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29000Kevin -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 12:58:14 AM)
Oh dear the form conflict is heating up, I'm tempted to make a post of me posting screenshots called "Combat Simulator Vs Air Routine". Can't we all be in peace here? mind_messing: I know you have a lot of faith with the a.i and stuff but obviously bombarding a convinced Ranting Troy is not the solution to resolve this mess that started with puzzling air combats that logically didn't make sense (in the view point of a aggressive JP pilot) in some points while figuratively making sense in the air system of the WitP:AE. PaxMondo: I know you want to witness the ranting troy once again, which will be quite a sight but I'm obviously trying to stop from exploding. Alfred: I don't think the ostrich helped in defusing the bomb, but it was quite insightful on why you should read your opponents points and not trash talk them, god I could feel the anger in those words shivers, still no thanks for fueling the fire. Caster Troy: To prevent the situation going out of hand with no bridges spared, try to cool down with the trash talking, don't put bad words on Mundy, he's the most dedicated Allied Player I've ever seen for continuing to play with such bleak results, he has another game right now where he trashed the KB and successfully taken the Marshall Islands, Guam and the the Philippines. Although the Jap player is at fault for not preparing for early invasion and he got unlucky/lucky with the Marianas campaign. Even if he pulls the obviously Politically unacceptable Allied mistake here and their. Mundy is obviously using this game as a great learning experience for him for what not to do as the Allies in the future. So stop this madness and calm down and wait and see for another talking point of the Air combat system pulling another incident that defies 'common sense'.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 10:26:10 AM)
Oh not going to explode at all, nor am I going to abandon the AAR (or this PBEM) as I'm not reading the posts of the two guys anymore anyways. All has been said, oppinions have been settled. On one side it's copy paste that has yet to play the game (never heard any different, so if he has -> great!) and one more guy seem to think it's all lousy play of the IJ and even more so of the Allied player while himself not showing all that much brilliancy but applauding other players for doing the exact same as Mundy does (but only when it works). Problem is that at the same time these operations could NOT work if the IJN hasn't trashed itself in 42 already (like losing carriers without escorts to light cruisers, doing crazy raids and so on). How many IJ players lose more stuff in 42 than real life? How many IJ players lose the war earlier than real life? Oh boy. Most AARs seem to have the Allied preparing for an invasion of Japan in early 44 rather than going for the Marshalls. If by then the IJ hasn't quit already. People always talk about the unstoppable Death Star and they have been doing so for a decade now. But everyone is always talking about the Allied Death Star. Now what we have seen in this campaign was always an IJN Death Star meeting Allied carrier groups and everytime it was totally one sided. I've kept every damn carrier (including all CVEs and even Hosho) together. EVERY TIME. And every time right from the start the Allied had less carriers, less carrier based aircraft. Every time it was a disaster. His available carriers in 42 met KB, boom. He came with 800 carrier based aircraft for the Marianas (the usual Allied player doesn't even bring that much in 43) and met super KB, boom. Not much left in terms of carriers so he wanted to cut off the whole IJA (way over 10,000 av!) in India by taking Calcutta with an insanely big invasion. What happened? He met super KB! Boom. Three incidents that have lead to bloodbaths. KB not at Truk in 43 and not at Singapore in 44 and the whole game would look different. But of course, Mundy is called unexperienced because playing for over a decade doesn't mean anything and I have no clue either because I don't even know the basics of this game. Good laugh, best laugh, not commenting on that anymore. In this game Mundy's operations are belittled while other players doing the exact same are applauded. Examples: He did a forward defense. Great! People on the forum applaud Allied players for forward defense because literally every time the Japanese player freaks out when a couple of ground troops pop up at some place in 42 that you can simply bypass. I really just don't care about forward Allied defense in 42 because if you can't break it or hinder the enemy from reinforcing or holding areas you actually need then it's usually not brilliancy of the Allied player but flawed Japanese moves. IJ in 42 is like the Allied in late 44, you have everything you need, more and better aircraft, carriers, ships and a hell a lot of ground troops. You lose in 42? Your own fault, when you outnumbered them 5:1. When it comes down to the overall effect on the game I'm a big fan of a Sir Robin, but for the fireworks in the game and the AARs Allied players tended to do a lot of crazy stuff over the years as it just started to become boring I guess. He was feeding troops into Rabaul, I've just thought he can bring as much as he wants, all will be destroyed. He feeded troops into Port Blair, the same. Rinse and repeat. Keep belittling him for doing so, if he had moved everything India to Bombay with 1 mio supplies guess what! If he had moved everything in the South Pacific to Townsville with 1 mio supplies guess what! If I would have operated three IJN carrier groups all over the map (seems standard IJ gameplay) guess what! Major invasions. I've yet to see someone else to do an as big invasion as Mundy did at Calcutta. Yes, he made a fault there as his 12,000 av couldn't break the defense of level 9!! forts at Calcutta. Make your bets how many IJ players have level 9 forts at Calcutta or how many players would expect all those Allied troops with superior firepower not wear down the defense in two or three attacks. I wouldn't have bet on my defense when I realized what he has brought. It wasn't like "oh, what an easy victory ahead of us" when that Armada popped up in the Bay of Bengal. Neither was I expecting a landing there. Why? Because it was just too risky as super KB was fully intact and even growing with every carrier that was commissioned the last months! You don't know where Super KB is, you shouldn't invade. Anybody noticed already when I've said that we have built ALL carriers but Shinano already? But then we are going to reach 45 without anymore Allied invasion until he can muster at least 2000 Allied carrier based ac. There were a couple of Allied operations I didn't understand (I've never had a game where this wouldn't be true) but like the invasion of Luzon you mentioned in his other ongoing game, he would have succeeded if I had KB at Truk, Japan or wherever else not able to steam into the Bay of Bengal. So blame him for attacking without knowing the whereabouts of Super KB. And blame me for not being the usual IJ player that either loses his carriers early on or keep using them to raid a couple of empty freighters somewhere in the South Pacific just because it is fun. The way our brilliant Admirals are rating it it's more like super dork facing mega noob while I have yet to see them doing great or even playing the game. To each his own and like I've said, oppinions have been made and settled. Do I care? Not really, nah, not at all, because there are hundreds of combat reports in this AAR already and many more to follow with all the detail people need to have an oppinion of their own. [:D] The most exciting and amusing to me though is that those guys really think the game has no flaws anymore, everything is working perfectly. But they can't make it work either when they actually show combat reports of their games (if they play the game).

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 10:34:31 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 05, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2663 troops, 188 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 4739 Defending force 97927 troops, 1528 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2734 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled they are cut off but 16 Allied units are moving North, our tanks are moving South to meet them... Assaulting units: 56th Division 15th Division 116th Division 18th Division 10th Division 53rd Division 34th Division 2nd Guards Division 2nd Division 66th Division 17th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 61st Field AA Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 28th Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 5th Indian Division 18th Australian Brigade 14th LRP Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division Lushai Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 31st Armoured Division 16th LRP Brigade 81st (West African) Division 72nd British Brigade 11th (East African) Division 24th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 3056 Defending force 279271 troops, 3669 guns, 3880 vehicles, Assault Value = 5642 Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) enemy is really starving hard, have noticed the unit count going down to 116 already which means dozens of enemy units were destroyed already... IIRC we have something like 150-160 units landing in the Calcutta area... [image]local://upfiles/13774/359719AA495D4B94827E5E08829BF5BC.jpg[/image] Assaulting units: 55th Division 7th Division 30th Division 21st Division 3rd Division 48th Division 38th Division 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 4th Marine Division 766th Tank Battalion 29th British Brigade 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 1st USMC Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division Americal Infantry Division 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 25th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 763rd Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd Marine Division 767th Tank Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 24th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Division 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 33rd Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 2nd British Division 8th Indian Division 348th Base Group 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 22nd Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 31st MAG 15th Marine Defense Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 2/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 10th Air Advn Base Force 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 98th Field Artillery Battalion 330th Construction Regiment ForwdAirCenPac 82nd Mortar Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 21st Base Group 15th Air Advn Base Force 12th Air Advn Base Force 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 312th Base Group 168th Field Artillery Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 216th Coast AA Regiment 33rd MAG 249th Field Artillery Battalion 9th Air Advn Base Force 226th Field Artillery Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps 134th Field Artillery Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 204th Coast AA Regiment 181st Field Artillery Battalion 58th Base Group 24th USN Special Construction Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force Guides Cavalry Regiment 3rd Pioneer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 202nd Coast AA Regiment Seventh US Fleet 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 7th Air Advn Base Force 18th Base Group Fifth US Fleet 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 4th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Pioneer Battalion 8th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas III Amphib Corps 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 3rd Air Advn Base Force 32nd MAG ComAirCenPac 5th Air Advn Base Force 307th Base Group 2nd Marine Air Wing 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 34th MAG 4th Air Advn Base Force 23rd MAG 8th Air Advn Base Force 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 10:37:09 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 118 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 22 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 22 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 229 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 38 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 27 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 29th British Brigade ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd USMC Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 55 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 69 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 78 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 282 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 7th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Fifth US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 11 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 23rd MAG ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Seventh US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2667 troops, 189 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 4745 Defending force 98109 troops, 1526 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2763 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Division 66th Division 56th Division 53rd Division 10th Division 116th Division 18th Division 34th Division 2nd Guards Division 17th Division 2nd Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 4th Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 28th Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 23rd LRP Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 14th LRP Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division 81st (West African) Division 26th Australian Brigade 5th Indian Division 31st Armoured Division Lushai Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 11th (East African) Division 10th Indian Div /4 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2806 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 3041 Defending force 273329 troops, 3525 guns, 3715 vehicles, Assault Value = 5452 Allied ground losses: 127 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 48th Division 38th Division 30th Division 21st Division 3rd Division 55th Division 7th Division 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 40th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 7th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 4th Marine Division 2nd British Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Indian Division 33rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion Provisionl Tank Brigade 767th Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 3rd Marine Division 29th British Brigade 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 24th Infantry Division 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 41st Infantry Division 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 8th Indian Division 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 21st Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 58th Base Group 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 226th Field Artillery Battalion 2/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 2nd Pioneer Battalion 5th Air Advn Base Force 82nd Mortar Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 348th Base Group 312th Base Group 15th Air Advn Base Force 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 15th Marine Defense Battalion 33rd MAG 8th Air Advn Base Force 202nd Coast AA Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 34th MAG 7th Air Advn Base Force 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment VII US Bomber Cmnd 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 32nd MAG 9th Air Advn Base Force 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion III Amphib Corps 3rd Air Advn Base Force 18th Base Group 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 24th USN Special Construction Battalion 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 8th Base Group 12th Air Advn Base Force 181st Field Artillery Battalion 4th Pioneer Battalion Fifth US Fleet ComAirCenPac 31st MAG 10th Air Advn Base Force V Amphib Corps 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 352nd Construction Regiment 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 2nd Marine Air Wing Thirteenth USAAF 307th Base Group Seventh US Fleet 330th Construction Regiment 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 22nd Base Group 168th Field Artillery Battalion ForwdAirCenPac 339th Construction Regiment Guides Cavalry Regiment 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 23rd MAG 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment nothing happening at the moment other than both sides bringing more stuff into position so it's time for some statistics again, starting with the victory points... the ongoing prove of failed gameplay, how could this ever happen without knowing the basics... one reason might be because I didn't lose my carriers in early 42... classic... 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castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 10:45:04 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 09, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 117 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 21 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 301 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) while we disable squads with our bombing runs every turn I guess the biggest impact of these attacks is the exp of my IJNAF pilots going up... the downside is the huge supply drain of hundreds of bombers attacking daily but with nearly 7 mio supplies we can afford that I guess... Aircraft Attacking: 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 38 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 29th British Brigade ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd USMC Tank Battalion ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 105 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 26 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 40 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 33 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 162 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 30 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Marine Regiment, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Fifth US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Seventh US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 4746 Defending force 98141 troops, 1526 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2771 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 116th Division 53rd Division 17th Division 56th Division 15th Division 10th Division 66th Division 34th Division 2nd Guards Division 2nd Division 18th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Army 4th Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 61st Field AA Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 17th Australian Brigade 14th LRP Brigade 72nd British Brigade 11th (East African) Division 50th Indian Para Brigade Lushai Brigade 5th Indian Division 24th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division 26th Australian Brigade 81st (West African) Division 16th LRP Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 31st Armoured Division 18th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 3042 Defending force 270811 troops, 3471 guns, 3658 vehicles, Assault Value = 5372 Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Division 3rd Division 30th Division 38th Division 55th Division 48th Division 7th Division 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3rd Marine Division 40th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 41st Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 27th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 43rd Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 4th Marine Division 25th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 6th Indian Division 10th Indian Division 29th British Brigade 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 8th Indian Division 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 348th Base Group 352nd Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps 34th MAG 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Air Wing 8th Air Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 330th Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 82nd Mortar Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 7th Air Advn Base Force 23rd MAG 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 307th Base Group 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 15th Marine Defense Battalion 21st Base Group 4th Port Advn Base Force Thirteenth USAAF ComAirCenPac 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 5th Air Advn Base Force Seventh US Fleet III Amphib Corps 134th Field Artillery Battalion 168th Field Artillery Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion ForwdAirCenPac Fifth US Fleet 24th USN Special Construction Battalion 31st MAG Pacific Ocean Areas 58th Base Group 9th Air Advn Base Force 2nd Pioneer Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 12th Air Advn Base Force 8th Base Group 4th Air Advn Base Force 4th Pioneer Battalion 312th Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 10th Air Advn Base Force 339th Construction Regiment 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 33rd MAG Guides Cavalry Regiment 32nd MAG 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group 2/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment aircraft R&D... we're making progress on the Sam now, most likely going into production in autumn 44 so the challenge now will be to preserve IJN carrier strenght until all carrier based fighters have upgraded to Sams which will be like day and night as the Zekes are totally outdated by now... Shindens and Ki-94 will be available some time in early 45 and we have even started to research Karyus [:D] Sams and Shindens will need a lot of Ha-43 engines which is the bottleneck at the moment as they won't go online until 8/44... turbojets won't be available until late 45 so the Karyu airframe will be most likely available earlier than the needed engines but who really aims at late 45... this game has the potential to see those aircraft though... [image]local://upfiles/13774/0771CFD20F5848D6A1CAFA9B04378FAB.jpg[/image]

