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PzB74 -> RE: Colombo next! (5/29/2005 8:44:44 PM)
Another quick turn! I got more time to spare now as I've handed in my thesis. Only thing that can ruin my wargaming now is a job shudder! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/08/42 Surface Combat Sent Tanaka to Lautern to sweep some PT's..only got 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships CL Jintsu DD Yugumo DD Hayashio DD Akatsuki DD Amagiri DD Asanagi DD Yunagi Allied Ships PT PT-67 PT PT-68 PT PT-73, Shell hits 9, and is sunk PT PT-74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Ki-27 Nate x 15 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 11 Ki-48 Lily x 6 Allied aircraft I-16c x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16c: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 25 Ki-21 Sally x 24 Ki-48 Lily x 51 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 23 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 3 B-17E Fortress x 41 Allied aircraft losses F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 33 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat I'm resting my troops and only bombarding Colombo today and tomorrow. Still no ground attack ac... Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47435 troops, 371 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21699 troops, 128 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported

PzB74 -> Tanaka spanks South Dakota! (5/30/2005 5:34:22 PM)
After a long lull in the fighting I have again put the Imperial war machine in gear! Time to give the yanks he11 again [8D] In the situation map it is illustrated how the liberation of Java will be carried out. There are ca 130-150k enemy troops on the island, but they have been dispersed among the different bases with roughly 30k in Madion, Tjilitjap, Soerabaja etc. The armies already in place in Batavia have therefore been ordered to advance into Soerabaja and Madion in order to tie up the enemy troops here. In the meanwhile another 120k troops are on their way to land at Kragen and split the island in two. Then the enemy outposts will be reduced one by one. Their destiny is sealed, the Emperor has foreseen it [sm=terms.gif] In Timor the 2nd Carrier Fleet with 200 ac will move closer to Lautern and support the battleship Ise as she moves in to pound the enemy ground troops. If there are more enemy ships in the area they will be destroyed. Ca 230 naval bombers have been put on alert in the surrounding bases. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/10/42 Surface Combat Tanaka was ordered back to Timor as yesterdays job was only half done. The small TF of 1 cl and 6 dd's met a large enemy battlefleet led by the brand new South Dakota. In a protracted battle Tanaka managed to surprise the enemy fleet twice and torpedoed a destroyer, 2 cruisers and the battleship [:D] All of the enemy ships were shot up, including 3 DMS. Two Jap destroyers blew up and the flagship Jintsu was hit by 2 16" shells that caused considerable damage. It should be possible for all of the (5) remaining ships to get back home safely! Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Yugumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1, and is sunk magazine explodes DD Amagiri, Shell hits 1 DD Asanagi DD Yunagi, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships BB South Dakota, Shell hits 2 CL Perth CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1 CL Mauritius, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Concord, Shell hits 1 DD Fox, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Pakenham, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Boggs DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 2 DMS Dorsey, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Yugumo, Shell hits 7, and is sunk magazine explodes DD Hayashio, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage DD Amagiri, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Asanagi, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Yunagi, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB South Dakota, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Perth, Shell hits 1 CL Hobart, Shell hits 3 CL Mauritius, Shell hits 6, on fire CL Concord, Shell hits 1 DD Fox, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage DD Pakenham, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DMS Boggs, Shell hits 2, on fire DMS Lamberton, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DMS Dorsey, Shell hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks The I-7 was brought to Lautern to stalk enemy cripples of Timor! She fails to hit an enemy msw and is heavily damaged by depth charges in return. Will try to reach Kendari... Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships SS I-7, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships MSW Bellechasse MSW Whyalla MSW Cessnock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bombardments The battlefleet has returned from India and hits Tjilitjap! Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2 BB Fuso BB Mutsu, Shell hits 7 BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 199 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Vehicles lost 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat We're unleashing the mediums against both Colombo and enemy troops on Java! Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 137 Ki-49 Helen x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 20 Aircraft Attacking: All Helen and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 20 Ki-48 Lily x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 59 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Allied aircraft Beaufort V-IX x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Kongo Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet (bombs..bah:-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,75 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 7 CW-21B Demon x 4 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 4 damaged Japanese Ships - Tanakas flagship is hit...by a dud! [8D] CL Jintsu, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 31,73 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 4 CW-21B Demon x 9 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships - David now knows that Tanakas small fleet was only a taster... BB Ise Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat A little rest and aerial bombardments did wonders! Enemy forts are down, our own casualties low - and even with 6 forts left we achieve a 1-1 odds! Better prepare the prison camps..got a few new railroads to build [:D] Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68189 troops, 382 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 22141 troops, 146 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6 Japanese ground losses: 358 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 467 casualties reported Guns lost 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Situation Map: Justice in Java [image]local://upfiles/1466/FBFFAF8AC758461D8AFBF8A87F5B954D.gif[/image]

