 PM)
quote: Yokosuka - Iwo Jima - Marianas - Truk - Rabaul is my main ferry route. I developed Ponape and Kusaie as the air bridge to the Marshalls but the far bank of that bridge has been blown now. Thanks for the information. Interesting, my initial plan involves going down (after hitchhiking some of the static base forces along the SE China coast) Indochina/Luzon. I just cannot decide on the exact bases. Yours certainly look very different. quote: This rookie unit did well with 18 kills between them today and no casualties. Good Job! Certainly a significant victory in the air at this stage of the war. In my test runs on pilot training, I find the "golden period" of training to be when their XP<50. During this period, skill (Air/Def) increases are much faster than when their XP is >50. Perhaps to optimize similar training opportunities in the future, in the absence of fully ready pilots, you could consider using those doing CAP in 2nd tier bases (with XP>50, but already have 70 Air).

Q-Ball -> RE: 20 Apr 44 reports (11/5/2021 5:19:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae It returned to operations on the Burma front in November but was recalled to India again, for defensive duties in August 1944. The transfer, from Palel to Biagachi, near Calcutta was scheduled for 10 August. Despite a favourable weather forecast, the squadron encountered a violent monsoon storm en route. Eight of the 16 aircraft, including that of the commanding officer, Squadron Leader Dave McCormack, DFC, were lost. This type of thing happened for both sides....in-game it makes sense to just stage aircraft all the time and I agree AKVs are not that useful as a result, but that's why the AKVs existed IRL, and why the IJN CVE's were used almost exclusively for transporting aircraft IRL One area that the game doesn't match RL, but that's probably OK

RangerJoe -> RE: 20 Apr 44 reports (11/5/2021 5:39:23 PM)
Ssshhhhh . . . iiiittttt happens. quote: Marine Fighting Squadron 422 (VMF-422) was a Vought F4U Corsair squadron in the United States Marine Corps. The squadron, also known as the "Flying Buccaneers", fought in World War II but is perhaps best known for its role in the worst accident in naval aviation history when 22 of the squadron's 23 aircraft were lost flying through a typhoon on January 25, 1944. After being reconstituted, the squadron participated in the Battle of Okinawa. VMF-422 was decommissioned on April 7, 1947. Since that date, no other Marine Corps squadron has carried the lineage and honors of VMF-422.[2] . . . On April 26, 1945, VMF-422 departed the Central Pacific bound for Okinawa. The ground crew arrived at Ie Shima on May 7 with the aircraft in trace by an additional couple of weeks.[22] During its first combat flights over Okinawa on May 25, the squadron was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft.[22][2] On June 29, Capt DeBlanc led a large formation of Corsairs from multiple squadrons against targets on Ishigaki Island. En route to the target four of the formation's Corsairs exploded in the sky because bomb safety wires had worked loose, thus arming the bombs in flight.[22] The squadron lost ten aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa.[22] During the entirety of the Okinawa Campaign the squadron was credited with 15 Japanese planes shot down.[24] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMF-422

BBfanboy -> RE: 20 Apr 44 reports (11/5/2021 7:25:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Q-Ball quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae It returned to operations on the Burma front in November but was recalled to India again, for defensive duties in August 1944. The transfer, from Palel to Biagachi, near Calcutta was scheduled for 10 August. Despite a favourable weather forecast, the squadron encountered a violent monsoon storm en route. Eight of the 16 aircraft, including that of the commanding officer, Squadron Leader Dave McCormack, DFC, were lost. This type of thing happened for both sides....in-game it makes sense to just stage aircraft all the time and I agree AKVs are not that useful as a result, but that's why the AKVs existed IRL, and why the IJN CVE's were used almost exclusively for transporting aircraft IRL One area that the game doesn't match RL, but that's probably OK I set some limits on staging my aircraft: They must be of a type that I have adequate replacements for so that Ops losses while staging can be replaced. The weather at the landing end of the leg must be fairly good - no worse than light rain or overcast. Weather at the departure AF must not be "severe storms" or "thunderstorms". And the distance to be flown on each leg must be no more than 75% of the transfer range of the aircraft unless the transfer is an emergency (like putting TBs in range of enemy BBs or CVs). I also consider the aircraft and pilot fatigue if the transfer involves multiple legs. Weather usually makes sure they get enough time on the ground to recover and repair. I do make use of AKVs and xAKs to transfer aircraft long distances if the enemy is unlikely to intercept the ships. But I do not convert any xAKs to AKVs on the Allied side.

