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castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/15/2021 3:19:11 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 24, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Torishima at 110,67 Japanese Ships PB Kyo Maru #11 PB Aso Maru #3 PB Toshi Maru #2 xAK Teisen Maru PB Reisui Maru PB Keijo Maru PB Choko Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Tang SS Tang launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #11 PB Reisui Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kyo Maru #11 attacking submerged sub .... PB Keijo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #11 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: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 137 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 25 damaged Allied ground losses: 379 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 36 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 30 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 34 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 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 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 60 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 179 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 33 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 Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 39 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 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: 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 33rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 47 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 183 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 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: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) [image]local://upfiles/13774/4A5F9CACF52D4B7DA3C3FC2A7C88274C.jpg[/image] 62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Gen. H.W.Butner AP Gen. W.M.Mitchell AP Gen. G.M.Randall APA Leon DD Richard P. Leary Japanese ground losses: 411 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled pre invasion bombardment? That's the end of the turn, something is seriously going wrong here... AP Gen. H.W.Butner firing at Ichiki Det. AP Gen. H.W.Butner fired at enemy troops AP Gen. W.M.Mitchell fired at enemy troops AP Gen. G.M.Randall fired at enemy troops AP Gen. H.W.Butner 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 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kwajalein Island (132,115) TF 152 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein Island, 132,115 Allied ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 391 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 61 (0 destroyed, 61 disabled) Vehicles lost 42 (0 destroyed, 42 disabled) 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 3/594th Boat&Shore Engr Bn /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 225311 troops, 2133 guns, 1375 vehicles, Assault Value = 6754 Defending force 75967 troops, 1126 guns, 1766 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221 Japanese adjusted assault: 7227 Allied adjusted defense: 797 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5878 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 711 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 57 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 73 disabled Guns lost 66 (2 destroyed, 64 disabled) Vehicles lost 39 (9 destroyed, 30 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4535 casualties reported Squads: 93 destroyed, 104 disabled Non Combat: 108 destroyed, 152 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 17 disabled Guns lost 65 (35 destroyed, 30 disabled) Vehicles lost 94 (4 destroyed, 90 disabled) Units destroyed 1 next attack at Poona, still not a single unit surrendering... we're not suffering a thousand disabled combat squads anymore, hurrey... [8\|] Assaulting units: 34th Division 28th Division 3rd Tank Division 66th Division 55th Division 18th Division 2nd Guards Division 2nd Division 17th Division 30th Division 3rd Division 26th Division 1st Tank Division 51st Division 116th Division 16th Division 4th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 39th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 28th Army 38th Field AA Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 50th Indian Para Brigade 11th (East African) Division Lushai Brigade 31st Armoured Division 81st (West African) Division 25th Indian Division 16th LRP Brigade 5th Indian Division 8th Indian Div /5 26th Australian Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 24th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 18th Australian Brigade XXI Indian Corps 17th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Defending force 148442 troops, 662 guns, 1356 vehicles, Assault Value = 1796 Allied ground losses: 221 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 48th Division 104th Division 21st Division 7th Division 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 2nd British Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 6th Indian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 33rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade Americal Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 27th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 43rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 8th Indian Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 312th Base Group 31st MAG ForwdAirCenPac 23rd MAG Fifth US Fleet 339th Construction Regiment III Amphib Corps 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 762nd Tank Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 8th Air Advn Base Force 32nd MAG 767th Tank Battalion 25th Infantry Division V Amphib Corps 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 330th Construction Regiment 348th Base Group 82nd Mortar Battalion Seventh US Fleet 58th Base Group 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Base Group 3rd Air Advn Base Force 4th Port Advn Base Force 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 34th MAG 766th Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 22nd Marine Regiment 33rd MAG 8th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1686 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 199 Defending force 6706 troops, 99 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Japanese ground losses: 376 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 85th Naval Guard Unit Ichiki Det. 4th Raiding Regiment 48th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 8th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Marine Air Wing 3/594th Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 14th Marine Defense Battalion 4th Fleet Advn Base Force /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 125301 troops, 662 guns, 1232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1782 Defending force 68779 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 29th British Brigade 7th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division Americal Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Division 2nd British Division 43rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 8th Indian Division 58th Base Group V Amphib Corps Fifth US Fleet III Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 763rd Tank Battalion 25th Infantry Division 23rd MAG 22nd Marine Regiment 766th Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Air Advn Base Force 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Air Advn Base Force 82nd Mortar Battalion 767th Tank Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 22nd Base Group 762nd Tank Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 31st MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 8th Base Group 348th Base Group 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th MAG Seventh US Fleet 330th Construction Regiment 33rd MAG 312th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group ForwdAirCenPac 32nd MAG 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 104th Division 38th Division 21st Division 48th Division 7th Division 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 1315 troops, 45 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 5870 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 176 Allied adjusted assault: 0 Japanese adjusted defense: 107 Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 653 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 22 (20 destroyed, 2 disabled) was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... Assaulting units: 3rd Marine Air Wing 8th Port Advn Base Force 14th Marine Defense Battalion 3/594th Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 4th Fleet Advn Base Force /4 Defending units: Ichiki Det. 85th Naval Guard Unit 4th Raiding Regiment 48th Naval Guard Unit

PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/15/2021 11:21:33 PM)
nice to have you back Castor ...

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/15/2021 11:52:04 PM)
quote: was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... Very good planning, task force orders, and attention to detail by your opponent. Now you know where to attack next turn.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 9:11:55 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PaxMondo nice to have you back Castor ... thanks, the wait for Mundy's new computer was a long one and we were looking forward to continue

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 9:14:04 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... Very good planning, task force orders, and attention to detail by your opponent. Now you know where to attack next turn. that happens everyone... if there's a player that has never given wrong orders let me know... I've once a lost carrier engagement because I had wrong settings, all my bombers were set to ground attack instead of naval... [8\|]

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 12:21:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... Very good planning, task force orders, and attention to detail by your opponent. Now you know where to attack next turn. that happens everyone... if there's a player that has never given wrong orders let me know... I've once a lost carrier engagement because I had wrong settings, all my bombers were set to ground attack instead of naval... [8\|] I know, but with all of his other problems this does not help.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 12:43:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... was asking Mundy what is going on here, these troops were landing by accident as they are the support units that are supposed to be based at Kwajalein after the atoll has been retaken by the Allied... so the "real" invasion is going to come tomorrow... while the enemy suffered hundreds of disabled squads during the landing the damage done in the shock attack isn't all that great as only the Marines were attacking... Very good planning, task force orders, and attention to detail by your opponent. Now you know where to attack next turn. that happens everyone... if there's a player that has never given wrong orders let me know... I've once a lost carrier engagement because I had wrong settings, all my bombers were set to ground attack instead of naval... [8\|] I know, but with all of his other problems this does not help. Of course it doesn't help but it didn't do him any bad either as he has to just embark the troops again. No real losses and the disablements, well, are only disablements.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 12:56:30 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 25, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Torishima at 110,66 Japanese Ships xAKL Kenzo Maru PB Uruboko Maru PB Yahonui Maru xAKL Akika Maru xAKL Daito Maru xAKL Sankao Maru PB Tsukikawa Maru PB Ichiyo Maru PB Saishu Maru PB Daitei Maru Allied Ships SS Plunger SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Kenzo Maru Plunger diving deep .... PB Tsukikawa Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 175 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Ships DD Uhlmann DD John Rodgers DD Abner Read 3 mines cleared real invasion must be coming in... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Abner Read LCI(G)-468 LCI(G)-466 LCI(G)-465 LCI(G)-464 LCI(G)-463 LCI(G)-462 LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-451 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-366 LCI(G)-365 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI(G)-77 LCI-70 LCI-69 LCI-68 LCI-67 LCI-66 LCI-65 LCI-64 LSI(L) Empire Mace DD Wadleigh Japanese ground losses: 1242 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 84 disabled [X(] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled) ugh... was shocked to see so many losses within my units, these LCI(G) hurt... only level 2 forts for my troops but when I only saw those two DDs bombarding I've thought damage would be light to non existant... wrong thought... DD Abner Read firing at 85th Naval Guard Unit LCI(G)-468 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-466 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-465 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-464 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-463 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-462 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)-451 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 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)-366 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-365 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(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 LCI-66 fired at enemy troops LCI-65 fired at enemy troops LCI-64 fired at enemy troops DD Abner Read 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 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kwajalein Island (132,115) TF 175 troops unloading over beach at Kwajalein Island, 132,115 Allied ground losses: 1090 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 187 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 63 (1 destroyed, 62 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Marines are coming ashore... 200 disabled squads but literally no losses... 57mm M1A3 AT Gun accidentally lost during unload of 2nd Marine Div /6 14 troops of a USMC 44 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 2nd Marine Div /10 14 troops of a USMC 44 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 2nd Marine Div /12 Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 5th Marine Div /9 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 5th Marine Div /16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 175 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Ships DD Uhlmann DD John Rodgers 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Wadleigh DD Uhlmann DD John Rodgers DD Abner Read LCI(G)-468 LCI(G)-466 LCI(G)-465 LCI(G)-464 LCI(G)-463 LCI(G)-462 LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-451 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-366 LCI(G)-365 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI(G)-77 LCI-70 LCI-69 LCI-68 LCI-67 LCI-66 LCI-65 LCI-64 LSI(L) Empire Mace Japanese ground losses: 328 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled DD Uhlmann firing at Ichiki Det. DD John Rodgers firing at 48th Naval Guard Unit LCI(G)-468 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-466 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-465 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-464 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-463 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-462 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)-451 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 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)-366 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-365 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(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 LCI-66 fired at enemy troops LCI-65 fired at enemy troops LCI-64 fired at enemy troops DD Uhlmann fired at enemy troops DD John Rodgers 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Torishima at 109,67 Japanese Ships PB Tsukikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Uruboko Maru PB Yahonui Maru xAKL Akika Maru xAKL Daito Maru xAKL Sankao Maru xAKL Kenzo Maru PB Ichiyo Maru PB Saishu Maru PB Daitei Maru Allied Ships SS Plunger SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at PB Tsukikawa Maru Plunger diving deep .... PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 129 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 398 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 36 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 36 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 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 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian 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 113 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 