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castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/7/2021 2:58:48 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 08, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sydney at 91,169 Japanese Ships SS I-159, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Alden xAP Perida DD Edsall DD Bulmer in this case a small escort of only three DDs for a big troop convoy was enough to keep the enemy sub from attacking a troop loaden transport... SS I-159 is sighted by escort DD Edsall fails to find sub and abandons search DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer attacking submerged sub .... SS I-159 eludes ASW attack from DD Bulmer DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Allied Ships CMc Pro Patria, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 1 enemy spotted a ship at Palembang and promptly sinks it... Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 4:33:32 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 09, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb no real combat happening this turn but we spot a convoy, most likely going down to seize the Solomons... we have ordered a cruiser squadron from Sydney to move up and engage if possible... [image]local://upfiles/13774/4D614E3CA3844964ADA72DF92DCF5DA9.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 4:34:22 PM)
also interesting, there must have been a floatplane carrying ship sunk... might have been a CL... [image]local://upfiles/13774/6F847351544A4C3EAE76C99FF25725D4.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 4:37:00 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 10, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Newcastle at 93,167 [image]local://upfiles/13774/7133D207259642FC8A67ADAE6F0435D4.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships SS I-173 Allied Ships CL Helena CA Astoria CA New Orleans CL St. Louis DD Mahan DD Fanning DD Dunlap DD Cummings DD Preston DD Smith short shocking moment but the torps all missed... that's the cruiser squadron I've ordered to engage the Japanese in the Solomons... would have been a really bad mission start to see a modern light cruiser being torpedoed even though the chances to sink here would have been rather small that close to the big Australian ports... SS I-173 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Helena DD Cummings fails to find sub and abandons search DD Preston fails to find sub and abandons search DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Smith attacking submerged sub .... SS I-173 eludes ASW attack from DD Smith DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 4:44:43 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 [image]local://upfiles/13774/B7A688E941A5453DA7539F7373BB22A3.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 12 B-17E Fortress x 21 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage BB Fuso, Bomb hits 27, on fire TK Kozui Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Toen Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Juko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK San Clemente Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS W-3, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SC Ch 7, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Kaizyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AO Tsurumi, Bomb hits 1, on fire CM Kamome, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 2 after our biplanes have hit the Japanese BBs off Java and further attacks by our subs the enemy had no other chance than to disband them at Balikpapan or have them most likely outright sunk... recon clearly indicated at least two IJN BBs at Balikpapan and it turned out it was Fuso and Hyuga... Kendari's airfield can support heavy bombers and in rather bad weather the bombers still perform excellently and plaster the BBs with dozens of bombs, also hitting several other ships in port... I do understand why the BBs had to be disbanded there, what I don't understand is the lack of CAP over the base while I doubt that three dozen Zeroes would have stopped the bombers though... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BB Fuso, Bomb hits 5, on fire Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 it would be good to take notes on everything to know how many torps Hyuga took previously to estimate her chance to survive today's attack... Fuso took over 30x500lb bombs today and still isn't burning heavily nor showing heavy damage... one just needs 1000lb bombs to at least do some damage with non penetrating hits... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Fuso, Bomb hits 4, on fire TK Goyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BB Fuso, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires TK Rikko Maru, Bomb hits 1 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sanak Island at 173,50 Japanese Ships SS I-123 Allied Ships xAK Olopana, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage mine layer sub sinks a freighter... no idea where Sanak Island is and the turn was long ago... xAK Olopana is sighted by SS I-123 SS I-123 attacking xAK Olopana on the surface Kanno R. decides to submerge SS I-123 due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137) TF 169 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 114,137 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 105th JAAF AF Bn /2 there's another convoy already unloading at Tulagi...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 4:47:04 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 11, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138) TF 149 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138 Japanese ground losses: 197 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 53rd Div /1 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div /1 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 53rd Div /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 53rd Div /2 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div /3 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div /3 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 53rd Div /3 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 53rd Div /3 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 53rd Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 53rd Div 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 53rd Div okay, that's a tad surprising to me as Mundy lands a full IJA division at the dot base of Lunga... it's only March and this looks like a fully defensive move already when he should be on the offense for at least another nine months if not longer IMHO... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Balikpapan at 66,98 Japanese Ships TK Ose Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage AO Notoro TK Zuiyo Maru TK Yuho Maru TK Tatibana Maru TK Samui Maru TK Ogura Maru #1 TK Nichiei Maru TK Itukusima Maru TK Azuma Maru #2 TK Akebono Maru SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22 Allied Ships SS KXVI finally a worthy hit... SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at TK Ose Maru KXVI diving deep .... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

Q-Ball -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 8:10:37 PM)