mind_messing -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 2:34:50 PM)
quote: Oh not going to explode at all, nor am I going to abandon the AAR (or this PBEM) as I'm not reading the posts of the two guys anymore anyways. All has been said, oppinions have been settled. On one side it's copy paste that has yet to play the game (never heard any different, so if he has -> great!) Not really sure why you're still feeling the need to disparage myself and Alfred. As a generally wider point, it's generally seen as poor form to critique the speaker rather than the idea. Still waiting for a more reasoned response than "Alfred doesn't do AAR's of AE" and "mind_messing loses carriers", as neither of these arguments addresses the thrust of my argument. quote: and one more guy seem to think it's all lousy play of the IJ and even more so of the Allied player while himself not showing all that much brilliancy but applauding other players for doing the exact same as Mundy does (but only when it works). One does not need to have the skills to be an electronic Nimitz or Yamamoto to understand the strategic ramifications of a late-war IJ campaign in India, nor to sandbox an effective Allied counter-move. quote: People always talk about the unstoppable Death Star and they have been doing so for a decade now. But everyone is always talking about the Allied Death Star. Now what we have seen in this campaign was always an IJN Death Star meeting Allied carrier groups and everytime it was totally one sided. I've kept every damn carrier (including all CVEs and even Hosho) together. EVERY TIME. And every time right from the start the Allied had less carriers, less carrier based aircraft. Every time it was a disaster. His available carriers in 42 met KB, boom. He came with 800 carrier based aircraft for the Marianas (the usual Allied player doesn't even bring that much in 43) and met super KB, boom. Not much left in terms of carriers so he wanted to cut off the whole IJA (way over 10,000 av!) in India by taking Calcutta with an insanely big invasion. What happened? He met super KB! Boom. Three incidents that have lead to bloodbaths. KB not at Truk in 43 and not at Singapore in 44 and the whole game would look different. But of course, Mundy is called unexperienced because playing for over a decade doesn't mean anything and I have no clue either because I don't even know the basics of this game. Good laugh, best laugh, not commenting on that anymore. - Overall Allied strategy should have accounted for your tendency to keep KB operating as a single unit, and to have adopted a stance appropriate for being outnumbered. Seeking a carrier clash when the IJ has the advantage of superior numbers and land-based aircraft generates the sort of results you've seen. - Overall Allied strategy should have considered oblique approaches to attaining objectives, rather than the fairly blunt sledgehammer approach. Truk, Singapore, Marianas are all fairly high priority defensive areas for IJ. Less so areas such as the Bonin islands, Kuriles, or even Okinawa. - With all due deference to Mundy, experienced players don't take the kind of fights that you've outlined above. quote: In this game Mundy's operations are belittled while other players doing the exact same are applauded. Examples: He did a forward defense. Great! People on the forum applaud Allied players for forward defense because literally every time the Japanese player freaks out when a couple of ground troops pop up at some place in 42 that you can simply bypass. I really just don't care about forward Allied defense in 42 because if you can't break it or hinder the enemy from reinforcing or holding areas you actually need then it's usually not brilliancy of the Allied player but flawed Japanese moves. IJ in 42 is like the Allied in late 44, you have everything you need, more and better aircraft, carriers, ships and a hell a lot of ground troops. You lose in 42? Your own fault, when you outnumbered them 5:1. When it comes down to the overall effect on the game I'm a big fan of a Sir Robin, but for the fireworks in the game and the AARs Allied players tended to do a lot of crazy stuff over the years as it just started to become boring I guess. He was feeding troops into Rabaul, I've just thought he can bring as much as he wants, all will be destroyed. He feeded troops into Port Blair, the same. Rinse and repeat. Keep belittling him for doing so, if he had moved everything India to Bombay with 1 mio supplies guess what! If he had moved everything in the South Pacific to Townsville with 1 mio supplies guess what! If I would have operated three IJN carrier groups all over the map (seems standard IJ gameplay) guess what! - Forward defence, in and of itself, has no intrinsic merit. It needs to be coupled with an effective strategy to defeat IJ military power. - Over-committing to a forward defence at areas that can be easily isolated and destroyed by IJ naval and air power (such as Rabaul or Port Blair) is not the mark of an experienced player. Neither base has sufficient worth to the Allies to justify anything beyond a moderate delaying action, and certainly not to the point of seeing large scale investment of troops. There are points on the map where such large concentration of troops are sensible to the Allies, but Rabual (which can be easily outflanked and suppressed by IJ moves against surrounding bases) and Port Blair (which is too far removed from supporting Indian bases) are not points like that. quote: Major invasions. I've yet to see someone else to do an as big invasion as Mundy did at Calcutta. Yes, he made a fault there as his 12,000 av couldn't break the defense of level 9!! forts at Calcutta. Make your bets how many IJ players have level 9 forts at Calcutta or how many players would expect all those Allied troops with superior firepower not wear down the defense in two or three attacks. I wouldn't have bet on my defense when I realized what he has brought. It wasn't like "oh, what an easy victory ahead of us" when that Armada popped up in the Bay of Bengal. Neither was I expecting a landing there. Why? Because it was just too risky as super KB was fully intact and even growing with every carrier that was commissioned the last months! You don't know where Super KB is, you shouldn't invade. Anybody noticed already when I've said that we have built ALL carriers but Shinano already? But then we are going to reach 45 without anymore Allied invasion until he can muster at least 2000 Allied carrier based ac. The issue I have pointed out was not the actual execution of the invasion, but the strategy underpinning it: - The geography of the Bay of Bengal is such that it's fairly easy for IJ search assets to effectively cordon it off, even more so when IJ has bases in India proper. Therefore, the advanced warning to the IJ player would be much greater than if conducted elsewhere on the map, where task forces have more vectors to approach. - At the core, a 12k AV army landing and taking Calcutta would not have measurably advanced Allied progress towards victory. It would simply have served as a reset towards the status quo ante bellum, with perhaps some dividend in IJ army losses should large numbers of IJA units be trapped and destroyed in India (unlikely, given the Indian rail network and IJ advanced warning). - There's also a broader point about the value of invading a continent where you know there are large numbers of enemy troops, versus conducting an operation where they are not. - For the risk involved in Mundy's operation, it would have been far better to have aimed it at Honshu or Hokkaido and attempting a bum rush there. All other outcomes being the same, at the very least this would have required significant IJA redeployment from India. quote: There were a couple of Allied operations I didn't understand (I've never had a game where this wouldn't be true) but like the invasion of Luzon you mentioned in his other ongoing game, he would have succeeded if I had KB at Truk, Japan or wherever else not able to steam into the Bay of Bengal. So blame him for attacking without knowing the whereabouts of Super KB. And blame me for not being the usual IJ player that either loses his carriers early on or keep using them to raid a couple of empty freighters somewhere in the South Pacific just because it is fun. Both of the points you have mentioned are not the marks of an experienced player. quote: The way our brilliant Admirals are rating it it's more like super dork facing mega noob while I have yet to see them doing great or even playing the game. To each his own and like I've said, oppinions have been made and settled. Do I care? Not really, nah, not at all, because there are hundreds of combat reports in this AAR already and many more to follow with all the detail people need to have an oppinion of their own. The most exciting and amusing to me though is that those guys really think the game has no flaws anymore, everything is working perfectly. But they can't make it work either when they actually show combat reports of their games (if they play the game). To be honest, you've done a better job of outlining the mistakes in Allied play in this game than I have. The position of Japan in this game is very strong, which is no mean feat considering the challenges Japan faces and the Allied advantages at this point in the war. However, looking at it with any element of objectivity will reveal that your "success" has been significantly aided by a series of fundamental missteps in Allied strategy. Not any superior knowledge of game mechanics, what goes on under the hood or any other special insight. The final nail in your coffin is fact that you dismiss Alfred out of hand. This exposes your ignorance, and outs you for the charlatan you are.

Alfred -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/25/2020 5:00:25 PM)
29000Kevin, I see you registered only a month ago and have only a grand total of 17 posts. As such it is most unlikely you have any idea of Castr Troy's track record of more than a decade of misrepresentation, slander, snide remarks and outright fabrications. So I ask you to carefully consider the following. Try imagining being in the following situation. 1. You are an American fighter pilot officer who has been in actual combat. The sort of combat where if you make a mistake, where if you don't know what you are doing, you seriously risk being shot down and killed. 2. In between flying deployments, you are assigned to Fleet HQ in Naples to work on command and control, logistical matters. Tasks which involve both tactical and operational (strategic) planning. 3. Due to your day job qualifications, you are assigned the role in AE development of being the Air Team leader. That makes you one of the key 8 AE devs (there were almost 30 individuals involved in the development of AE). As Air Team leader, your responsibility is to design the air operations changes made to AE. These are changes focused on making AE air operations more closely adhere to the historical PTO record. 4. For 3 years you are very closely involved in developing the AE air operations systems, and post release of AE for approximately 18 months you provide forum feedback on how the code operates. All this is done without receiving a penny for your labours from Matrix. 5. As part of the post AE release, the ongoing support provided by you and the other key AE devs, involves explaining why player criticisms are not valid because: (a) you can't transfer the ETO experiences to the PTO because the same aircraft were not used or available in numbers in both theatres, the airfield infrastructure of the PTO was very primitive compared to the ETO which resulted in significant operational limitations, and the climatic conditions of the two theatres were very different which again resulted in very significant different operational characteristics (b) some very vocal critics, who were not civilian pilots (let alone military pilots with combat experience) nor had any aeronautical engineering qualifications were claiming to know how pilots are trained to fly and how they (and their aircraft) perform in actual combat Long term AE forumites will recognise Castor Troy as one who matches the profile of these vocal critics, but he was by no means the only who met the profile. 6. After carefully explaining the flows in the criticisms identified in (5) above, the Air Team leader on several occasions invited the critics to provide the numbers to be inserted into the code, for the fact is that in a computer game the algorithms cannot be left undefined. So, 290000Kevin, with that background information, you as the Air Team leader, how would you feel being told constantly that you didn't know how air combat was conducted, that you were incompetent in your game design. That each carefully and detailed explanation of how the code operated was disregarded by your critics who claimed that every adverse outcome was the fault of the code whereas the truth, as explained by the Air Team leader and the Air coder (amongst other devs) was that player decisions x, y, and z (being the player inputs into the algorithms) would always produce those adverse outcomes. Or that the combat summaries provided by the critics did not match their claims. So yes, 29000Kevin, how would you feel after giving almost 5 years of unpaid work, to receive this treatment. In your recent post you make the excuse of there being puzzling air combats that didn't make sense. You have fallen hook line and sinker to the usual "fake news" which Castor Troy always engages in when he gets an unfavourable outcome. In fact there is nothing illogical about the outcomes. They are outcomes consistent with his own decisions (read player inputs into the algorithms). Just because he makes a claim doesn't mean that is the situation which existed. One final thing for you to bear in mind. Anyone with half a brain would realise from reading my posts that I have played a lot of AE. In fact I have played many more turns of AE than has Castor Troy, and that is without taking into account playing classical WITP and the old DOS PacWar. Nor do my posts generally contain copy and paste, whereas Castor Troy has always padded out his AARs by copying and pasting his combat summaries, it saves him from having to deeply analysing his play and relies on the average reader's eyes glossing over the solid wall of combat summaries and therefore not subjecting them to a close examination. Ah well, such misrepresentation of me is par for the course when it comes to Castor Troy. Of course you do realise that the term "misrepresentation" is often a legal euphemism for something else. Alfred

29000Kevin -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/26/2020 2:18:11 AM)
Sees the wall of text Ah this will be good Reads... 1-6 points... I've been hooked.. 5 years of unpaid work... "Fake news"... Anyone with a half brain... Copy paste summarys... misrepresentation... Okay I've read, thanks for being concerned with me getting misinformed by CT. Now for your information I've been lurking here for 5 months before officially joining 1 month ago, so I've seen more than just CT's AAR, I've seen you and mind_messing everywhere in the forum. I've seen your wise comments on the in and outs of the game on every major AAR their ever is and I know your a talented person on the subject of WitP:AE. Now to address the points highlighted. ---That's a lot of information of real life aviation along with programming, thanks for dragging my brain through that maze of thought. --- I can say I've been hooked onto the CT thoughts, the only main point I've been connected two was the mysterious uber 3 B-29 that just flew away while the Japs performed air shows over Rangoon, everything else? meh. --- You thankfully kicked into my brain of the thought of what the programmers dealt with making this monster for 5 years, in the end it didn't satisfy all the people but it did satisfy most of the customers of the game which is why it's not dead in 2020. --- Okay I will duely note that whenever a unfavourable outcome happens, it doesn't help that their was no active air war at all in the game, so a form of victory diesese has taken hold made worse by the Japanese having the most combat capable aircraft + highly trianed pilots available and then still die like it's the Zero/Oscar. The only main point I disagree with the combat air system of WitP:AE is the Strato-sweep I don't care about the dive although CT pulled my thoughts in being annoyed by it. But still I do not like a air battle were one side purposely places a airframe type at its maximum service height to gain the upper hand and not suffer for it, if the plane type is flying 1k or 2k below the maximum service ceiling of a plane type then I won't care. --- I've already commented on the half brain comment above. --- Now onto the combat summaries, do I admit that they are not heavly detailed? Yes. But the minimum of putting the red information boxes under said combat reports are enough for me since I get most of the information I need. Unlike many other AAR's, CT's is one of the rare few to give me the full raw combat details of what's going on. I will mention that it does get bothersome reading 4 planes bombing this over and over and over again but it gets interesting to read the combat reports during naval attacks or when SCTF meet each other and knowing who sunk USS Essex, (which was IJN Musahi btw). I've used to this reading style and I don't care if it sucks or not, I've read through it all and made it this far, the most unessary parts of it was the bombing of China Campagin, the daily Combat reports of the bombing near Calcutta is starting to get redundant but it provides a insight on how good or bad the air coordination of the IJAAF or IJNAF is. --- Well getting called 'form elitists' is misrepresentation I think, but then again you are the all bearing force of knowelege that WitP:AE has so it's not untrue to call you a elitist or something in that makes you sound powerful. The fact I'm making this post shows that you have the power to force people to respond. You mentioned that posting raw combat data without being deeply analysed is misrepresention. Well I guess I've done working on the comment I was going to post something different but this required attention. Also it seems like no one is backing down on the current conflict going on in this thread, despite my plea for calm.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/26/2020 8:38:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: 29000Kevin Sees the wall of text Ah this will be good Reads... 1-6 points... I've been hooked.. 