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castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 12:05:26 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 21, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 41 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 39 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Langsa (46,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5375 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 143 Defending force 4790 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94 Japanese adjusted assault: 72 Allied adjusted defense: 113 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 261 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 298 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Japanese are banging their head on the wall again but it doesn't matter much because even those failed attacks are a success for them actually as our combat strenght is decreasing as much as theirs but they can afford it and the Dutch can't... Assaulting units: 18th Naval Guard Unit 86th Naval Guard Unit 87th Naval Guard Unit 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy Defending units: Van Aarsen Cdo Tapanoeli Cdo 1st Garrison Cdo Medan Cdo Sabang Cdo 2nd Garrison Cdo HQ TC Sumatra while the Japanese have cleared Java we have further prepared our defensive position North of Darwin and we have also prepared for our first major offensive as we are going to land troops on New Britain... the carriers are covering Force Z and two USN heavy cruiser squadrons as they take position SW of Rabaul in preparation of a naval bombardment tomorrow... some of our task forces were picked up by nav search but DL is low and I'm not sure the enemy can imagine what is going to start tomorrow, no air attacks out of Rabaul were flown... a day behind are our amphib convoys going to Gasmata, some 700av consisting of a US Inf div, Aussie troops, some armor and lots of base forces and engineers to build up Gasmata's fighter strip into a level 6 airfield to keep Rabaul suppressed and provide a safe port for a cruiser squadron that's going to be tasked with naval bombardments of Rabaul... [image]local://upfiles/13774/E18EEE0869794FD0A790CDC7CB63F0DE.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 12:08:01 PM)
while I'm not afraid of KB anymore I'm not yet seeking a 1:1 engagement as it might result in damaged/sunk USN carriers even if we most likely could destroy KB so it's nice to get a sighting by Catalinas of KB going to Soerabaja today... after the bombardments go in at Rabaul I don't expect much reaction by the IJN and the only major airfield in the region will be plastered... [image]local://upfiles/13774/C80728EFF84A4AE2A33D6AEE23316DC8.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 12:13:12 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 22, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 Allied Ships CA Vincennes CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Astoria CA New Orleans CL Nashville CL Boise CL Mauritius DD Morris DD Walke DD Russell DD Mustin DD Hammann DD Anderson DD Hughes DD Sims Japanese ground losses: 1957 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 155 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 71 Airbase supply hits 19 Runway hits 134 Port hits 1 heavy and modern light cruisers work best for naval bombardments IMO as they are fast and deadly and when the USN leaves the place at sunset Rabaul's airbase was nuked... how on Earth not a single enemy aircraft was destroyed is beyond me though as there are at least some 100 enemy aircraft at the base... OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Vincennes CA Vincennes firing at Rabaul CA San Francisco firing at Rabaul CA Minneapolis firing at Rabaul CA Astoria firing at Rabaul CA New Orleans firing at Rabaul CL Nashville firing at Rabaul CL Boise firing at Rabaul CL Mauritius firing at Rabaul DD Morris firing at Rabaul DD Walke firing at Rabaul DD Russell firing at Rabaul DD Mustin firing at Rabaul DD Hammann firing at Rabaul DD Anderson firing at Rabaul DD Hughes firing at Rabaul DD Sims firing at Rabaul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Garrison Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 53 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Van Aarsen Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sabang Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on HQ TC Sumatra , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 18 F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AMc Wa 14, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Wa 10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk there were two coastal minesweepers on station at Rabaul which were promptly sunk... if the enemy wasn't aware of our carriers in the area he is now... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Wa 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 32 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed on ground E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 13 damaged Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 14 following the USN the USAAF shows up destroying more enemy aircraft on the ground... flak fire is insanely heavy, the B-17 could fly probably three such attacks and all units would need at leat two weeks to recover... Aircraft Attacking: 6 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 4 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 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D 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 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Yokohama Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Raid is overhead Training flight from Yokohama Ku S-1 has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 LB-30 Liberator x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb [image]local://upfiles/13774/E44C7DE4A20442ED84DB8B2B147362EA.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Langsa (46,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5194 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124 Defending force 4584 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Japanese adjusted assault: 22 Allied adjusted defense: 71 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 497 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled still no chance for the Japanese in terms of adjusted av but they are now inflicting destroyed squads within the Dutch defenders... not much longer here I guess... Assaulting units: 86th Naval Guard Unit 18th Naval Guard Unit 87th Naval Guard Unit 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy Defending units: Van Aarsen Cdo Sabang Cdo Medan Cdo Tapanoeli Cdo 1st Garrison Cdo 2nd Garrison Cdo HQ TC Sumatra

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 12:56:50 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 23, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 59 damaged Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-21-Ic Sally: 143 damaged Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed on ground E13A1 Jake: 38 damaged E13A1 Jake: 6 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 76 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 11 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 86 damaged Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed on ground H6K4 Mavis: 17 damaged H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-36 Ida: 25 damaged Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-48-Ib Lily: 11 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground D3A1 Val: 6 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Louisville CA Chester CA Houston CA Northampton CL Phoenix CL Honolulu DD Cassin DD Downes DD Flusser DD Perkins DD Cushing DD Shaw DD Conyngham DD Drayton DD Smith DD Mahan Japanese ground losses: 1393 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 99 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Airbase hits 22 Airbase supply hits 17 Runway hits 94 Port hits 1 don't know what the reason is but it's odd when you nuke a base and you don't even damage a single aircraft followed the next day but another nuke and now you also get all those aircraft... feels like the routine jumping over a code line... OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chicago CA Chicago firing at Rabaul CA Louisville firing at Rabaul CA Chester firing at Rabaul CA Houston firing at Rabaul CA Northampton firing at Rabaul CL Phoenix firing at Rabaul CL Honolulu firing at Rabaul DD Cassin firing at Rabaul DD Downes firing at Rabaul DD Flusser firing at Rabaul DD Perkins firing at Rabaul DD Cushing firing at Rabaul DD Shaw firing at Rabaul DD Conyngham firing at Rabaul DD Drayton firing at Rabaul DD Smith firing at Rabaul DD Mahan firing at Rabaul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 49 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 74 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 9 B-17E Fortress x 57 LB-30 Liberator x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb some 50 aircraft destroyed at Rabaul today, the base was inoperational from yesterday's attacks already... only one B-17 lost to flak today but another two dozen sitting damaged at Port Moresby now... [image]local://upfiles/13774/5CEF3F27A0BA4AAAB3106474A891BF1F.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 1:00:13 PM)