17 damaged Allied ground losses: 221 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 42 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 31 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 34 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 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th 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 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 47 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Boela at 82,110 Japanese Ships YO J-3852 YO J-3829 PB Fukkai Maru Allied Ships SS O21 SS O21 is sighted by escort O21 bottoming out .... PB Fukkai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukkai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukkai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukkai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fukkai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kwajalein Island (132,115) 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships LCI(G)-468 LCI(G)-466 LCI(G)-465 LCI(G)-464 LCI(G)-463 LCI(G)-462 LCI(G)-455 LCI(G)-454 LCI(G)-453 LCI(G)-452 LCI(G)-451 LCI(G)-450 LCI(G)-442 LCI(G)-441 LCI(G)-439 LCI(G)-437 LCI(G)-366 LCI(G)-365 LCI(G)-82 LCI(G)-81 LCI(G)-79 LCI(G)-78 LCI(G)-77 LCI-70 LCI-69 LCI-68 LCI-67 LCI-66 LCI-65 LCI-64 LSI(L) Empire Mace DD Wadleigh Japanese ground losses: 139 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled LCI(G)-468 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-466 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-465 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-464 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-463 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-462 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)-451 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-450 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)-366 fired at enemy troops LCI(G)-365 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(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 LCI-66 fired at enemy troops LCI-65 fired at enemy troops LCI-64 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 6156 Defending force 71773 troops, 1090 guns, 1756 vehicles, Assault Value = 1058 Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 51st Division 30th Division 3rd Division 4th Division 34th Division 116th Division 26th Division 16th Division 3rd Tank Division 2nd Division 55th Division 18th Division 66th Division 1st Tank Division 2nd Guards Division 28th Division 17th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 61st Field AA Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 28th Army 38th Field AA Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 31st Armoured Division 25th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 81st (West African) Division Lushai Brigade 5th Indian Division 72nd British Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade XXI Indian Corps 16th LRP Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 24th Australian Brigade 18th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2808 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Defending force 146868 troops, 629 guns, 1328 vehicles, Assault Value = 1757 Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 104th Division 21st Division 48th Division 38th Division 7th Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 10th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 33rd Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 6th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division Americal Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 766th Tank Battalion 31st MAG 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th MAG 312th Base Group 22nd Base Group 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Seventh US Fleet Thirteenth USAAF 8th Air Advn Base Force 8th Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 762nd Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion ForwdAirCenPac 58th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 32nd MAG 767th Tank Battalion 82nd Mortar Battalion III Amphib Corps 18th Base Group 339th Construction Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 22nd Marine Regiment 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion V Amphib Corps Pacific Ocean Areas 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force Fifth US Fleet 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division 23rd MAG 33rd MAG 348th Base Group 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Air Advn Base Force 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 124148 troops, 628 guns, 1210 vehicles, Assault Value = 1744 Defending force 68765 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 43rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 41st Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 29th British Brigade Americal Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 33rd Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 4th Marine Division 40th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 18th Base Group 25th Infantry Division 23rd MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 339th Construction Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 348th Base Group 31st MAG ForwdAirCenPac 22nd Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Air Advn Base Force 82nd Mortar Battalion III Amphib Corps 762nd Tank Battalion 766th Tank Battalion 22nd Marine Regiment 8th Base Group 312th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3/593rd Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 58th Base Group 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th MAG 33rd MAG 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 32nd MAG 8th Air Advn Base Force Seventh US Fleet V Amphib Corps 763rd Tank Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas Fifth US Fleet 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 21st Division 104th Division 48th Division 7th Division 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) [image]local://upfiles/13774/6A7AFEE995AE4D70B1AF8465DB688137.jpg[/image] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 15078 troops, 272 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 547 Defending force 4191 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64 Allied adjusted assault: 77 Japanese adjusted defense: 2 Allied assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Kwajalein Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 4191 casualties reported Squads: 152 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 217 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 4 Allied ground losses: 845 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled) that's a disappointing result... the first defense of Kwajalein was way more succesful as we had level 6 forts back then and were able to inflict serious losses within the enemy lines but this time our units were easily destroyed for literally no gain other than buying time after we retook Kwajalein with our paras... what I first thought was a great move turns out to be a failure... the time the Marines need to prepare for their next target is easily enough to recover those disabled squads, the only thing that counts on the defense is inflicting losses, in ships and troops... Assaulting units: 2nd Marine Division 5th Marine Div /4 4th Fleet Advn Base Force 14th Marine Defense Battalion Defending units: Ichiki Det. 85th Naval Guard Unit 4th Raiding Regiment 48th Naval Guard Unit

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 1:01:48 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry 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 125 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 21 damaged Allied ground losses: 353 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 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 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Infantry 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 65 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 45 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 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 45 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 6 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 Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 54 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled there are only 50 units left in this pocket now, the rest died... means we have destroyed something like 100 enemy units from the initial Army that invaded the Calcutta/Diamond Harbour area... that's like double the invasion of Normandy failing... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Oosthaven at 49,96 Japanese Ships xAP Rakuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage E Shonan Allied Ships SS Kingfish, hits 9 Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) damn it, a medium sized, fast transport dies to a previously unspotted sub in shallow waters North of Java... 1/3 of a bgd is drowning, the sub takes a hit and eight near misses in return... SS Kingfish launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Rakuyo Maru E Shonan fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shonan fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shonan attacking submerged sub .... E Shonan fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shonan fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 215790 troops, 2120 guns, 1762 vehicles, Assault Value = 6503 Defending force 71857 troops, 1081 guns, 1748 vehicles, Assault Value = 1084 Japanese adjusted assault: 7502 Allied adjusted defense: 365 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4882 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 510 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled Guns lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled) Vehicles lost 43 (5 destroyed, 38 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3391 casualties reported Squads: 154 destroyed, 63 disabled Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 230 disabled Engineers: 19 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 31 (12 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 204 (35 destroyed, 169 disabled) we're rotating units in and out after each attack and at least we "only" suffer 500 disabled combat squads every time we are foolishly enough to attack... starving those units to death isn't a possibility though in Western India even though I doubt that any relief operation would be succesfully but I don't want to keep such a big Army in the area so we have to destroy the pocket... Assaulting units: 2nd Division 2nd Guards Division 34th Division 18th Division 17th Division 2nd Tank Division 4th Division 3rd Division 51st Division 26th Division 116th Division 55th Division 30th Division 3rd Tank Division 66th Division 16th Division 1st Tank Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 38th Field AA Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 28th Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 31st Armoured Division 16th LRP Brigade 81st (West African) Division 25th Indian Division Lushai Brigade 11th (East African) Division 5th Indian Division 23rd LRP Brigade XXI Indian Corps 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 18th Australian Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2100 Defending force 143957 troops, 549 guns, 1276 vehicles, Assault Value = 1670 Allied ground losses: 156 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 48th Division 104th Division 21st Division 38th Division 7th Division 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 10th Indian Division 40th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 33rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 29th British Brigade 2nd British Division 7th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 41st Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 33rd MAG 32nd MAG 25th Infantry Division 22nd Marine Regiment 8th Air Advn Base Force Pacific Ocean Areas 766th Tank Battalion Seventh US Fleet 82nd Mortar Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 34th MAG III Amphib Corps 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment Fifth US Fleet 348th Base Group V Amphib Corps 767th Tank Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd MAG 762nd Tank Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 31st MAG 22nd Base Group 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 763rd Tank Battalion 3rd Air Advn Base Force 8th Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 312th Base Group 4th Port Advn Base Force 58th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 339th Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 122103 troops, 549 guns, 1179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1654 Defending force 68802 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2100 Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 40th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 41st Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 33rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 6th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 27th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 29th British Brigade 24th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 31st MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet 8th Air Advn Base Force Thirteenth USAAF 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Fifth US Fleet 32nd MAG 34th MAG 3rd Air Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps Pacific Ocean Areas 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 767th Tank Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group Provisionl Tank Brigade 348th Base Group 22nd Marine Regiment V Amphib Corps 33rd MAG 8th Base Group 312th Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 762nd Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division 23rd MAG 82nd Mortar Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Base Group 763rd Tank Battalion 58th Base Group 766th Tank Battalion 339th Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 21st Division 104th Division 38th Division 48th Division 7th Division 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 1:13:03 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Torishima at 109,67 Japanese Ships xAKL Daiei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Uruboko Maru PB Yahonui Maru PB Santo Maru xAKL Ohtsuo Maru xAKL Enko Maru xAKL Sanko Maru PB Ichiyo Maru PB Saishu Maru PB Daitei Maru Allied Ships SS Plunger another succesful sub attack, too many for my taste lately even though it's just a small xAKL that was lost... SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Daiei Maru Plunger diving deep .... PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Ichiyo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Ichiyo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Ichiyo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Ichiyo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Ichiyo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Ichiyo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Ichiyo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Ichiyo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Ichiyo Maru is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Moppo at 97,53 Japanese Ships AMC Aikoku Maru E Aotaka E Wakataka Allied Ships SS Spadefish, hits 1 hit... SS Spadefish launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Aikoku Maru Spadefish bottoming out .... E Wakataka attacking submerged sub .... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakataka attacking submerged sub .... E Wakataka is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Goa , at 32,29 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 33 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 32 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed spotted a dozen ships at Goa so we wanted to attack with a hundred Frances covered by the same number of escort and lots of sweeping fighters... Georges going in first were roughly handled by the Spitfires losing 1:2... the Georges were lucky the Spitfire doesn't carry a real punch and many Georges were just damaged instead of outright shot down... 2 cannons and 4 light MGs aren't nearly comparable with the six pack of US fighters... Aircraft Attacking: 10 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 31000 feet * CAP engaged: No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 36770. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes No.81 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Goa , at 32,29 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 44 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 5 destroyed following the Georges we have the first appearance of the Ki-84r in combat which totally reversed the outcome over Goa as the Franks trashed the Spits for no loss at all... the last version of the Frank is clearly superior to the second version of the George but I didn't expect the difference to be that big even though one combat isn't good enough to judge... more and more -r are going into the IJAAF squadrons to replace the -a... going for the second version of the George instead of the third was a mistake already, should have just kept three factories together with the engine bonus on the N1K5 with the 20 gun value but in this game I thought I stay with the N1K2 due to the service rating 2 but it doesn't seem to make any difference but the +4 gun value with two centerline MGs does make a difference, especially when attacking 4Es, the N1K5 would also be faster... clearly a mistake in our R&D... Aircraft Attacking: 31 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 33000 feet CAP engaged: No.60 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 31291 and 35276. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes No.81 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 35276. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Goa , at 32,29 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 44 No Japanese losses no more Spits in the air but the real bad news was the enemy convoy has already left Goa so my bombers didn't even attack... the only reason to sweep the enemy here was to enable a naval strike, I'm trying to avoid any attrition to my airforce and am only aiming at hitting ships whenever there is a good chance to do so... recon next day showed enemy fighter numbers going up to 100 at Goa so we won't have a chance to strike shipping going in and out here anymore... 100 enemy fighters (surely including P-47) could mean 300 of our aircraft lost for no hit on enemy shipping at all... [image]local://upfiles/13774/CDF836714E31475F92AEF6DD8DF6193A.jpg[/image] Aircraft Attacking: 44 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 33000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Goa , at 32,29 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 31000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th PAVO Regiment, at 35,27 , near Poona Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 68 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 19 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 30 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 38 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 15000 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: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 78 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 18 damaged Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 36 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 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pacific Ocean Areas , at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 130 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 39 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 104 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 33 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Goa , at 32,29 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84r Frank x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 33000 feet 4 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 33000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Torishima at 109,67 Japanese Ships PB Saishu Maru PB Uruboko Maru PB Yahonui Maru PB Santo Maru xAKL Daietsu Maru xAKL Mayara Maru xAKL Mishi Maru PB Daitei Maru PB Genmei Maru Allied Ships SS Plunger Captain of SS Plunger elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Plunger diving deep .... PB Saishu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Genmei Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Daitei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 5904 Defending force 68999 troops, 1051 guns, 1695 vehicles, Assault Value = 929 Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 18th Tank Regiment 17th Division 4th Division 12th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 22nd Tank Regiment 51st Division 25th Tank Regiment 2nd Division 26th Tank Regiment 26th Division 4th Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 34th Division 19th Tank Regiment 2nd Guards Division 14th Tank Regiment 55th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 16th Division 116th Division 15th Tank Regiment 18th Division 11th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 66th Division 30th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 61st Field AA Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 39th Field AA Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 28th Army 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 38th Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 31st Armoured Division Lushai Brigade 81st (West African) Division 25th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 5th Indian Division 23rd LRP Brigade 72nd British Brigade XXI Indian Corps 18th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2106 Defending force 141039 troops, 482 guns, 1204 vehicles, Assault Value = 1619 Allied ground losses: 163 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 38th Division 21st Division 48th Division 104th Division 7th Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 6th Indian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division Americal Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 4th Marine Division 33rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 40th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 24th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 8th Air Advn Base Force 18th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 22nd Marine Regiment 32nd MAG 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment Fifth US Fleet 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 763rd Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 58th Base Group III Amphib Corps V Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division 82nd Mortar Battalion 8th Base Group 312th Base Group 348th Base Group 3rd Air Advn Base Force 23rd MAG Pacific Ocean Areas 767th Tank Battalion 31st MAG 22nd Base Group 766th Tank Battalion 33rd MAG 34th MAG Seventh US Fleet 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 120286 troops, 481 guns, 1128 vehicles, Assault Value = 1607 Defending force 68858 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2106 Japanese ground losses: 127 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 200 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 7th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 41st Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 24th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 10th Indian Division 4th Marine Division 6th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 40th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 31st MAG 34th MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 348th Base Group 23rd MAG 25th Infantry Division 22nd Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 22nd Marine Regiment 82nd Mortar Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Fifth US Fleet 767th Tank Battalion 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 33rd MAG 763rd Tank Battalion Seventh US Fleet 58th Base Group 8th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF III Amphib Corps 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 32nd MAG V Amphib Corps 8th Air Advn Base Force 3rd Air Advn Base Force 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 766th Tank Battalion Provisionl Tank Brigade 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 312th Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 104th Division 21st Division 48th Division 7th Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/16/2021 4:39:24 PM)
Well, at least by retaking Kwajalein and then losing it cost the enemy time. He also brought a nice hammer that should recover before it is used again, buying even more time.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/17/2021 9:25:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Well, at least by retaking Kwajalein and then losing it cost the enemy time. He also brought a nice hammer that should recover before it is used again, buying even more time. Yeah we bought some time but I'm not sure it was worth the 150 av we lost.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/17/2021 9:27:09 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 30, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 148 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 21 damaged Allied ground losses: 335 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 30 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 9 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 30 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 4 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 62 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 12 damaged Allied ground losses: 132 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 31 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 25 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 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 6th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 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: 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 Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 25 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 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 8 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 35,27 (near Poona) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 22041 troops, 332 guns, 1250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1007 Defending force 522 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 Japanese adjusted assault: 588 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 588 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: leaders(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 142 (142 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 relief attempt of the enemy near Poona failed... that enemy unit was destroyed during combat with 142 vehicles lost... no idea how the TOW of that unit looks like, doubt that were real tanks as they inflicted literally no damage on our three attacking tank divs... Assaulting units: 3rd Tank Division 1st Tank Division 2nd Tank Division Defending units: 11th PAVO Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 6014 Defending force 69049 troops, 1043 guns, 1692 vehicles, Assault Value = 936 Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 26th Division 19th Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 55th Division 9th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment 116th Division 18th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 17th Division 16th Division 2nd Division 51st Division 4th Division 15th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 2nd Tank Regiment 66th Division 4th Tank Regiment 18th Division 34th Division 22nd Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 30th Division 11th Tank Regiment 25th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 2nd Guards Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 61st Field AA Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 28th Army 4th Mortar Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 39th Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: Lushai Brigade 31st Armoured Division 25th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 81st (West African) Division 5th Indian Division 17th Australian Brigade XXI Indian Corps 23rd LRP Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 72nd British Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 24th Australian Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2103 Defending force 139588 troops, 452 guns, 1181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1580 Allied ground losses: 162 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 21st Division 48th Division 104th Division 7th Division 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 24th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 2nd British Division 27th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 40th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 29th British Brigade Americal Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 6th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 8th Indian Division 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Fifth US Fleet 23rd MAG V Amphib Corps 34th MAG 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Base Group 18th Base Group 25th Infantry Division 31st MAG 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps Pacific Ocean Areas 32nd MAG 58th Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 8th Air Advn Base Force 22nd Marine Regiment Thirteenth USAAF 82nd Mortar Battalion 312th Base Group 4th Port Advn Base Force 763rd Tank Battalion 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 767th Tank Battalion Seventh US Fleet 348th Base Group 3rd Air Advn Base Force 33rd MAG 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 119102 troops, 452 guns, 1110 vehicles, Assault Value = 1565 Defending force 68837 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2103 Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 10th Indian Division 7th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 24th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 2nd British Division 29th British Brigade 3rd Marine Division Americal Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 8th Indian Division Pacific Ocean Areas 18th Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 312th Base Group 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment Fifth US Fleet 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 82nd Mortar Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Seventh US Fleet 8th Air Advn Base Force 3rd Air Advn Base Force 767th Tank Battalion Thirteenth USAAF III Amphib Corps 22nd Base Group 34th MAG 33rd MAG 58th Base Group 348th Base Group 32nd MAG 8th Base Group 22nd Marine Regiment 25th Infantry Division 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 31st MAG V Amphib Corps 23rd MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 104th Division 38th Division 48th Division 21st Division 7th Division 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/17/2021 9:35:48 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 01, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 4th Marine 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 134 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 27 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 27 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 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 4th Marine 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 P1Y2 Frances x 31 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 31 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: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 7507 Defending force 69085 troops, 1035 guns, 1690 vehicles, Assault Value = 940 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 15th Division 11th Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 16th Division 4th Tank Regiment 17th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Guards Division 18th Tank Regiment 26th Division 4th Division 30th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 3rd Division 116th Division 19th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 25th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 66th Division 55th Division 15th Tank Regiment 18th Division 34th Division 3rd Tank Division 26th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 51st Division 2nd Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 1st Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 28th Army 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 81st (West African) Division 31st Armoured Division 25th Indian Division Lushai Brigade 11th (East African) Division 5th Indian Division 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 72nd British Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 17th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade XXI Indian Corps 16th Australian Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 26th Australian Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2104 Defending force 138523 troops, 421 guns, 1153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1555 Allied ground losses: 130 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 21st Division 104th Division 38th Division 48th Division 7th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 29th British Brigade 6th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 33rd Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 2nd British Division 24th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 4th Port Advn Base Force 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment Fifth US Fleet 32nd MAG 82nd Mortar Battalion 312th Base Group 18th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Thirteenth USAAF 33rd MAG 8th Air Advn Base Force 31st MAG 58th Base Group Pacific Ocean Areas III Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 