jdsrae -> Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/6/2021 10:47:58 AM)
An emissary has arrived on behalf of the Chairman of the Combined Allied Chiefs of Staff. Due to changed circumstances, nothing sinister, the Allies won't be able to return regular turns for the foreseeable future. Despite the Allies now having the initiative, the current Allied CIC would be more comfortable conceding the game. CrackSabbath and I have done what must have been close to a turn a day on average. He's been a great opponent for me in my first PBEM, spinning regular turns, rolling with the punches and keeping me guessing (often incorrectly). I've really enjoyed it and appreciate the time and effort he's put in to making the game a big challenge. Some weeks we've managed to get about 10 turns done by doing a morning and evening turn each on weekends, with the timezone difference helping with that. This is despite neither of us thinking we'd be able to do a turn a day when this game first started. I've gotten into the habit of doing "tactical" orders to keep the turn rate up during the week, with weekend turns used to check a few things in more detail, but not worrying about checking everything every turn. I could end the game here, and avoid the increasing pain of 1944+ as Japan, or if a substitute Allied CIC can be found they could take over from CrackSabbath with the Allies in a fairly strong position going into mid-1944. It would be great to find someone who wants to take over as the Allied Chief, as I want to see how I can go at causing delay and conducting defensive operations. The turns should also get quicker for me as the perimeter shrinks, and I'd be happy to provide an opportunity for someone to roll the Soviet Tank Armies forward in 1945. If anyone is interested in conducting some due diligence on the current Allied situation you could ping me a message, or send a message to CrackSabbath directly. This image provides the current strategic overview. The Allies have recently liberated Chittagong so are close to holding all bases in India. They also hold all bases in Australia apart from a few dots along the NW Australian coast. There is increasing Allied activity in all of SOPAC, CENPAC and NORPAC. The "arsenal of democracy" should be kicking in by now and the Allies are broadly on schedule as per the historical advance through CENPAC, threatening the Marianas already. Just a reminder that this has been a game with no house rules, which has resulted in huge Armies facing each other in India. I'd be happy to discuss details for anyone that wants to take the Allied side on, eg: I still use Glens on submarines. I am not going to demand any house rules on the Allies like 4E bombing heights or limits on night bombing. If the game does go into an indefinite pause I will need to think seriously about what I want for my next game. I am keen to play as Allies one day, but am also thinking about another IJ game with "PP to move outside of theatre" and player defined upgrades OFF. That would be a completely different game to this one. [image]local://upfiles/34194/3A2C0EDA93AC4685A36487D5656F59EB.jpg[/image]

rustysi -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/7/2021 1:29:15 AM)
quote: Gozan Is that Gozan the destroyer?[:D]

rustysi -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/7/2021 1:33:14 AM)
quote: This type of thing happened for both sides....in-game it makes sense to just stage aircraft all the time and I agree AKVs are not that useful as a result, but that's why the AKVs existed IRL, and why the IJN CVE's were used almost exclusively for transporting aircraft IRL One area that the game doesn't match RL, but that's probably OK Such things could be difficult to manage in the game. IRL air forces lost more pilots to op losses than combat. IIRC I read somewhere they called it 'wasteage'. Kinda cold.

rustysi -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/7/2021 1:41:28 AM)
quote: Despite the Allies now having the initiative, the current Allied CIC would be more comfortable conceding the game. Sad, it was a good read, and game. Thanks. Should it continue I'll follow.[sm=Cool-049.gif]

awaw -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/7/2021 1:41:50 AM)
Sorry to see this game ending. Been quite a spectate, even though I hardly post, I do read (when time permits on my side). Good game!

awaw -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/7/2021 1:43:47 AM)
quote: IRL air forces lost more pilots to op losses than combat. IIRC I read somewhere they called it 'wasteage'. Kinda cold. Considering how many politicians are treating COVID deaths as a statistic, and treating it as a number to trade-off with economic growth, I will say things have not changed much today.

