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Nomad -> RE: December 10, 1942 (12/27/2021 10:15:42 PM)
December 10, 1942 I went to the store this afternoon and got stuck in the snow. We have had a lot of snow the last few days along with 40-50 MPH winds. We hit RO-60 again today, it has taken a lot of minor damage near misses. Maybe it will sink. ASW attack near Russell Islands at 111,137 Japanese Ships SS RO-60, hits 8, heavy damage Allied Ships DE Fox DE Peary ==================================== I did an airborne attack on Ramree Island and took it. Ground combat at Ramree Island (54,48) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 1029 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 49 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Ramree Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Assaulting units: 111th Chindit Bde /1 I have an Indian engineer that is Fast Transporting to Ramree Island. =========================================== No sign of KB this turn, I am continuing to bomb Shortlands There are two Naval Guard Units and an IJA BF there. Morning Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 109,131 (Shortlands) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 39 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 109,131 (Shortlands) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ==========================================

Nomad -> RE: December 11, 1942 (12/28/2021 12:03:33 AM)
December 11, 1942 More 111th Chindit Brigade landed 1st Bengal construction Bn mostly landed, 4 Engineering Vehicles left to unload. For some reason he bombed the troops at Ramree Island Morning Air attack on 111th Chindit Brigade, at 54,48 (Ramree Island) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 36 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 28 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 18000 feet My P-40Ks did not fare well, but I only lost 1 pilot. =============================== Continuing to move troops to Tabiteuea Island

Nomad -> RE: December 12, 1942 (12/28/2021 7:17:25 PM)
December 12, 1942 Looks like he is going to resist at Ramree Island. Night Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 54,48, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Kako, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Shigure DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Hatsuharu Allied Ships AMC Chitral, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ============================================= Night Naval bombardment of Ramree Island at 54,48 Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Kumano DD Hatsuharu DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Shigure Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Port hits 12 Port supply hits 7 ------------------------------------

Nomad -> RE: December 13, 1942 (12/29/2021 12:32:43 AM)
December 13, 1942 Nothing to report

Nomad -> RE: December 14, 1942 (12/29/2021 12:12:06 PM)
December 14, 1942 Not much, found a mine field in the hex to the Southwest of Karachi, my AM swept some of the mines I have a minesweeper TF going there tomorrow.

Nomad -> RE: December 15, 1942 (12/29/2021 4:27:23 PM)
December 15, 1942 I sent 48 B-24s to bomb the airfield at Shortlands to help reduce supply and they were met by 27 x A6M2s. I lost 2 B-24s, 1 to air-2-air and 1 ops. The game reports he lost 10. 5 air-2-air and 5 ops. Weather was heavy rain and I did not get a lot of hits, 21 runway, 3 airbase, and 1 airbase supply I also sent 60 B-17s to bomb Rabaul airfield. There was no opposition. Weather was Thunderstorms. I got 5 airbase hits and 10 runway hits. 1 B-17E was an ops loss. He is bombing the troops at Ramree Island. No losses, but some disablements. He will slow down building for now, but I really am not worried about a slow down.

Nomad -> RE: December 16, 1942 (12/29/2021 7:18:06 PM)
December 16, 1942 Naval Bombardment of Shortlands Night Naval bombardment of Shortlands at 109,131 Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Idaho BB California BB Maryland DD Cushing DD Conyngham DD Case DD Mahan DD Dunlap DD Maury DD Ralph Talbot DMS Wasmuth DMS Chandler Japanese ground losses: 294 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Light Industry hits 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 1 ======================================== Sweeping P-38Fs found no opposition at Rabaul ============================================ He bombed the hex NE of Ramree Island, I have a large number of LCUs moving down the road, including AA Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 54,47 , near Ramree Island Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 66 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 22 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 30 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 32 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Medium Regiment, at 54,47 , near Ramree Island Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb The game shows he lost 17 Sallys to Flak and 3 to ops I also shot down 2 Emilys over Akyab. He bombed my troops at Ramree Island, disabled one engineer Weather was Heavy rain so accuracy suffered.