23rd MAG 8th Base Group V Amphib Corps 34th MAG 25th Infantry Division 348th Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Base Group 763rd Tank Battalion 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade Seventh US Fleet 3rd Air Advn Base Force 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 118417 troops, 420 guns, 1086 vehicles, Assault Value = 1545 Defending force 68824 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2104 Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 127 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 6th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 33rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 6th Indian Division 43rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 2nd British Division 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 24th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 7th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 22nd Marine Regiment V Amphib Corps 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd MAG Thirteenth USAAF 348th Base Group 18th Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Air Advn Base Force 767th Tank Battalion 25th Infantry Division 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 32nd MAG 31st MAG Pacific Ocean Areas 763rd Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 34th MAG 58th Base Group III Amphib Corps 82nd Mortar Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Base Group 22nd Base Group Seventh US Fleet Fifth US Fleet 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 312th Base Group 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 33rd MAG 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 8th Air Advn Base Force Provisionl Tank Brigade 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 48th Division 104th Division 21st Division 38th Division 7th Division 3rd Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion nothing of interest happening during the combat replay but our nav search has picked up enemy ships most likely going to Maloelap, amazing we didn't spot the convoy earlier as the ships are already two hexes East of Maloelap... the atoll is heavily defended, nearly 200 av behind level 6 forts, 150 mines and a naval fortress to engage enemy shipping... due to enemy carriers in the Marshalls during the invasion of Roi Namur and later on at Kwajalein we haven't done anything against which seems to lull the enemy into a possible trap as we haven't spotted any carriers this time... have ordered 100 Grace plus the same number of Franks to Mili to engage the possible landing at Maloelap tomorrow, we'll see how that goes... [image]local://upfiles/13774/75BFE648143C48E38DD8D4B4687BFCC5.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:04:41 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 02, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Maloelap (136,117) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 143 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Brownson xAK Copper State DD Bradford xAK Sea Snipe APA Clay AK Rotanin Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled as expected, the Allied task force that was spotted East of Maloelap is an invasion convoy that starts unloading during the first possible phase this turn... our fortress was lobbing a lot of shells for no hits... Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Brownson DD Brownson firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress 15cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Copper State at 15,000 yards 15cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Sea Snipe at 15,000 yards 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 Maloelap (136,117) TF 26 troops unloading over beach at Maloelap, 136,117 Allied ground losses: 1324 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 178 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 179 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 143 (0 destroyed, 143 disabled) Vehicles lost 66 (1 destroyed, 65 disabled) at least one enemy Army division is landing with lots and lots of squads disabled... 143 guns disabled during the landing must be especially hurting... 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 31st Infantry Div /2 Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 31st Infantry Div /4 13 troops of a USA 44 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 31st Infantry Div /7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 111 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Brownson, Shell hits 5, heavy fires xAP Chaumont, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Bradford APA Clay Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled next stage of the landing phase and this time the fortress scores several penetrating hits on a destroyer... nearly no more disabled squads so the majority of the Allied troops must have disembarked the ships already... Maloelap Naval Fortress firing at DD Brownson DD Brownson firing at Maloelap Naval Fortress 15cm 41YT CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Chaumont at 18,000 yards DD Bradford firing to suppress enemy battery at 18,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kochi at 106,63 Japanese Ships E Yashiro DD Take E Okinawa Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 1 Queenfish took a hit so that might be a mission kill... SS Queenfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Yashiro Queenfish diving deep .... DD Take fails to find sub and abandons search E Okinawa attacking submerged sub .... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 163 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 25 damaged Allied ground losses: 381 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 33 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 44 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 36 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 32 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 Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking Fifth US Fleet ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 134 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 27 damaged Allied ground losses: 478 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 62 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 33 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 31 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 34 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... 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 2nd British 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 TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 [image]local://upfiles/13774/F4A4450BDE0648D493D95618DC6B17B0.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 40 Ki-84a Frank x 95 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 4 damaged B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships AK Lyra, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Bradford, Bomb hits 1, on fire LSD Carter Hall, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Shaula, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage xAP Haresfield, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalavihar APA Clay, Bomb hits 1 APA Barnstable, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires AK Grumium, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Alkes, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 289 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled the enemy provides us with a chance and we grab it... the first Grace unit comes in with all the available escorts but there are no enemy fighters present at all, the invasion is neither supported by enemy carriers nor by aircraft from Roi Namur which is 5 hexes away... being more or less completely passive during the previous landings at Roi Namur and Kwajalein (lots of Allied carriers present) the enemy must have felt totally safe to pull this off... Maloelap is an extreme tough nut to crack and we still have air superiority in the Marshalls if we decide to move in our airforce so that operation is overly confident I'd say... wasn't sure if I should move in the Judies or the Graces but decided for the Graces as I didn't expect any heavily armored targets but more nimble escorts which the Graces usually deal better with due to two bombs per attack... weather wasn't bad and the dive bombers sink several ships in the first wave of attacks... Aircraft Attacking: 23 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Carter Hall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 40 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAP Haleakala, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalaratna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalagopal, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Sea Snipe, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Seginus, Bomb hits 5, on fire xAP Princess Elizabeth, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Cornish Park, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Chaumont, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Brownson, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAP Jalavihar, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Bradford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Allied ground losses: 504 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) second strike comes in to attack the already heavily hit convoy scoring more and more hits on enemy shipping... that's going exactly as we have been planning the big picture, attack and sink enemy shipping at acceptable losses and destroy as many enemy ground units as possible... Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Massive explosion on xAP Haleakala Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalaratna Massive explosion on xAP Jalagopal Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Seginus Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Cornish Park Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Chaumont Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Brownson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 43rd Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 36 Ki-84a Frank x 94 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 4 damaged Allied Ships xAP Princess Elizabeth, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk xAP Jalavihar, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalaratna, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Brownson, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Loch Ranza LSD Casa Grande, Bomb hits 2, on fire APA Clay, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Alkes, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Golden Gate, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 308 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) thought the enemy would have fully unloaded but that wasn't the case and the US Army suffers losses on the heavily hit ships as we fly two full strikes in perfect weather during the afternoon... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 27 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalavihar Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalaratna Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CL Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Princess Elizabeth Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Alkes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalaputra Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Golden Gate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 38 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 4 damaged B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships AK Caelum, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires LSD White Marsh, Bomb hits 3, on fire xAK Copper State AK Crux, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Bradford, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Rotanin, Bomb hits 2 LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 1 AP Gen. A.E.Anderson, Bomb hits 4, on fire xAK Sea Bass, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Lynx, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalarashmi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 665 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) at this point most of the enemy convoy must be in sinking condition... we lose halve a dozen Graces including three crews while the enemy has lost a whole convoy and has his troops sitting on the beaches of a heavily defended atoll now... Aircraft Attacking: 14 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 16 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Bradford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Moppo at 97,53 Japanese Ships TK Itukusima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage E Ishigaki E Kunashiri TK Asashio Maru TK Azurai Maru TK Rikko Maru E Iki E Wakamiya E Mutsure E Tsushima Allied Ships SS Spadefish, hits 10 that one hurts as a 12800 ton tanker is hit... the big tanker is empty so I've thought a single torp might not be enough to sink it but the ship had 40 fires so she had no chance and sank the next turn in the level 3 port at Moppo... damn it... in return SS Spadefish takes 3 hits and 7 near misses by Type 2 DCs so it might be in trouble... the sub not showing up as heavily damaged tells me the hits were FOW though... SS Spadefish launches 2 torpedoes at TK Itukusima Maru E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Wakamiya fails to find sub and abandons search E Mutsure fails to find sub and abandons search E Tsushima fails to find sub and abandons search E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Iki attacking submerged sub .... E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search... E Iki fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Copper State xAK Sea Barb AK Alderamin APA Clay, on fire, heavy damage DD Bradford, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Brownson, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled still undamaged ships showing up unloading so we haven't totally annihilated that convoy... xAK Copper State fired at enemy troops xAK Sea Barb fired at enemy troops AK Alderamin fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:19:38 PM)
A very nice job on that invasion! [&o]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:21:27 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) [image]local://upfiles/13774/38C3D9278AA848F697C67C01DD2F3A3A.jpg[/image] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 236953 troops, 2244 guns, 2906 vehicles, Assault Value = 7622 Defending force 69152 troops, 1031 guns, 1686 vehicles, Assault Value = 945 Japanese adjusted assault: 10046 Allied adjusted defense: 403 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3928 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 361 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 113 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled) Vehicles lost 472 (137 destroyed, 335 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3884 casualties reported Squads: 55 destroyed, 166 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 411 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 67 (11 destroyed, 56 disabled) Vehicles lost 201 (109 destroyed, 92 disabled) Units destroyed 1 next round at Poona and the first time we see an enemy unit surrendering as one of the Australian brigades surrendered... we had the tank regiments attacking again and again they took horrendous losses to their crappy tanks with over one hundred being destroyed... four of the tank rgts have to be withdrawn back to Bombay to get replacements... fully out of supply enemy units that have been attacked by dozens of divisions for I don't know how many times kill those tanks at will... NEVER EVER surround enemy troops if they aren't in a base as it makes them super heroes while they would have surrendered against my first attack if they were in a base... the difference is like 10,000+ disabled Japanese squads... just calculate the supply need to recover them... Assaulting units: 25th Tank Regiment 27th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 116th Division 3rd Division 1st Tank Division 26th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 51st Division 17th Division 18th Tank Regiment 66th Division 2nd Guards Division 15th Division 3rd Tank Division 30th Division 34th Division 15th Tank Regiment 18th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 16th Division 12th Tank Regiment 4th Division 11th Tank Regiment 19th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 26th Division 9th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Division 55th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 28th Army 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 31st Armoured Division 25th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 81st (West African) Division Lushai Brigade 5th Indian Division 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 17th Australian Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 23rd LRP Brigade 24th Australian Brigade XXI