RangerJoe -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/7/2021 2:10:35 AM)
Is Canoerebel interested in coming back and picking up a game? I have never played PBEM and I would not want to start right now.

BaggieMania -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/16/2021 2:33:54 PM)
Thank you so much for this AAR, to me it was like reading a fictional WW2 novel, I thoroughly enjoyed it :)

Dili -> RE: Ceasefire, pending negotiation of terms (11/21/2021 2:40:55 AM)
Good game. Thanks.

jdsrae -> New Allies CIC (11/21/2021 7:54:09 PM)
Good news subscribers and casual readers, the Allies have appointed a new CIC. Game terms (no house rules) have been offered and accepted, so are now legally binding. Standing by for heavy bombers at 100’. The new Chief might take a few days to click through each theatre, then we should be back close to a turn a day.

rustysi -> RE: New Allies CIC (11/22/2021 2:19:14 AM)
OK.[sm=happy0005.gif][sm=happy0065.gif]

Nomad -> RE: New Allies CIC (11/22/2021 2:24:45 AM)
I am glad you found someone. I just felt that I would not have the time to do this game right.

jdsrae -> RE: New Allies CIC (11/22/2021 2:59:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad I am glad you found someone. I just felt that I would not have the time to do this game right. Thanks Nomad, all good. Good luck in your games, I check in on your AAR every now and then.

jdsrae -> Parallel universe CENPAC CV rumble (11/23/2021 9:48:47 AM)
To give CrackSabbath an opportunity to go out with a bang, I agreed to a parallel universe CENPAC CV rumble. The rules were knives and chains only, no guns. That translated to aircraft carriers and surface combat ships only, no submarines. I am not going to post any details other than this, as the Combined Fleet played like the Letterkenny Irish... Day 1 was a disaster with the IJN alpha strike going in unescorted, compared to textbook play by the Allies. The result was about 10-1 in carriers that day. CPO Sakai diverted ashore with +1 kill to his tally. Day 2 saw the IJN surface ships fix bayonets and charge, only to finish the turn just outside reaction range, so the CAs got crunched by USN air strikes. The Yamato Div was unspotted so survived for day 3, but the final charge missed by 2 hexes and there was no reaction... It was a disaster of epic proportions for the IJN which was not helped by the day 1 display. A few tactics will be tweaked when the war backtracks about 10 days and heads off on a tangent. [image]local://upfiles/34194/EBC59BEA1C534081BCC3502F483B1AF6.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: Parallel universe CENPAC CV rumble (11/23/2021 5:59:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae To give CrackSabbath an opportunity to go out with a bang, I agreed to a parallel universe CENPAC CV rumble. The rules were knives and chains only, no guns. That translated to aircraft carriers and surface combat ships only, no submarines. I am not going to post any details other than this, as the Combined Fleet played like the Letterkenny Irish... Day 1 was a disaster with the IJN alpha strike going in unescorted, compared to textbook play by the Allies. The result was about 10-1 in carriers that day. CPO Sakai diverted ashore with +1 kill to his tally. Day 2 saw the IJN surface ships fix bayonets and charge, only to finish the turn just outside reaction range, so the CAs got crunched by USN air strikes. The Yamato Div was unspotted so survived for day 3, but the final charge missed by 2 hexes and there was no reaction... It was a disaster of epic proportions for the IJN which was not helped by the day 1 display. A few tactics will be tweaked when the war backtracks about 10 days and heads off on a tangent. [image]local://upfiles/34194/EBC59BEA1C534081BCC3502F483B1AF6.jpg[/image] Wait - are you saying you did this as an 'aside' contest-for-fun that will not be part of the game your new opponent has agreed to take on? Or is it included in the resumed game?

jdsrae -> RE: Parallel universe CENPAC CV rumble (11/23/2021 6:06:00 PM)
BB, it was a side project, definitely not part of the “real” war!