Nomad -> RE: December 17, 1942 (12/29/2021 10:15:33 PM)
December 17, 1942 B-17Es over Rabaul, maybe RO-60 is finally dead Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 27 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships SS RO-60, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 ------------------------------ Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 18 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Port hits 3 Port supply hits 1 ================================================= Tabiteuea expanded it port to size 1 and its airfield to size 1

Nomad -> RE: December 18, 1942 (12/30/2021 4:15:23 PM)
December 18, 1942 A few things happened toady: I was able to intercept a TF outside of Ramree Island Night Time Surface Combat, near Ramree Island at 54,48, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Atago, Shell hits 4 CA Aoba, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1 DD Arashi DD Yamagumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Suruyame DD Tadeyame DD Yamanagiri Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales BC Repulse, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Electra DD Express, Shell hits 1 DD Jupiter, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Nestor, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk I am willing to trade a DD for an IJN CA. BC Repulse and DD Jupiter should be fine. Poor Nestor took 5 20cm gun hits in the first round then the first torpedo. ================================== I am continuing to do Naval Bombardments on Shortlands I have gotten all the LCUs that took Arakan Yoma (C) moved to Arakan Yoma (S) and will do a DA this turn. B-17Es are continuing to bomb Rabaul

Nomad -> RE: December 19, 1942 (12/30/2021 7:48:30 PM)
December 19, 1942 Finally it is sunk Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 30 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese Ships SS RO-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 3 ========================================== I forgot that Arakan Yoma S starts with level 6 forts, I reduced them 1 this turn I will wait a couple of turns and do it again. I think Andy Mac made a mistake giving this location level 6 forts. Ground combat at Arakan Yoma S (55,48) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 155856 troops, 1709 guns, 1788 vehicles, Assault Value = 5449 Defending force 23172 troops, 275 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 916 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied adjusted assault: 2755 Japanese adjusted defense: 1684 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1034 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 107 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1697 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 412 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 66 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled Assaulting units: 29th Chinese Corps 14th Indian Division 7th Armoured Brigade 18th British Division 74th Chinese Corps 7th Indian Division 18th Chinese Corps 2nd British Division 26th Indian Division 20th Indian Division 23rd Indian Division 268th Motorised Brigade 92nd Chinese Corps 106th RAF Base Force 22nd Group Army 6th Medium Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Heavy AA Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Light AA Regiment 823rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Defending units: 87th Naval Guard Unit 33rd Division Guards Tank Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion ========================================================

Nomad -> RE: December 20, 1942 (12/30/2021 10:50:50 PM)
December 20, 1942 Nothing to report

Nomad -> RE: December 21, 1942 (12/31/2021 2:45:09 AM)
December 21, 1942 Not much happened, but this increased my pucker factor a bit. I would hazard a guess that his Nells are not highly trained in Naval Bombing, and at 11,000 feet they do not do well Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 41 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Ceres PG Clive Aircraft Attacking: 41 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb =========================================================== I sent 60 B-17Es to Rabaul to once again hit the port, weather was thunderstorms got a one port supply hit. Blah. Bombed his units at Arakan Yona S, hopefully increasing his disruption and fatigue. A DA is scheduled for next turn. All of my units have drawn supply down the road and disruption is 10 or less. I need to reduce forts again.