PzB74 -> Increased fighting Java/Timor (5/30/2005 9:42:12 PM)
Intensified combat today as operations are coming increasing in magnitude! Tanaka managed to bring his ships back to Kendari and the heavies can now take over. Moderate to heavy losses are expected as my transports and surface ships moves into Lautern. There are mines, enemy PT boats - and a lot of bombers that can hit them from Oz. It has to be done..hopefully it will be a short operation. The carriers will move closer and try to provide as much air support as possible. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/11/42 Surface Combat Sent in my two remaining PT boats to recon Lautern but they only got in contact with their opposites... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships PT Gyoraitei #1, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage PT Gyoraitei #5 Allied Ships PT PT-67 PT PT-68 PT PT-74 Bombardments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CA Suzuya, Shell hits 5 BB Fuso BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3 BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 87 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 - No fighters here, they moved to Bandoeng...should have seen that coming. Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A large strike went in over Bandoen - and a dozen of P40's had a field day. I had planned for the Zeros at Batavia to provide escort but the raids were not coordinated. Have to make sure that this does not happend again!! Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 148 Ki-49 Helen x 27 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 25 destroyed, 10 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: All Helen and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 32nd USA Division, at 19,61 - only 6 Zeros escorts the second strike - but are able to fend of the enemy fighters. Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 6 Ki-21 Sally x 18 Ki-48 Lily x 34 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 16 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 5 A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 4 CW-21B Demon x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 4 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PT Gyoraitei #5 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 17,59 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 4 A-20B Boston x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Seems like I have to rest my troops after each day of combat...back to poor results again today [8\|] Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 67397 troops, 380 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21563 troops, 125 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 719 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 124 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David wanted to drive me back from Bandoeng and Soerabaja, but the forces were equal in size and the attacks were both rebuffed! This means a stalemate - pretty much as I thought. Ground combat at Bandoeng Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 25692 troops, 250 guns, 86 vehicles Defending force 27194 troops, 243 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 134 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 386 casualties reported Guns lost 33 Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 26131 troops, 287 guns, 18 vehicles Defending force 27850 troops, 217 guns, 7 vehicles Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 132 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 1296 casualties reported Guns lost 117 Vehicles lost 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Situation Map: Operations around Timor [image]local://upfiles/1466/087D93761197424BB3A3303A1BAA9D11.gif[/image]

PzB74 -> RE: Increased fighting Java/Timor (5/31/2005 1:25:28 AM)
Things were a little more...controlled in this turn! Tomorrow the first troops transports arrive at Kragen - they've been there before - so things shouldn't be too difficult [;)] Landings will also take place in Lautern tomorrow. In China I have moved 36 Zeros, 36 Tonys and 72 Tojos into Manila. Average exp is now 70 and I will send most of them to the South Pacific - the Marshalls to be specific. Desperately need to bolster my fighter force there. Truk and Rabaul are also high up on my list. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/12/42 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 21 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-48 Lily x 48 Ki-46-II Dinah x 4 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 29 Aircraft Attacking: All Sallys and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 20 Ki-48 Lily x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 51 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 107 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,73 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 7 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Hayashio, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,76 - tjhis CAP was overkill..poor sods! Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 8 A6M2 Zero x 66 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 8 Hurricane II x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed Hurricane II: 9 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,76 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 7 A6M2 Zero x 65 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hurricane II: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Tomorrow we make another deliberate attack... Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47288 troops, 369 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21403 troops, 116 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem - this was a 'recon' in force...the NLF unit destroyed itself in the process Now I know what I'm up against. A Bde and the South Seas Detachment should be able to handle a small base force and parts of an Oz division. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 72 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5531 troops, 84 guns, 6 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported

PzB74 -> Landings at Lautern and Kragen (5/31/2005 3:55:41 PM)
November 13th is my birthday...so in order to celebrate we landed at both Kragen and Lautern. Nothing like coordination [;)] As expected the only opposition was encountered of Timor! A few dive bombers broke through the CAP and damaged the heavy cruiser Maya. A transport also hit a mine, but the troops got ashore. I got another two tf's enroute - so I'll land whatever it takes. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/13/42 Surface Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships BB Ise CA Maya DD Makinami DD Natsushio DD Nowaki DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Asagumo DD Inazuma DD Namikaze Allied Ships PT PT-67 PT PT-68 PT PT-74, Shell hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bombardments Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Japanese Ships CA Maya BB Ise Allied ground losses: 177 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kragen, at 22,63 Japanese Ships CL Abukuma CL Kiso CA Chokai DD Wakatake DD Uzuki DD Shinonome DD Shigure DD Minegumo DD Yamagumo DD Oshio CA Myoko Allied ground losses: 351 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 32 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasions TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63 Japanese ground losses: 1412 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships MSW W.9 MSW Rokko Maru MSW Ataka Maru AP Kenshin Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 48 160 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Katori AP Koei Maru, Shell hits 1 CL Kashii, Shell hits 2 PG Yachiyo Maru, Shell hits 3 Japanese ground losses: 846 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 18 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16 Ki-48 Lily x 6 Allied aircraft I-16c x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses I-16c: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 51 Ki-46-II Dinah x 4 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 25 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wotje , at 82,79 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 45 B-24D Liberator x 42 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 52 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 45 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet All B-24D Liberator bombing at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 - the heavies got smacked...again! 20 were lost today [8D] Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 B-24D Liberator x 24 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged B-24D Liberator: 12 destroyed Japanese Ships AG AG-111, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage sinks [:'(] Aircraft Attacking: - 33/39 were turned back.. 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 9 Ki-48 Lily x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Lily and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 9 Ki-48 Lily x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 9 TBF Avenger x 2 CW-21B Demon x 5 Hurricane II x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed Hurricane II: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Ise CA Maya, Bomb hits 2, on fire - ouch, that hurt..55 sys + fire damage. Going home!! Aircraft Attacking: 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 3 CW-21B Demon x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Koei Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 65713 troops, 376 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21586 troops, 120 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) - I'm really sick of this darned place [:o] Japanese ground losses: 634 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 156 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2230 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 3281 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 2

PzB74 -> RE: Landings at Lautern and Kragen (5/31/2005 8:57:35 PM)
Todays actions went according to plan - well mostly [;)] Kragen was captured and I now got a door into which I can unload another couple of divisions. A heavy CAP was immediately moved into the size 1 af and a base force will be airlifted in. The plan is to move 60k troops to Soerabaja, this will give me almost 100k troops to take on the ca 30k Americans, including a full Marine Division. Don't want to underestimate those guys. It will be a gruesome loss for them though.... In Lautern the entire Bda is ashore and the South Seas Detachment will begin unloading tomorrow. The paras dropped over Dili knocked their teeth out as they shock attack a 4000 strong garrison. A cavalry brigade will be unloaded here tomorrow - this was my 'floating reserve'. I don't want the troops at Lautern to retreat towards Dili. 36 Tojos have been moved to Rabaul - I now have a sizeable fighter force here. Anoter 36 Tojos have gone to Kwajalein. I plan to move another 36 Tonys here - still don't have enough fighters to protect Wotje and the surrounding bases. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/14/42 Surface Combat 7 PT boats were dispatched of today without losses! Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships BB Ise DD Makinami, Shell hits 4 DD Natsushio DD Nowaki DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Asagumo DD Inazuma DD Namikaze Allied Ships PT PT-67, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT PT-68, Shell hits 23, and is sunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships BB Ise DD Makinami DD Natsushio DD Nowaki DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Asagumo DD Inazuma DD Namikaze Allied Ships PT PT-75 PT PT-76, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT PT-77, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT PT-78, Shell hits 20, and is sunk PT PT-79, Shell hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships BB Ise DD Makinami DD Natsushio DD Nowaki DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Asagumo DD Inazuma DD Namikaze Allied Ships PT PT-75, Shell hits 6, and is sunk ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bombardments Naval bombardment of Kragen, at 22,63 Japanese Ships CL Kiso CL Abukuma CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Runway hits 2 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasions TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63 Japanese ground losses: 1433 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships MSW Rokko Maru MSW Ataka Maru MSW W.9 PG Yachiyo Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 48 180 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Koei Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Kisaragi Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire MSW Rokko Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Katori MSW Ataka Maru, Shell hits 7 Japanese ground losses: 521 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63 Japanese ground losses: 1059 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships MSW Rokko Maru, on fire MSW Ataka Maru MSW W.9 PG Yachiyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Koei Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 48 95 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Katori AP Kiri Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Kashii, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 A6M3 Zero x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-48 Lily x 53 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 67 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1 (30 sys damage hit) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,60 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 6 A-20B Boston x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47327 troops, 367 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21430 troops, 119 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 172 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21462 troops, 211 guns, 5 vehicles Defending force 2241 troops, 0 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Catalina I: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 155 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2252 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 6264 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 563 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 4035 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 329 casualties reported Guns lost 2