BBfanboy -> RE: Parallel universe CENPAC CV rumble (11/23/2021 6:21:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae BB, it was a side project, definitely not part of the “real” war! Well that result must have been much more fun for CrackSabbath than for you. Gracious of you to offer the sendoff battles! [&o]

jdsrae -> RE: 22 Apr 44 (11/24/2021 9:28:46 AM)
The Allies have reported that they have finished air orders with land and sea to go. To fill in time, apart from masterminding the self-destruction of the Combined Fleet, I started planning aircraft production for a PDU off game. I’ll have to put that on ice and get my head back into this game. IJA infantry reinforcements are starting to arrive in good numbers but they are mostly low experience, so need some time to sit and train before they can help delay the Allies. There are enough PP to buy out a front line Div from Japan, but I might keep 1500 PP on reserve in case of emergency. [image]local://upfiles/34194/8DAEF5D6F2CC45EF979D691A73E012CA.jpg[/image]

CrackSabbath -> RE: 22 Apr 44 (11/24/2021 9:19:56 PM)
Hi Gang, Since I'm now officially exited from the game, I thought I'd pop in and publicly congratulate Jamie on his outstanding auto-victory [&o], and thank him for a fun campaign. He kept me on my toes, and then some for the whole match, and I'm glad he's found someone to keep it going. He's a class act through and through. I'll follow the campaign going forward, but won't post again lest I inadvertently let some intel slip. Regarding the non-canon, just for fun CV rumble, I'll say only this: FERDA! Cheers, Mike (aka Crack Sabbath).