nav search from Gasmata has picked up two convoys today, not sure what this is exactly... Rabaul's airfield being neutralized and not a threat I have ordered Force Z and the carriers to leave our amphib convoys and intercept enemy shipping East of Rabaul, we have an ASW TF in the lead... the cruiser squadrons are on station at Gasmata where they can replenish from AKEs and we have 100 P-40E for CAP duty but I doubt we will either see air or naval attacks, the whole operation has been going very smoothly so far... [image]local://upfiles/13774/D1B692877FDA48169D8F4DE12B1050FC.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 1:15:18 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 24, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 9 B-17E Fortress x 44 LB-30 Liberator x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 17 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak LB-30 Liberator: 5 damaged Japanese Ships DD Oite, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage ARD Meyungs ARD, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 13 Port fuel hits 1 B-17 return to hit the shipping at Rabaul as we have spotted two ships in port... turns out to be damaged DD Oite and a precious ARD... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Port hits 4 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Yokohama Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Raid is overhead Training flight from Yokohama Ku S-1 has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 22 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 14 damaged Japanese Ships ARD Meyungs ARD, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,129 [image]local://upfiles/13774/46EEFD33B0D24B50A1EF9D53974199DB.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 18 F4F-3 Wildcat x 17 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Tokiwasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Shinmei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kennichi Maru xAKL Nagaragawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Miyako Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires the carriers move in and nearly missed the enemy convoys we spotted yesterday as I expected the enemy to turn around and move towards Truk but they actually moved South heading towards Lunga... at max range for 1000lb bombs both enemy convoys are spotted and the small freighters are hit hard, looks like supply convoys to me... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Tokiwasan Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Shinmei Maru Massive explosion on xAKL Shinmei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Miyako Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 113,128 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Genkai Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Saiko Maru xAKL Ganges Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAKL Batavia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire both convoys are attacked and most ships are sunk... Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Genkai Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 112,129 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Awa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Nagaragawa Maru, and is sunk xAKL Boko Maru xAKL Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Tokiwasan Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Awa Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Nagaragawa Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Tokiwasan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Choiseul Bay at 113,128 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Aiyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Ganges Maru, heavy fires xAKL Nissen Maru #2, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Daiten Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Aiyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Ganges Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Nissen Maru #2 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Daiten Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 40 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Tapanoeli Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Tapanoeli Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb oh boy, looks like the invasion of Ambon is already incoming, most likely the reason why we have spotted KB off Soerabaja... takes a couple of days until our reinforcements from Darwin will reach Ambon so that could become interesting timing... 4th Tank Regiment is loaded on xAP Hakusan Maru moving to Ambon. 2/Yokosuka 4th SNLF is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Ambon.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 1:20:03 PM)
Dutch patrol picked up KB and two other task forces leaving Java, heading South East... pretty sure that's the Ambon invasion force... with our Navy being occupied with the invasion of New Britain we will just let the enemy move in and won't intervene, if he's not bringing halve a dozen divisions Ambon is a good place to bog the enemy down after the landings as it's a jungle hex and we should have level 5 forts when the battle begins... I'd like to get the reinforcements in though, bringing our total av up to around 5-600... the airforce has been alerted but we are not going to fly offensive strikes against KB, this would only lead to aircraft losses for no gain at all... we've got 500 fighters in the area so KB would rather not fly strikes against our bases either though... [image]local://upfiles/13774/5F08132B84FF4226858F4A274B795B7D.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/18/2021 10:05:44 PM)
quote: castor troy: don't know what the reason is but it's odd when you nuke a base and you don't even damage a single aircraft followed the next day but another nuke and now you also get all those aircraft... feels like the routine jumping over a code line... My guess is that the first bombardment and bombing raised the MDL greatly so that the bombardment recon on the second night had no problems spotting the aircraft revetments.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 2:49:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: castor troy: don't know what the reason is but it's odd when you nuke a base and you don't even damage a single aircraft followed the next day but another nuke and now you also get all those aircraft... feels like the routine jumping over a code line... My guess is that the first bombardment and bombing raised the MDL greatly so that the bombardment recon on the second night had no problems spotting the aircraft revetments. still doesn't feel correct for me, there are days after days you hit aircraft (which are at the airfield) just to be followed by a day where not a single aircraft is even damaged at the base even that you completely nuke it. Doesn't feel like it's WAD and I seriously doubt that they have something like you describe in the code.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 3:00:49 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 25, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kangean at 59,106 Japanese Ships DD Murasame LSD Shinshu Maru xAP Huzi Maru xAP Hokoku Maru xAP Teia Maru xAP Tatsuta Maru DD Samidare DD Yudachi Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Murasame DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yudachi attacking submerged sub .... DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 50 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 47 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Van Aarsen Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Garrison Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 10 B-17E Fortress x 65 LB-30 Liberator x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 22 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged Port hits 2 flak fire is just too much for the bombers for continuos missions against Rabaul... out of the 60+ units spotted there many must be AA units... hitting something from that height coupled with the AA fire makes it pretty much a lost affair but we do want to see Rabaul's AA units using up all the supply at the base... guess suppressing the base will be the cruisers' task... Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 17 SBD-3 Dauntless x 82 TBF-1 Avenger x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Kasumi xAKL Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Mayachi Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Ina Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk xAKL Kennichi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Tientsin Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Shingetsu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PC Nire, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Yagi Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAKL Junpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Boko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire the carriers attack... Mundy nearly fooled me as I expected the two spotted freighter convoys to turn back and head towards Truk but they pressed on and moved South nearly ending up outside of bomber range... we catch them six hexes away from our carriers and wreck them... Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yanagigawa Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Mayachi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Ina Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Kasu-D Cargo class xAKL Massive explosion on xAKL Shingetsu Maru Massive explosion on xAKL Shingetsu Maru Massive explosion on xAKL Tonegawa Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Tonegawa Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PC Nire Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yagi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kennichi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Junpo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Boko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,133 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 TBD-1 Devastator x 15 TBF-1 Avenger x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Miyati Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk xAKL Saiko Maru, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk xAKL Biyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Nichizui Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk xAKL Hotsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kiku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage also the second convoy is attacked... not sure if there are many freighters surviving... Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 15 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Miyati Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Nichizui Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Biyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Saiko Maru Massive explosion on xAKL Miyati Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kiku -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 114,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk PC Take, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Daigen Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PC Take -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,133 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Biyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Kiku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Hotsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk nice one on the destroyer... even though just a second class DD I like sinking IJN destroyers and a 1000lb bomb should do her in that far from Truk... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Biyo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kiku Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Hotsukawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,133 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Kiku, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk okay, that's it for the little bugger... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kiku -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,133 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 No Allied losses nothing left afloat of this convoy... Aircraft Attacking: 16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Kennichi Maru, and is sunk xAKL Shingetsu Maru, and is sunk xAKL Yagi Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Boko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk still some ships left of the other convoy but those will also go down after the attack... looks like no supply for Lunga and Tulagi which are the only Japanese occupied bases in the Southern Solomons... Aircraft Attacking: 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. KB is moving South, three TFs spotted... really strikes me to see such a low number of fighters which is pretty much consistent whenever KB is spotted by nav search... looks like there aren't more than a couple of CV plus two or at best three CVL/CVE I guess... if we meet more than 150 Zeroes I would be really surprised... going into the Triangle of Death could be suizide for KB if my carriers were nearby but we are operating around New Britain... [image]local://upfiles/13774/44CB2448D3F34D00A0FF6929A26F3C0A.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 3:05:37 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Allied aircraft B-339D x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 11 Kittyhawk IA x 14 P-40E Warhawk x 45 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed No Allied losses enemy nav search has picked up shipping at Koepang and a good dozen Betties from Soerabaja show up unescorted and are all torched... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 12th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 76 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 7 B-17E Fortress x 66 LB-30 Liberator x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 4 damaged Port hits 7 Port fuel hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Yokohama Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Raid is overhead Training flight from Yokohama Ku S-1 has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 [image]local://upfiles/13774/1D557EA552AA490E9E2CE5F561ECEB04.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 50 D3A1 Val x 8 Allied aircraft B-339D x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Kittyhawk IA x 14 P-40E Warhawk x 45 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships MMS-52 it was nav search from KB that has spotted my ships at Koepang and it's again the question of keeping the bombers grounded or set them on nav search going close to an enemy base... it turns out badly for KB once more even though only a very small detachment of Vals shows up heavily escorted... we do lose some fighters but both the Zeroes and the Vals suffer more... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (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 to 5000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 12th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 19 Allied aircraft B-339D x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Kittyhawk IA x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 34 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed No Allied losses more unfortunate Betties from Soerabaja show up and those that don't turn back are shot down... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 3000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 12th FS with P-40E Warhawk (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 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 26600. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 D3A1 Val x 3 Allied aircraft B-339D x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Kittyhawk IA x 10 P-40E Warhawk x 33 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed and we also further decimate KB's airwing... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 12th FS with P-40E Warhawk (8 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 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 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pakanbaroe (46,83) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3651 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Defending force 272 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 65 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakanbaroe !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 274 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 2 some dot base on Sumatra... Assaulting units: 42nd Naval Guard Unit 43rd Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Padang Cdo Pakanbaroe Cdo

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 3:08:18 PM)