Nomad -> RE: December 22, 1942 (12/31/2021 7:53:30 PM)
December 22, 1942 He tried a lot of night bombing of Akyab and the TFs stationed there Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 109 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged Allied Ships CA Hawkins CL Capetown CA Devonshire Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Devonshire DD Piet Hein Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Capetown CA Hawkins Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo It looks like he lost about 4 Sally, 1 Hellen and 1 Nell for destroying 1 P-40K. ========================================================= I have all available medium bombers attacking his troops at Arakan Yoma S They are not doing much for damage or disablement, but they should be increasing fatigue and disruption, not to mention using up his supply. A DA at Arakan Yoma S netted another fortification level removed Ground combat at Arakan Yoma S (55,48) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 153928 troops, 1709 guns, 1789 vehicles, Assault Value = 5204 Defending force 22172 troops, 275 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 799 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Allied adjusted assault: 4440 Japanese adjusted defense: 1552 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1475 casualties reported Squads: 89 destroyed, 124 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Guns lost 46 (20 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2302 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 238 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled) Assaulting units: 18th British Division 20th Indian Division 18th Chinese Corps 14th Indian Division 268th Motorised Brigade 26th Indian Division 2nd British Division 23rd Indian Division 74th Chinese Corps 7th Armoured Brigade 29th Chinese Corps 7th Indian Division 92nd Chinese Corps 21st Light AA Regiment 22nd Group Army 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 6th Heavy AA Regiment 106th RAF Base Force 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 823rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Defending units: 33rd Division 87th Naval Guard Unit Guards Tank Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion I will rest my troops for 1 or 2 days, maybe 3. ==================================================== I did forget that very important intel tidbit Hakodate Fortress is located at Hakodate(119,53). [:)]

Nomad -> RE: December 23, 1942 (12/31/2021 11:38:12 PM)
December 23, 1942 Looks like he got lucky, CA Hawkins should be fine, just needs to go back to Calcuta for repairs. Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Dorsetshire CA Hawkins, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Devonshire Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged Allied Ships CA Hawkins, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Norman DD Hotspur Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo ================================================= He also night bombed the airfield at Akyab Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 85 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 53 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 damaged P-40K Warhawk: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 34 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 2 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb ==================================================== My 60 b-17Es bombed Rabaul Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 51 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 19 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

castor troy -> RE: December 23, 1942 (1/1/2022 11:18:04 AM)
Not sure who was the luckier [;)] 16 Nells scoring one hit on a heavy cruiser in near excellent weather isn't all that much, this can quickly turn out badly if they would have focussed on old Hawkins. I have lost and have sunk undamaged enemy cruisers with strikes of one Betty/Nell unit which usually means 27 bombers at best. Usually it just depends on when the first hit is scored, if the first four bombers score a hit or even two, say goodbye to your cruiser if more bombers attack the same target. That's of course only valid if he has trained crews but I wouldn't expect any offensive strike that isn't flown by 70 skilled pilots.

Nomad -> RE: December 23, 1942 (1/1/2022 1:55:15 PM)
It was a night torpedo attack, I guess I have not seen that many succeed.

castor troy -> RE: December 23, 1942 (1/1/2022 2:07:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Nomad It was a night torpedo attack, I guess I have not seen that many succeed. Oh, I didn't notice that. That's a whole different story then.

Nomad -> RE: December 24, 1942 (1/1/2022 4:00:34 PM)
December 24, 1942 At Akyab I put up some fighters on night CAP, one Hellen destroyed and a number damaged Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 5 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 16 P-40K Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 23rd FG/76th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 14 P-40K Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead 23rd FG/76th FS with P-40K Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 8 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 12 P-40K Warhawk x 7 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead 23rd FG/76th FS with P-40K Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead --------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 4 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 12 P-40K Warhawk x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead 23rd FG/76th FS with P-40K Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead ============================================================================== At Rabaul I sent in my 60 B-17Es from Port Moresby, better results. I am standing them down to repair aircraft fatigue. I will start bombing with my 48 B-24Ds at Lunga. Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 42 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 14 damaged Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 20 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb ============================================================= At Arakan Yoma S I send every medium bomber I have in the area to ground attack and then did a DA. Ground combat at Arakan Yoma S (55,48) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 152691 troops, 1709 guns, 1790 vehicles, Assault Value = 5026 Defending force 20202 troops, 267 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 650 Allied adjusted assault: 3607 Japanese adjusted defense: 2398 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1569 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 154 disabled Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Guns lost 53 (12 destroyed, 41 disabled) Vehicles lost 30 (11 destroyed, 19 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 497 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 171 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Assaulting units: 26th Indian Division 18th British Division 74th Chinese Corps 18th Chinese Corps 14th Indian Division 2nd British Division 29th Chinese Corps 268th Motorised Brigade 7th Indian Division 20th Indian Division 23rd Indian Division 7th Armoured Brigade 92nd Chinese Corps 6th Heavy AA Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 106th RAF Base Force 21st Light AA Regiment 22nd Group Army 823rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Defending units: 33rd Division 87th Naval Guard Unit Guards Tank Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion I am wearing him down, I will take the base soon ======================================