jdsrae -> RE: 22 Apr 44 (11/26/2021 8:18:56 AM)
Don't be a stranger Dude! You are welcome to post here any time. As this wise old race car once said: "Hot snot, we are back in action!" [image]local://upfiles/34194/781C00241DDF4C129AE7C4A17EE05C74.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 23 Apr 44 (11/26/2021 11:36:49 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 190 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Tingey DD Taylor DD Dashiell, Shell hits 2 DD Charles Badger DD Bache DD Ammen, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 DD Tingey firing at 42nd Division Combined 8th SNLF firing at DD Taylor – no reply from the CD guns against USS Taylor. WAKE UP SLEEPY HEADS!!! DD Taylor firing at Combined 8th SNLF Combined 8th SNLF firing at DD Dashiell – finally a response, but not the best shooting by this CD unit… DD Dashiell firing at Combined 8th SNLF DD Charles Badger firing at 42nd Division DD Bache firing at Shortlands DD Ammen firing at Combined 8th SNLF Combined 8th SNLF firing at DD Ammen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Portland at 77,171 – this is the Portland on the Victorian coast, West of Melbourne in Aus. SS I-36 – this sub was on patrol looking for ships on the Cape Town to Melbourne route and was having a very quiet war until it looks like the new CIC decided to relocate some ships without escorts. Allied Ships xAP Kooyong, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Kooyong is sighted by SS I-36 SS I-36 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Kooyong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Russell Islands at 112,136 SS I-181 Allied Ships DD Taylor DD Ammen DD Tingey DD Dashiell SS I-181 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Taylor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Portland at 77,171 SS I-36 – another one from I-36 in the same hex. At the end of the turn a few more xAP are spotted moving West. Intelligence staff assess that the new CIC might be moving xAP towards Cape Town and India to relocate some ground forces. Allied Ships xAK Vera, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Vera is sighted by SS I-36 SS I-36 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Vera -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Army, at 59,40 , near Imphal Weather in hex: Heavy rain Ki-84r Frank x 6 Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 25 19 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet – front line fighter units will need more oxygen CAP engaged: 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) – this was a mistake as they were set to LRCAP with range 3. I rarely set LRCAP with a range > 0 and this was a reminder to check. I haven’t changed CAP altitudes to match the stratosweeps, as I want to see if the radars help when the sweepers target a base hex. If not, I will have to read up on the whole layered CAP thing. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Army, at 59,40 , near Imphal Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 17 17 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cocanada at 40,38 SS I-53, hits 2 Allied Ships – unknown if these DDs are moving East or West… the sub skipper will receive counselling when he returns to port. DD Brown DD Tjerk Hiddes DD Van Galen DD Quickmatch DD Quiberon DD Porterfield DD Queensborough DD Quality DD Van Nes DD Banckert SS I-53 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Brown DD Queensborough attacking submerged sub .... DD Van Nes attacking submerged sub .... DD Banckert attacking submerged sub .... DD Van Nes is out of ASW ammo OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 23, 44 Repairs completed on DD Mutsuki at Manila, ship returned to service – all Mutsukis finish their ugprades and will move as a Squadron towards SEAF. Repairs completed on DD Kisaragi at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Yayoi at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Uzuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Satsuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Minazuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Fumizuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kikuzuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Nagatsuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Mochizuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Yuzuki at Manila, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-52 at Singapore, ship returned to service – this sub has long legs so will patrol off Karachi for a bit to see what it can spot. Repairs completed on SS RO-35 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service – will patrol the SW Aus coast. G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted an Allied PT at 114,137 an Allied PT is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking SS Bowfin at 123,60 SS Bowfin is reported HIT G3M2 Nell from K-403 Hikotai attacking SS Bowfin at 123,60 SS Bowfin is reported HIT P1Y2 Frances from K-406 Hikotai attacking a Grampus class SS at 117,64 an Allied SS is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 531 Ku K-1 attacking SS Corvina at 100,114 SS Corvina is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from 901 Ku T-3 attacking an Allied SS at 116,70 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Warazup F-7A Liberator sighted over Pisanuloke PV-1 Ventura sighted over Adak Island PV-1 Ventura sighted over Atka Island F-5A Lightning sighted over Merauke F-5A Lightning sighted over Milne Bay G4M1 Betty from K-701 Hikotai attacking a Triton class SS at 75,96 an Allied SS is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted an Allied PT at 114,137 an Allied PT is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Ominato Ku T-2 attacking SS Bowfin at 123,60 SS Bowfin is reported HIT PV-1 Ventura sighted over Amchitka Island PV-1 Ventura sighted over Adak Island PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Kusaie Island 7 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 42nd Naval Guard Unit from Mili 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Force from Kalemyo Repairs completed on SS RO-38 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service – will also patrol the SW Aus coastline Naha expands airfield to size 8 Johore Bahru expands fortifications to size 5 Taiping expands fortifications to size 3 xAK Vera is reported to have been sunk near Portland on Apr 23, 1944 xAP Kooyong is reported to have been sunk near Portland on Apr 23, 1944 [image]local://upfiles/34194/288E774903214A629BBDC4DC03FCC989.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> RE: 23 Apr 44 (11/26/2021 11:42:15 AM)
Interesting developments here on the India-Burma border, with what looks like the new CIC ordering some withdrawals from the jungle rough terrain. It will take a few weeks to see if these are feints or real moves, but it could be an early indication that the focus of the Allied advance will be somewhere else, perhaps via amphibious means… [image]local://upfiles/34194/FE9610F79C41417A8258AA55776C2582.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 24 Apr 44 (11/26/2021 8:36:31 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Perth at 46,147 SS I-34 Allied Ships – heading West, to Cape Town. More little intelligence pieces to the puzzle. AM Toowoomba xAK Kansan xAK Arkansan SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Toowoomba -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Perth at 46,147 SS I-34, hits 1 Allied Ships xAK Chickasaw City xAK Kansan xAK Arkansan AM Toowoomba SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Chickasaw City – missed! I-34 diving deep .... AM Toowoomba attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Perth at 43,147 SS I-34, hits 1 Allied Ships xAK Sagadahoc, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Arkansan AM Toowoomba – looks like a single escort, now out of depth charges. 2x IJN subs will continue to chase this convoy to the edge of the Earth. SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sagadahoc I-34 diving deep .... AM Toowoomba attacking submerged sub .... AM Toowoomba is out of ASW ammo OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 24, 44 Repairs completed on SS RO-44 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service G4M2 Betty from K-702 Hikotai attacking a Grampus class SS at 75,102 an Allied SS is reported HIT TF 281 shadowed by PB4Y-1 Liberator at 122,116 near Kusaie Island G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted an Allied AM at 114,136 an Allied AM is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Kalemyo F-7A Liberator sighted over Port Blair F-5A Lightning sighted over Woodlark Island 7 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 42nd Naval Guard Unit from Mili 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Force from Kalemyo AV Africa Maru sinks in port – at Marcus Island, it finally finished burning up after being hit by BB shells about a week ago. Repairs completed on SS RO-42 at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AD Kashiwara Maru at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service – this AD was torpedoed by a USN sub months ago near one of the islands just south of Yokosuka. Umnak Island expands port to size 2 Banjoewangi expands fortifications to size 2 Ace pilot Miyazaki S. of 11th Sentai is promoted to 1LT Ace pilot Hashimoto B. of 31st Sentai is promoted to 1LT Previous report of sinking of SS Tally Ho incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service SS I-12 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo – very long range sub, will move to 4th Fleet to hunt USN CVs and BBs. xAK Sagadahoc is reported to have been sunk near Perth on Apr 24, 1944 [image]local://upfiles/34194/2A432DF859E74A859C4C31BA767CFABA.jpg[/image]