There are a few moves here last couple days I don't understand from your opponent 1. No CAP over Balikpapan: It would not have shot down all those 4E, but it would have disrupted the attacks and probably damaged enough of them that they would be stuck on the ground at Kendari for awhile where there is very little AV support. 2. Ships disbanded in Balikpapan: What are all those ships doing there? The BBs, maybe, but those TKs are toast....with heavy fires, they probably were full of fuel. A waste. 3. Not only is that a full division on Lunga (which doesn't make sense at this stage), it's a division that was restricted at-start....it was bought out to land on Lunga. That doesn't make sense on several levels. Mundy seems like a really good guy and hate to criticise....I wonder if you need to find a more skilled opponent It makes sense for him to go conservative right now having lost 2 CVs;

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/9/2021 11:44:32 PM)
+1 on Mundy making a lot of mistakes in his priorities. He appears to have thought that the Allies were too weak to strike back during the first six months and you have disabused him of that notion. Losses of shipping and heavy cover is probably the reason he is starting to build his defensive perimeter. quote: castor troy: it would be good to take notes on everything to know how many torps Hyuga took previously to estimate her chance to survive today's attack... Fuso took over 30x500lb bombs today and still isn't burning heavily nor showing heavy damage... one just needs 1000lb bombs to at least do some damage with non penetrating hits... I have seen 30 X 500 lb. bombs set unstoppable fires on a Japanese BB. But most of the bombs need to hit the deck, not bounce off the armoured side. Perhaps good die rolls and side armour hits are what keep Fuso from getting heavy fires. The system damage might still let those fires grow big.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/11/2021 5:45:51 PM)
Yeah guys, really no idea what Mundy is doing, there are certain things he's more or less serving me on a plate. Some horrible decisions being made but I'm sure he knows that too. The Allied are weak, the only thing that makes them look stronger at the moment is the fact that I have completely built a Schwerpunkt and that's North of Darwin right into the soft belly of the Empire. Playing the Allied just shows me once more how strong the Japanese actually are in the game in so many aspects. Get your aircraft production running and you field so much stuff by April or May that you can sweep away any Allied opposition if you don't do it wrong. The B-17s are a good example. I've lost more or less none so far, have roughly 90 operational on the map (all in one spot) and 15-20 in the pool. Now they are literally unstoppable at this point and we can do cool attacks like on the IJ CV/BB when they show up in port. But then I've used them a couple of days in a row against the same base just to find out on day three at least 30% need repairs due to their high service rating even against no opposition at all. At the same date as the Japanese I usually field 3-400 Sallies and those drop more bombs than the 90 B-17 and they can fly 24/7. Granted, they don't have the range and they are not unstoppable but one achieves way more with 400 Sallies than 90 B-17.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/11/2021 5:49:25 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 12, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 67,97 Japanese Ships SC Ch 9 AS Nagoya Maru AK Hirokawa Maru xAK Kuroshio Maru xAK Bandoeng Maru xAKL Kofuku Maru DD Ikazuchi PB Kantori Maru SC Ch 19 Allied Ships SS Truant Allied shipping is fleeing from Balikpapan now... all of it... we are not spotting a single base in possible range of our heavy bombers that shows ships in port anymore... SS Truant is sighted by escort Truant diving deep .... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub .... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 70,95 Japanese Ships DMS W-6 AS Nagoya Maru AK Hirokawa Maru xAK Bandoeng Maru xAKL Kofuku Maru DD Ikazuchi PB Kantori Maru SC Ch 19 Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-6 KXIII diving deep .... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manado at 73,95 Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi xAK Bandoeng Maru xAK Tamaki Maru xAKL Kofuku Maru PB Kantori Maru SC Ch 19 Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ikazuchi S-36 diving deep .... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 19 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 19 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tawau at 70,92 Japanese Ships TK Azuma Maru #2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SC Ch 20 AO Notoro TK Tennan Maru TK San Ramon Maru TK Ogura Maru #2 TK Nihon Maru TK Kaijo Maru TK Arima Maru #4 TK Akebono Maru SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22 Allied Ships SS KXI the usual misses but then KXI hits a tanker... 3 out of 4, well done... SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes at TK Azuma Maru #2 KXI diving deep .... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/11/2021 5:51:13 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 13, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 67,97 Japanese Ships DMS W-2 BB Hyuga, heavy damage BB Fuso DD Kagero CM Kamome DMS W-1 AS Chogei AO Tsurumi TK San Clemente Maru TK Goyo Maru DD Nenohi DD Shigure E Shimushu Allied Ships SS KXVI our whole sub fleet in the area is hunting the two damaged BBs now... SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-2 DD Nenohi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tandjoengselor at 69,95 Japanese Ships DMS W-2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Kagero E Shimushu CM Kamome DMS W-5 AS Chogei AO Tsurumi TK San Clemente Maru TK Kaizyo Maru DD Nenohi DD Shigure Allied Ships SS O23 O-23 kills a high value escort... SS O23 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-2 O23 diving deep .... DD Nenohi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shigure attacking submerged sub .... DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Do-24K-1: 1 damaged Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 11 looks like the enemy is preparing to jump onto Palembang... haven't reinforced the base so the Dutch there won't have any chance against any invasion... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/11/2021 5:53:42 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 14, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tandjoengselor at 70,95 Japanese Ships DMS W-1 AS Chogei AO Tsurumi TK San Clemente Maru E Shimushu Allied Ships SS S-37 SS S-37 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-1 E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu attacking submerged sub .... E Shimushu is out of ASW ammo E Shimushu is out of ASW ammo E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lanai at 181,109 Japanese Ships SS I-1, hits 7 Allied Ships AM Outarde KV Chilliwack nice try... in return the sub takes a hit and six near misses, should have to retire... SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Outarde I-1 bottoming out .... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack attacking submerged sub .... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML P 15 HDML P 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 9 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang , at 44,85 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4 No Japanese losses enemy starts bombing all around but with those numbers of bombers they won't achieve much and I'm not using these bases anymore anyways... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML P 14 HDML P 16 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Palembang (48,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CL Tama CL Yura DD Yugure DD Wakaba DD Arare AK Sakito Maru xAP Husimi Maru Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 388 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) here comes the invasion... CA Furutaka firing at Lahat Cdo CA Kinugasa firing at Palembang Cdo CL Tama firing at Palembang Cdo CL Yura firing at Palembang Cdo DD Yugure firing at PBg-Ld AA Afd DD Wakaba firing at Palembang Cdo DD Arare firing at Palembang Cdo DD Yugure fired at enemy troops DD Arare 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 Palembang (48,91) TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 48,91 Japanese ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) holy crap, two enemy divisions plus other stuff landing at Palembang... will be a short fight there... Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of 25th Army /1 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 25th Army /2 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 25th Army /2 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 25th Army /2 12 troops of a IJA HMG Section accidentally lost during unload of 56th Div /1 12 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost overboard during unload of 56th Div /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 56th Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 56th Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 18th Div 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 18th Div /2 12 troops of a IJA HMG Section accidentally lost during unload of 18th Div /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 18th Div /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 56th Div /4 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 56th Div /4 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 18th Div /3 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 18th Div /3 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 18th Div /3 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 18th Div /3 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 18th Div /4 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 18th Div /4 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 18th Div /4 Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn 12 troops of a SNLF HMG Section lost in surf during unload of 91st Nav Gd 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 91st Nav Gd 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of Yokosuka 4th SNLF /2 Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 56th Div /5 Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of 56th Div /5 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 56th Div /5 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 56th Div /5 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 56th Div /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 208th RAF Adv Base Force Wiped Out at Chumphon by attrition!!!

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 12:34:37 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 6,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/C51AF0F47BA94365B1B26CC6338CE29F.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Hibiki, Shell hits 11, and is sunk AK Sasako Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships CA New Orleans CA Astoria, Shell hits 1 CA Minneapolis CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2 CL St. Louis CL Helena, Shell hits 1 CL Honolulu CL Phoenix DD Dunlap DD Fanning, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Mahan, Shell hits 1 DD Smith DD Preston DD Cummings Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied cruiser squadron arrives at Lunga and only meets two first line destroyers and a big freighter unloading there... the enemy DDs show the usual better IJN night fighting but none of their torpedoes hit and in the end they were overwhelmed... Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching! Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Hibiki at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages CA Minneapolis at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages CA Astoria at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages CL Helena at 6,000 yards DD Smith engages DD Hibiki at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Smith at 6,000 yards DD Smith engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages AK Sasako Maru at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages CL St. Louis at 6,000 yards DD Smith engages DD Hibiki at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Fanning at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Hibiki at 4,000 yards DD Preston engages AK Sasako Maru at 4,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Umikaze at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Fanning at 2,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards CL Phoenix engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Mahan at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards DD Mahan engages AK Sasako Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Smith at 2,000 yards CA Astoria engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards CL Honolulu engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Smith at 3,000 yards DD Hibiki sunk by CA Astoria at 3,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards DD Mahan engages AK Sasako Maru at 3,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages AK Sasako Maru at 2,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Umikaze, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AK Sasako Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk Allied Ships CA New Orleans CA Astoria CA Minneapolis CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1 CL St. Louis CL Helena CL Honolulu CL Phoenix DD Dunlap DD Fanning, heavy fires DD Mahan DD Smith DD Preston DD Cummings Japanese ground losses: 145 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled after being forced out of the hex we have another engagement off Tulagi which was the primary destination of our cruisers and also Umikaze is reported sunk... Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Brown, Wilson crosses the 'T' CA San Francisco engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Umikaze at 7,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages AK Sasako Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Umikaze at 5,000 yards CA San Francisco engages AK Sasako Maru at 5,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Umikaze at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards CL Phoenix engages DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Mahan at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards DD Mahan engages AK Sasako Maru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Mahan at 3,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages AK Sasako Maru at 3,000 yards DD Preston engages AK Sasako Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA San Francisco engages DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards CA Minneapolis engages AK Sasako Maru at 2,000 yards CL St. Louis engages DD Umikaze at 2,000 yards DD Umikaze sunk by DD Cummings at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards AK Sasako Maru sunk by CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards AK Sasako Maru sunk by CA San Francisco at 3,000 yards Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 12:38:51 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 177 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Ships AMc Aioi Maru AMc Keijin Maru AMc Tamazono Maru 50 mines cleared won't take long and Singapore is a safe port for the enemy... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 71,94 [image]local://upfiles/13774/0E60FF9ADA7C4FBDA23D9F2B541CEC4D.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Kagero CM Kamome, heavy damage DD Nenohi Allied Ships SS Trusty, hits 1 Hyuga hit! So many subs operating against the two damaged BBs I was already really impatient about any attacks... Trusty attacks today and one torp hits home... I'd say Hyuga is in real trouble but the BB isn't reported sunk yet nor were there any floatplane groundlosses today... SS Trusty launches 6 torpedoes at BB Hyuga Trusty diving deep .... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi attacking submerged sub .... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 177 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Ships AMc Aioi Maru AMc Keijin Maru AMc Tamazono Maru 58 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang , at 44,85 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Palembang (48,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yamagumo AMC Bankok Maru Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Yamagumo firing at Lahat Cdo Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Palembang (48,91) TF 46 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 48,91 Japanese ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 64th Nav Gd /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 10th Garrison Unit 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 10th Garrison Unit 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 10th Garrison Unit 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of 42nd Nav Gd 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 accidentally lost during unload of 43rd Nav Gd 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost in surf during unload of 67th Nav Gd 37mm Type 01 AT Gun lost in surf during unload of 43rd Nav Gd /2 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 43rd Nav Gd /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 10th Garrison Unit /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 10th Garrison Unit /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 40th JNAF AF Unit 15 Aviation Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 44th JNAF AF Unit 15 Aviation Support troops lost in surf during unload of 44th JNAF AF Unit /2 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 42nd Nav Gd /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 10th Garrison Unit /3 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 10th Garrison Unit /3 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of Kure 3rd SNLF /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 69328 troops, 903 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 2967 Defending force 73246 troops, 724 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 1686 Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: Sasebo 8th SNLF 16th Engineer Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 5th Division 2nd Recon Regiment Imperial Guards Division 14th Tank Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 63rd Inf Group Brigade Tanaka Kanno 2nd Engineer Regiment 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 16th Recon Regiment 65th Brigade 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 41st Guard Battalion Maizuru 1st SNLF Yokosuka 1st SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 7th Indpt SNLF Coy 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 48th Recon Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 24th Nav Gsn Unit Kimura Det Guards Mixed Brigade 38th Division 7th Tank Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit 4th Tank Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ship Engineer Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 23rd AA Regiment 47th Field AA Battalion 8th Port Unit 1st RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 36th Const Co 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion II./4th Infantry Battalion 37th Const Co 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 39th Field Const Co 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Naval Construction Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 48th Field Artillery Regiment 40th Field AA Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit 38th Field Const Co 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 30th JNAF AF Unit 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Construction Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 16th AA Regiment 48th Field AA Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 81st PA Infantry Division I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment Jolo Constab Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division Cebu Constabulary 1st Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 2nd Constabulary Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion 31st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 3rd Constabulary Regiment 4th Constabulary Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 4th Marine Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion Negros Constab Battalion I Corps 4th PAAC Avn Sup 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion Nichols Field AAF Base Force 1st USMC AA Battalion 24th PS FA Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp !/23rd PS FA Battalion Del Monte AAF Base Force Clark Field AAF Base Force US Forces Far East II Corps Subic Bay Defenses 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 24th Avn Sup I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 11th PAAC Avn Sup 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25291 troops, 315 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 1292 Defending force 2038 troops, 23 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Japanese adjusted assault: 348 Allied adjusted defense: 22 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 621 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 30 (29 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Units destroyed 1 first deliberate attack at Palembang before the enemy has even fully unloaded and as expected the base falls easily... all oil and refineries captured intact... Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 67th Naval Guard Unit 18th Division 56th Division 91st Naval Guard Unit Kure 3rd SNLF 63rd Naval Guard Unit 64th Naval Guard Unit 43rd Naval Guard Unit 2nd Raiding Regiment 42nd Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 4th SNLF 10th Garrison Unit /1 24th Port Unit 39th JNAF AF Unit 42nd JNAF AF Unit 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 41st Field AA Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 13th Naval Construction Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 40th JNAF AF Unit 25th Army 44th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: Lahat Cdo Palembang Cdo Djambi Cdo Palembang ML Base Force PBg-Ld AA Afd

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 12:41:17 PM)