PzB74 -> The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 12:30:22 AM)
This was quite a turn!! Were to begin.... Today David complained that his ac refused to fly - that happens when they stay grounded for more than one day [;)] Well, the whole kitchen sink in Northern Oz took of on anti shipping strikes today. That's why I brought my 2nd Carrier Fleet to Timor. No less than 50!! enemy bombers were shot down today. The Ise's superstructure was hit by more than 15 500lb bombs. She's not hurt badly, but 20 fires will undoubtdely bring sys damage up into their 20's. So she's going back to the yards. Battleships are excellent at swallowing up enemy bombs - their use in surface battles are.. dubious at best. So I'll use em for escorts, artillery and bomb magnets <G> 2 of the ships that carried a Cavalry Bde to Dili hit mines and unloading was delayed. This allowed the Allied units there to kick out my paras. I will therefore not attack Lautern until tomorrow - half of the South Seas Detachment is still at sea anyway, and disruption is rather high. There are alot of enemy subs around Timor, and today one of them caught up with the 2nd Carrier Fleet: the Swordfish put a torpedo into the Junyo and triggered a fuel storage explosion [:o] Sys damage is 21 and there are 20 fires blazing. The ship has been given an escort and will return to port in order to minimize damage. Will probably take 3-4 months to fix her. I think David deserved that little success - been long between them lately and this should make the game more fun for him...I hope [sm=00000436.gif] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/42 Bombardments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CA Suzuya BB Fuso BB Mutsu BB Haruna BB Kongo, Shell hits 2 Allied ground losses: 495 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Vehicles lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks Sub attack at 33,77 Japanese Ships CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Hatakaze DD Sagiri DD Ayanami DD Shirayuki DD Suzukaze DD Akigumo Allied Ships SS Swordfish, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasions Miked asked me about whether any of my ships had ever hit any of his mines before... I wasn't sure - now I am [:'(] Patience is usually the answer for most problems in this game! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships PG Busho Maru DD Natsushio PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Anzan Maru Japanese ground losses: 160 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Natsushio PG Busho Maru Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Katori, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 183 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 11 encounters mine field at Dili (31,77) Japanese Ships AP Kaedesan Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Ki-21 Sally x 25 Ki-48 Lily x 43 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 7 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 45 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 39 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 48 Aircraft Attacking: 31 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 5 A6M2 Zero x 33 Allied aircraft - look at this anti shipping strike!! B-25C Mitchell x 55 B-17E Fortress x 88 B-24D Liberator x 41 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 17 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged B-17E Fortress: 11 destroyed, 48 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise, Bomb hits 13, on fire DD Nowaki DD Asagumo Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 4 A6M2 Zero x 29 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 38 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 1 damaged A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 13 destroyed, 8 damaged Japanese Ships CL Katori, Bomb hits 3, on fire DD Natsushio Aircraft Attacking: All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Kashii Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 57,96 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Steel Mariner AK Sagoland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 1 A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 5 B-17E Fortress x 31 B-24D Liberator x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Inazuma Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 25891 troops, 219 guns, 7 vehicles Defending force 22780 troops, 163 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23346 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27691 troops, 210 guns, 80 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47564 troops, 371 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21485 troops, 118 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3955 troops, 19 guns, 4 vehicles Defending force 531 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 33 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2325 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 8841 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1