jdsrae -> 25 Apr 44 (11/28/2021 9:34:17 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 – the Allies focus on Magwe airfield Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 16 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 6th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIc Nick (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 3 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 7 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 25, 44 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 DD Natsugumo at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Arashio at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Michishio at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Asashio at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service SS I-121 lays minefield at Lunga ( 114 , 138) and sets course for Torokina E13A1 Jake from Kumano-2 attacking a Triton class SS at 67,98 a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Kalemyo F-7A Liberator sighted over Pisanuloke PB4Y-1P Liberator sighted over Marcus Island Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Cox's Bazar Mosquito PR.XVI sighted over Chiang Mai 18 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 3rd JNAF Coy to Truk 7 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 14th Air Fleet to Marcus Island – just flying a few mechanics to Marcus to fix some busted aircraft so they can fly back to the Marianas. I evacuated the JNAF Coy as I thought the Allies were about to invade, but I might move a JNAFU there to look after some patrol planes. 7 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 42nd Naval Guard Unit from Mili 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Force from Kalemyo Takao expands fortifications to size 4 Aircraft Ki-83 advances R&D – to 9/45. There is just the 1x size 30 research factory on the Ki-83 Ace pilot Minami L. of 343 Ku S-2 is promoted to PO1 Pilot Kurihara I. is reported as having been found – PO1 Kurihara is from Junyo-1 with 88 experience 668 missions and 1 kill. It’s always good to get an IJN fighter pilot back from the MIA list. MTB G-844 arrives at Osaka/Kyoto 56th Sentai arrives at Hiroshima/Kure – will be used as a fighter pilot training unit, and will move to Nagoya.

jdsrae -> 26 Apr 44 (11/29/2021 10:39:46 AM)
Hundreds of Spitfires and P47s sweep Cox's Bazar. A small LRCAP challenged the first raid then let them have the sky. A USN DD Div ended one hex from Milne Bay but I had just moved the D4Y4s back to Rabaul the day before. Missed opportunity... Apart from Allied land forces moving around on the India-Burma border, it also looks like a general reshuffle of USN submarine patrol sectors is happening. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 26, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 Ki-84r Frank x 2 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 15 15 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 20 20 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15 15 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22 22 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 28 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 27 25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet 2 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet 3 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3 3 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Clear sky P-38J Lightning x 21 21 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 44000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22 22 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,134 SS RO-109, hits 10, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Gillespie DD Case DD Morris DD Walke SS RO-109 is sighted by escort DD Case attacking submerged sub .... DD Walke attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-109 eludes DD Walke by hugging bottom OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 26, 44 Repairs completed on SS I-45 at Truk, ship returned to service G3M2 Nell from K-403 Hikotai attacking SS Tunny at 96,60 SS Tunny is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted an Allied SC at 113,136 an Allied SC is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted an Allied LCVP at 113,136 an Allied LCVP is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-7 has spotted an Allied DD at 101,134 a 'G' Class class DD is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Chiang Mai Spitfire PR.XI sighted over Kalemyo F-7A Liberator sighted over Pisanuloke 6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 14th Air Fleet to Marcus Island 6 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 42nd Naval Guard Unit from Mili 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st Raiding Force from Kalemyo Cochin expands port to size 9 Ace pilot Kurakane, Y. of 343 Ku S-2 is promoted to LCDR Previous report of sinking of SS Tambor incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service MGB G-236 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka 56th Sentai arrives at Nagoya – fighter pilot training unit 26th Fld AA Gun Co arrives at Tokyo – bought out and will move to the Marianas

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