the reason for my cruisers going into the Solomons is not only to destroy enemy shipping and hopefully surviving but also to build up the so much needed night experience... as you can see on Mineapolis' night exp, that's what one succesful night engagement can do [image]local://upfiles/13774/33092E1EBA084CB581E7AB0F5EA5CFC7.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 12:48:44 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 17, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 177 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Ships AMc Aioi Maru AMc Keijin Maru AMc Tamazono Maru 26 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Langsa , at 46,74 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 [image]local://upfiles/13774/00F3ABF1C74144699FCEACF006E8985F.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 19 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 14 B-339D x 11 CW-21B Demon x 11 Hurricane IIb Trop x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 45 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AMc MMS C AMc MMS A AMc MMS B AMc MMS D, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk as was suggested earlier Mundy now uses Balikpapan to gain air superiority over Java but that base is just way too far away IMO and the enemy really has a hard time to achieve something against the massed fighters at Soerabaja as a wave of Betties shows up to engage shipping... we didn't stop them but they suffer bloody losses today... Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with Hurricane IIb Trop (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers No.243 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 15 planes vectored on to bombers 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 14 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G4M1 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 12 B-339D x 11 CW-21B Demon x 10 Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 44 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships AM Abraham Crijnssen TK Semiramis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Havfru another strike during the afternoon as the enemy attacks a big tanker convoy that is picking up fuel for Northern Australia... one tanker is hit but isn't in sinking condition and will be patched up at Soerabaja's repair yard and the enemy losese more fighters and bombers... this load of fuel (about 60,000 tons) is really needed as I'm absolutely struggling to have enough fuel in Australia for my fleet operations... not the enemy is limiting my operations at the moment but the lack of fuel... every available tanker being bigger than 8000 tons is tasked to ferry fuel to Australia... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with Hurricane IIb Trop (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers No.243 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 26600. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 18 planes vectored on to bombers 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 7 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 122183 troops, 1270 guns, 941 vehicles, Assault Value = 3129 Defending force 73472 troops, 723 guns, 301 vehicles, Assault Value = 1719 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 862 Allied adjusted defense: 3823 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 10203 casualties reported Squads: 86 destroyed, 484 disabled Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 117 disabled Engineers: 36 destroyed, 55 disabled Guns lost 103 (14 destroyed, 89 disabled) Vehicles lost 143 (70 destroyed, 73 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 3174 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 369 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 63 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Guns lost 44 (3 destroyed, 41 disabled) Vehicles lost 46 (4 destroyed, 42 disabled) another failed attack at Clark Field and the enemy loses two btn sized units I guess... we don't suffer a lot of destroyed squads and the disabled ones could be recovered if the enemy gives us time to do so... downside today was losing another fort level, now down to level 1... Assaulting units: 16th Recon Regiment 7th Indpt SNLF Coy 9th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 65th Brigade Guards Mixed Brigade Tanaka Sasebo 3rd SNLF Kanno 5th Division 6th Tank Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 38th Division Maizuru 1st SNLF 24th Nav Gsn Unit Imperial Guards Division 82nd Naval Guard Unit 48th Engineer Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit Kimura Det Yokosuka 1st SNLF 20th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 2nd Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 63rd Inf Group Brigade 7th Tank Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy Yokosuka 2nd SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 23rd AA Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 39th Field Const Co 16th AA Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 40th Field AA Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 38th Field Const Co 30th JNAF AF Unit 44th Field AA Battalion 14th Army 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 8th Port Unit 37th Const Co 36th Const Co 45th Field AA Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 47th Field AA Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 3rd Constabulary Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division Cebu Constabulary 192nd Tank Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 81st PA Infantry Division I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 1st PA Infantry Division 2nd Constabulary Regiment 1st Constabulary Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regiment Jolo Constab Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 4th Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 45th PS Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 24th Avn Sup 11th PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 61st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force 1st USMC AA Battalion I Corps 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp Negros Constab Battalion Nichols Field AAF Base Force 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion Del Monte AAF Base Force III/Prov'nl SPM Grp !/23rd PS FA Battalion Subic Bay Defenses US Forces Far East 4th PAAC Avn Sup 11th PAAC Avn Sup II Corps 24th PS FA Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Heavy AA Regiment I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 12:50:54 PM)