PzB74 -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 4:22:59 AM)
Most of my troops have now been unloaded at Dili and Lautern. The 10k troops in the latter base will try to capture the base tomorrow. I only have 2500 troops in a small Cavalry Bde in the former and they will simply stay there to force the Lautern garrison to surrender. I've hit quite a few mines, got a bb, cv, ca as well as several cls and dds damaged in this 'limited' operation already. Hope David has done his worst for now. Fortunately the fires aboard the Ise and Junyo have been contained. The carrier will get away with a sys damage in the 30's while the battleship got 14 sys damage. Of all my battleships the most fit one got 12 sys damage [:'(] Need a long rest soon... At Kragen a large army is forming up, in a few days it will march on Soerabaja. I've boosted Oscar II production: in 14 days I will finally be able to upgrade all of my Nates! Another long range fighter, no matter how dismal its performance may be, always comes in handy. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/16/42 Bombardments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1 BB Fuso BB Mutsu BB Haruna, Shell hits 2 BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 Invasions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dili, 31,77, firing at TF 11 TF 11 encounters mine field at Dili (31,77) TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Dili, 31,77 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 330 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Nowaki DD Natsushio DD Inazuma Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45 72 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Haaburu Maru Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Natsushio DD Inazuma PG Busho Maru DD Namikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45 196 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Nowaki AP Haaburu Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Inazuma, Shell hits 3 AP Atuta Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Anzan Maru Japanese ground losses: 198 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 15 Ki-48 Lily x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 64 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,62 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 17 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AP Otake Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 A6M2 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 8 CW-21B Demon x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Natsushio PG Busho Maru AP Haaburu Maru, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x CW-21B Demon bombing at 2000 feet 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 - hm, unescorted raid..but at least I'm making it difficult for David to bring supplies in. Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 16 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed Allied Ships PG Dawson AK Mormacland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Aaargh..4 engineer regiments - and they can't fu�king A reduce a single fort level in 4 attempts [:@] Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 67762 troops, 379 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21450 troops, 117 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 445 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 568 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23236 troops, 203 guns, 8 vehicles Defending force 22788 troops, 160 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2301 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 11445 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1099 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1684 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported

mogami -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 5:12:01 AM)
Hi, Engineers reduce forts but you have to get at least 1-1 (1 level) 2-1 (2 levels) 2 levels is max for deliberate attack. In shock attack you can reduce up to 4 levels if you A. Have 4 engineer units B. Have at least a 4-1 ratio You'll never reduce forts at 0-1

soeren01 -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 10:38:03 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mogami Hi, Engineers reduce forts but you have to get at least 1-1 (1 level) 2-1 (2 levels) 2 levels is max for deliberate attack. In shock attack you can reduce up to 4 levels if you A. Have 4 engineer units B. Have at least a 4-1 ratio You'll never reduce forts at 0-1 Are you sure ?? quote: Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 69734 troops, 414 guns, 4 vehicles Defending force 22690 troops, 154 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 7 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7)

PzB74 -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 2:51:41 PM)
Must admit that sounds strange for me too... Forts are the reason why I don't get a better odds and engineers are supposed to be the cure!? The first deliberate attack against Lautern achieved a 2-1 odds and removed the single fort there. Tomorrow we attempt to capture the base with a shock attack. Another 20 enemy bombers were shot down today. They only managed to hit 2 transports. An enemy Avenger also put a torpedo in a destroyer. Should make it home... While I'm taking damage to many ships, very few of the actually sink. That's a good thing and the advantage on fighting on home turf. The Ise is on her way to Shanghai, 15 sys damage. So it the Junyo with 35 sys damage. Still 3 fires left on the latter. In China I have moved another 27 Zeros, 54 Kates and 27 Vals back to Japan after completing their training. All units have an average of 70 exp. A few Chinese units have 'dissappeared' lately. I still got a few targets to practice on though, and new air academies have been formed in India and Burma [;)] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/17/42 Invasions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships PG Busho Maru DD Nowaki Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 45 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PG Busho Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks The USS Swordfish was reported sunk today - justice for torpedoing my carrier [:)] ASW attack near Dili at 31,77 Japanese Ships MSW Hakata Maru #7 MSW Atsu Maru MSW Asahi Maru MSW W.17 MSW W.11 DD Oboro Allied Ships SS Trout, hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 A6M3 Zero x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 18 Ki-48 Lily x 37 Ki-46-II Dinah x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 48 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 19 Ki-48 Lily x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 54 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Jinsai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Iwaki Maru APD APD-31 DD Hato Aircraft Attacking: All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships MSW W.11 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 A6M3 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 4 A-20B Boston x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships PG Hirotama Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 G4M1 Betty x 10 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Mormacland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage sinks AK Steel Mariner Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hato AP Iwaki Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 2 A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 7 destroyed Japanese Ships MSW Hakata Maru #7 MSW Atsu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 1 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,74 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Inazuma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Anzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 G4M1 Betty x 4 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Mobile City Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Donald McKay Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AK Mormacland, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 20573 troops, 192 guns, 7 vehicles Defending force 22826 troops, 160 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22628 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27569 troops, 213 guns, 79 vehicles Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47464 troops, 376 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 20916 troops, 98 guns, 1 vehicles Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12037 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5324 troops, 76 guns, 6 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 333 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 142 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2313 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 11552 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1099 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1690 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