Indian Corps 26th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105 Defending force 137058 troops, 389 guns, 1139 vehicles, Assault Value = 1539 Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 104th Division 48th Division 21st Division 38th Division 7th Division 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 4th Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 41st Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division Americal Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 2nd British Division 6th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 7th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 33rd MAG V Amphib Corps 312th Base Group 82nd Mortar Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force Provisionl Tank Brigade 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 58th Base Group Seventh US Fleet 348th Base Group 8th Base Group 767th Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Base Group 4th Port Advn Base Force 31st MAG Fifth US Fleet 23rd MAG 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 32nd MAG Thirteenth USAAF 34th MAG 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment III Amphib Corps 25th Infantry Division 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap (136,117) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6057 troops, 70 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 199 Defending force 9759 troops, 273 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 199 Japanese ground losses: 130 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 203 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (6 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Poona wasn't the real interesting battleground today and I was pleased to see the usually suizidal bombardment of the atoll defenders not turning into a disaster for them as there was literally none of the crazy "counter bombardments" that usually already disables 50% of your troops that sit in heavily fortified positions... means the enemy has most of it's guns disabled during the landing which isn't surprising as it showed 143 guns disabled in the combat report... Assaulting units: Maizuru 1st SNLF 53rd Naval Guard Unit 24th Nav Gsn Unit Maloelap Naval Fortress 1st JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Div /3 38th Infantry Div /1 462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 117463 troops, 389 guns, 1073 vehicles, Assault Value = 1535 Defending force 68855 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105 Japanese ground losses: 344 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 250 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 7th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division Americal Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 40th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 27th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 10th Indian Division 24th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 23rd MAG 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th MAG 348th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 33rd MAG 58th Base Group 767th Tank Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 22nd Marine Regiment V Amphib Corps Seventh US Fleet 82nd Mortar Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Base Group 312th Base Group Fifth US Fleet Thirteenth USAAF 31st MAG 32nd MAG 8th Air Advn Base Force Provisionl Tank Brigade 18th Base Group 25th Infantry Division 4th Port Advn Base Force 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Base Group III Amphib Corps 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 21st Division 48th Division 104th Division 7th Division 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap (136,117) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 9591 troops, 264 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Defending force 7326 troops, 79 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Allied adjusted assault: 2 Japanese adjusted defense: 458 Allied assault odds: 1 to 229 (fort level 6) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 252 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3799 casualties reported Squads: 143 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 94 (85 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 84 (81 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units destroyed 2 and here's the shock attack as the enemy units try to get off the beaches... the enemy formations are mowed down without any chance of success... Maloelap's purpose was to inflict as much damage on enemy troops as possible, we only had a contingent of infantry on the island with the small base force only to support some Jakes on nav search... the defenders have fully achieved their task as they repell the invasion... I really hate doing atoll invasions as the Japanese and even more so as the Allied because usually as the Allied you do that far later in the war and the enemy has enough time to prepare which is absolutely true in this case... we had fully prepped troops, supplied, sitting behind level 6 forts and there's a naval fortress on the atoll... the 150 mines did nothing... I would have to look it up but either Malaoelap has repelled a major invasion for a second time already or it was Wotje previously... Mundy stated he invaded the Marshalls in 42 in his other ongoing game and it was nowhere like this but due to our victorious carrier engagement in 42 we had ample time to prepare... and the Marshalls and Gilberts are just the outer perimeter of our defense so it's not going to get easier when the enemy is getting closer to more important areas that will be also defended by serious naval and air assets... will be interesting to see the enemy reaction to the stranded troops on Maloelap now... I expect his carriers to show up soon again... Assaulting units: 102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Div /3 38th Infantry Div /1 462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion 815th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion Defending units: 24th Nav Gsn Unit 53rd Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF Maloelap Naval Fortress 1st JNAF AF Unit

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:23:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe A very nice job on that invasion! [&o] thanks! Only been possible due to the absence of strong enemy carrier forces though so the enemy transports were sitting ducks.

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:26:53 PM)
Why would he even put a towed tank destroyer battalion on an invasion? They don't shoot on the attack, only the defense. That unit would have been better used in India. Not that he has tried to recapture India properly . . .

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:43:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 03, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Copper State xAK Sea Barb AK Alderamin APA Clay, on fire, heavy damage DD Bradford, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Brownson, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled What? I wouldn't have expected the enemy to keep unloading troops at Maloelap, that's going to trigger another shock attack of his already heavily hit units... actually expected to see everything that was still afloat to run towards Kwajalein... xAK Copper State fired at enemy troops xAK Sea Barb fired at enemy troops AK Alderamin fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tsu at 108,64 Japanese Ships E Yashiro DD Take Allied Ships SS Plunger, hits 1 SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes at E Yashiro Plunger diving deep .... DD Take fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Take fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Take attacking submerged sub .... DD Take fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Take fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 26 encounters mine field at Maloelap (136,117) Allied Ships LSD Gunston Hall, Mine hits 1 mine hit... for no real damage... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Copper State xAK Sea Barb AK Alderamin APA Barnstable Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 12cm 3YT CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Copper State at 17,000 yards xAK Copper State fired at enemy troops xAK Sea Barb fired at enemy troops AK Alderamin fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Maloelap (136,117) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Sea Barb AK Alkaid AK Alderamin APA Barnstable Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Sea Barb fired at enemy troops AK Alkaid fired at enemy troops AK Alderamin fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 [image]local://upfiles/13774/88638412039D4AC7838DEA3BCB81E6A7.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 38 Ki-84a Frank x 91 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 3 destroyed Allied Ships AK Alderamin, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Lyra, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAP Loch Ranza xAK Sea Barb, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAK Sea Bass, Bomb hits 1, on fire LSD Epping Forest, Bomb hits 1 AP Gen. A.E.Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Casa Grande, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalaputra, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Lynx, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) as our long range nav search didn't pick up any possible carriers moving in yesterday we kept the bombers on Mili to strike any retreating ships still in range but the enemy didn't retreat so we had a field day at Maloelap again... this time the enemy tries to cover the invasion convoy though as we encounter Corsairs over the ships... totally outnumbered by the escorting Franks the Corsairs take a beating as all are shot down or sent home damaged... with all escorts in the first wave as usual I feared that the second wave would encounter later incoming Corsairs on LRCAP so that could become a bloody day for the second wave of bombers... but for now we see our first wave screaming down on Allied shipping still at Maloelap and there are actually way way more ships than we thought and again the enemy shipping is hit hard... especially like to see hits on APA/LSD/AKA and all the other stuff desperately needed for invasions... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 15 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 15000 feet 18 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 15000 feet 8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Lyra Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Sea Barb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP Gen. A.E.Anderson Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalaputra Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Lynx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 35 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Alkaid, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Caelum, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Loch Ranza, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Oak Hill, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Alderamin, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Rotanin, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Copper State, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) second wave of bombers incoming without any escorts but luckily the LRCAP was gone... four strikes in total must acount for two dozen enemy ships sunk... Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Caelum Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Alderamin Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Ashland Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Copper State -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 2 SBD-3 Dauntless x 12 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) in a desperate attempt to turn the tide on Maloelap the enemy sends dive bombers from Roi Namur to bomb our positions... our troops are safe in their reinforced concrete bunkers... wish we had some flak on the island... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 2 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Allied aircraft SB2C-1C Helldiver x 8 Allied aircraft losses SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Maloelap Naval Fortress, at 136,117 (Maloelap) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25H Mitchell: 2 damaged B-25H Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) continuous air attacks like this as preparation could have weakened our defenders quite a bit... a lucky AA MG even killed a Mitchell... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 27th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 141 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 22 damaged Allied ground losses: 411 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 33 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 27 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 Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 33 Ki-84a Frank x 84 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed Allied Ships xAP Jalabala, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Oak Hill, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires AK Rotanin, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Seginus, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Gen. A.E.Anderson, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage APA Barnstable, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Epping Forest, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Grumium, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires LSD White Marsh, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage we are lucky to see our available bombers flying in every phase for two days in a row each time being perfectly covered by the Franks... the Graces score hit after hit on what is still afloat... would have to take notes but I guess we even get more than two dozen ships sunk... Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 23 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 15000 feet 13 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 21 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalabala Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APA Barnstable Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Epping Forest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 136,117 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft B7A2 Grace x 35 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 1 Japanese aircraft losses B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships LSI(M) Prince Henry, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires LSD White Marsh, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Seginus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Gunston Hall, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage AP Gen. A.E.Anderson, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Jalabala, and is sunk AK Alkaid, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Oak Hill, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled a single Corsair is left and immediately takes down two Graces... halve a dozen fighters within my bomber formations could have lead to a disaster... Aircraft Attacking: 17 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 12 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSI(M) Prince Henry Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Seginus Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP Gen. A.E.Anderson Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Jalabala Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a EC2 Crater class AK Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Gunston Hall Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Oak Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 54 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 8 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: 27 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 87 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 7th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 7057 Defending force 65559 troops, 1022 guns, 1581 vehicles, Assault Value = 781 Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd Division 17th Division 3rd Division 9th Tank Regiment 2nd Guards Division 22nd Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 51st Division 15th Division 55th Division 34th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 66th Division 26th Tank Regiment 116th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 16th Division 2nd Tank Division 18th Tank Regiment 26th Division 30th Division 18th Division 1st Tank Division 4th Tank Regiment 4th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 1st Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 39th Field AA Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Army 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 81st (West African) Division Lushai Brigade 31st Armoured Division 11th (East African) Division 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 16th Australian Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 16th LRP Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 72nd British Brigade XXI Indian Corps 24th Australian Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 26th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2103 Defending force 135709 troops, 355 guns, 1120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1515 Allied ground losses: 191 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 104th Division 48th Division 21st Division 38th Division 7th Division 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 33rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 43rd Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 27th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 40th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 6th Indian Division 29th British Brigade 4th Marine Division 41st Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 32nd MAG 34th MAG 312th Base Group 58th Base Group V Amphib Corps 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Thirteenth USAAF 763rd Tank Battalion 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 8th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group 23rd MAG 82nd Mortar Battalion 25th Infantry Division 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 8th Air Advn Base Force 22nd Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade Seventh US Fleet Fifth US Fleet 22nd Marine Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 348th Base Group 767th Tank Battalion 31st MAG III Amphib Corps 33rd MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap (136,117) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5641 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Defending force 8024 troops, 207 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Japanese ground losses: 434 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) this time our forced bombardment causes one of our nav guard units being 2/3 disabled... what a "feature"...