the enemy lost 20 IJNAF aircraft today for the sinking of a coastal minesweeper and a torp hit on a tanker while ABDA fighter units on Java lost 4 Hurricanes (1 pilot)... [image]local://upfiles/13774/621B1F87FBBD49DD89155018F3742ED9.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 12:53:56 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 18, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Siargao at 82,89, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Akebono PB Chitose Maru PB Keiko Maru xAK Kinai Maru xAK Hakkai Maru xAK Hokuroku Maru xAK Yokohama Maru xAK Matsue Maru xAK Syohei Maru Allied Ships xAK Lowana a blockade runner meets an enemy convoy... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 19,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lanai at 181,109 Japanese Ships SS I-3 Allied Ships KV Wetaskiwin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage KV Chilliwack the haunted sinks one of the hunters... SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes at KV Wetaskiwin KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang , at 44,85 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 No Japanese losses Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Praboemoelih , at 48,92 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 113828 troops, 1259 guns, 884 vehicles, Assault Value = 2536 Defending force 71012 troops, 719 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 1387 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 563 Allied adjusted defense: 2107 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5424 casualties reported Squads: 165 destroyed, 340 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 127 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 34 disabled Guns lost 25 (8 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 106 (31 destroyed, 75 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1518 casualties reported Squads: 62 destroyed, 222 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 55 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled) Units destroyed 1 I'd say a back to back attack after a failed one yesterday isn't all that much of a good idea but the enemy reduced our last fort level and killed quite a couple of combat squads today even though his troops suffered horribly too... Assaulting units: 14th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit 2nd Recon Regiment 63rd Inf Group Brigade 16th Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 48th Division 41st Guard Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 38th Division Imperial Guards Division 65th Brigade Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 5th Division 2nd Engineer Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 24th Nav Gsn Unit Kimura Det 7th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 16th Engineer Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion Maizuru 1st SNLF 82nd Naval Guard Unit 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 37th Const Co 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 8th Port Unit 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 23rd AA Regiment 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 48th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 39th Field Const Co 45th Field AA Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 16th AA Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 36th Const Co 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 30th JNAF AF Unit 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Army 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 47th Field AA Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 38th Field Const Co 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 1st PA Infantry Division Jolo Constab Battalion 57th PS Infantry Regiment 3rd Constabulary Regiment Cebu Constabulary 4th Marine Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 91st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 1st Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 61st PA Infantry Division 24th Avn Sup 51st PA Infantry Division 4th Constabulary Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 81st PA Infantry Division 2nd Constabulary Regiment Roxas Constab Battalion 24th PS FA Regiment II/Prov'nl SPM Grp Nichols Field AAF Base Force 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment !/23rd PS FA Battalion I/43rd PS Inf Battalion II Corps 3rd Heavy AA Regiment I Corps US Forces Far East Del Monte AAF Base Force 11th PAAC Avn Sup 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion Negros Constab Battalion 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 4th PAAC Avn Sup III/Prov'nl SPM Grp Subic Bay Defenses 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Praboemoelih (48,92) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4124 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 138 Defending force 1122 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Japanese adjusted assault: 39 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Praboemoelih !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 488 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 10th Garrison Unit Defending units: Palembang Cdo Djambi Cdo Palembang ML Base Force PBg-Ld AA Afd

Q-Ball -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 4:00:44 PM)
Good visual on MINNEAPOLIS....couple questions on gaining Night EXP: 1. I find sitting in a port hex, undisbanded (basically just sailing around) will get EXP up into the 50s, but generally not higher...is that what you find? Takes a bit of time. 2. To get higher, BOMBARDMENTS don't seem like they do much to add Night EXP, but they are easier to arrange usually than a successful night-fight. Is that your experience? Just curious.....

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 5:04:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Q-Ball Good visual on MINNEAPOLIS....couple questions on gaining Night EXP: 1. I find sitting in a port hex, undisbanded (basically just sailing around) will get EXP up into the 50s, but generally not higher...is that what you find? Takes a bit of time. 2. To get higher, BOMBARDMENTS don't seem like they do much to add Night EXP, but they are easier to arrange usually than a successful night-fight. Is that your experience? Just curious..... Yeah, sitting in a hex undisbanded raises both day and night experience, depending on the nation and ship types. For the USN it's either 50 or 55, I once knew it for sure but have forgotten again playing pretty much only the Japanese. But like you've said, it takes time, a loooong time. A single engagement can do that in one night if the ship survives. [:D] For me all ships with an experience of 55 are perfectly usable as night naval fighters, as long as they are in the 30s they won't hit much if anything. I have never seen a bombardment raising experience even a single point. The movement to and from the target may do, just as moving from SF to Sydney does. But then again, it takes time, a horrible long time which I usually don't have. So I go and look for opportunities to raise it otherwhise. If that means running into a couple of IJN CAs at night it can quickly mean game over though as I see them as the biggest threat in a naval engagement at night, even if the Allied ships have radar.

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 5:16:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Q-Ball Good visual on MINNEAPOLIS....couple questions on gaining Night EXP: 1. I find sitting in a port hex, undisbanded (basically just sailing around) will get EXP up into the 50s, but generally not higher...is that what you find? Takes a bit of time. 2. To get higher, BOMBARDMENTS don't seem like they do much to add Night EXP, but they are easier to arrange usually than a successful night-fight. Is that your experience? Just curious..... Experience level maximum without combat is set by nationality and type of vessel. I believe 50 or 55 is the highest level for US ships DD and up. For US small fry like AMs, AMcs, YMS, YP and PBs the maximums go from 25 to 45. The British ships tend to come with higher levels because they have been in the war for two years before the US came in. I also use single hex or short patrols to develop day/night experience for any ships not at maximum. Most players don't bother with small fry but I find they perform better when you max out experience, and the training game-within-the-game gives you some small victories in those early months as the Allies when you need some positives.