5 years of unpaid work... "Fake news"... Anyone with a half brain... Copy paste summarys... misrepresentation... Okay I've read, thanks for being concerned with me getting misinformed by CT. Now for your information I've been lurking here for 5 months before officially joining 1 month ago, so I've seen more than just CT's AAR, I've seen you and mind_messing everywhere in the forum. I've seen your wise comments on the in and outs of the game on every major AAR their ever is and I know your a talented person on the subject of WitP:AE. Now to address the points highlighted. ---That's a lot of information of real life aviation along with programming, thanks for dragging my brain through that maze of thought. --- I can say I've been hooked onto the CT thoughts, the only main point I've been connected two was the mysterious uber 3 B-29 that just flew away while the Japs performed air shows over Rangoon, everything else? meh. --- You thankfully kicked into my brain of the thought of what the programmers dealt with making this monster for 5 years, in the end it didn't satisfy all the people but it did satisfy most of the customers of the game which is why it's not dead in 2020. --- Okay I will duely note that whenever a unfavourable outcome happens, it doesn't help that their was no active air war at all in the game, so a form of victory diesese has taken hold made worse by the Japanese having the most combat capable aircraft + highly trianed pilots available and then still die like it's the Zero/Oscar. The only main point I disagree with the combat air system of WitP:AE is the Strato-sweep I don't care about the dive although CT pulled my thoughts in being annoyed by it. But still I do not like a air battle were one side purposely places a airframe type at its maximum service height to gain the upper hand and not suffer for it, if the plane type is flying 1k or 2k below the maximum service ceiling of a plane type then I won't care. --- I've already commented on the half brain comment above. --- Now onto the combat summaries, do I admit that they are not heavly detailed? Yes. But the minimum of putting the red information boxes under said combat reports are enough for me since I get most of the information I need. Unlike many other AAR's, CT's is one of the rare few to give me the full raw combat details of what's going on. I will mention that it does get bothersome reading 4 planes bombing this over and over and over again but it gets interesting to read the combat reports during naval attacks or when SCTF meet each other and knowing who sunk USS Essex, (which was IJN Musahi btw). I've used to this reading style and I don't care if it sucks or not, I've read through it all and made it this far, the most unessary parts of it was the bombing of China Campagin, the daily Combat reports of the bombing near Calcutta is starting to get redundant but it provides a insight on how good or bad the air coordination of the IJAAF or IJNAF is. --- Well getting called 'form elitists' is misrepresentation I think, but then again you are the all bearing force of knowelege that WitP:AE has so it's not untrue to call you a elitist or something in that makes you sound powerful. The fact I'm making this post shows that you have the power to force people to respond. You mentioned that posting raw combat data without being deeply analysed is misrepresention. Well I guess I've done working on the comment I was going to post something different but this required attention. Also it seems like no one is backing down on the current conflict going on in this thread, despite my plea for calm. Don't get involved in it, it's not worth it. If you feed them, the will reply their nonsense for another decade. As to misinformation. Yeah, the development was going so well that the air team was about to explode more than once. But hey, that has not to be said on this forum. There is a good reason why I post every combat report in detail. Might be more fun to read an essay with abstractions but these abstractions aren't in the code and neither Google search boy nor the one that at least plays the game have yet to realize this. They just keep abstracting things trying to find a rare happening in real life that could happen but pretty much always happens in the game. With 37k hits there must be some interest and it seems to have started before the trolls started posting their text walls. The 4 bombers bombing this and that was the new way of the air routine to do strikes, to enhance this a former forum member that at this time hasn't done a single PBEM created a guide how to enhance this. Results are the endless combat reports after enhancing it. But it become gospel over the years but noone shows a different example but they still believe in it. Have faith. Leave them, not worth it. Let them post their essays, especially Google search boy is good in doing so. Never started a game yet but he got stuck in TheElf's arse a decade ago when parts of the former air team were doing mods trying their best to enhance what was released as the so called air routines. But that goes only that far... Have a thread about the game, he has an oppinion, tanks, here he comes, Covid, let's go, cat pooh, he will do an essay for you. And always remember, I'm the evil here, over all the years most Nay sayers left, only the Yay sayers remained and keep applauding to stuff they haven't even tried yet. But I have yet to hear a reason why there were Nay sayers in the air team. And then I'm sure there weren't! [;)] And if you don't reply them, they can do their monologs. Let them, I don't even read it and if it get's annoying to you, don't read it either. The forum has a green button but I've never felt it being worth it to use it and for sure it's not worth it in this case. I just ignore the posts.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/26/2020 9:09:45 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 11, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 64 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 43 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 40 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 33rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7425 troops, 110 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 1798 Defending force 37638 troops, 610 guns, 668 vehicles, Assault Value = 1172 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled IJA Panzerkorps on the road South of Poona, the enemy got more there than I've thought even though we're talking about mostly bgd sized units... rough terrain so the tanks alone won't do the trick as I'm not going to wear them down in a slugfest, two more experienced IJA divs from Poona were ordered South... the enemy has to dislodge us to free the troops at Poona so all we have to achieve is to hold the line and that won't be a problem... Assaulting units: 27th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 23rd Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 25th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 9th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment Defending units: 28th (East African) Brigade 100th Indian Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 20th Australian Brigade 5307th Composite Regiment 99th Indian Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 18th Cavalry Regiment 22nd (East African) Brigade 98th Indian Brigade 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Indian Field Regiment 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) [image]local://upfiles/13774/0DC9564447CB4D388E07E1B681FC49BF.jpg[/image] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 4744 Defending force 98244 troops, 1526 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2777 Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 116th Division 17th Division 53rd Division 2nd Guards Division 34th Division 66th Division 18th Division 56th Division 10th Division 2nd Division 15th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 4th Mortar Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 28th Army 2nd Mortar Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 31st Armoured Division 16th LRP Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 81st (West African) Division 16th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 11th (East African) Division 14th LRP Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade Lushai Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 10th Indian Div /4 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2796 troops, 249 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 3041 Defending force 266076 troops, 3386 guns, 3537 vehicles, Assault Value = 5241 Allied ground losses: 104 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 38th Division 55th Division 30th Division 3rd Division 21st Division 48th Division 7th Division 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 33rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 27th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 3rd Marine Division 40th Infantry Division 29th British Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division Americal Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st USMC Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Division 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 6th Indian Division 767th Tank Battalion 25th Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment 10th Indian Division 763rd Tank Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 2nd British Division 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 41st Infantry Division 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 8th Air Advn Base Force ForwdAirCenPac 198th Field Artillery Battalion Fifth US Fleet 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 32nd MAG 15th Marine Defense Battalion 348th Base Group 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 312th Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 4th Air Advn Base Force ComAirCenPac Thirteenth USAAF 330th Construction Regiment 134th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion III Amphib Corps 3rd Air Advn Base Force 307th Base Group 58th Base Group 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 21st Base Group 23rd MAG 193rd Tank Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 4th Pioneer Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 34th MAG 33rd MAG 2nd Pioneer Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 9th Air Advn Base Force V Amphib Corps 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 8th Base Group Seventh US Fleet 5th Air Advn Base Force 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 168th Field Artillery Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 2/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion Guides Cavalry Regiment 352nd Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 12th Air Advn Base Force 7th Air Advn Base Force 2nd Marine Air Wing 10th Air Advn Base Force 15th Air Advn Base Force 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 31st MAG 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 221225 troops, 3363 guns, 3223 vehicles, Assault Value = 5230 Defending force 100091 troops, 1047 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 3041 Allied adjusted assault: 84 Japanese adjusted defense: 10180 Allied assault odds: 1 to 121 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 2317 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 159 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 103 (4 destroyed, 99 disabled) Allied ground losses: 27765 casualties reported Squads: 847 destroyed, 1266 disabled Non Combat: 327 destroyed, 854 disabled Engineers: 314 destroyed, 137 disabled Guns lost 424 (214 destroyed, 210 disabled) Vehicles lost 623 (325 destroyed, 298 disabled) Units destroyed 5 Allied Army in the pocket near Jessore try to break out but without supplies it becomes a horrible bloodbath... it's a swamp hex so with the defensive terrain there's no chance they will ever break out but on the other hand it will be a hard task to finally destroy them, supplies or not... if we succeed in stopping the Allied offensive in Western India then we will have the three additional months that it will take to starve them to death and we have already ordered more first line divisions into Western India to engage the enemy around Poona... roughly 10,000 IJ av operating in India, including every "tank" unit the IJA has... knocking out China and buying out the units plus all the reinforcements you get (especially in 44) make up for impressive numbers of ground troops and the numbers are growing with every week... all frontlines are heavily fortified and garrisoned and we have strategic reserves, if the enemy builds a Schwerpunkt he can grab his bases but not without costs and if the enemy does another operation going deep we have the tools to really hurt them... Assaulting units: 25th Infantry Division 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 762nd Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 2nd British Division 27th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 110th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 22nd Marine Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 4th Marine Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 4th USMC Tank Battalion 10th Indian Division 6th Indian Division 41st Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 29th British Brigade 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 8th Indian Division Guides Cavalry Regiment 348th Base Group 82nd Mortar Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 8th Air Advn Base Force 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 18th Base Group 3rd Pioneer Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 312th Base Group Pacific Ocean Areas ComAirCenPac III Amphib Corps 4th Port Advn Base Force 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 32nd MAG 23rd MAG 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment ForwdAirCenPac 58th Base Group 33rd MAG 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 4th Pioneer Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 2nd Pioneer Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 31st MAG 7th Air Advn Base Force 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion Fifth US Fleet 15th Marine Defense Battalion 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion Seventh US Fleet 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 8th Base Group 352nd Construction Regiment 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Thirteenth USAAF 5th Air Advn Base Force 198th Field Artillery Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 307th Base Group 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 9th Air Advn Base Force 134th Field Artillery Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd Marine Air Wing 10th Air Advn Base Force 34th MAG 330th Construction Regiment 168th Field Artillery Battalion 2/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 21st Base Group 1st Arm Amphib Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 339th Construction Regiment 22nd Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 3rd Air Advn Base Force 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 3rd Division 21st Division 38th Division 48th Division 30th Division 55th Division 7th Division 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33583 troops, 610 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 1169 Defending force 29446 troops, 331 guns, 2517 vehicles, Assault Value = 1789 Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Australian Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 28th (East African) Brigade 99th Indian Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 100th Indian Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 18th Cavalry Regiment 5307th Composite Regiment 98th Indian Brigade 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Indian Field Regiment 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 25th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 11th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 14th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 22nd Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/26/2020 9:35:16 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 12, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Fifth US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 163 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 29 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 526 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 14 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 32nd MAG ... Also attacking 352nd Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 339th Construction Regiment ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Fifth US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 82 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 10 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 258 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 82nd Mortar Battalion ... Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on V Amphib Corps, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 40 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 31st MAG , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 50 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 14 damaged Allied ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 34th MAG ... Also attacking 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion ... Also attacking 33rd MAG ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Air Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 34th MAG ... Also attacking 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 31st MAG , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 49 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 257 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 23rd MAG ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 23rd MAG ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 23rd MAG ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 23rd MAG ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on III Amphib Corps, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 34th MAG , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 8 Spitfire VIII x 6 B-29-1 Superfort x 36 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 5 damaged Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 37 Superforts taking out the airfield at Madras... lvl 9 airfield in Southern India, not gonna be one of our major airbases as it's just too close to Ceylon but it would be a good base for the Allied, hence we are defending the city... got some experienced troops, arty and flak at the base, forts have been built already so all the bombings are doing is burning some of our supplies... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 8 Hurricane IIa Trop x 8 Hurricane IIc Trop x 8 B-29-1 Superfort x 20 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 26 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 6 damaged Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 12 the enemy must be swimming in 4E bombers like B-24 but hasn't really used them so far to avoid losses for not much gain but since the B-29 arrived they are bombing all kind of targets... Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IV x 7 B-29-1 Superfort x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 32nd MAG , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 4744 Defending force 98180 troops, 1526 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2778 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 53rd Division 15th Division 66th Division 18th Division 116th Division 2nd Division 2nd Guards Division 34th Division 56th Division 10th Division 17th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 28th Army 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 24th Australian Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 17th Australian Brigade Lushai Brigade 5th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 26th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 81st (West African) Division 50th Indian Para Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 31st Armoured Division 25th Indian Division 14th LRP Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2736 troops, 249 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2900 Defending force 237410 troops, 3178 guns, 3190 vehicles, Assault Value = 3432 Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Division 3rd Division 30th Division 48th Division 38th Division 21st Division 7th Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 7th Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 10th Indian Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 762nd Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 6th Indian Division 2nd British Division 6th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Marine Division 767th Tank Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 24th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Indian Division ForwdAirCenPac 134th Field Artillery Battalion 34th MAG 21st Base Group 198th Field Artillery Battalion 32nd MAG 4th Air Advn Base Force 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 18th Base Group 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 31st MAG 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion Provisionl Tank Brigade 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 58th Base Group 352nd Construction Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 168th Field Artillery Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 312th Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 330th Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet 307th Base Group 4th USMC Tank Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 3rd Pioneer Battalion 10th Air Advn Base Force 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps 82nd Mortar Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force 9th Air Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 5th Air Advn Base Force 2nd Marine Air Wing 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 33rd MAG 339th Construction Regiment 7th Air Advn Base Force 15th Marine Defense Battalion 22nd Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 23rd MAG 348th Base Group 25th Infantry Division VII US Bomber Cmnd 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force Pacific Ocean Areas 15th Air Advn Base Force 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion Thirteenth USAAF ComAirCenPac Fifth US Fleet 8th Base Group 1st USMC Tank Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33559 troops, 610 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 1167 Defending force 29469 troops, 332 guns, 2519 vehicles, Assault Value = 1792 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 11th PAVO Regiment 18th Cavalry Regiment 5307th Composite Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 20th Australian Brigade 99th Indian Brigade 100th Indian Brigade 28th (East African) Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 98th Indian Brigade IV Indian Corps 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Indian Field Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 1st Tank Division 25th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 8th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 12th Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment India has been the only active theatre the last weeks with the Allied ground offensives and the IJA counter offensives going but yesterday we had long range naval search spotting some Allied convoys far East of the Marshalls (no carriers spotted) and today we spot the Allied fleet again, also carrier groups reported... no doubt we are about to face another attack on the Marshalls... we have lost three or four search aircraft to CV CAP but with all the sightings it could have also been over a dozen as you usually lose more or less most of your unit on search... that's also one of the funny things the Yay sayers sure have an explanation like they have every time for every topic... example: you have 12 aircraft searching a 360 degree zone and in one hex at 45 degrees there is an Allied armada, how can you lose 10 out of 12 aircraft on search to Allied CAP when only one aircraft should be in this area? Ok, have the nearby aircraft also being lost as they might be called in (abstractions here we go...) but how on Earth would you lose all those aircraft that were going from 180-360 degrees? Just a thought about those well thought out abstractions these guys live with... No idea how many carriers the Allied have available in the Pacific, a year ago they showed up with 800 carrier based ac but there might still be some USN CVs in the Indian Ocean... I doubt that there will be again some 800 carrier based aircraft but the enemy also won't need that many this time because KB is not in range to react to that move... in fact I have decided halve a year ago that the Gilberts and Marshalls won't be defended by the IJN anymore, we have even swapped out first line with second line units on the islands... we will have air units in the area if we have a fair chance to strike but I'm not going to deliberately release them against the carriers, would be a waste of aircraft and crews even against a moderate CV CAP... [image]local://upfiles/13774/AAD4285C40754353B41EE199890ABA39.jpg[/image]