[8\|] Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit 24th Nav Gsn Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF Maloelap Naval Fortress 1st JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 31st Infantry Division 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion 102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Div /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 116311 troops, 355 guns, 1057 vehicles, Assault Value = 1496 Defending force 68837 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2103 Japanese ground losses: 156 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 155 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th Marine Division 7th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 2nd British Division 43rd Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 8th Indian Division 32nd MAG 31st MAG 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade Seventh US Fleet Thirteenth USAAF 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 4th Port Advn Base Force III Amphib Corps 18th Base Group 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment Fifth US Fleet 763rd Tank Battalion 8th Air Advn Base Force 34th MAG 312th Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 58th Base Group 8th Base Group 348th Base Group V Amphib Corps 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 33rd MAG 25th Infantry Division 82nd Mortar Battalion 767th Tank Battalion 23rd MAG 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 104th Division 21st Division 38th Division 48th Division 7th Division 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap (136,117) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 7132 troops, 192 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Defending force 6609 troops, 73 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 142 Allied adjusted assault: 0 Japanese adjusted defense: 245 Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 6) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2014 casualties reported Squads: 31 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 13 (6 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (11 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units destroyed 1 and here's the second forced shock attack of the US ARMY... not as many losses like during the first attack but the majority of the losses are KIA... look at the single disabled squad the defenders took from the shock attack and then compare it to the losses the game always causes within your own troops when YOU bombard... it was already clear yesterday that the Maloelap invasion will fail, all the enemy can do is move in a strongly covered convoy to pick up the GI's from the atoll again... Assaulting units: 31st Infantry Division 24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion 102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Div /1 Defending units: 24th Nav Gsn Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF 53rd Naval Guard Unit Maloelap Naval Fortress 1st JNAF AF Unit

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:47:55 PM)
today's air losses... I'd say that are perfectly acceptable losses for us considering the damage done... the defense of the Marshalls is a success so far even with limited air and no naval assets at all... the Corsairs took a beating by the Franks which was amazing to see and the losses to our bomber units weren't severe either, guess we haven't lost a dozen crews in the two days... the Grace units will be flown out and replaced by two Judy squadrons and we will now also aim to attack shipping around Kwajalein and Roi Namur as the three USMC fighter units shouldn't be sufficient to stop us from doing so... [image]local://upfiles/13774/C69092B50FCD4E48B0C185140747FB00.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:49:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Why would he even put a towed tank destroyer battalion on an invasion? They don't shoot on the attack, only the defense. That unit would have been better used in India. Not that he has tried to recapture India properly . . . I've thought the same, don't know. No use at all on the offense. But that is the least problem for that invasion.

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 5:53:47 PM)
If you put some LRCAP over the island, they should be there when otherwise unescorted bombers show up. But a damned good showing again![&o]

PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/19/2021 7:06:20 PM)
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castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/20/2021 5:09:03 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 06, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 207 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 28 damaged Allied ground losses: 270 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 44 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 33 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 34 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 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 9 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 SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 30 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 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: 27 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 TF, near Roi-Namur at 132,114 [image]local://upfiles/13774/46405704F473495A8D88983071C7F83A.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y4 Judy x 42 Ki-84a Frank x 61 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 17 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 4 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK James D. Phelan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Harriet Monroe AK Arkab, Bomb hits 3, on fire DE Edmonds, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK George Middlemas, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DE Corbesier AK Sabik, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Menkar, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK John Drew, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DE Hilbert as already stated we swapped out the Grace units with Judies to attack shipping within the Marshalls, even at the enemy bases of Kwajalein and Roi Namur which is the only base having fighters according to recon... the first strike goes directly towards Roi Namur and our incoming strike is met by only 17 Corsairs as they suffered some losses already the previous days... we also had 100 Franks ordered to sweep, they don't show up of course... why should they? expected more Franks escorting this strike, wonder where the rest was... the Franks didn't do all that well in downing enemy fighters this time as they only achieved damaging hits which results in a 3:1 kill rate for the Corsairs, still quite okay as the Corsairs had no chance to get through to the Judies which then hit a convoy unloading at Roi Namur... Aircraft Attacking: 17 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 13 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 17 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 15000 feet * 10 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 15000 feet * 12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK James D. Phelan Massive explosion on DE Edmonds Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK George Middlemas Massive explosion on AK Sabik Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Sabik

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/20/2021 5:15:51 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ailuk at 139,113 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y4 Judy x 31 Ki-84a Frank x 23 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships AKL FS-197, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk AKL FS-152, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Morrison DD Mertz, Bomb hits 1 AKL FS-156, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AKL FS-159, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk AKL FS-193, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Onomea, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage while I wondered during the attack on Roi Namur where the rest of my bombers was going we see them with two dozen fighters attacking mostly crappy small freighters East of Maloelap... that looks like a small convoy of supplies for the stranded US Army units on my atoll... Aircraft Attacking: 15 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 16 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKL FS-152 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKL FS-193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Roi-Namur at 132,114 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y4 Judy x 10 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK James D. Phelan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Harriet Monroe, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Sabik, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage short shocking moment as we see 10 more Judies coming in unescorted at Roi Namur but the Corsairs were out of position and the bombers weren't attacked... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK James D. Phelan Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Sabik -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 138,117 [image]local://upfiles/13774/03F48B0B57494DE4BFBBAFD2205FF19C.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y4 Judy x 38 Ki-84a Frank x 87 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 3 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships xAK Elgin Park DE William C. Miller xAK Stephen W. Kearny, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Peisander xAK Mary Walker xAK Stephen T. Mather, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Rideau Park, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DE Sederstrom, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Silvestre Escalante, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tecumseh, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Julia L. Dumont, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AK Propus morning passed with moderate losses to our Franks and good damage to Allied shipping when parts of our bomber force also attacks in the afternoon... this time the remaining ships of the amphib force that invaded Maloelap is attacked again and hit hard... still some ships afloat though but it was definately another day to my liking as there was quite some tonnage sunk... Aircraft Attacking: 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 18 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 9 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Stephen W. Kearny Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Stephen T. Mather Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE Sederstrom Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tecumseh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Calcutta at 52,37 Japanese Ships SC CHa-41 SC CHa-40 Allied Ships SS Stonehenge, hits 3 Stonehenge has been sitting in the base hex for weeks already... SS Stonehenge is sighted by escort Stonehenge 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 attacking submerged sub .... SC CHa-40 is out of ASW ammo SC CHa-40 is out of ASW ammo 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 7228 Defending force 65707 troops, 1008 guns, 1564 vehicles, Assault Value = 787 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 18th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 3rd Division 2nd Tank Division 4th Tank Regiment 34th Division 18th Tank Regiment 51st Division 30th Division 2nd Division 2nd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 17th Division 53rd Division 3rd Tank Division 16th Division 26th Division 26th Tank Regiment 22nd Tank Regiment 55th Division 4th Division 2nd Guards Division 15th Division 1st Tank Division 9th Tank Regiment 3rd South Seas Gsn 38th Field AA Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 28th Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: Lushai Brigade 81st (West African) Division 11th (East African) Division 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 16th LRP Brigade 72nd British Brigade XXI Indian Corps 23rd LRP Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 31st Armoured Division 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2808 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105 Defending force 131295 troops, 282 guns, 1058 vehicles, Assault Value = 1363 Allied ground losses: 215 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 48th Division 104th Division 21st Division 38th Division 7th Division 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 27th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 10th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 2nd British Division 33rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 43rd Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 29th British Brigade Americal Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 8th Indian Division Fifth US Fleet 18th Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 34th MAG 23rd MAG 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment V Amphib Corps 33rd MAG III Amphib Corps 312th Base Group 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Base Group 348th Base Group 58th Base Group 32nd MAG 767th Tank Battalion 763rd Tank Battalion 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 8th Base Group 31st MAG 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division Pacific Ocean Areas 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet Thirteenth USAAF 22nd Marine Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 112861 troops, 282 guns, 1009 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342 Defending force 68841 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105 Japanese ground losses: 305 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 6th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 33rd Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 40th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 41st Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 4th Marine Division 29th British Brigade 10th Indian Division 8th Indian Division 312th Base Group Pacific Ocean Areas 22nd Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 22nd Marine Regiment 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 34th MAG 33rd MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 58th Base Group 25th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 31st MAG V Amphib Corps Provisionl Tank Brigade Thirteenth USAAF 23rd MAG 8th Base Group 348th Base Group 763rd Tank Battalion 32nd MAG III Amphib Corps 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 18th Base Group Fifth US Fleet 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 48th Division 38th Division 21st Division 