Q-Ball -> RE: AAR 42 (11/12/2021 6:29:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: Q-Ball Good visual on MINNEAPOLIS....couple questions on gaining Night EXP: 1. I find sitting in a port hex, undisbanded (basically just sailing around) will get EXP up into the 50s, but generally not higher...is that what you find? Takes a bit of time. 2. To get higher, BOMBARDMENTS don't seem like they do much to add Night EXP, but they are easier to arrange usually than a successful night-fight. Is that your experience? Just curious..... Yeah, sitting in a hex undisbanded raises both day and night experience, depending on the nation and ship types. For the USN it's either 50 or 55, I once knew it for sure but have forgotten again playing pretty much only the Japanese. But like you've said, it takes time, a loooong time. A single engagement can do that in one night if the ship survives. [:D] For me all ships with an experience of 55 are perfectly usable as night naval fighters, as long as they are in the 30s they won't hit much if anything. I have never seen a bombardment raising experience even a single point. The movement to and from the target may do, just as moving from SF to Sydney does. But then again, it takes time, a horrible long time which I usually don't have. So I go and look for opportunities to raise it otherwhise. If that means running into a couple of IJN CAs at night it can quickly mean game over though as I see them as the biggest threat in a naval engagement at night, even if the Allied ships have radar. That's all consistent with my experience for sure. The 18 IJN CAs are the core of the IJN Surface Fleet for sure......not the BBs.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 11:47:46 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang , at 44,85 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 [image]local://upfiles/13774/1DE842468B2C4695B800E8D62BFEA809.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 47 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 12 B-17E Fortress x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 41 Balikpapan is the only really usable enemy airfield North of Kendari so I want the base to be closed... quite a number of fighters on CAP now but the B-17 push through... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Sasebo Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 15 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 the D-model is pretty much only useful in attacks without opposition... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Sasebo Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling) 1 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 84 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 15 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 31 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Sasebo Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 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 to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 101026 troops, 1225 guns, 461 vehicles, Assault Value = 2276 Defending force 63586 troops, 671 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066 Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 9th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Kimura Det 16th Engineer Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 14th Tank Regiment Maizuru 1st SNLF 2nd Engineer Regiment 24th Nav Gsn Unit Imperial Guards Division 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 20th Ind Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF Sasebo 3rd SNLF 63rd Inf Group Brigade Sasebo 8th SNLF 5th Division 48th Division 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 2nd Tank Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit 20th Infantry Regiment 41st Guard Battalion Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 16th Infantry Regiment 7th Tank Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 4th Tank Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 65th Brigade 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 38th Division 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 16th AA Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 44th Field AA Battalion 83rd Naval Guard Unit 3rd Construction Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 23rd AA Regiment 39th Field Const Co 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Army 36th Const Co 1st RF Gun Battalion 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 47th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 37th Const Co 45th Field AA Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 8th Port Unit 30th JNAF AF Unit 38th Field Const Co 40th Field AA Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 24th Avn Sup 21st PA Infantry Division I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 1st PA Infantry Division 4th Constabulary Regiment 4th Marine Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 61st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 81st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 3rd Constabulary Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division Cebu Constabulary 2nd Constabulary Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment Roxas Constab Battalion US Forces Far East 4th PAAC Avn Sup 24th PS FA Regiment 1st USMC AA Battalion III/Prov'nl SPM Grp II/Prov'nl SPM Grp I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion II Corps Jolo Constab Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force Del Monte AAF Base Force 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 11th PAAC Avn Sup I Corps Nichols Field AAF Base Force !/23rd PS FA Battalion Subic Bay Defenses II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 11:50:35 AM)
8 B-17 lost in this strike today, which is a non affordable loss rate actually for nothing else than damaging an airfield that can be repaired... acceptable losses if you do a port strike and sink ships or in preparation of a major operation but if not really a must I have to think about it again... we lost more than 2 weeks' B-17 replacements and the B-17D is not really suitable to go in against enemy fighters armed with cannons... [image]local://upfiles/13774/C9C881EAF99F4EB587F2B58518E4EFD9.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 11:55:19 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 20, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Padang , at 44,85 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singkawang , at 56,88 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 [image]local://upfiles/13774/EC346C0B0B914A91AA41BE071DFE085E.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 20 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 23 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 4 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships xAKL Tatung xAKL Palawan xAKL Oriskany, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Lyemun, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk amphib TF made up of small freighters bringing supplies to Port Moresby is attacked by Betties out of Rabaul... there were no anti shipping strikes so far so I felt pretty safe and only had one squadron of Airacobras at the base when the strike showed up... while our fighters did very well downing lots of enemy aircraft we still lose two freighters including the supplies... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (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 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed No Allied losses these Lilies were butchered... CAP engaged: 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (12 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 112767 troops, 1258 guns, 873 vehicles, Assault Value = 2437 Defending force 63794 troops, 671 guns, 268 vehicles, Assault Value = 1093 Japanese adjusted assault: 396 Allied adjusted defense: 1207 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4759 casualties reported Squads: 160 destroyed, 273 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 97 disabled Engineers: 21 destroyed, 36 disabled Guns lost 64 (25 destroyed, 39 disabled) Vehicles lost 85 (5 destroyed, 80 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2373 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 303 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 72 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 52 (6 destroyed, 46 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled) Units destroyed 1 next assault at Clark at horrible odds... adjusted av for the enemy looks terribly and so are the losses... good thing we haven't lost a fort level but with over 300 disabled combat squads our combat power is shrinking dramatically now... Assaulting units: 82nd Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 8th SNLF 16th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 7th Tank Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment Kimura Det 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 2nd