due to earlier carrier losses KB's main disadvantage will be the lower number of available fighters and we have just torched another two dozen of Zeroes for no result for the Japanese today... we do have several Dutch aces flying CAP over Timor... [:D] [image]local://upfiles/13774/5356547BD2054297985D69187F9FD20E.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 3:16:44 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 7 B-17E Fortress x 39 LB-30 Liberator x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Oscars rise up to meet the B-17 so the base damage allows CAP missions again... soon going to start cruiser naval bombardments... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 LB-30 Liberator x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 13th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 20000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 [image]local://upfiles/13774/9B394A0527A64342990F0FE6397B2803.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 50 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 39 B5M1 Mabel x 9 B5N1 Kate x 39 B5N2 Kate x 26 D3A1 Val x 34 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 21 P-40E Warhawk x 43 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed B5M1 Mabel: 5 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Allied Ships xAKL Oorama, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AM Warrnambool xAKL Sipirok, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Soerabaja, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Boelongan, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Pelton Bank, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Dai Lee, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Tamara xAKL Belawan, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Benkalis, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Wear xAKL Lee Sang, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Sigli, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Duijmaer van Twist, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Ngakuta, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Sipora, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage no doubt KB and the other spotted task forces are going for Ambon, as SIG INT already suggested... our troop convoy bringing reinforcements was ordered to cancel unloading yesterday when KB was North of Timor as I didn't wanted to risk getting them caught on the ships (about 80% were unloaded already) but we left the supply convoy at the base expecting Mundy to stand down his bombers after they ran into CAP at Koepang yesterday... well, he didn't stand the bombers down and a big strike attacks my supply convoy that is covered by only three USAAF fighter groups... my bad, the plan was to increase their number by another two fighter groups which seem to have been forgotten as they were still flying CAP over Darwin today... those fighters that were airborne sent a warm welcome to the incoming strike as they downed quite a number of Zeroes as well as a lot of bombers but 64 fighters weren't enough to annihilate such a strike even with a perfect pre warning time... in the end we lose all but two ships from our convoy but the IJNAAF again paid a heavy price for it... Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 14 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 22 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 1 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 51st FG/25th FS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 35th FG/40th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 35th FG/41st FS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Sipirok Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Belawan Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Benkalis Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Lee Sang Massive explosion on xAKL Duijmaer van Twist Massive explosion on xAKL Duijmaer van Twist -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ambon at 76,109 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 B5N1 Kate x 23 D3A1 Val x 16 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 17 P-40E Warhawk x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAKL Kini xAKL Sipirok, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Tamara xAKL Sipora, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Benkoelen, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk also flying a strike in the afternoon is probably more unfortunate for the Japanese than for us as our boys increase their kill tallies... Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 51st FG/25th FS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 35th FG/40th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 35th FG/41st FS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes Training flight from 2-Vl.G.IV has been caught up in attack Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Sipirok

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 3:19:36 PM)
entering the Triangle of Death has cost the KB over 100 aircraft in two days already... we lose more fighters than yesterday but Zero losses are severe again and the enemy will also have problems replacing all those bomber pilots with all the losses in the last seven months... [image]local://upfiles/13774/F771898BB1E0472D9A81BB1048B7B01D.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 4:13:19 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force [image]local://upfiles/13774/C132BDFAB8914ECC8228562A6550D1EF.jpg[/image] 372 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Samidare DD Murasame xAK London Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires DD Yudachi DD Harusame LSD Shinshu Maru Japanese ground losses: 360 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled invasion at Ambon coming in... the Dutch CD guns light up a big enemy freighter... Amboina Defenses firing at DD Samidare DD Samidare firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at DD Murasame DD Murasame firing at Amboina Defenses 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK London Maru at 5,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards DD Samidare fired at enemy troops DD Murasame 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 Ambon (76,109) TF 47 troops unloading over beach at Ambon, 76,109 Japanese ground losses: 414 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (0 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled) 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost in surf during unload of 15th Nav Gd 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 33rd Div /1 12 troops of a SNLF HMG Section lost overboard during unload of Yokosuka 4th SNLF Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 25th Army /1 Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 25th Army /1 17 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad lost overboard during unload of 33rd Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 33rd Div /3 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Yokosuka 4th SNLF /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 25th Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 244 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Samidare DD Yudachi, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Murasame, Shell hits 1 xAK London Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Harusame LSD Shinshu Maru Japanese ground losses: 281 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled the already damaged London Maru takes further damage and is in sinking condition now... Amboina Defenses firing at DD Samidare Amboina Defenses firing at DD Yudachi Amboina Defenses firing at DD Murasame DD Murasame firing at Amboina Defenses 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK London Maru at 6,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK London Maru at 6,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK London Maru at 6,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards DD Samidare fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 171 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 2 DD Harusame LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 112 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 5,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9167 troops, 126 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 349 Defending force 8483 troops, 123 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 Japanese ground losses: 12 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) wanted to increase our assault value to 500 but couldn't bring all reinforcements due to the earlier than expected appearance of KB... guess the enemy will unload more troops tomorrow but as it stands now even without our reinforcements the enemy won't be able to achieve anything here... we've got level 4 or 5 forts and it's a jungle/rough hex, our troops are fully prepped... Assaulting units: Molukken Mil'ie Cdo 193rd Tank Battalion 1st Australian Brigade Molukken KNIL Cdo 11th Australian Brigade Laha ML Base Force 41st Base Group 22nd Base Group 203rd Coast AA Regiment Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 15th Nav Gd /1 III/66th Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 4th SNLF /1 33rd Div /2 4th Tank Rgt /1 18th Division 1st Engineer Co 8th Tank Rgt /1 35th Fld AA Gun Co 25th Army /2