mind_messing -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/26/2020 2:11:01 PM)
Just to come in on some points you raised Kevin, quote: --- I can say I've been hooked onto the CT thoughts, the only main point I've been connected two was the mysterious uber 3 B-29 that just flew away while the Japs performed air shows over Rangoon, everything else? meh. As I pointed out earlier, it is not so mysterious when you consider: - the fairly short notice Japanese CAP had of the raid - the fairly short speed differential between defending fighters and attacking bombers. While an interception may have been theoretical possible, it would not have been a sound practical decision. quote: --- Okay I will duely note that whenever a unfavourable outcome happens, it doesn't help that their was no active air war at all in the game, so a form of victory diesese has taken hold made worse by the Japanese having the most combat capable aircraft + highly trianed pilots available and then still die like it's the Zero/Oscar. The only main point I disagree with the combat air system of WitP:AE is the Strato-sweep I don't care about the dive although CT pulled my thoughts in being annoyed by it. But still I do not like a air battle were one side purposely places a airframe type at its maximum service height to gain the upper hand and not suffer for it, if the plane type is flying 1k or 2k below the maximum service ceiling of a plane type then I won't care. First off, there's never any obligation to contest strato-sweeps. It's very common for players to want to fight everything in the air, without really considering if it's worthwhile to do so. Secondly, the strato-sweep is not the one-stop trump card some would have you think it is: - higher altitude normally relates to earlier detection times (as radar spots the approaching aircraft earlier), which in turn enables an appropriate response from defending fighters (through scrambling greater numbers and/or climbing for more advantageous position. - defending CAP can be optimised to exploit the quirks of the various airframes being used. The planes that exceed in combat at higher altitudes can be forced to compete on a more equal footing at lower altitudes. - Nor is the dive bonus applied to the attacking aircraft only. Aircraft on CAP arriving to a combat can get the counter-bounce if they are able to climb to a superior position. In all of this, it's worth remembering that late-war Allied aircraft at this point in the war are effectively a generation ahead of their IJ counterparts. All being equal, a force of P-47s will beat and equal force of N1K1's. In order for the IJ player to get the most effective outcome from these encounters, there must be: 1. A layered CAP to effectively minimise and possibly reverse the dive advantage from the attacking aircraft. 2. Selection of altitude for defending fighters on CAP that enhances the strengths of the airframe* 3. Pilots with excellent defence skill ratings. WRT #2, there are a lot of factors here. The MVR delta at any given altitude band, aircraft speed, durability of defending planes, climb rate (and likely more that I've forgotten). A good thread with discussion from Alfred on high-altitude sweeps in more detail that I can provide - https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3623378

mind_messing -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/26/2020 2:27:22 PM)
Some further thoughts. quote: There is a good reason why I post every combat report in detail. Might be more fun to read an essay with abstractions but these abstractions aren't in the code and neither Google search boy nor the one that at least plays the game have yet to realize this. They just keep abstracting things trying to find a rare happening in real life that could happen but pretty much always happens in the game. With 37k hits there must be some interest and it seems to have started before the trolls started posting their text walls. You've overlooking that changing the format of your AAR from a copy/paste of the combat report to a summary aimed at capturing the detail of the replay requires you to understand what you're seeing first. Also, I'd be cautious of using the number of hits as a metric of an AAR's success, as it's a measure with a lot of caveats. After all, my AAR of losing unescorted carriers managed to generate some 25k hits, and the AAR before that (which was no doubt just as terrible and involved me losing) generated 83k hits. Evidently I must have been doing something right too then [&:] quote: Let them post their essays, especially Google search boy is good in doing so. Never started a game yet but he got stuck in TheElf's arse a decade ago when parts of the former air team were doing mods trying their best to enhance what was released as the so called air routines. But that goes only that far... Have a thread about the game, he has an oppinion, tanks, here he comes, Covid, let's go, cat pooh, he will do an essay for you. I'm detecting the slightest hint of jealousy that someone on the internet can structure a reasoned argument and support it with evidence. Don't worry Castor, you can do it too! Just needs a little bit of time, thought and effort! quote: And always remember, I'm the evil here, over all the years most Nay sayers left, only the Yay sayers remained and keep applauding to stuff they haven't even tried yet. But I have yet to hear a reason why there were Nay sayers in the air team. And then I'm sure there weren't! Gosh, almost as if there might be more than one way to go about developing an air combat routine for a Pacific theatre wargame for general consumption. Who could have guessed that there might be disagreements about the approach (let alone any caveats)! As Kevin pointed out, they evidently got something right as the game still sails away some 11 years after release. However, I'm interested in your opinion. Seeing as you seem to think yourself quite authoritative on this subject, what would you have done instead? What are your qualifications or background in coding, and/or in air combat (either generally or in relation to WW2)? Excited to get your response.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/28/2020 5:31:01 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 15, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Shimushiri-jima at 131,51 Japanese Ships xAK Utide Maru PB Hanoromo Maru xAKL Shuko Maru xAKL Shoan Maru xAKL Shinnan Maru xAKL Malacca Maru PB Tamasono Maru PB Soga Maru PB Takenora Maru PB Himegami Maru Allied Ships SS Angler SS Angler launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Utide Maru PB Tamasono Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Soga Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takenora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Himegami Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tamasono Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Soga Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takenora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Himegami Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Soga Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Takenora Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Himegami Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Takenora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takenora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takenora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Takenora Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 171 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships DD Colahan 2 mines cleared here comes the preparation for the invasion of the Marshalls... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 176 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Ships DD Halligan 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 179 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 100 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AM Spear, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Starling, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Sage, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage AM Vigilance, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage the enemy knew we had mines at the bases but while at first it sounds logical trying to clear them first mines are so useless the four minesweepers that are sunk by coastal artillery are worth more than the one or two mine hits that would have no effect... Nimur Naval Fortress firing at AM Spear Nimur Naval Fortress firing at AM Starling AM Starling firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at AM Sage AM Sage firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at AM Vigilance AM Vigilance firing at Nimur Naval Fortress 13 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 132,114, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAKL Shosen Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Fuchu Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Fuzu Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Nankou Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Nanko Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAKL Nikki Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships DMS Hamilton DMS Trevor DMS Hopkins DMS Ellyson six tiny freighters were trying to get away from the Marshalls but they were retreating in all different directions the whole turn that they ended up in the same hex as the DMS that are clearing mines at Roi-Namur... worth 6 pts... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 27,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards Japanese ships attempt to get underway CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 27,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... xAKL Nikki Maru sunk by DMS Ellyson at 18,000 yards DMS Ellyson engages xAKL Shosen Maru at 18,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards xAKL Shosen Maru sunk by DMS Ellyson at 17,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards DMS Hopkins engages xAKL Fuzu Maru at 12,000 yards DMS Hamilton engages xAKL Fuchu Maru at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards Massive explosion on xAKL Nankou Maru DMS Ellyson engages xAKL Nankou Maru at 11,000 yards DMS Trevor engages xAKL Nankou Maru at 11,000 yards DMS Hamilton engages xAKL Fuchu Maru at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards xAKL Fuzu Maru sunk by DMS Ellyson at 8,000 yards xAKL Fuchu Maru sunk by DMS Ellyson at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards xAKL Nankou Maru sunk by DMS Ellyson at 5,000 yards DMS Hamilton engages xAKL Nanko Maru at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DMS Trevor engages xAKL Nanko Maru at 2,000 yards DMS Hopkins engages xAKL Nanko Maru at 2,000 yards DMS Hamilton engages xAKL Nanko Maru at 2,000 yards DMS Hopkins engages xAKL Nanko Maru at 2,000 yards DMS Hopkins engages xAKL Nanko Maru at 2,000 yards xAKL Nanko Maru sunk by DMS Trevor at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99463 troops, 1051 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 2979 Defending force 232729 troops, 3000 guns, 3021 vehicles, Assault Value = 3410 Allied ground losses: 184 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled) in the meantime we get nearly 100 pts for ground losses in the pocket near Jessore... Assaulting units: 55th Division 38th Division 48th Division 21st Division 30th Division 3rd Division 7th Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 2nd British Division 10th Indian Division 762nd Tank Battalion 27th Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 29th British Brigade 766th Tank Battalion 22nd Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 41st Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 43rd Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 8th Indian Division 4th Air Advn Base Force 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Marine Air Wing 1st USMC Tank Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 32nd MAG 3rd Air Advn Base Force 168th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 4th Port Advn Base Force 5th Air Advn Base Force 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 330th Construction Regiment 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 193rd Tank Battalion 58th Base Group 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment III Amphib Corps 82nd Mortar Battalion 34th MAG 8th Air Advn Base Force 307th Base Group ComAirCenPac 22nd Base Group 25th Infantry Division Seventh US Fleet 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 15th Marine Defense Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 312th Base Group 3rd Pioneer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force Pacific Ocean Areas 33rd MAG Thirteenth USAAF ForwdAirCenPac 4th USMC Tank Battalion 348th Base Group 134th Field Artillery Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 339th Construction Regiment 7th Air Advn Base Force 23rd MAG 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 21st Base Group 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion Fifth US Fleet 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 10th Air Advn Base Force 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 8th Base Group 31st MAG 9th Air Advn Base Force 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 2479 Defending force 98149 troops, 1522 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2772 Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) enemy troops here must be already running low on supplies too... Assaulting units: 2nd Division 66th Division 2nd Guards Division 53rd Division 10th Division 116th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 28th Army 2nd Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment Defending units: 14th LRP Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 11th (East African) Division 23rd LRP Brigade 31st Armoured Division 17th Australian Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division Lushai Brigade 81st (West African) Division 72nd British Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 XXI Indian Corps 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 173137 troops, 2983 guns, 1902 vehicles, Assault Value = 3402 Defending force 99463 troops, 1051 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 2979 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 763rd Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 762nd Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 40th Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 10th Indian Division 7th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 29th British Brigade 6th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 22nd Marine Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 4th Marine Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 33rd Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 8th Indian Division 25th Infantry Division 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 8th Base Group 12th Air Advn Base Force 4th USMC Tank Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 2nd Marine Air Wing 193rd Tank Battalion III Amphib Corps 32nd MAG 312th Base Group 5th Air Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group 3rd Air Advn Base Force 18th Base Group 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 34th MAG 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment ForwdAirCenPac 3rd Pioneer Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force Fifth US Fleet Thirteenth USAAF Seventh US Fleet 23rd MAG 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 348th Base Group 7th Air Advn Base Force 9th Air Advn Base Force 10th Air Advn Base Force 21st Base Group 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 15th Marine Defense Battalion 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 31st MAG 198th Field Artillery Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 58th Base Group 4th Air Advn Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 339th Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps 8th Air Advn Base Force ComAirCenPac 307th Base Group 330th Construction Regiment 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 33rd MAG 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 168th Field Artillery Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 82nd Mortar Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 21st Division 3rd Division 30th Division 55th Division 48th Division 38th Division 7th Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33556 troops, 610 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164 Defending force 29493 troops, 332 guns, 2520 vehicles, Assault Value = 1798 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 28th (East African) Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 99th Indian Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 20th Australian Brigade 5307th Composite Regiment 100th Indian Brigade 18th Cavalry Regiment 98th Indian Brigade 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Indian Field Regiment 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 14th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 2nd Tank Division 27th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 2nd Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 25th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment enemy has brought three carrier groups that are covering the upcoming invasions, both Roi-Namur and Kwajalein must be the targets... this time the carriers seem to stay close to all invasion shipping... not planning to fly any offensive strikes at the moment... the troops in the Marhalls are write offs that can be rebuilt, all bases are well supplied and fortified so it's up to the ground units to inflict as much damage to the attacker as possible... 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castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/30/2020 5:05:22 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 178 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships DMS Ellyson DMS Hopkins DMS Trevor DMS Hamilton 24 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 42 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships APD Barr APD Daniel T. Griffin APD George E. Badger APD Belknap 6 mines cleared minefields achieved nothing so far in the Marshalls... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 171 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships DD Albert Grant 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Roi-Namur (132,114) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Alabama CA Boston CL Denver CL Phoenix CL Trenton CL Raleigh DD Carmick DD Baldwin DD Harding LCI(G)-451 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-449 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI-66 LCI-65 LCI-64 LCI-61 LCI-525 LCI-523 LCI-526 Japanese ground losses: 560 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 54 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Alabama firing at Kure 2nd SNLF CA Boston firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF CL Denver firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF CL Phoenix firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit CL Trenton firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF CL Raleigh firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit DD Carmick firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF DD Baldwin firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF DD Harding firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit LCI(G)-451 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-449 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-442 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-441 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-439 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-437 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops LCI-66 fired at enemy troops LCI-65 fired at enemy troops LCI-64 fired at enemy troops LCI-61 fired at enemy troops DD Baldwin fired at enemy troops DD Harding fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Roi-Namur (132,114) TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Roi-Namur, 132,114 Allied ground losses: 349 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 62 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 38 (0 destroyed, 38 disabled) Vehicles lost 27 (2 destroyed, 25 disabled) here we go, the enemy is landing an extremely strong force on the small atoll but the landings go quite well... 14 troops of a USMC 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 29th Marine Rgt 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 24th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /3 12 troops of a M2HB HMG Section lost from landing craft during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /1 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /2 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 38th Infantry Div /4 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad accidentally lost during unload of 38th Infantry Div /5 Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of 11th Airborne Div /5 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 29th Marine Rgt /5 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 11th Airborne Div /6 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 11th Airborne Div /7 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /3 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 540th AmphTrac Engr Bn Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of Eighth US Army /3 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost in surf during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /4 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad accidentally lost during unload of 38th Infantry Div /7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 291 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Mobile, Shell hits 3 CL Birmingham, Shell hits 4 CL Biloxi, Shell hits 2 CL Miami, Shell hits 1 CL Santa Fe CL Montpelier CL Honolulu DD Meredith DD Nicholson DD Cassin Young DD Young LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-77 LCI-70 LCI-69 LCI-68 LCI-67 LCI-435 LCI-335 LCI-444 Japanese ground losses: 461 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 61 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 53 (1 destroyed, 52 disabled) Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Mobile firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at CL Mobile CL Birmingham firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at CL Birmingham CL Biloxi firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at CL Biloxi CL Miami firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at CL Miami CL Santa Fe firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at CL Santa Fe CL Montpelier firing at 23rd Nav Gd Unit CL Honolulu firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF DD Meredith firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF DD Nicholson firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF DD Cassin Young firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF DD Young firing at 23rd Nav Gd Unit LCI(G)-455 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-454 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-453 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-452 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops LCI-70 fired at enemy troops LCI-69 fired at enemy troops LCI-68 fired at enemy troops LCI-67 fired at enemy troops DD Nicholson fired at enemy troops DD Young fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kwajalein Island (132,115) TF 52 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein Island, 132,115 Allied ground losses: 349 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 33 (1 destroyed, 32 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled) also at Kwajalein the enemy lands several divisions... Kwajalein got a CD unit that was pretty much useless due to the strong enemy naval presence... 0.5in AAMG Sect (2) damaged beyond repair during unload of 5th Marine Div /2 12 troops of a M1917 MMG Section lost from landing craft during unload of 31st Infantry Div /1 Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 31st Infantry Div /3 14 troops of a USMC 44 Rifle Squad accidentally lost during unload of 5th Marine Div /6 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of XXIV US Corps 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of XXIV US Corps /3 14 troops of a USMC 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th Marine Rgt /2 14 troops of a USMC 44 Rifle Squad lost in surf during unload of 5th Marine Div /8 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 102nd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Roi-Namur (132,114) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Alabama CA Boston CL Denver CL Phoenix CL Trenton CL Raleigh DD Carmick DD Baldwin APD Barr APD Daniel T. Griffin LCI(G)-451 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-449 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI-66 LCI-65 LCI-64 LCI-61 LCI-527 LCI-523 Japanese ground losses: 260 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Alabama firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit CA Boston firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit CL Denver firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF CL Phoenix firing at Kure 2nd SNLF CL Trenton firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF CL Raleigh firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit DD Carmick firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF DD Baldwin firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF APD Barr firing at 32nd Nav Gsn Unit APD Daniel T. Griffin firing at Sasebo 8th SNLF LCI(G)-451 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-449 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-442 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-441 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-439 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-437 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops LCI-66 fired at enemy troops LCI-65 fired at enemy troops LCI-64 fired at enemy troops LCI-61 fired at enemy troops DD Carmick fired at enemy troops APD Barr fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Mobile CL Birmingham CL Biloxi CL Miami CL Santa Fe CL Montpelier CL Honolulu DD Cassin Young APD Bates LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-77 LCI-70 LCI-69 LCI-68 LCI-67 LCI-443 DD Meredith LCI-435 LCI-335 Japanese ground losses: 263 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Mobile firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF CL Biloxi firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF CL Santa Fe firing at 23rd Nav Gd Unit CL Montpelier firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF CL Honolulu firing at 23rd Nav Gd Unit DD Cassin Young firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF APD Bates firing at Sasebo 5th SNLF LCI(G)-455 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-454 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-453 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-452 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops LCI-70 fired at enemy troops LCI-69 fired at enemy troops LCI-68 fired at enemy troops LCI-67 fired at enemy troops DD Cassin Young fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 178 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships DMS Ellyson DMS Hopkins DMS Trevor DMS Hamilton 66 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 47 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 6 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 425 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 64 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 35 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 64 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 6 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 164 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 26 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 70 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 285 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 29th British Brigade ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking 33rd MAG ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 18 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 60 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 24 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 87 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 7th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 6 B-29-1 Superfort x 41 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 3 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 13 even Superforts are pretty much useless in Thunderstorms coupled with some flak fire... Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 10 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 6 B-29-1 Superfort x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pacific Ocean Areas , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 42 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships APD George E. Badger APD Belknap 4 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Roi-Namur (132,114) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-739 LCI(G)-451 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-449 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI-66 LCI-65 LCI-64 LCI-61 LCI-523 LCI-730 DD Baldwin DD Carmick Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCI-739 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-451 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-449 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-442 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-441 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-439 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-437 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-81 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops LCI-66 fired at enemy troops LCI-65 fired at enemy troops LCI-64 fired at enemy troops LCI-61 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-537 LCI-536 LCI-532 LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-77 LCI-70 LCI-69 LCI-68 LCI-67 LCI-443 DD Meredith LCI-335 LCI-435 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled both at Roi-Namur and Kwajalein the enemy lands all his troops in one go... LCI-537 fired at enemy troops LCI-536 fired at enemy troops LCI-532 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-455 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-454 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-453 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-452 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops LCI-70 fired at enemy troops LCI-69 fired at enemy troops LCI-68 fired at enemy troops LCI-67 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99502 troops, 1052 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 2981 Defending force 229692 troops, 2938 guns, 2950 vehicles, Assault Value = 3323 Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 48th Division 21st Division 38th Division 55th Division 3rd Division 30th Division 7th Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 33rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 10th Indian Division 22nd Marine Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 29th British Brigade 27th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 24th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 40th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 6th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 8th Indian Division 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 3rd Pioneer Battalion ComAirCenPac 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 7th Air Advn Base Force 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion ForwdAirCenPac 5th Air Advn Base Force 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 15th Marine Defense Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 32nd MAG 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 33rd MAG Seventh US Fleet 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 25th Infantry Division 9th Air Advn Base Force 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 312th Base Group Pacific Ocean Areas 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 31st MAG 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 307th Base Group 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 22nd Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 134th Field Artillery Battalion III Amphib Corps 4th USMC Tank Battalion 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force 1st USMC Tank Battalion 23rd MAG 4th Air Advn Base Force Thirteenth USAAF 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th MAG 15th Air Advn Base Force 352nd Construction Regiment 58th Base Group 348th Base Group Fifth US Fleet V Amphib Corps 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 168th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force 82nd Mortar Battalion 8th Base Group 21st Base Group 330th Construction Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment VII US Bomber Cmnd 2nd Marine Air Wing 18th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 2479 Defending force 98151 troops, 1520 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2769 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Guards Division 66th Division 10th Division 116th Division 53rd Division 2nd Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Army 4th Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd AA Regiment Defending units: 17th Australian Brigade 31st Armoured Division 18th Australian Brigade 81st (West African) Division 14th LRP Brigade 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 23rd LRP Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade Lushai Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 XXI Indian Corps 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 171519 troops, 2928 guns, 1874 vehicles, Assault Value = 3315 Defending force 99502 troops, 1052 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 2981 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 24th Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 29th British Brigade 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 10th Indian Division 40th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 27th Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 2nd British Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 7th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Americal Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 766th Tank Battalion 22nd Marine Regiment 6th Indian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 8th Indian Division VII US Bomber Cmnd 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 339th Construction Regiment ForwdAirCenPac 58th Base Group 2nd Marine Air Wing 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 22nd Base Group 12th Air Advn Base Force 352nd Construction Regiment 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 34th MAG 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion Thirteenth USAAF V Amphib Corps 193rd Tank Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 312th Base Group 8th Air Advn Base Force 134th Field Artillery Battalion ComAirCenPac 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 9th Air Advn Base Force 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 25th Infantry Division 15th Marine Defense Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 168th Field Artillery Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 31st MAG 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 8th Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 330th Construction Regiment 32nd MAG 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd MAG 4th USMC Tank Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment III Amphib Corps 1st USMC Tank Battalion Fifth US Fleet 198th Field Artillery Battalion 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 348th Base Group 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 18th Base Group 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 21st Base Group Pacific Ocean Areas 33rd MAG 7th Air Advn Base Force 5th Air Advn Base Force 307th Base Group 35th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 30th Division 21st Division 55th Division 48th Division 3rd Division 7th Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 36437 troops, 684 guns, 656 vehicles, Assault Value = 1438 Defending force 5589 troops, 55 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 128 Allied adjusted assault: 171 Japanese adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied forces CAPTURE Roi-Namur !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 7577 casualties reported Squads: 166 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 359 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 75 (75 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 180 (180 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Allied ground losses: 8919 casualties reported Squads: 572 destroyed, 51 disabled [X(] Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 169 (158 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 116 (101 destroyed, 15 disabled) Units destroyed 3 and here comes the Allied shock attack that easily took the atoll but then I realized how heavy Allied ground losses were! Wow! All defenders got whiped out within a day but the assault over the beaches was insanely bloody for the attackers... Assaulting units: 780th Amphib Tank Bn /3 3rd Arm Amphib Bn /3 711th Tank Bn /3 93rd Infantry Div /6 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Div /8 670th TD Bn /3 11th Airborne Division 776th Amphib Tank Bn /3 819th Towed TD Bn /2 29th Marine Regiment 5th USMC Tank Bn /4 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 10th USMC FA Bn /2 540th AmphTrac Engr Bn /2 826th AmphTrac Engr Bn /2 5th Pioneer Battalion 11th USMC FA Bn /2 Eighth US Army /2 Defending units: 32nd Nav Gsn Unit Kure 2nd SNLF Sasebo 8th SNLF 24th Air Flotilla -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33540 troops, 610 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164 Defending force 58635 troops, 559 guns, 2633 vehicles, Assault Value = 2751 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 100th Indian Brigade 20th Australian Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 5307th Composite Regiment 28th (East African) Brigade 99th Indian Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 18th Cavalry Regiment 98th Indian Brigade 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Indian Field Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 18th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 18th Division 22nd Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 23rd Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 25th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 56th Division 2nd Tank Division 1st Tank Division 2nd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 26312 troops, 517 guns, 426 vehicles, Assault Value = 1138 Defending force 5089 troops, 79 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 147 Allied adjusted assault: 79 Japanese adjusted defense: 29 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 6513 casualties reported Squads: 208 destroyed, 63 disabled Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 70 (63 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 50 (50 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 7468 casualties reported Squads: 384 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 125 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 122 (113 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 91 (83 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units destroyed 3 and here's the shock attack at Kwajalein, not as bloody as Roi-Namur but the enemy also fails to take the atoll on the first day... no doubt the base is lost tomorrow but we achieved way more than we expected, causing more losses to the enemy than we took... we only have nav guard units on the atolls and those can be rebuilt in pretty much no time but the losses to the US divs will be rather hard to replace with the limited combat squad replacements... there should be quite some in the pools but it will take time and buying time on the outer defensiv perimeters is already a victory for us, every thing else is a bonus... Assaulting units: 102nd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 5th Marine Division 31st Infantry Div /6 4th Marine Regiment I Corps Engr Grp /1 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 706th Tank Bn /1 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 671th TD Bn /2 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 1st AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 51st Marine Def Bn /1 XXIV US Corps /1 251st FA Bn /2 Defending units: Sasebo 5th SNLF 83rd Naval Guard Unit 23rd Nav Gd Unit Nimur Naval Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sasebo 8th SNLF Wiped Out at Roi-Namur by attrition!!!

PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/30/2020 5:21:47 PM)
solid defense so far ... [&o][&o][&o]

szmike -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/30/2020 8:11:55 PM)
That's a nice one, I wonder what was prep level of Allied units. And they units didn't unload in single turn, not fully.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 1:53:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo solid defense so far ... [&o][&o][&o] we were only spectators though, nothing we could do

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 1:54:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: szmike That's a nice one, I wonder what was prep level of Allied units. And they units didn't unload in single turn, not fully. I think preparation was quite good, otherwhise the enemy units would have taken far more disablements during landing. I was more than surprised by the bloodbath during the assualt though.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 2:07:05 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 17, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-532 LCI-448 LCI-444 LCI-443 LCI(G)-454 LCI-335 DD Meredith LCI-435 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCI-532 fired at enemy troops LCI-448 fired at enemy troops LCI-444 fired at enemy troops LCI-443 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-454 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 178 encounters mine field at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Ships DMS Ellyson DMS Hopkins DMS Trevor DMS Hamilton 47 mines cleared the 150 mines we had there will be cleared within two days at the latest... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 178 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Hopkins DMS Trevor DMS Hamilton DMS Hopkins firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at DMS Hopkins DMS Trevor firing at Nimur Naval Fortress Nimur Naval Fortress firing at DMS Trevor DMS Hamilton firing at Nimur Naval Fortress 22 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships AKE Kashino, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Gurnard had some support ships and a couple of small vessels at Roi-Namur that weren't ordered out early enough and on the run AKE Kashino is torped... AKE Kashino is sighted by SS Gurnard SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes at AKE Kashino -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 131,113, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships AS Jingei, Shell hits 62, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Cogswell DD Colahan DD Dortch DD Albert Grant Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 25% moonlight: 7,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards DD Dortch engages AS Jingei at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Dortch engages AS Jingei at 6,000 yards DD Colahan engages AS Jingei at 6,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 6,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AS Jingei at 3,000 yards DD Colahan engages AS Jingei at 3,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Colahan engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Colahan engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AS Jingei at 2,000 yards AS Jingei sunk by DD Albert Grant at 2,000 yards AS Jingei sunk by DD Albert Grant at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 131,113, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships ACM Tama Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Cogswell DD Colahan DD Dortch DD Albert Grant Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 25% moonlight: 1,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... ACM Tama Maru sunk by DD Albert Grant at 1,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 131,113, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships AMc Tama Maru #3, Shell hits 4, and is sunk AMc Koei Maru, Shell hits 36, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Cogswell DD Colahan DD Dortch DD Albert Grant couple of these destroyer groups around it seems... Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 25% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... Range closes to 26,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 22,000 yards... Range closes to 20,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 14,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AMc Koei Maru at 2,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AMc Tama Maru #3 at 2,000 yards DD Cogswell engages AMc Tama Maru #3 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AMc Koei Maru at 3,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AMc Tama Maru #3 at 3,000 yards AMc Tama Maru #3 sunk by DD Colahan at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AMc Koei Maru at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Colahan engages AMc Koei Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards Massive explosion on AMc Koei Maru DD Albert Grant engages AMc Koei Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Albert Grant engages AMc Koei Maru at 2,000 yards AMc Koei Maru sunk by DD Colahan at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 176 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Ships DD Halford 1 mine cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships AKE Kashino, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Gurnard AKE Kashino is sighted by SS Gurnard SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38 Japanese Ships SC CHa-38 SC CHa-41 SC CHa-40 Allied Ships SS Taurus SS Taurus launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-38 SC CHa-41 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-41 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Cornish Park CL Montpelier CL Mobile LCI-764 LCI-763 LCI-535 LCI-435 LCI-335 DD Meredith LCI-443 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 12cm/45 T10 DP Battery engaging xAK Cornish Park at 16,000 yards CL Mobile firing to suppress enemy battery at 16,000 yards LCI-764 fired at enemy troops LCI-763 fired at enemy troops LCI-535 fired at enemy troops LCI-435 fired at enemy troops LCI-335 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-536 LCI-532 LCI-435 LCI-444 DD Meredith LCI-335 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCI-536 fired at enemy troops LCI-532 fired at enemy troops LCI-435 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 107 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 10 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 24 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 11 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 29th British Brigade ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 71 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 29 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 30 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 154 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 14 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 352nd Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 40 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pacific Ocean Areas , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Seventh US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 50 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 8 damaged Airbase hits 11 Runway hits 34 Mundy really likes using his B-29... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Madras , at 35,40 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 6 B-29-1 Superfort x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38 Japanese Ships SC CHa-38 SC CHa-41 SC CHa-40 Allied Ships SS Taurus SS Taurus is located by SC CHa-38 SC CHa-41 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-536 LCI-443 DD Meredith LCI-335 LCI-536 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 58624 troops, 559 guns, 2635 vehicles, Assault Value = 2753 Defending force 37572 troops, 610 guns, 668 vehicles, Assault Value = 1162 Japanese adjusted assault: 1721 Allied adjusted defense: 1819 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 670 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 302 (106 destroyed, 196 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3159 casualties reported Squads: 119 destroyed, 195 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 97 disabled Engineers: 21 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 108 (37 destroyed, 71 disabled) Vehicles lost 57 (4 destroyed, 53 disabled) we tried to dislodge the enemy Army group that was coming North to break into the pocket at Poona but despite a 2.5:1 advantage in assault value we clearly fail in the attack... one tank rgt was nearly whiped out, lost all tanks and is now nothing more than motorized support... no chance for the enemy to relieve the trapped units at Poona though and during the day the enemy units were reported running South towards Goa... more divisions are enroute to Poona and the units here will go there too now to take on the Allied units there... goal is the total destruction of the enemy units at Poona which should more or less end any Allied offense in Western India for the coming months... Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 27th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 18th Division 22nd Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 25th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 56th Division 2nd Tank Division 3rd Tank Division 23rd Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment Defending units: 20th Australian Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 28th (East African) Brigade 11th PAVO Regiment 100th Indian Brigade 99th Indian Brigade 5307th Composite Regiment 18th Cavalry Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 98th Indian Brigade 2nd Indian Field Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment IV Indian Corps 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99699 troops, 1054 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 3032 Defending force 226995 troops, 2890 guns, 2876 vehicles, Assault Value = 3279 Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled) and within the next three months the big Allied stack near Jessore has been mostly starved to death hopefully... Assaulting units: 3rd Division 21st Division 7th Division 30th Division 55th Division 38th Division 48th Division Yokosuka 1st SNLF 5th Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 41st Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 40th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 4th Marine Division 43rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 33rd Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 7th Infantry Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 2nd British Division 762nd Tank Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 763rd Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 82nd Mortar Battalion 8th Base Group V Amphib Corps 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion III Amphib Corps 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force 168th Field Artillery Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 312th Base Group 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 5th Air Advn Base Force 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 34th MAG 15th Air Advn Base Force 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 23rd MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 12th Air Advn Base Force 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 58th Base Group 193rd Tank Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion Fifth US Fleet 32nd MAG 18th Base Group 2nd Marine Air Wing 3rd Air Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 307th Base Group ForwdAirCenPac 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 31st MAG 21st Base Group 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 330th Construction Regiment 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 348th Base Group 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 15th Marine Defense Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion ComAirCenPac 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 7th Air Advn Base Force 9th Air Advn Base Force 134th Field Artillery Battalion 33rd MAG Seventh US Fleet 25th Infantry Division 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 2477 Defending force 98176 troops, 1519 guns, 1887 vehicles, Assault Value = 2767 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Guards Division 2nd Division 53rd Division 10th Division 66th Division 116th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 28th Army 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment Defending units: 31st Armoured Division 72nd British Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division Lushai Brigade 11th (East African) Division 24th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 81st (West African) Division 14th LRP Brigade 5th Indian Division 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 XXI Indian Corps 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3130 troops, 58 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Defending force 25126 troops, 466 guns, 325 vehicles, Assault Value = 529 Japanese ground losses: 1079 casualties reported Squads: 70 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 16 (15 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) I hate the forced bombardments and the results of "counter bombardments" so much... firing some mortars that were left within my units results in 70 destroyed combat squads... [sm=crazy.gif] Assaulting units: 83rd Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 5th SNLF 23rd Nav Gd Unit Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: I Corps Engr Grp /1 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 5th Marine Division 31st Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 706th Tank Bn /1 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 102nd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 51st Marine Defense Battalion 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion XXIV US Corps 251st Field Artillery Battalion 671th TD Bn /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 170242 troops, 2882 guns, 1855 vehicles, Assault Value = 3260 Defending force 100533 troops, 1062 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 3032 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied units must be throwing stones over the frontline... Assaulting units: 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 22nd Marine Regiment 27th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 29th British Brigade 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 40th Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 6th Indian Division 767th Tank Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Division 2nd British Division 8th Indian Division 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group 3rd Pioneer Battalion VII US Bomber Cmnd 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 5th Air Advn Base Force 8th Base Group 21st Base Group 307th Base Group 15th Marine Defense Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 18th Base Group 193rd Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 168th Field Artillery Battalion 7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Marine Air Wing 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 312th Base Group 134th Field Artillery Battalion 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 7th Air Advn Base Force ComAirCenPac 339th Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 31st MAG III Amphib Corps 330th Construction Regiment 33rd MAG Fifth US Fleet 9th Air Advn Base Force Pacific Ocean Areas 34th MAG 4th Air Advn Base Force 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 25th Infantry Division 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment ForwdAirCenPac 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion Seventh US Fleet 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 58th Base Group 23rd MAG 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 32nd MAG 4th USMC Tank Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps 12th Air Advn Base Force 8th Air Advn Base Force 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 348th Base Group 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 55th Division 21st Division 48th Division 7th Division 30th Division 3rd Division Yokosuka 1st SNLF 1st RF Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 22631 troops, 466 guns, 324 vehicles, Assault Value = 529 Defending force 2375 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Allied adjusted assault: 125 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 125 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Kwajalein Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 2328 casualties reported Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 48 (48 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 4 Allied ground losses: 352 casualties reported Squads: 45 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 38 (33 destroyed, 5 disabled) after taking Roi-Namur yesterday the enemy also takes Kwajalein today, all Japanese defenders were whiped out... the force at Kwajalein had more potential to hurt an attacker but Roi-Namur's defenders caused way more casualties... I do consider the defense of Kwajalein also a success though as we caused more casualties to the attacker than we suffered... the result at Roi-Namur was pretty much fantastic... with these two atolls in the Marshalls lost the whole island chain is in trouble now... Assaulting units: 4th Marine Regiment 5th Marine Division 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 31st Infantry Division 2nd Arm Amphib Battalion I Corps Engr Grp /1 706th Tank Bn /1 102nd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 251st Field Artillery Battalion XXIV US Corps 8th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 51st Marine Defense Battalion 671th TD Bn /1 Defending units: Sasebo 5th SNLF 23rd Nav Gd Unit 83rd Naval Guard Unit Nimur Naval Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,28 (near Poona) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 30674 troops, 578 guns, 402 vehicles, Assault Value = 868 Defending force 57738 troops, 558 guns, 2540 vehicles, Assault Value = 2509 Assaulting units: 28th (East African) Brigade 18th Cavalry Regiment 268th Motorised Brigade 99th Indian Brigade 22nd (East African) Brigade 100th Indian Brigade 5307th Composite Regiment 11th PAVO Regiment 98th Indian Brigade 2nd Indian Field Regiment IV Indian Corps 20th Australian Brigade 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment Defending units: 19th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 18th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 2nd Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 18th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 56th Division 25th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 23rd Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 27th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment

PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 9:02:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo solid defense so far ... [&o][&o][&o] we were only spectators though, nothing we could do yeah, but you had, IMHO, a good defense set up. Enough to force them into poor situations, but nothing that you can't lose. Trip wires with barbs. I think at this point, perfect. As they breach the perimeter, be sure to draw you units in. If IJ doesn't squander units in self-inflicted POW camps, she has the AV to put up a solid defense at any location she can see coming in time. And as the perimeter shrinks, it gets easier to know where those fights will be ...

PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 9:05:40 PM)
don't see your Poona attack as a failure. Sure, you didn't achieve a clear victory, BUT you did kill a destroy a lot of devices and clearly disorganized a lot more. you are winning the battle, which out weighs a single attack. [sm=00000436.gif][sm=00000436.gif]

jdsrae -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 9:27:01 PM)
Which tank regt got smashed at Poona? There is one (4th?) that only has light tanks and it is very fragile, and another (15th?) that is smaller than the others and only has one company of medium tanks. It might have been mostly light tanks and trucks that you lost.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (10/31/2020 11:32:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae Which tank regt got smashed at Poona? There is one (4th?) that only has light tanks and it is very fragile, and another (15th?) that is smaller than the others and only has one company of medium tanks. It might have been mostly light tanks and trucks that you lost. all those tank rgts look the same, they have all the same TOE, IIRC 9 light tanks, the rest are medium tanks, in total 45 av.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (11/3/2020 4:50:57 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 19, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38 Japanese Ships SC CHa-40 SC CHa-41 Allied Ships SS Taurus SS Taurus launches 2 torpedoes at SC CHa-40 Taurus bottoming out .... SC CHa-41 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-40 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 178 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Ships DMS Ellyson DMS Hopkins DMS Trevor DMS Hamilton 33 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 99,64 Japanese Ships E No.15 AMC Gokoku Maru E No.19 E No.17 Allied Ships SS Sand Lance, hits 3 Sand Lance takes a direct hit but that won't be enough to really harm the sub... SS Sand Lance launches 2 torpedoes at E No.15 Sand Lance diving deep .... E No.19 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.17 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.19 attacking submerged sub .... E No.17 fails to find sub and abandons search E No.19 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.19 attacking submerged sub .... E No.19 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 129 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 32 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 349 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 38 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 29th British Brigade ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Thirteenth USAAF ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 104 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 322 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 29 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 67 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 17 damaged Allied ground losses: 201 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 7th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 38 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 213 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 41 Ki-84a Frank x 85 Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 3 destroyed enemy carriers were in range of a couple of ships that were pressing into Maloelap and launch only a small strike in the morning meeting a strong CAP over the island... altitude advantage meant a dozen dives on the Hellcats, downing or damaging all of them, the Helldivers didn't get to the target either... sidenote: the 10 Hellcats didn't even get a chance to fire a single shot at our fighters... CAP engaged: S-305 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (13 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (14 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers 19th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (14 airborne, 29 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 18 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 [image]local://upfiles/13774/6F4B27EBADEB402A9A2E650C80A64020.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 41 Ki-84a Frank x 84 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 85 F6F-3 Hellcat x 115 TBM-1C Avenger x 18 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 14 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 8 destroyed TBM-1C Avenger: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged here comes the real "highlight"[8\|] of the day though as the morning strike and further naval search increased the DL of our ships at Maloelap resulting in a big attack from the carriers that were on station West of Kwajalein... seeing 200 enemy fighters escorting a squadron of Avengers was quite frightening as there were also 85 Corsairs within the strike... the result was only frightening for the Allied though as it's just a crazy loopsided one once more... expected any Allied carrier strike not coming in higher than the usual 10-15k we have set the CAP to 15-20k which resulted in no less than 73 (!!) dives for our fighters resulting in 82 enemy fighters downed in the end for the loss of whopping 2 Franks and 1 George (1 George was lost to ops on the flight to the island)... I'm convinced that the totally unimportant dive had zero impact in such a loopsided result when our fighters get a 27:1 (!!) on enemy first line fighters when the combat replay was nothing else than 10 minutes of "Frank/George diving on Hellcat/Corsair -> shooting from behind -> boom boom boom... I can't put as much sarcasm into these results as to really express what I think about it... add in the two dozen additional bombers that were shot down and we get 105 Allied carrier based aircraft downed for 3 IJ fighters lost (2 pilots dead)... a 35:1 kill rate over Maloelap!!! [sm=crazy.gif] escorts get a malus but that's never even comparable what the altitude disadvantage does to them, have the 200 Allied fighters come in at 25k while being on escort and have the result upside down... I'm sure there are all kind of abstractions and fantasies how 200 Hellcats/Corsairs can lose 27:1 vs 125 Franks/Georges... Alice in wonderland... FIXED! APPLAUSE! Japanese Ships xAKL P-75 xAKL P-105 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBM-1C Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. CAP engaged: S-305 Hikotai with N1K2-J George (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 19th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 29 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 31514. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99794 troops, 1055 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 5244 Defending force 221483 troops, 2774 guns, 2758 vehicles, Assault Value = 3149 Allied ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 30th Division 48th Division 38th Division 7th Division 3rd Division 51st Division 104th Division 21st Division 28th Division 19th Division 4th Division 55th Division Yokosuka 1st SNLF 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 27th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 22nd Marine Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion Provisionl Tank Brigade 6th Indian Division 2nd British Division 40th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Marine Division 762nd Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 763rd Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 24th Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Indian Division 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 34th MAG 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 5th Air Advn Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 4th USMC Tank Battalion Fifth US Fleet ForwdAirCenPac 15th Air Advn Base Force 9th Air Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps 2nd Marine Air Wing 348th Base Group 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 7th Air Advn Base Force 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 8th Base Group 15th Marine Defense Battalion 33rd MAG Seventh US Fleet 3rd Pioneer Battalion 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps 3rd Air Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 58th Base Group 312th Base Group 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 31st MAG ComAirCenPac 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force VII US Bomber Cmnd 21st Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 330th Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division 134th Field Artillery Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 32nd MAG 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force Thirteenth USAAF 22nd Base Group 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 23rd MAG 307th Base Group 4th Port Advn Base Force 193rd Tank Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 2958 Defending force 98232 troops, 1517 guns, 1886 vehicles, Assault Value = 2772 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Guards Division 9th Tank Regiment 10th Division 26th Division 53rd Division 116th Division 66th Division 2nd Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 12th Tank Regiment 28th Army 23rd AA Regiment Defending units: 18th Australian Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 81st (West African) Division 23rd LRP Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 31st Armoured Division 16th LRP Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division Lushai Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 14th LRP Brigade 11th (East African) Division 5th Indian Division XXI Indian Corps 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 167379 troops, 2770 guns, 1815 vehicles, Assault Value = 3139 Defending force 173426 troops, 1652 guns, 410 vehicles, Assault Value = 5244 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd USMC Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 6th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 767th Tank Battalion 10th Indian Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 29th British Brigade Provisionl Tank Brigade 22nd Marine Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 762nd Tank Battalion 4th Marine Division 7th Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 8th Indian Division 12th Air Advn Base Force 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 4th USMC Tank Battalion 23rd MAG Pacific Ocean Areas 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 330th Construction Regiment 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 8th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 15th Marine Defense Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 32nd MAG 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 25th Infantry Division 2nd Marine Air Wing 22nd Base Group 198th Field Artillery Battalion 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 5th Air Advn Base Force 31st MAG 352nd Construction Regiment 348th Base Group V Amphib Corps 18th Base Group 312th Base Group Seventh US Fleet 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion ForwdAirCenPac 7th Air Advn Base Force 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 2nd USMC Tank Battalion Fifth US Fleet 134th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 307th Base Group ComAirCenPac 4th Port Advn Base Force 35th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion III Amphib Corps 3rd Pioneer Battalion 773rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 34th MAG 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 21st Base Group VII US Bomber Cmnd 4th Air Advn Base Force 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st USMC Tank Battalion 9th Air Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 33rd MAG 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 58th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 7th Division 19th Division 38th Division 51st Division 28th Division 3rd Division 55th Division 104th Division 4th Division 30th Division 48th Division 21st Division Yokosuka 1st SNLF 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (11/3/2020 4:54:07 PM)
and the scoreboard that is showing what the combat report isn't... adjusted by FOW we have 91 Allied losses in total minus the Seagull and a Helldiver during the search phase which leaves us still with 89:3 kills over Maloelap, a 30:1 kill rate... [image]local://upfiles/13774/F29A94BDBFA44D8FA781DB52F6379FF4.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (11/3/2020 5:09:50 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 20, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 42 encounters mine field at Maloelap (136,117) Allied Ships CL Phoenix DD Carmick APD Daniel T. Griffin, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD George E. Badger APD Belknap APD Clemson 8 mines cleared enemy task force entering Maloelap, that's surprising as it happens at the very end of the day movement... is this going to be an invasion or a bombardment? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 44 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 24 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 60 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 25th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 44 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 181 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Fifth US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Fifth US Fleet , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Maloelap (136,117) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force [image]local://upfiles/13774/8A5BB00093974A80B365D2568CE46F56.jpg[/image] 471 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships BB Alabama, Shell hits 38, on fire CA Boston, Shell hits 10 CL Denver, Shell hits 4 CL Phoenix CL Trenton, Shell hits 2 CL Raleigh, Shell hits 5 DD Carmick, Shell hits 2 DD Baldwin, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Harding DD Satterlee APD Barr LCI(G)-450 LCI-523 LCI-525 Japanese ground losses: 444 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 27 (3 destroyed, 24 disabled) Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled INVASION!!! Hmmm... both the invasions at Roi-Namur and Kwajalein were executed perfectly and despite heavy losses during the assault both bases fell to the Allied but landing at the end of the day at Maloelap could prove problematic for the Allied... Maloelap has a CD unit which scored no less than 38 hits on Alabama which is on fire now (sure nothing serious) but else couldn't harm any of the ships but the 471 shots were quite impressing, an invasion TF without a heavy escort would have been eaten alive... as we had three fighter groups at Maloelap the reason for the late day invasion might have been trying to take the base and destroy my fighters but all but a dozen damaged ones were flown out already... Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at BB Alabama BB Alabama firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress CA Boston firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CA Boston Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CL Denver CL Denver firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress CL Phoenix firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CL Phoenix Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CL Trenton CL Trenton firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CL Raleigh CL Raleigh firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Carmick Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Baldwin Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Harding DD Harding firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress DD Satterlee firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Satterlee LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops DD Satterlee fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Maloelap (136,117) TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Maloelap, 136,117 Allied ground losses: 1263 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 170 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 189 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 83 (0 destroyed, 83 disabled) Vehicles lost 82 (1 destroyed, 81 disabled) Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 11th Airborne Div /7 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 93rd Infantry Div /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 38th Infantry Div /5 GIs coming ashore and we face no less than three enemy divisions... Mundy really wants to make sure he takes those small atolls... have lost track how many divsions in total were landing in the Marshalls so far but I guess we are close to a dozen when we add in all the additional combat units... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99100 troops, 1043 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 5220 Defending force 219247 troops, 2699 guns, 2727 vehicles, Assault Value = 3106 Allied ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 19th Division 21st Division 3rd Division 104th Division 4th Division 55th Division 51st Division 28th Division 30th Division 48th Division 38th Division 7th Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 29th British Brigade 40th Infantry Division 2nd British Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 7th Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 43rd Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 10th Indian Division 767th Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th Marine Division 41st Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Americal Infantry Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 33rd Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps 25th Infantry Division 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 21st Base Group 58th Base Group 22nd Base Group 34th MAG 5th Air Advn Base Force 33rd MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 348th Base Group 15th Marine Defense Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 352nd Construction Regiment 18th Base Group Pacific Ocean Areas 2nd Marine Air Wing 23rd MAG 9th Air Advn Base Force 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st USMC Tank Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 32nd MAG 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 8th Air Advn Base Force 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 7th Air Advn Base Force 198th Field Artillery Battalion ForwdAirCenPac 15th Air Advn Base Force 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 31st MAG 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion Fifth US Fleet 8th Base Group 82nd Mortar Battalion 307th Base Group 12th Air Advn Base Force 3rd Air Advn Base Force 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 330th Construction Regiment VII US Bomber Cmnd 312th Base Group 339th Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion ComAirCenPac 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 193rd Tank Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 2966 Defending force 98244 troops, 1514 guns, 1886 vehicles, Assault Value = 2776 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 53rd Division 26th Division 116th Division 9th Tank Regiment 66th Division 2nd Guards Division 2nd Division 10th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 28th Army 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 23rd AA Regiment Defending units: 26th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 11th (East African) Division Lushai Brigade 31st Armoured Division 81st (West African) Division 16th LRP Brigade 25th Indian Division 23rd LRP Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 14th LRP Brigade 5th Indian Division 8th Indian Div /5 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap (136,117) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5875 troops, 67 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 197 Defending force 8794 troops, 211 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 167 Japanese ground losses: 1080 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 43 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 152 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) god damn these silly forced bombardments that whipe out your units sitting in level 6 forts... seeing not even 9000 Allied troops with less than 170 av ensured me that the shock attack is going to be a blood bath though... Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF 24th Nav Gsn Unit Maloelap Naval Fortress 1st JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 24th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 29th Marine Rgt /4 11th Airborne Div /2 711th Tank Bn /6 670th TD Bn /2 5th USMC Tank Bn /6 10th USMC FA Bn /2 93rd Infantry Div /7 5th Pioneer Battalion Eighth US Army /1 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 540th AmphTrac Engr Bn /2 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 826th AmphTrac Engr Bn /1 38th Infantry Div /1 776th Amphib Tank Bn /2 819th Towed TD Bn /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 166320 troops, 2695 guns, 1805 vehicles, Assault Value = 3088 Defending force 172655 troops, 1645 guns, 410 vehicles, Assault Value = 5220 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 7th Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 767th Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Division 766th Tank Battalion 41st Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 10th Indian Division 6th Indian Division Americal Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 27th Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 8th Indian Division 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 8th Base Group 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force 7th Air Advn Base Force 15th Air Advn Base Force 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ComAirCenPac 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 1st USMC Tank Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 22nd Base Group 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 33rd MAG 352nd Construction Regiment 348th Base Group Seventh US Fleet VII US Bomber Cmnd 32nd MAG 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force Fifth US Fleet 2nd Marine Air Wing 4th USMC Tank Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 18th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 15th Marine Defense Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 9th Air Advn Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 21st Base Group 82nd Mortar Battalion 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 312th Base Group 5th Air Advn Base Force 25th Infantry Division 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion ForwdAirCenPac 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 58th Base Group 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 34th MAG 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 23rd MAG 307th Base Group 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 330th Construction Regiment 3rd Air Advn Base Force 193rd Tank Battalion 31st MAG 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 51st Division 104th Division 21st Division 48th Division 28th Division 30th Division 38th Division 55th Division 4th Division 19th Division 3rd Division 7th Division 3rd Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap (136,117) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 8356 troops, 208 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 Defending force 6505 troops, 72 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Allied adjusted assault: 0 Japanese adjusted defense: 239 Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 6) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 445 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 52 (52 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2493 casualties reported Squads: 100 destroyed, 57 disabled Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 49 (32 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 as expected the shock attack fails at bloody costs to the attacker... if all three divs were brought in full strenght the enemy will have 1000 av though so the expected landing and attack tomorrow will most likely kill our defenders... like at Roi-Namur and Kwajalein I'm sure it will be a succesful defense for us though... Assaulting units: 11th Airborne Div /2 711th Tank Bn /6 24th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /1 29th Marine Rgt /4 670th TD Bn /2 5th USMC Tank Bn /6 826th AmphTrac Engr Bn /1 776th Amphib Tank Bn /2 Eighth US Army /1 93rd Infantry Div /7 38th Infantry Div /1 5th Pioneer Battalion 540th AmphTrac Engr Bn /2 10th USMC FA Bn /2 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 11th USMC Field Artillery Battalion 819th Towed TD Bn /3 Defending units: 24th Nav Gsn Unit 53rd Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF Maloelap Naval Fortress 1st JNAF AF Unit