Tank Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 24th Nav Gsn Unit 63rd Inf Group Brigade Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 65th Brigade Imperial Guards Division 5th Division Yokosuka 2nd SNLF I./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Recon Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 9th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF II./4th Infantry Battalion 38th Division 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 48th Division 20th Infantry Regiment Maizuru 1st SNLF Guards Mixed Brigade 6th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 16th AA Regiment 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 23rd AA Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Construction Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 47th Field AA Battalion 39th Field Const Co 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 14th Army 8th Port Unit 83rd Naval Guard Unit 38th Field Const Co 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 37th Const Co 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 30th JNAF AF Unit 1st Naval Construction Battalion 36th Const Co 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: II/43rd PS Inf Battalion Cebu Constabulary 41st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 4th Constabulary Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 24th Avn Sup 81st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 3rd Constabulary Regiment 2nd Constabulary Regiment Roxas Constab Battalion Subic Bay Defenses I Corps !/23rd PS FA Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp I/Prov'nl SPM Grp Clark Field AAF Base Force 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 24th PS FA Regiment 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment II Corps Nichols Field AAF Base Force 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 11th PAAC Avn Sup 4th PAAC Avn Sup Del Monte AAF Base Force Jolo Constab Battalion US Forces Far East 1st USMC AA Battalion 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Heavy AA Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 11:55:40 AM)
Personally, I like to use the B-17D on ASW patrol. It would also work quite nicely on Naval Search as well.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 11:57:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Personally, I like to use the B-17D on ASW patrol. It would also work quite nicely on Naval Search as well. I haven't got enough of the E model and the LB-30 is also not available in the front line units yet so I have to make use of the B-17D, otherwhise I could only field something like 40 heavy bombers at best

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 12:00:05 PM)
the loss of two dozen aircraft isn't worth the sinking of two xAKL... Mundy didn't take Lae and Port Moresby is a fortress already which is further built up so I seriously doubt he will be able to suppress the base, out of Rabaul it's pretty much impossible... [image]local://upfiles/13774/E83FC8C0A436457084D203F15A2E641E.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 12:07:34 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 21, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 96,131 Japanese Ships SS RO-68 Allied Ships xAKL Mauban, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage enemy sub gets another freighter of the Port Moresby convoy, leaving only two ships to return to Townsville... xAKL Mauban is sighted by SS RO-68 SS RO-68 launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Mauban -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 96,131 Japanese Ships SS RO-68 Allied Ships xAKL Palawan, Shell hits 17 and the enemy bugger even shells another freither but no torps were fired... lots of hits but Palawan should survive... xAKL Palawan is sighted by SS RO-68 SS RO-68 attacking xAKL Palawan on the surface SS RO-68 low on gun ammo, Shibata A. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 16 B-17E Fortress x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 15 damaged A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 27 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 62 without a back to back attack and closing the base yesterday's losses would have been a complete waste so here we go again... way more Zeroes in the air than expected but our bombers performed better today also destroying damaged enemy fighters on the ground... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Sasebo Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 10 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 12 guess the airfield should be down now... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Sasebo Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 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 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling) 4 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 118 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 99905 troops, 1213 guns, 461 vehicles, Assault Value = 2241 Defending force 61210 troops, 666 guns, 265 vehicles, Assault Value = 862 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled we are below 1000 av now and we've started at over 2200 which is no good news... while taking horrendous losses in reducing this stronghold Mundy is stubborn enough to delete the Allied presence on Luzon, no matter the cost so there's nothing we can do... thought my troops would easily hold well into mid 42 but not against such an opposition which grew stronger and stronger every week... I've never employed that many troops in the conquest of Luzon when commanding the Japanese... Assaulting units: 2nd Engineer Regiment 41st Guard Battalion Kimura Det 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 14th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 38th Division 48th Division 2nd Recon Regiment 65th Brigade Sasebo 8th SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Sasebo 3rd SNLF 5th Division 63rd Inf Group Brigade 16th Engineer Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 9th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 24th Nav Gsn Unit Maizuru 1st SNLF Yokosuka 2nd SNLF Imperial Guards Division 4th Tank Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit 16th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit 24th Infantry Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 6th Tank Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Port Unit 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 37th Const Co 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 16th AA Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 36th Const Co 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 23rd AA Regiment 48th Field AA Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 38th Field Const Co 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Naval Construction Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 39th Field Const Co 30th JNAF AF Unit 14th Army 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 47th Field AA Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 8th Port Unit 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 4th Constabulary Regiment 2nd Constabulary Regiment 3rd Constabulary Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division Cebu Constabulary 81st PA Infantry Division 194th Tank Battalion 45th PS Infantry Regiment 11th PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Clark Field AAF Base Force Nichols Field AAF Base Force 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion Subic Bay Defenses I Corps 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion II Corps 11th PAAC Avn Sup 24th Avn Sup Del Monte AAF Base Force 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion !/23rd PS FA Battalion 24th PS FA Regiment II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 4th PAAC Avn Sup Jolo Constab Battalion US Forces Far East 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment two bombers lost in such a strike is something I'm ok with, total losses in two days are pretty much equal between the Zeroes and the bombers now but the Zeroes can be replaced in unlimited numbers, my B-17 can't... 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RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 42 (11/13/2021 12:29:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Personally, I like to use the B-17D on ASW patrol. It would also work quite nicely on Naval Search as well. I haven't got enough of the E model and the LB-30 is also not available in the front line units yet so I have to make use of the B-17D, otherwhise I could only field something like 40 heavy bombers at best I agree with that against a human but I have only played against the AI. But when you do get enough of the other models, you might want to consider having a non-withdrawing 4E unit or two stay equipped with the B-17D for ASW and Naval Search for your major bases while the Flying Boats are used at the smaller bases.

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