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 4:18:01 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 181 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 2 DD Harusame LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 5,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 5,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged 52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Kirishima BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Aoba CA Mikuma CA Ashigara CA Haguro CA Chokai CA Maya CL Isuzu CL Sendai DD Minegumo DD Michishio DD Hamakaze DD Hayashio DD Natsushio DD Kuroshio Allied Ships AM Warrnambool, Shell hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Kini, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Tamara, Shell hits 3 xAKL Wear, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 350 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 49 Port hits 15 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 we've spotted a big surface combat TF with KB the day when our fighters tried to defend the supply convoy at Ambon and the fighters were moved out the day after as we feared a naval bombardment... it came in today, has heavily hit the base and killed all remaining ships at the anchorage except one... the enemy has to go back to Soerabaja to replenish so that's a large naval force that has just been taken out of the operation... F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro BB Yamashiro firing at Ambon F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kirishima BB Kirishima firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at BB Kirishima Amboina Defenses firing at BB Haruna BB Haruna firing at Amboina Defenses BB Kongo firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at BB Kongo CA Kako firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Kako CA Furutaka firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Furutaka F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Aoba CA Aoba firing at 11th Australian Brigade CA Mikuma firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Mikuma CA Ashigara firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Ashigara CA Haguro firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Haguro CA Chokai firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Chokai CA Maya firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CA Maya CL Isuzu firing at Amboina Defenses Amboina Defenses firing at CL Isuzu CL Sendai firing at Ambon DD Minegumo firing at Ambon DD Michishio firing at 11th Australian Brigade DD Hamakaze firing at Ambon DD Hayashio firing at Ambon DD Natsushio firing at Ambon DD Kuroshio firing at 11th Australian Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 3 damaged Ki-21-Ic Sally: 115 damaged Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-48-IIa Lily: 68 damaged Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 32 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground E13A1 Jake: 27 damaged E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 36 damaged H6K4 Mavis: 19 damaged H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground D3A1 Val: 6 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 22 damaged A6M2-N Rufe: 1 damaged Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Louisville CA Chester CA Houston CA Northampton CL Phoenix CL Honolulu DD Cassin DD Downes DD Flusser DD Perkins DD Cushing DD Shaw DD Conyngham DD Drayton DD Smith DD Mahan Japanese ground losses: 1090 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 89 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled Guns lost 33 (8 destroyed, 25 disabled) Vehicles lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled) Airbase hits 21 Airbase supply hits 12 Runway hits 157 Port hits 19 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 3 our cruisers seem to be better suited for naval bombardment as we nuke Rabaul... we have AKEs at Gasmata so we can do a bombardment every second day... OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chicago CA Chicago firing at Rabaul CA Louisville firing at Rabaul CA Chester firing at Rabaul CA Houston firing at Rabaul CA Northampton firing at Rabaul CL Phoenix firing at Rabaul CL Honolulu firing at Rabaul DD Cassin firing at Rabaul DD Downes firing at Rabaul DD Flusser firing at Rabaul DD Perkins firing at Rabaul DD Cushing firing at Rabaul DD Shaw firing at Rabaul DD Conyngham firing at Rabaul DD Drayton firing at Rabaul DD Smith firing at Rabaul DD Mahan firing at Rabaul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 111 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Harusame LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 6,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 6,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 119 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 149 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Tatsuta Maru xAP Kamakura Maru LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare xAP Suwa Maru Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAP Tatsuta Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Kamakura Maru fired at enemy troops LSD Shinshu Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9063 troops, 126 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Defending force 11493 troops, 140 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 433 Assaulting units: 193rd Tank Battalion 1st Australian Brigade Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Molukken KNIL Cdo 11th Australian Brigade 22nd Base Group Laha ML Base Force 203rd Coast AA Regiment 41st Base Group Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 15th Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 4th SNLF 4th Tank Regiment III/66th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment 18th Division 1st Engineer Co 33rd Div /2 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co [image]local://upfiles/13774/3928E6BCBB364905A37BB28B6AD8C46C.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 4:27:28 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 30, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 131 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Harusame xAK Hakubasan Maru LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled the Dutch CD unit at Ambon is recovering disruption from the naval bombardment and is slowly getting effective again... 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 5,000 yards DD Harusame firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 133 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 1 LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled I expect every heavily damaged Japanese freighter that also shows heavy fires to be sunk if not very close to a major port... 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 9,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 9,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 9,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 9,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 123 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakonesan Maru at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tapanoeli Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Van Aarsen Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Sabang Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Garrison Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Allied aircraft B-339D x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Kittyhawk IA x 14 P-40E Warhawk x 45 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed No Allied losses Koepang is out of escort range from Soerabaja and just as another supply convoy made up of xAKL shows up also the Betties show up again... we do have an Australian double ace now, the first one in the war... note also all the Dutch aces... [image]local://upfiles/13774/E5761A8CC39E4FB09B048DD4C11B8834.jpg[/image] CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 26600. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 26600. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 12th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Allied aircraft B-339D x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Kittyhawk IA x 14 P-40E Warhawk x 45 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed No Allied losses all Betties got murdered... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (2 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes No.75 Sqn RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (4 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 26600. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 12th FS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 51st FG/16th FS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 26600. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 290 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 180 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Tatsuta Maru at 8,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kamoi Maru at 8,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 8,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 8,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 8,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10480 troops, 160 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 480 Defending force 14926 troops, 233 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) roughly 500 assault value won't be nearly enough to take Ambon... Assaulting units: Yokosuka 4th SNLF III/66th Naval Guard Unit 1st Engineer Co 4th Tank Regiment 18th Division 8th Tank Regiment 33rd Division 15th Naval Guard Unit 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: 193rd Tank Battalion Molukken Mil'ie Cdo 1st Australian Brigade Molukken KNIL Cdo 11th Australian Brigade Laha ML Base Force 22nd Base Group Amboina Defenses 41st Base Group 203rd Coast AA Regiment AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9063 troops, 126 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Defending force 13512 troops, 169 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 477 Assaulting units: Molukken KNIL Cdo 1st Australian Brigade Molukken Mil'ie Cdo 193rd Tank Battalion 11th Australian Brigade Laha ML Base Force Amboina Defenses 41st Base Group 22nd Base Group 203rd Coast AA Regiment AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 18th Division III/66th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment 1st Engineer Co 33rd Division 4th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 15th Naval Guard Unit 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/19/2021 4:34:42 PM)
KB is covering the invasion at Ambon and today we have spotted an enemy convoy coming from Soerabaja also heading towards Ambon, clearly more enemy units as Mundy realized he can't achieve anything with the troops there already... we have moved USMC dive bombers to Kendari, level 8 airfield to hit the incoming convoy most likely ending up three or four hexes SW of Kendari... all depends on KB, if the enemy moves KB West to cover the incoming convoy our dive bombers will most likely be mauled, their range has been limited to four hexes... [image]local://upfiles/13774/0E096553C2C945F18EC4699454C33887.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 4:34:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 01, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 306 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 1 xAP Argentina Maru LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kamoi Maru at 10,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Argentina Maru at 10,000 yards 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 156 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 180mm hits on that freighter... won't make it home... 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 5,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 5,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Hakubasan Maru at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 255 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Teia Maru xAP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 2 DD Yudachi LSD Shinshu Maru DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Tatsuta Maru at 8,000 yards 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Makassar at 65,107 [image]local://upfiles/13774/842A8AA15456401B8D817B385A4EB17D.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships xAK Toho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage AMC Saigon Maru AMC Bankok Maru AMC Kongo Maru AMC Asaka Maru LSD Akitsu Maru AK Ayatosan Maru xAP Teiritsu Maru xAP Teibi Maru xAP Ukishima Maru xAP Naminoue Maru xAP Palau Maru xAP Kowa Maru xAP Dairen Maru xAP Horai Maru xAK Nojima Maru xAK Syohei Maru xAK Kashii Maru DD Yamakaze Allied Ships SS Trusty Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled as expected the enemy convoy that was spotted yesterday is moving East towards Ambon to reinforce the stalled attackers there... we start off with Trusty sinking a freighter loaded with troops... looks like that's quite a big convoy, doubt Trusty has even spotted all ships... SS Trusty launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Toho Maru Trusty diving deep .... DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamakaze attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 33 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Van Aarsen Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking Van Aarsen Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Van Aarsen Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on HQ TC Sumatra , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tapanoeli Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 4:39:06 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Salajar at 66,107 [image]local://upfiles/13774/C7FFFF53D523422EA10E99B296EC44FB.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-2 Dauntless x 20 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Johore Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires AMC Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Kinugawa Maru xAP Naminoue Maru xAP Dairen Maru AMC Awata Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire CL Tama, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) despite having spotted the enemy convoy West of Kendari several times during the morning the Marines didn't fly a single sortie... during the afternoon we get a whopping 20 SBDs (out of 54 bombers there) to attack that high value target... scoring 1000lb bomb hits on three ships with troops aboard and the highlight, detonating CL Tama's magazines... the freighter and the two AMC will have a hard time surviving the bomb hits while it's probably not hopeless for the AMC... probably shouldn't complain after killing that light cruiser but having such a high value target next to our level 8 base and getting only 20% of our max sorties is just bullsh*t... Aircraft Attacking: 15 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 3 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Johore Maru Magazine explodes on CL Tama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 161 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire xAP Kamakura Maru LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kamoi Maru at 9,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 9,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kamoi Maru at 9,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kamoi Maru at 9,000 yards xAK Kamoi Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Kamakura Maru fired at enemy troops LSD Shinshu Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12090 troops, 195 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 487 Defending force 14980 troops, 233 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Assaulting units: 18th Division 1st Engineer Co III/66th Naval Guard Unit 33rd Division 8th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 4th Tank Regiment 15th Naval Guard Unit 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: 1st Australian Brigade 193rd Tank Battalion Molukken Mil'ie Cdo Molukken KNIL Cdo 11th Australian Brigade 22nd Base Group Laha ML Base Force Amboina Defenses 203rd Coast AA Regiment 41st Base Group AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Langsa (46,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5338 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139 Defending force 4436 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83 Japanese adjusted assault: 29 Allied adjusted defense: 97 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 346 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 425 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled we hold another day at Langsa but suffer again more losses than the attacker... Assaulting units: 86th Naval Guard Unit 18th Naval Guard Unit 87th Naval Guard Unit 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy Defending units: Medan Cdo Sabang Cdo Van Aarsen Cdo 1st Garrison Cdo Tapanoeli Cdo 2nd Garrison Cdo HQ TC Sumatra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9093 troops, 126 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Defending force 15272 troops, 205 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 486 Assaulting units: Molukken KNIL Cdo Molukken Mil'ie Cdo 1st Australian Brigade 193rd Tank Battalion 11th Australian Brigade 41st Base Group Laha ML Base Force 203rd Coast AA Regiment 22nd Base Group Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 18th Division 1st Engineer Co 4th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 33rd Division III/66th Naval Guard Unit 15th Naval Guard Unit 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 4:45:23 PM)