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (11/3/2020 8:52:12 PM)
I guess that your pilots are rookies while his are highly trained which is why you lost so many fighters. Very poor landings if they don't unload an entire division at one time.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (11/4/2020 9:32:04 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe I guess that your pilots are rookies while his are highly trained which is why you lost so many fighters. Very poor landings if they don't unload an entire division at one time. I'm the Japanese, Ranger. My pilots are all but rookies and I only lost three fighters in the engagement. How would he ever have rookies on his carriers? If he had, he would have replaced his best pilots with replacement pilots from the pool as the pilots you get coming with the carriers are better than the ones you can ever train. And even USN replacement pilots are "trained" as far as the game goes, nothing that can justify 200 USN fighters being that trashed by 125 IJ fighters.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (11/4/2020 9:46:06 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 21, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 71 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Boston CL Denver, Shell hits 2 CL Phoenix CL Trenton CL Raleigh DD Carmick DD Harding DD Satterlee APD Barr LCI-747 LCI-726 LCI-525 DD Baldwin, heavy fires LCI-523 Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CL Denver CL Denver firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress CL Phoenix firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress CL Trenton firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at CL Trenton CL Raleigh firing at 24th Nav Gsn Unit Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Harding Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Satterlee LCI-747 fired at enemy troops LCI-726 fired at enemy troops DD Carmick fired at enemy troops DD Harding fired at enemy troops DD Satterlee fired at enemy troops APD Barr fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 136,117, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-549 MTB G-550 MTB G-551 MTB G-552, Shell hits 1 MTB G-553, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB G-554, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Alabama, on fire CA Boston CL Raleigh CL Trenton CL Phoenix CL Denver DD Satterlee DD Harding DD Baldwin, heavy fires DD Carmick APD Clemson APD Belknap APD George E. Badger APD Daniel T. Griffin, heavy damage APD Barr LSV Ozark AP Gen. A.E.Anderson AP Gen. H.W.Butner AP Gen. W.M.Black APA Frederick Funston APA James O'Hara APA Herald of Morning APA Storm King APA Barnstable AK Caelum AK Rotanin AK Grumium AK Alkaid AK Crux AK Alderamin AKA Thuban AKA Virgo AKA Centarus LSD Carter Hall LSD Epping Forest LSD Gunston Hall LSD Oak Hill LSD Ashland LSD White Marsh LCI-61 LCI-64 LCI-65 LCI-66 LCI(G)-78 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-449 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-451 LCI-739, and is sunk LCI-738, and is sunk LCI-741, and is sunk have sent in two PT boat squadrons to cause some trouble at the landing sites and while the torps unfortunately all missed we really caused trouble as several enemy ships collided again... Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards MTB G-554 sunk by CA Boston at 2,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-741 , LCI-739 , LCI-738 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 screened from combat - escorted by DD Satterlee , APD Barr , APD Daniel T. Griffin , APD Belknap CL Phoenix engages MTB G-550 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards LCI-525 collides with LCI-741 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-741 , LCI-738 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 , LCI(G)-82 , LCI(G)-81 , LCI(G)-79 , LCI(G)-78 , LCI-66 , LCI-65 , LCI-64 screened from combat - escorted by DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap AKA Centarus collides with LCI-738 at 136 , 117 xAK Mary Walker collides with LCI-741 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD Daniel T. Griffin , APD Belknap LCI-751 collides with LCI-738 at 136 , 117 LCI(G)-449 collides with LCI-741 at 136 , 117 xAK Sea Bass collides with LCI-741 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD Daniel T. Griffin , APD George E. Badger BB Alabama engages MTB G-553 at 3,000 yards CL Raleigh engages MTB G-553 at 3,000 yards MTB G-553 engages xAK Julian W. Mack at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards LCI-745 collides with LCI-738 at 136 , 117 MTB G-553 sunk by CL Denver at 2,000 yards MTB G-550 engages BB Alabama at 2,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-741 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap BB Alabama engages MTB G-552 at 2,000 yards MTB G-552 engages xAP Kota Gede at 2,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-741 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 , LCI(G)-82 , LCI(G)-81 , LCI(G)-79 , LCI(G)-78 , LCI-66 , LCI-65 , LCI-64 , LCI-61 , xAP Cape Douglas , xAP Golden Racer , xAP Kota Gede , xAP Taiping , xAP Surada , xAP Gandara screened from combat - escorted by APD Barr , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap MTB G-552 engages xAP Ekma at 2,000 yards MTB G-552 engages xAK Dashing Wave at 2,000 yards xAK Sea Snipe collides with LCI-741 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD Barr , APD Daniel T. Griffin , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap , APD Clemson CL Denver engages MTB G-552 at 2,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 , LCI(G)-82 , LCI(G)-81 , LCI(G)-79 , LCI(G)-78 , LCI-66 , LCI-65 , LCI-64 , LCI-61 , xAP Cape Douglas , xAP Golden Racer , xAP Kota Gede , xAP Taiping , xAP Surada , xAP Gandara , xAP Ellenga screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , APD Barr MTB G-551 engages xAK William Glackens at 2,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 136,117, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships MTB G-542 MTB G-544 MTB G-545 MTB G-546 MTB G-547 MTB G-548 Allied Ships BB Alabama, heavy fires CA Boston CL Raleigh, on fire CL Trenton CL Phoenix CL Denver, on fire DD Satterlee DD Harding DD Baldwin, heavy fires DD Carmick, on fire APD Clemson, Shell hits 1 APD Belknap APD George E. Badger APD Daniel T. Griffin, and is sunk APD Barr LSV Ozark AP Gen. A.E.Anderson AP Gen. H.W.Butner AP Gen. W.M.Black APA Frederick Funston APA James O'Hara APA Herald of Morning APA Storm King APA Barnstable AK Caelum AK Rotanin AK Grumium AK Alkaid AK Crux AK Alderamin AKA Thuban AKA Virgo AKA Centarus LSD Carter Hall LSD Epping Forest LSD Gunston Hall LSD Oak Hill LSD Ashland LSD White Marsh LCI-61 LCI-64 LCI-65 LCI-66 LCI(G)-78 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-81, Shell hits 1 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-449 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-451, Shell hits 1 LCI-743, and is sunk LCI-734, and is sunk second PT boat squadron going in during totally dark night and the enemy again is stirred up... BB Alabama is reported still being burning heavily due to yesterday's CD gun fire which is great as this might actually mean some yard time for the modern battleship... all our PTs fired their torps at a single APD, all missing but we saw several collisions again... Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 24,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 18,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 12,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards LCI-743 collides with LCI-734 at 136 , 117 APD Clemson engages MTB G-548 at 2,000 yards APD Clemson engages MTB G-545 at 2,000 yards MTB G-544 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards xAK Sea Bass collides with LCI-743 at 136 , 117 xAK Azalea City II collides with LCI-743 at 136 , 117 MTB G-548 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards MTB G-545 engages AKA Centarus at 2,000 yards CL Trenton engages MTB G-548 at 2,000 yards MTB G-542 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Trenton collides with LCI-734 at 136 , 117 MTB G-546 engages APD Clemson at 4,000 yards APD Clemson engages MTB G-545 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD Barr , APD Daniel T. Griffin , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap CA Boston engages MTB G-546 at 2,000 yards CL Trenton engages MTB G-548 at 2,000 yards MTB G-542 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards MTB G-548 engages LCI(G)-451 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards LCI-751 collides with LCI-734 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD Daniel T. Griffin , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap MTB G-546 engages APD Clemson at 3,000 yards CL Trenton engages MTB G-548 at 3,000 yards APD Clemson engages MTB G-542 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards MTB G-548 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards CA Boston engages MTB G-548 at 2,000 yards MTB G-546 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards MTB G-544 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards CL Raleigh engages MTB G-548 at 2,000 yards MTB G-548 engages LCI(G)-81 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 , LCI(G)-82 , LCI(G)-81 , LCI(G)-79 , LCI(G)-78 , LCI-66 , LCI-65 , LCI-64 , LCI-61 , xAP Cape Douglas , xAP Golden Racer , xAP Kota Gede , xAP Taiping screened from combat - escorted by DD Baldwin , DD Harding , APD Belknap BB Alabama engages MTB G-548 at 3,000 yards APD Clemson engages MTB G-547 at 3,000 yards MTB G-548 engages xAK William Glackens at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards AP Gen. A.E.Anderson collides with LCI-733 at 136 , 117 xAK Jean Lafite collides with LCI-734 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-743 , LCI-734 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 , LCI(G)-82 , LCI(G)-81 , LCI(G)-79 , LCI(G)-78 , LCI-66 , LCI-65 screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , APD Barr , APD George E. Badger , APD Clemson MTB G-548 engages xAP Anhui at 2,000 yards MTB G-544 engages xAK Azalea City II at 2,000 yards MTB G-548 engages xAP Taiping at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards MTB G-547 engages APD Clemson at 3,000 yards MTB G-544 engages AKA Centarus at 3,000 yards CL Raleigh engages MTB G-548 at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Baldwin , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD Barr , APD George E. Badger , APD Belknap APD Clemson engages MTB G-548 at 4,000 yards CL Denver engages MTB G-546 at 4,000 yards MTB G-545 engages APD Clemson at 4,000 yards CL Trenton engages MTB G-548 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards BB Alabama engages MTB G-548 at 3,000 yards MTB G-547 engages APD Clemson at 3,000 yards CL Raleigh engages MTB G-548 at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Denver collides with LCI-731 at 136 , 117 MTB G-547 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards MTB G-546 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards MTB G-545 engages APD Clemson at 2,000 yards MTB G-548 engages AP Gen. W.M.Black at 2,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards LSI(M) Prince Henry collides with LCI-731 at 136 , 117 LCI-61 collides with LCI-733 at 136 , 117 APA Barnstable , APA Storm King , APA Herald of Morning , APA James O'Hara , APA Frederick Funston , LSI(L) Empire Mace , LSI(M) Prince Henry , AKA Centarus , AKA Virgo , AKA Thuban , LSD White Marsh , LSD Ashland , LSD Oak Hill , LSD Gunston Hall , LSD Epping Forest , LSD Carter Hall , LSV Ozark , AP Gen. W.M.Black , AP Gen. H.W.Butner , AP Gen. A.E.Anderson , AK Alderamin , AK Crux , AK Alkaid , AK Grumium , AK Rotanin , AK Caelum , LCI-759 , LCI-755 , LCI-751 , LCI-749 , LCI-747 , LCI-745 , LCI-733 , LCI-731 , LCI-730 , LCI-729 , LCI-727 , LCI-726 , LCI-527 , LCI-526 , LCI-525 , LCI-523 , LCI(G)-451 , LCI(G)-450 , LCI(G)-449 , LCI(G)-442 , LCI(G)-441 , LCI(G)-439 , LCI(G)-437 screened from combat - escorted by DD Carmick , DD Harding , DD Satterlee , APD George E. Badger APD Clemson engages MTB G-546 at 6,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 hmmm, first enemy tactical night bombing of the war... will be interesting which direction this takes as Mundy and me both have the same oppinion on tactictal night strikes in the game with manpower bombing being fine but tactical bombing being off... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 7 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 5 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hyderabad , at 39,32 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 3 No Allied losses the B-29 tactical strikes caused 18 aircraft destroyed on the ground with another 60 being damaged... level 9 airfield, some 250 aircraft at the base... when the RAF hoped to even hit cities at night in 44 it's not hard at all to hit an airfield complex during the night, during heavy clouding... but heavy clouds is nothing but an abstraction for a not really big malus on accuracy... some 80 flak guns at the base... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI-729 LCI-726 LCI-526 LCI-525 LCI-523 DD Carmick Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCI-729 fired at enemy troops LCI-726 fired at enemy troops LCI-526 fired at enemy troops LCI-525 fired at enemy troops LCI-523 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 151 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 16 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 27 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 14 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 32 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 12 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 23 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking III Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 31st MAG ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 29th British Brigade ... Also attacking 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 33rd MAG ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 91 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 29 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pacific Ocean Areas , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 20 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 7th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 82 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 32nd MAG ... Also attacking 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Air Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 34 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99205 troops, 1043 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 4772 Defending force 217058 troops, 2628 guns, 2677 vehicles, Assault Value = 3057 Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 55th Division 19th Division 21st Division 3rd Division 48th Division 51st Division 28th Division 104th Division 38th Division 4th Division 7th Division 3rd Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 2nd British Division 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 6th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 762nd Tank Battalion 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 10th Indian Division 6th Indian Division 41st Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division 29th British Brigade 4th Marine Division 43rd Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 24th Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 40th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 767th Tank Battalion 8th Indian Division 18th Base Group 8th Base Group Seventh US Fleet 2nd Marine Air Wing 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 2nd USMC Tank Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas ForwdAirCenPac 193rd Tank Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 5th Air Advn Base Force 307th Base Group VII US Bomber Cmnd 31st MAG 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 23rd MAG 15th Air Advn Base Force 7th Air Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion ComAirCenPac 4th Air Advn Base Force 82nd Mortar Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 34th MAG 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 3rd Air Advn Base Force 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force 33rd MAG 9th Air Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 21st Base Group 15th Marine Defense Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 3rd Pioneer Battalion 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 25th Infantry Division 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 32nd MAG 352nd Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps 312th Base Group 339th Construction Regiment 330th Construction Regiment 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion Fifth US Fleet 348th Base Group 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 22nd Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Air Advn Base Force 58th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 2967 Defending force 98215 troops, 1514 guns, 1886 vehicles, Assault Value = 2771 Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 10th Division 116th Division 9th Tank Regiment 26th Division 66th Division 53rd Division 2nd Division 2nd Guards Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 28th Army 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment Defending units: 16th LRP Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 31st Armoured Division 26th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 18th Australian Brigade Lushai Brigade 14th LRP Brigade 25th Indian Division 50th Indian Para Brigade 11th (East African) Division 81st (West African) Division 23rd LRP Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 5th Indian Division 122nd British AT Gun Regiment XXI Indian Corps 8th Indian Div /5 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 165332 troops, 2625 guns, 1784 vehicles, Assault Value = 3047 Defending force 158213 troops, 1523 guns, 368 vehicles, Assault Value = 4772 Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 29th British Brigade 6th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 762nd Tank Battalion 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 10th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 7th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd USMC Tank Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 33rd Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 40th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 2nd British Division 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 41st Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment 8th Indian Division 32nd MAG III Amphib Corps 873rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 27th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 23rd MAG 312th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 848th Aviation Engineer Battalion 348th Base Group 3rd Pioneer Battalion 15th Air Advn Base Force 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion Fifth US Fleet 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 21st Base Group 9th Air Advn Base Force 34th MAG Pacific Ocean Areas 8th Base Group 5th Air Advn Base Force 18th Base Group 307th Base Group 58th Base Group 1905th Aviation Engineer Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 15th Marine Defense Battalion 352nd Construction Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 2nd Marine Air Wing 2nd USMC Tank Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry Division 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 839th Aviation Engineer Battalion 23rd USN Special Construction Battalion 12th Air Advn Base Force 8th Air Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group 841st Aviation Engineer Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1883rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment ComAirCenPac 33rd MAG 193rd Tank Battalion 50th Cmbt Engineer Regiment ForwdAirCenPac VII US Bomber Cmnd 2nd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 74th Base Maint Engineer Battalion 4th USMC Tank Battalion V Amphib Corps 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion 7th Air Advn Base Force 3rd Air Advn Base Force 31st MAG 330th Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 3rd Division 21st Division 55th Division 51st Division 28th Division 38th Division 19th Division 48th Division 4th Division 104th Division 7th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion was waiting for the next attack at Maloelap but then I realized that the enemy evacuated all his troops from the beaches during the night and moved the ships away from the atoll... Japanese troops repell the invasion of Maloelap! BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI! and it also looks like the enemy was impressed by the performance of our land based fighters in the area as the carriers were also moving away from the Marshalls, guess he fears being overwhelmed by LBA and the potential threat of IJN carriers showing up... we have been increasing LBA in the area over the last days without ordering any strikes as direct strikes against the full strenght carriers would have been a waste but it seems we could have chance to strike at shipping now...

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