Nomad -> RE: December 25, 1942 (1/1/2022 7:55:47 PM)
December 25, 1942 Well, every once in a while things really go wrong in a turn It so happened that this Christmas was a disaster. First my Sweepers came in after the bombers at Arakan Yoma S and then the escorts were probably down for weather. Then the LRCAP did not show up over Ramree Island. So I lost about 50 medium bombers some USAAF and some British. Such is the way things go at times. My USAAF losses were 18 B-25Cs which I can afford since I have an extra size 30 facotry, but I lost 31 Wellington 1Cs which I can not really afford to lose. All the escorts and LRCAP were based at Akyab, so I guess weather did me in. At Ramree Island Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 54,48 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M3 Nell x 41 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Ceres, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk PG Clive xAKL Mabella, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk =========================================== B-24s at Rabaul did acceptable Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 36 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb ========================================================== I was going to not attack this turn at Arakan Yoma S, but I notice a movement arrow out of the hex. I wonder if he will be in move mode? all units except 2 infantry divisions are fully supplied and they have most of what they need. I will do a DA again this turn and see what occurs. No air bombardment is available.

Nomad -> RE: December 26, 1942 (1/1/2022 10:37:57 PM)
December 26, 1942 Well Boxing Day went a bit better than Christmas. Submarine attack near Akyab at 53,45 Japanese Ships SS I-124 Allied Ships AMC Worcestershire AMC Worcestershire is sighted by SS I-124 SS I-124 launches 2 torpedoes Anyone know if being at full speed helps with torpedos missing? =================================================== He wasn't in move mode, but it didn't matter Ground combat at Arakan Yoma S (55,48) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 152268 troops, 1709 guns, 1790 vehicles, Assault Value = 5337 Defending force 18158 troops, 260 guns, 703 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 4690 Japanese adjusted defense: 190 Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Arakan Yoma (S) !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 7134 casualties reported Squads: 277 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 447 destroyed, 64 disabled Engineers: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 160 (160 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 346 (332 destroyed, 14 disabled) Units retreated 3 Allied ground losses: 880 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 92 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 14 (5 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units pursuing 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 20th Indian Division 7th Indian Division 18th Chinese Corps 2nd British Division 26th Indian Division 18th British Division 14th Indian Division 74th Chinese Corps 23rd Indian Division 268th Motorised Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 11th Indian Division 29th Chinese Corps 92nd Chinese Corps 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Heavy AA Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 22nd Group Army 21st Light AA Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 106th RAF Base Force 823rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Defending units: 33rd Division Guards Tank Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion ================================

Nomad -> RE: December 27, 1942 (1/2/2022 1:37:27 AM)
December 27, 1942 Landed at Shortlands, no enemy bombardment attack, guess there is not much there. A number of Naval Bombardments with 5 old BBs seems to have neutralized the enemy. Air bombardment of Rabaul gave so-so results. Standing down the bombers to repair airframe fatigue.

Nomad -> RE: December 28, 1942 (1/2/2022 5:14:01 PM)
December 28, 1942 DA at Shortlands yields success. Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 5589 troops, 111 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Defending force 1147 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Allied adjusted assault: 108 Japanese adjusted defense: 11 Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied forces CAPTURE Shortlands !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 488 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 12th NZ Brigade 181st Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 65th Naval Guard Unit The 147th will march to Torokina and take it. It looks like there was a minefield at Shortlands, never hit any mines I have a 2 DMS minesweeper TF there to sweep the mines ==================================================