while IJN heavy cruisers are formidable opponents the IJN really lacks with their light cruisers which can't be compared to the excellent modern USN CLs... still, sinking one is nice as many of them can be upgraded to CLAAs that also carry some depth charges... CL Tama blew up 180 miles West of Kendari after suffering devastating 1000lb bomb hits by USMC dive bombers... couldn't find a picture in good quality of the real ship... [image]local://upfiles/13774/C878577D620B4C7BA83B323C5D417307.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 4:53:31 PM)
that's the current situation... as expected (better say hoped) KB was kept near Ambon to cover the invasion fleet there which enabled our SBDs at Kendari to inflict some damage on the reinforcement convoy... nearly no bombers attacked so the enemy could have as well got away completely unharmed today... as you can see we have sortied the fleet from Darwin, we are not going to directly engage KB but we are going to try to hit the enemy convoy which I expect to move away from Kendari in a South Eastern direction which could bring it in bomber range of my carriers that are going to position on the South coast of Timor... if KB is alerted by my airstrikes and moves in to cover the convoy we might see a carrier engagement tomorrow, KB has stood down it's bombers lately, after suffering losses to my LBA fighters so I expect KB to fully act defensively... our bombers are limited to 7 hexes, 4 USMC Wildcat units are tasked to fly escort... [image]local://upfiles/13774/DB955758327F45FC9A3B86838ACCB82E.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 4:56:39 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 02, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 167 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Brazil Maru xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire xAP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 1 LSD Shinshu Maru DD Yudachi DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 137 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Brazil Maru at 7,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kamoi Maru at 7,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 7,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ambon at 75,109 [image]local://upfiles/13774/1A04FDCD337D4FA98D32FA4C3A118EFB.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku CA Chikuma CS Chiyoda CS Chitose CS Mizuho DD Hatsukaze DD Natsugumo DD Hagikaze DD Arashi Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1 that's how we start the day... [:(] note the CS in the task force, something I never do as I order all my CS back to Japan on day one as they make great CVLs and increase KB's fighter strenght by another 100 Sams... SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Zuikaku DD Natsugumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hagikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arashi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Natsugumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hagikaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Arashi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Natsugumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Natsugumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Natsugumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Natsugumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Natsugumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 5:03:56 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 11,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/25F5F5CBFAC34CA4A979A71A091ADE98.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru xAP Tatsuta Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Kamakura Maru xAP Teia Maru xAP Brazil Maru xAP Argentina Maru xAP Hokoku Maru xAP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Hakusan Maru xAP Katori Maru xAP Suwa Maru xAP Huzi Maru Allied Ships TM-4 TM-5 TM-6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk TM-10 TM-11 TM-12 TM-13 TM-14, Shell hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 771 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 75 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled it's getting better as we ordered a Dutch PT boat squadron to intervene with the invasion TF still unloading at Ambon, the Japanese must have underestimated the time it takes to unload without the magic amphib bonus... was hoping for at least some collisions within the enemy convoy but the Dutch even torpedo hits on two fat xAP that still carried troops... we lose one PT to a direct hit... we really have had excellent results with our PT boats since the start of the hostilities... Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards Japanese ships attempt to get underway CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards xAP Hakusan Maru collides with xAP Katori Maru at 76 , 109 Range closes to 10,000 yards TM-13 engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 10,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru , xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Suwa Maru , xAP Katori Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Samidare DD Yudachi engages TM-14 at 7,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Hakusan Maru at 7,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards DD Samidare engages TM-13 at 4,000 yards DD Harusame engages TM-12 at 4,000 yards TM-6 sunk by DD Murasame at 4,000 yards TM-14 engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 4,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Katori Maru at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru , xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Suwa Maru , xAP Katori Maru , xAP Hakusan Maru , xAP Hakozaki Maru , xAP Hokoku Maru , xAP Argentina Maru , xAP Brazil Maru , xAP Teia Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Samidare , DD Harusame TM-14 engages xAP Kamakura Maru at 2,000 yards DD Yudachi engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards TM-5 engages xAP Kamakura Maru at 2,000 yards TM-4 engages xAP Tatsuta Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards TM-4 engages xAP Tatsuta Maru at 2,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru , xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Suwa Maru , xAP Katori Maru , xAP Hakusan Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Yudachi xAP Tatsuta Maru sunk by TM-14 at 2,000 yards TM-12 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards TM-10 engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 2,000 yards TM-4 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat DD Samidare engages TM-14 at 2,000 yards DD Murasame engages TM-12 at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Huzi Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Suwa Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Katori Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Brazil Maru at 2,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru , xAP Huzi Maru , xAP Suwa Maru , xAP Katori Maru , xAP Hakusan Maru screened from combat DD Samidare engages TM-10 at 2,000 yards DD Yudachi engages TM-14 at 2,000 yards DD Harusame engages TM-10 at 2,000 yards TM-10 engages xAP Hakozaki Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Hokoku Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Samidare engages TM-10 at 3,000 yards DD Yudachi engages TM-14 at 3,000 yards DD Murasame engages TM-11 at 3,000 yards TM-10 engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 3,000 yards TM-11 engages xAP Huzi Maru at 3,000 yards TM-4 engages xAP Argentina Maru at 3,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Katori Maru at 3,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Argentina Maru at 3,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Brazil Maru at 3,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Kamakura Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru screened from combat TM-14 engages xAP Argentina Maru at 2,000 yards TM-13 engages xAP Hakusan Maru at 2,000 yards DD Harusame engages TM-12 at 2,000 yards TM-10 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Katori Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Argentina Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Brazil Maru at 2,000 yards TM-14 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Suwa Maru at 3,000 yards TM-13 engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 3,000 yards DD Murasame engages TM-11 at 3,000 yards TM-10 engages xAP Katori Maru at 3,000 yards TM-4 engages xAP Katori Maru at 3,000 yards TM-5 engages xAP Katori Maru at 3,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Kamakura Maru at 3,000 yards Haviland R. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 4,000 yards LSD Shinshu Maru , xAP Huzi Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Samidare DD Harusame engages TM-13 at 4,000 yards TM-12 engages xAP Hakusan Maru at 4,000 yards TM-10 engages xAP Hokoku Maru at 4,000 yards TM-5 engages xAP Hakusan Maru at 4,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Argentina Maru at 4,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Brazil Maru at 4,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Teia Maru at 4,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Hokoku Maru at 7,000 yards TM-13 engages xAP Suwa Maru at 7,000 yards DD Harusame engages TM-14 at 7,000 yards TM-10 engages xAP Suwa Maru at 7,000 yards TM-4 engages xAP Suwa Maru at 7,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Hakusan Maru at 7,000 yards TM-14 engages xAP Argentina Maru at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125 Allied Ships CA Chicago CA Louisville CA Chester CA Houston CA Northampton CL Phoenix CL Honolulu DD Cassin DD Downes DD Flusser DD Perkins DD Cushing DD Shaw DD Conyngham DD Drayton DD Smith DD Mahan Japanese ground losses: 1719 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 137 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Airbase hits 21 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 79 Port hits 13 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 something we are going to see on a regular basis in the coming weeks... OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chicago CA Chicago firing at Rabaul CA Louisville firing at Rabaul CA Chester firing at Rabaul CA Houston firing at Rabaul CA Northampton firing at Rabaul CL Phoenix firing at Rabaul CL Honolulu firing at Rabaul DD Cassin firing at Rabaul DD Downes firing at Rabaul DD Flusser firing at Rabaul DD Perkins firing at Rabaul DD Cushing firing at Rabaul DD Shaw firing at Rabaul DD Conyngham firing at Rabaul DD Drayton firing at Rabaul DD Smith firing at Rabaul DD Mahan firing at Rabaul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 169 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships LSD Shinshu Maru DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 167 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Teia Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage xAP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 152 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Teia Maru at 5,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 5,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 5,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 5,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 5,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kamakura Maru at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Garrison Cdo , at 46,74 (Langsa) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 50 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 75 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 29 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking Sabang Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking Tapanoeli Cdo ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... Also attacking 1st Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking 2nd Garrison Cdo ... Also attacking Medan Cdo ... Also attacking HQ TC Sumatra ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Ambon (76,109) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 326 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Teia Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Brazil Maru xAP Argentina Maru LSD Shinshu Maru DD Samidare Japanese ground losses: 180 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Teia Maru at 13,000 yards 150mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Teia Maru at 13,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Teia Maru at 13,000 yards 180mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Teia Maru at 13,000 yards xAP Brazil Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Argentina Maru fired at enemy troops LSD Shinshu Maru 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13096 troops, 195 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 Defending force 14996 troops, 233 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 18th Division 33rd Division Yokosuka 4th SNLF III/66th Naval Guard Unit 1st Engineer Co 15th Naval Guard Unit 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co Defending units: Molukken Mil'ie Cdo 193rd Tank Battalion 1st Australian Brigade Molukken KNIL Cdo 11th Australian Brigade 203rd Coast AA Regiment 22nd Base Group Amboina Defenses Laha ML Base Force 41st Base Group AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9093 troops, 126 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Defending force 16389 troops, 205 guns, 191 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 Assaulting units: 193rd Tank Battalion Molukken KNIL Cdo 1st Australian Brigade Molukken Mil'ie Cdo 11th Australian Brigade 41st Base Group 22nd Base Group 203rd Coast AA Regiment Laha ML Base Force Amboina Defenses AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd Defending units: 8th Tank Regiment 33rd Division 4th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 18th Division III/66th Naval Guard Unit 1st Engineer Co 15th Naval Guard Unit 25th Army 35th Fld AA Gun Co

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 5:07:38 PM)
as the saying is, even the best plan won't survive the first contact with the enemy... in this case the enemy convoy that was hit yesterday was turning around and is retiring towards Soerabaja, most likely until KB is freed for escort duty... the damaged ships are limping towards Java but didn't make it far... the USMC divebombers were flown back to Darwin and our carriers sitting South of Timor had no targets to strike at... even if Mundy most likely didn't even realize it was the best decision he could make... [image]local://upfiles/13774/760138466EA44161983FBC20C9018734.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 7:23:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy while IJN heavy cruisers are formidable opponents the IJN really lacks with their light cruisers which can't be compared to the excellent modern USN CLs... still, sinking one is nice as many of them can be upgraded to CLAAs that also carry some depth charges... CL Tama blew up 180 miles West of Kendari after suffering devastating 1000lb bomb hits by USMC dive bombers... couldn't find a picture in good quality of the real ship... Here is one of CL Tama at Honolulu in 1925: [image]local://upfiles/35791/EA9042AD00DD4A47B4712FB6C5B04076.jpg[/image]

Q-Ball -> RE: AAR 42 (12/20/2021 7:53:41 PM)
Wow, you really need to just finish this game off and find another opponent.....Mundy seems like a first-class chap, but probably needs to work on his game. A couple random notes: 1. It's not a big deal, but WTF are Idas doing at Rabaul? The Ki-36 is about the last plane one should have at Rabaul or really anywhere outside of China 2. What's wrong with using the CS units? Agreed on conversion, but there are many months before you can convert them in most mods, you may as well use them. Lots of JAKES on search, some RUFES when those are available, and a few extra heavy AA guns in the TF won't hurt either.....(edit: except for MIZUHO, she should be ported due to speed)

WriterNotViking -> RE: AAR 42 (12/21/2021 5:59:05 AM)
I've been enjoying the regular updates, Castor. Once again an unusual situation you have here. Japan's glass sword is already showing chips.

WriterNotViking -> RE: AAR 42 (12/21/2021 6:00:56 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Here is one of CL Tama at Honolulu in 1925: Nice photo!

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/21/2021 2:39:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy while IJN heavy cruisers are formidable opponents the IJN really lacks with their light cruisers which can't be compared to the excellent modern USN CLs... still, sinking one is nice as many of them can be upgraded to CLAAs that also carry some depth charges... CL Tama blew up 180 miles West of Kendari after suffering devastating 1000lb bomb hits by USMC dive bombers... couldn't find a picture in good quality of the real ship... Here is one of CL Tama at Honolulu in 1925: [image]local://upfiles/35791/EA9042AD00DD4A47B4712FB6C5B04076.jpg[/image] thanks! These ships really look old, not WWII at all to me

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