104th Division 7th Division 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/20/2021 5:33:27 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 07, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Terempa at 55,84 Japanese Ships CLAA Isuzu CLAA Abukuma CLAA Kinu CLAA Yura Allied Ships SS Scabbardfish our CLAAs join the fleet again as they were all rebuilt to AA cruisers... never have much use for IJN CLs but most of them can be converted into AA cruisers carrying a good number of DP guns and they also have depth charge racks so they also work against subs... got six Nagara CLAAs now, 2x3 will be put into the carrier groups of super KB... SS Scabbardfish is sighted by escort Scabbardfish bottoming out .... CLAA Abukuma fails to find sub and abandons search CLAA Kinu fails to find sub and abandons search CLAA Yura fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA Yura fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA Yura fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA Yura fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA Yura fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA Yura fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA Yura 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: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 145 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 28 damaged Allied ground losses: 537 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 49 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 41 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 SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 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 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 Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 22nd Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 43rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th 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: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 65 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 280 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 33 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 6 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 Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 27th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 33 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 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 Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Marine Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 Roi-Namur , at 132,114 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 152 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 7 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed No Allied losses the feature of the air routine to have each and every time a fragment lost per sweeping unit this time decided to send in the two fragments before the main strike, usually they come in last... have commented on that idiotic behaviour often enough... in this case the Franks pay hard for it, all 7 are shot down over the target, the Corsairs had the dive from the first until the last second of the engagement, not a single shot was fired at the Corsairs... CAP engaged: VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 31690. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 31690. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 3 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 31690. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Roi-Namur , at 132,114 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 36 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 31000 feet * then the first "main part" of the Franks comes in, again the Corsairs having endless dives, totally shooting up the Franks... WTF? So funny when I always here "it's all in the combat report"... well, the raid is detected 4 minutes out, the Corsairs are set at 10-15000ft and all of them manage to get above 31000ft in 4 minutes to get the never ending dive? Another 8 Franks were downed for not a single Corsair damaged... makes it 15:0 for the Corsairs at this stage... dive, fixed... CAP engaged: VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31690. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 34514. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 31690. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Roi-Namur , at 132,114 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 40 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 28 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 31000 feet * and to top this turn's air routine loop we see the last main part of a Sentai coming in, same result as above... the Corsairs teleport up, have the never ending dive until they run out of fuel, ammo or have some technical breakdown and completely shoot up more of the Franks... the end result of the so well working air routine is a 21:1 A2A kill rate of the 3:1 outnumbered Corsairs against my best available Frank units... the same Franks that shot up USN carrier based Corsairs and Hellcats at a same idiotic, totally loopsided kill rate earlier... the same Franks on ESCORT that shot up these same Corsairs when they were trying to defend the Allied convoy at Maloelap just days ago... the same Franks that "only" lost 3:1 when escorting bombers against these same Corsairs... yet with the always been the same idiotic (no, fixed) never ending, ridicoulos dive the Corsairs get a 21:1 kill rate against strato sweeping Franks... APPLAUSE... total result was 25 Franks lost today, 18 pilots are killed or MIA... these Frank units are like a flying circus, high enough EXP to be sent into Training Command, average air skill around 75 and def 70+... losing 21:1 on a sweep... [8\|] call it a loop, call it the uggly face of the air routine, it's as bullocks as the result where these Franks shot down carrier based Corsairs and Hellcats at the same ridicoulos kill rate... CAP engaged: VMF(CVS)-452 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 35514. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes VMF-323 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes VMF(CVS)-451 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes [image]local://upfiles/13774/A4BDF67FA5A444FD90C7383E3E310F15.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 226104 troops, 2162 guns, 2458 vehicles, Assault Value = 7334 Defending force 65750 troops, 1006 guns, 1562 vehicles, Assault Value = 779 Japanese adjusted assault: 4370 Allied adjusted defense: 435 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4168 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 347 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled Guns lost 29 (4 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 282 (63 destroyed, 219 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4658 casualties reported Squads: 150 destroyed, 82 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 329 disabled Engineers: 18 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 127 (69 destroyed, 58 disabled) Vehicles lost 60 (6 destroyed, 54 disabled) we are getting there at some point... Assaulting units: 22nd Tank Regiment 53rd Division 2nd Tank Division 18th Tank Regiment 2nd Guards Division 55th Division 15th Division 30th Division 2nd Division 26th Division 4th Division 1st Tank Division 4th Tank Regiment 16th Division 18th Division 9th Tank Regiment 17th Division 3rd Division 2nd Tank Regiment 34th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 51st Division 26th Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 28th Army 1st Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 81st (West African) Division Lushai Brigade 25th Indian Division 11th (East African) Division 5th Indian Division 72nd British Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 31st Armoured Division 8th Indian Div /5 23rd LRP Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 24th Australian Brigade XXI Indian Corps 16th Australian Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2106 Defending force 129768 troops, 253 guns, 1039 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325 Allied ground losses: 204 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 21st Division 104th Division 48th Division 7th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 29th British Brigade 6th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 27th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 2nd British Division 40th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 41st Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division Seventh US Fleet 34th MAG 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd MAG 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps Fifth US Fleet 18th Base Group 8th Base Group 31st MAG 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 767th Tank Battalion Pacific Ocean Areas 763rd Tank Battalion 32nd MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 33rd MAG III Amphib Corps 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 58th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF Provisionl Tank Brigade 22nd Base Group 22nd Marine Regiment 25th Infantry Division 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 312th Base Group 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 111692 troops, 253 guns, 993 vehicles, Assault Value = 1310 Defending force 68856 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2106 Japanese ground losses: 375 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 152 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 33rd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 43rd Infantry Division 2nd British Division 6th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 6th Indian Division 24th Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 7th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 8th Indian Division 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment Seventh US Fleet 33rd MAG 8th Base Group 763rd Tank Battalion 34th MAG 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Base Group 31st MAG Pacific Ocean Areas 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 32nd MAG 23rd MAG 312th Base Group 18th Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Fifth US Fleet Provisionl Tank Brigade III Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment V Amphib Corps 4th Port Advn Base Force 58th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 104th Division 21st Division 38th Division 48th Division 7th Division 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/22/2021 12:20:04 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 08, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kochi at 107,62 [image]local://upfiles/13774/B2480531430A4900B227429B6FA79757.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships E Kusagaki DD Matsu E Okinawa Allied Ships SS Queenfish, hits 12, heavy damage Queenfish took damage earlier and was still on station but this time she pays for her attack on my ASW group as she takes 4 direct hits from E Okinawa... I expect that sub to be sunk... SS Queenfish launches 2 torpedoes at E Kusagaki Queenfish diving deep .... DD Matsu fails to find sub and abandons search E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa attacking submerged sub .... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa attacking submerged sub .... E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo E Okinawa is out of ASW ammo E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... E Okinawa fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tarawa at 136,128 Japanese Ships PB Yodo Maru xAK Gozan Maru PB Yachio Maru PB Sobun Maru Allied Ships SS Bream, hits 1 SS Bream sitting in that base hex trying to blockade the base... SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes at PB Yodo Maru PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Sobun Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tarawa at 136,128 Japanese Ships PB Yachio Maru xAK Gozan Maru PB Yodo Maru PB Sobun Maru Allied Ships SS Bream Bream attacks a second time... SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes at PB Yachio Maru Bream bottoming out .... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Sobun Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru 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: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 128 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 17 damaged Allied ground losses: 304 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 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 30 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 34 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 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 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 Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 3rd Marine Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 27th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force ... Also attacking Seventh US Fleet ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking V Amphib Corps ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd British Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 101 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 41 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 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 27 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 Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 6th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 53 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 33 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 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 10th Indian Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 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 25th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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 Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 51 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 22 long range strike out of Ceylon against the level 1 airfield at Port Blair... no idea what that strike was for but the B-29s didn't suffer a single op loss so it doesn't matter... seems like Mundy doesn't really know what to do with them so he just bombs opportunity targets... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 12 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 7 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 7 No Allied losses Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 7 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tarawa at 136,128 Japanese Ships xAK Yamafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Gozan Maru PB Yodo Maru PB Yachio Maru PB Sobun Maru Allied Ships SS Bream oh come on... Bream has been spotted by air earlier and twice due to attacks today already, the third attack in our base hex now kills a supply loaden freighter... SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamafuku Maru Bream bottoming out .... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Sobun Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 6913 Defending force 60903 troops, 956 guns, 1553 vehicles, Assault Value = 553 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 18th Division 23rd Tank Regiment 51st Division 9th Tank Regiment 34th Division 15th Tank Regiment 53rd Division 3rd Tank Division 3rd Division 1st Tank Division 17th Division 30th Division 26th Tank Regiment 16th Division 2nd Guards Division 26th Division 2nd Tank Regiment 4th Division 2nd Division 4th Tank Regiment 15th Division 55th Division 2nd Tank Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 1st Mortar Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 23rd AA Regiment 61st Field AA Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Army 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 31st Armoured Division 11th (East African) Division 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 8th Indian Div /5 81st (West African) Division 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 16th Australian Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 26th Australian Brigade 72nd British Brigade XXI Indian Corps Lushai Brigade 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2808 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Defending force 128269 troops, 233 guns, 1019 vehicles, Assault Value = 1303 Allied ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 48th Division 38th Division 104th Division 21st Division 7th Division 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: Americal Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 33rd Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 4th Marine Division 7th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 40th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 3rd Marine Division 43rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 6th Indian Division 8th Indian Division Seventh US Fleet 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 22nd Marine Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 23rd MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment Thirteenth USAAF 4th Port Advn Base Force Provisionl Tank Brigade 58th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 32nd MAG 33rd MAG 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment III Amphib Corps 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force V Amphib Corps 25th Infantry Division 8th Base Group Fifth US Fleet 763rd Tank Battalion 18th Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th MAG 31st MAG 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 312th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 110610 troops, 233 guns, 974 vehicles, Assault Value = 1286 Defending force 68779 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Japanese ground losses: 426 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 144 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Americal Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 7th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 29th British Brigade 33rd Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 10th Indian Division 6th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 3rd Marine Division 8th Indian Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 767th Tank Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Pacific Ocean Areas 8th Base Group 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 58th Base Group 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 33rd MAG 34th MAG 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 23rd MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 32nd MAG Thirteenth USAAF V Amphib Corps 18th Base Group 22nd Marine Regiment 31st MAG III Amphib Corps Fifth US Fleet 25th Infantry Division 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Seventh US Fleet 312th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 48th Division 21st Division 104th Division 38th Division 7th Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/22/2021 12:27:36 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mili at 136,121 [image]local://upfiles/13774/0E0997465EB44C0185442258FE6C7BD4.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 2 SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships APD Numakaze, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Nadakaze really love the flaws of the game... fast transport has been bugged since release (yet it always has been), knowing that I check every damn fast transport TF more often than I would check my carrier TFs before a major fleet engagement, so I also did last turn which was the turn the TF took position FOUR hexes South West of Mili... so how did the TF look like? Full ops points, ample fuel, no damage, ordered to move four (out of 8 possible) hexes to Mili within the whole day, unload and move out again... what happens due to the flawed routine??? The TF moves FOUR hexes (out of 8 possible during the night), DOESN'T unload and just stays at Mili... and to make the flawed idiocy worse, the enemy of course launches strikes in good weather against my task force and has no problem to hit the agile APDs... I had ships at Mili earlier but they were never attacked so CAP was moved out again to save supplies, clearly MY fault then as I know how fast transport "works"... [8\|] Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Numakaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mili at 136,121 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 4 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 25 No Allied losses Japanese Ships APD Numakaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Shimakaze, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Tachikaze APD Nadakaze APD Nokaze, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage of course the previous one wasn't the only strike... three precious APDs sunk... Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Numakaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Shimakaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Nokaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mili at 136,121 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese Ships APD Shimakaze, Shell hits 15, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Nokaze, Shell hits 13, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Namikaze, Shell hits 6, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires three sunk, one heavily damaged, loss rate 50%... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Calcutta at 52,37 Japanese Ships SC CHa-41 SC CHa-40 Allied Ships SS Stonehenge spotted and attacked by Helens for weeks, still sitting unharmed at Calcutta... SS Stonehenge is located by SC CHa-41 Stonehenge 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tarawa at 136,128 Japanese Ships PB Shunsei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Yodo Maru PB Yachio Maru Allied Ships SS Bream oh nice, Bream makes a fourth attack on my supply convoy, full DL... SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shunsei Maru Bream bottoming out .... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 6762 Defending force 61081 troops, 955 guns, 1549 vehicles, Assault Value = 554 Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Tank Regiment 4th Division 30th Division 17th Division 18th Division 2nd Guards Division 9th Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Division 16th Division 26th Tank Regiment 26th Division 55th Division 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Division 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Division 1st Tank Division 15th Division 3rd Division 51st Division 15th Tank Regiment 34th Division 3rd South Seas Gsn 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Army 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 61st Field AA Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 81st (West African) Division 11th (East African) Division 25th Indian Division 31st Armoured Division 5th Indian Division 23rd LRP Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 72nd British Brigade 24th Australian Brigade Lushai Brigade XXI Indian Corps 26th Australian Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 8th Indian Div /5 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2075 Defending force 127359 troops, 217 guns, 1003 vehicles, Assault Value = 1290 Allied ground losses: 223 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 38th Division 104th Division 48th Division 21st Division 7th Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 10th Indian Division 43rd Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division Americal Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 3rd Marine Division 24th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 41st Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division 40th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 27th Infantry Division 8th Indian Division 31st MAG Seventh US Fleet 8th Base Group 33rd MAG Pacific Ocean Areas III Amphib Corps 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd MAG 767th Tank Battalion 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 312th Base Group 25th Infantry Division 763rd Tank Battalion 34th MAG 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 18th Base Group Fifth US Fleet V Amphib Corps 4th Port Advn Base Force 58th Base Group Provisionl Tank Brigade Thirteenth USAAF 32nd MAG 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 109906 troops, 217 guns, 962 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268 Defending force 68567 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2075 Japanese ground losses: 279 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 240 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 33rd Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 6th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division Americal Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 27th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 43rd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division 2nd British Division 4th Marine Division 3rd Marine Division 41st Infantry Division 8th Indian Division Pacific Ocean Areas 8th Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 767th Tank Battalion 18th Base Group Thirteenth USAAF 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment Seventh US Fleet V Amphib Corps III Amphib Corps 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment Provisionl Tank Brigade 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 31st MAG 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 32nd MAG 22nd Marine Regiment 34th MAG 763rd Tank Battalion 4th Port Advn Base Force 312th Base Group 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Fifth US Fleet 33rd MAG 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 58th Base Group 23rd MAG 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 38th Division 21st Division 104th Division 48th Division 7th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1944 (1/22/2021 12:33:02 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 10, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tarawa at 136,128 Japanese Ships PB Sobun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Yodo Maru PB Yachio Maru Allied Ships SS Bream really? Bream attacks a fifth time? Being fully spotted? SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes at PB Sobun Maru Bream bottoming out .... PB Yodo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Yodo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Yodo Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 124,118 Japanese Ships xAK Shirashika Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Yobai Maru PB Yaryu Maru Allied Ships SS Trepang recon shows a good number of subs disbanded at Roi Namur so I guess we will see more and more subs in the Marshalls and the areas West of it... SS Trepang launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shirashika Maru PB Yobai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yaryu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yobai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yobai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yobai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yobai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yobai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 81 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 18 damaged Allied ground losses: 146 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 36 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 36 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 SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 41st Infantry Division ... Also attacking 7th Infantry Division ... Also attacking Pacific Ocean Areas ... Also attacking 33rd Infantry Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... Also attacking 2nd British Division ... Also attacking 8th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Americal Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 27 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 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: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 60 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 33 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 Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 6th Indian Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... Also attacking Americal Infantry Division ... Also attacking 4th Marine Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 4 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 44 No Allied losses Heavy Industry hits 26 after a short rest the B-29s attack heavy industry at Bombay now... nothing to worry about as we have no use for the HI in India anymore anyways as it would require us to bring in fuel which is nothing we are going to do... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 30 No Allied losses Heavy Industry hits 40 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-29-1 Superfort x 10 No Allied losses Heavy Industry hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 15000 feet City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 54,38 , near Jessore Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P1Y2 Frances bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tarawa at 136,128 Japanese Ships PB Yodo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Yachio Maru Allied Ships SS Bream BREAM!!!! [:@] WTF? Sixth attack in that base hex, fourth ship out of the same convoy sunk... even moved in more aircraft, the sub is spotted like the sun high noon in summer... the convoy brought 11,000 tons of supply to Tarawa, the base will be supplied until early 45 at least... SS Bream launches 2 torpedoes at PB Yodo Maru Bream bottoming out .... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yachio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona (36,26) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2679 troops, 189 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 6846 Defending force 61152 troops, 944 guns, 1544 vehicles, Assault Value = 564 Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Division 2nd Tank Regiment 30th Division 2nd Division 15th Tank Regiment 55th Division 2nd Tank Division 51st Division 23rd Tank Regiment 1st Tank Division 3rd Tank Division 26th Division 4th Tank Regiment 26th Tank Regiment 18th Division 2nd Guards Division 4th Division 16th Division 34th Division 17th Division 15th Division 9th Tank Regiment 3rd South Seas Gsn 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Army 1st Mortar Battalion 39th Field AA Battalion 38th Field AA Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 61st Field AA Battalion 62nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: 11th (East African) Division 81st (West African) Division 31st Armoured Division 25th Indian Division 5th Indian Division XXI Indian Corps 72nd British Brigade Lushai Brigade 24th Australian Brigade 23rd LRP Brigade 16th Australian Brigade 8th Indian Div /5 26th Australian Brigade 16th LRP Brigade 122nd British AT Gun Regiment 10th Indian Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2814 troops, 258 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 2076 Defending force 126214 troops, 200 guns, 979 vehicles, Assault Value = 1269 Allied ground losses: 251 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 48th Division 104th Division 21st Division 38th Division 7th Division 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion Defending units: 2nd British Division 6th Indian Division 3rd Marine Division 10th Indian Division 27th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 29th British Brigade 7th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division Americal Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 8th Indian Division Fifth US Fleet 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 25th Infantry Division 32nd MAG 8th Base Group 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 33rd MAG 18th Base Group Provisionl Tank Brigade 58th Base Group 767th Tank Battalion Thirteenth USAAF 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 31st MAG 4th Port Advn Base Force 34th MAG Seventh US Fleet Pacific Ocean Areas III Amphib Corps 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 23rd MAG 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment V Amphib Corps 312th Base Group 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 54,38 (near Jessore) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 109053 troops, 200 guns, 945 vehicles, Assault Value = 1249 Defending force 68584 troops, 796 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2076 Japanese ground losses: 442 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 43rd Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 1st (Spec) Cavalry Division 40th Infantry Division 6th Indian Division Americal Infantry Division 10th Indian Division 2nd British Division 7th Infantry Division 41st Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 24th Infantry Division 4th Marine Division 29th British Brigade 3rd Marine Division 8th Indian Division 767th Tank Battalion Seventh US Fleet 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 298th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Thirteenth USAAF 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 33rd MAG 23rd MAG Fifth US Fleet 20th USN Naval Construction Regiment 3rd Fleet Advn Base Force 22nd Marine Regiment V Amphib Corps Provisionl Tank Brigade 58th Base Group III Amphib Corps Pacific Ocean Areas 32nd MAG 111th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 18th Base Group 312th Base Group 19th USN Naval Construction Regiment 34th MAG 25th Infantry Division 17th USN Naval Construction Regiment 4th Port Advn Base Force 31st MAG 8th Base Group 26th USN Naval Construction Regiment 29th USN Naval Construction Regiment Defending units: 21st Division 104th Division 38th Division 48th Division 7th Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Mortar Battalion

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