Nomad -> RE: December 29, 1942 (1/2/2022 9:48:19 PM)
December 29, 1942 Not much happened, swept all the mines at Shortlands, cleaning up the damaged port and airfield at Shortlands, 3 SeaBees and a USN BF will be there in two days. The first units moved into the hex SE of Ramree Island, the rest should get there tomorrow and we can see about sending the Empires troops off with a bang. [:)]

Nomad -> RE: December 30, 1942 (1/3/2022 1:45:02 AM)
December 30, 1942 Lost in my notes, I had a FTTF taking a part of an Infantry Regiment to Torokina It got there this turn. No bombardment attack from my opponent, guess his troops are still in bad shape from their defeat and retreat from Shortlands. He swept Ramree Island and I lost 5 P-40Ks, 4 in air-2-air and 1 ops. 2 Pilots were lost also. Ramree Island completed a level airfield 1 this turn.

Nomad -> RE: December 31, 1942 (1/3/2022 4:26:17 PM)
December 31, 192 Last day of the year. Starting tomorrow my torpedos improve some, most dud rates go down 20%. I did a Naval Bombardment at Torkino. His troops did not attack, which is good since my troops have no supply. I landed a small force on Tarawa with a FTTF. Recons showed it to have no troops. Recon was right. My force did not do a shock attack as expected. I am not sure I understand. Amphibious Assault at Tarawa (136,128) TF 67 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 136,128 Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled =========================================== Looks like I am finely in Tojo range at Ramree Island from somewhere Morning Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 12 Hurricane IIc Trop x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet CAP engaged: No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes No.14 Sqn RNZAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 36 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 Hurricane IIc Trop x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 28000 feet CAP engaged: No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes No.14 Sqn RNZAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 86 minutes Hurricanes can stand up to Oscars, but not Tojos. It looks like I lost 14 Hurricanes and he lost 11 Oscars and 2 Tojos. ============================================ I am seeing nothing or next to nothing on bases in the Gilberts and Marshalls. An interesting comment from my opponent on Discord in response to my stating that he had seen my CVs in the Gilberts a few turns ago That may be true - but don't feel like losing any CVs this early - especially over non-important bases I was surprised. Even a Naval Guard unit would keep me from invading before I got APAs. Invading Atolls with xAPs and even APs can be a losing proposition. But an empty atoll? I am all in for that.

BBfanboy -> RE: December 31, 1942 (1/3/2022 6:55:21 PM)
I think there is no shock attack on atoll landings if there is no AV on one side or the other. For example, if you unloaded construction troops or an HQ only, there would be no shock attack either.

Nomad -> January 1, 1943 (1/3/2022 7:36:19 PM)
January 1, 1943 A new year. As expected: Tarawa is occupied by the Allies He bombed the airfield at Ramree Island, I lost 2 x Hurricane IICs on the ground, I can afford airframe losses, as long as I don't lose pilots. He vacated the hex NW of Prome before I was able to attack, oh well.

Nomad -> RE: December 31, 1942 (1/3/2022 7:41:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I think there is no shock attack on atoll landings if there is no AV on one side or the other. For example, if you unloaded construction troops or an HQ only, there would be no shock attack either. When he made an amphibious assault on Tarawa in 1941 it triggered a shock attack the same turn.

Nomad -> January 2, 1943 (1/3/2022 11:07:28 PM)
January 2, 1942 Torokina is taken and the defender eliminated Allied adjusted assault: 64 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 64 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Torokina !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 245 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Defending units: 65th Naval Guard Unit ============================================== He is heavily bombing Ramree Island Morning Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 91 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 17 Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 31 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ramree Island , at 54,48 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 36 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb I have some AA units moving in that should make it more expensive for him to bomb I have no aircraft that can stand up to this size of air assault given that there is no railroad connection to move units in and out of the base. =========================================================

castor troy -> RE: December 31, 1942 (1/4/2022 12:04:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I think there is no shock attack on atoll landings if there is no AV on one side or the other. For example, if you unloaded construction troops or an HQ only, there would be no shock attack either. But then you can't take the base either. No assault value, no combat orders.[:D]

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