PzB74 -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 8:53:22 PM)
Enemy ac tried to hit Lautern today but were turned away by my cv CAP! An escorted B-17 raid against Rabaul was also turned back without losses. In all 5 P38s were shot down without loss - guess that's not what David was hoping for. He will probably concentrate increasingly large numbers of the new fighter though... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 Surface Combat A couple of PT boats went into Dili but were repulsed by the escorts.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Dili at 31,77 Japanese Ships APD APD-31, Shell hits 2 DD Hato MSW W.9, Shell hits 3 AP Hotsukawa Maru AP Iwaki Maru AP Jinsai Maru, on fire AP Kaihei Maru AP Kidokawa Maru AP Kuroshio Maru Allied Ships PT PT-80 PT PT-81, Shell hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 44 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 4 B-17E Fortress x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses [8D] P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following strikes shows the extent of the training operations in China and Burma! Day Air attack on 38th Chinese Division, at 33,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 73 Ki-30 Ann x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 23 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 26 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 24 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th Chinese Corps, at 43,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 52 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 36 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 36 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet 36 x Ki-61 KAIc Tony attacking at 100 feet 12 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Chinese/B Corps, at 46,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 D3A Val x 16 B5N Kate x 8 Ki-27 Nate x 23 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 32 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo attacking at 100 feet 10 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet 8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 8 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 8 x B5N Kate bombing at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 9 Ki-48 Lily x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 11 Ki-48 Lily x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 55 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on South Seas Det. , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 B-25C Mitchell x 36 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed B-25C Mitchell: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AO Ondo Aircraft Attacking: 2 x CW-21B Demon bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat I'm just not getting the results I'm epecting from my ground troops. A shock attack at Lautern only gives a 1-1 odds. Will rest a bit and move in another few SNL units together with some paras. THEN we will capture the place! [:'(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 11558 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5090 troops, 71 guns, 5 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) annoyed Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 366 casualties reported Guns lost 39 Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22662 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27587 troops, 212 guns, 80 vehicles Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47804 troops, 377 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21232 troops, 102 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17726 troops, 169 guns, 7 vehicles Defending force 23067 troops, 162 guns, 4 vehicles Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1109 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1810 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported

PzB74 -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/1/2005 11:59:43 PM)
Another batch of Zeros arrived at Truk today. I'm slowly rebuilding my fighter strength and now got 130 '0s' in the pool. David will find it increasingly difficult to find undefended bases to bomb. Within 1 week I will receive a new CVE and a CVL. The latter will replace the damage Junyo for a few months. The 2nd Carrier Fleet will then field 1 cv and 4 cvls. In only 2 months the Taiho will arrive and augment the already poweful 1st Carrier Fleet. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/19/42 Bombardments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 107 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako, Shell hits 8 CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CA Suzuya BB Fuso BB Mutsu BB Haruna BB Kongo, Shell hits 7 Allied ground losses: 530 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Vehicles lost 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks An enemy sub is spotted by ac west of Kwajalein - an ASW group is directed in and subsequently sinks the sub! My subs SW of Pearl Harbour are spotting a lot of ship but refuse to attack the transports..the new sub doctrine settings! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 77,79 Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze DD Yuzuki DD Satsuki DD Yayoi DD Wakaba Allied Ships SS Tunny, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage sinks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 108,75 Japanese Ships SS I-22 Allied Ships MSW Canso MSW Bayfield TK Talang Akar AP Manunda AP President Polk AP President Adams MSW Rockhampton MSW Bowen MSW Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Bad weather grounds much of my CAP over Timor and Allied ac hits a number of smaller vessel. Most of them will be retreating during the night. I redirected my bombers against the airfields in Colombo and destroyed 12 Wellingtons and a few Catalinas on the ground. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 24 Ki-48 Lily x 25 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 46 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 101 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 5 destroyed Catalina I: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 51 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 A6M3 Zero x 17 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-48 Lily x 51 Ki-46-II Dinah x 4 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 60 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on South Seas Det. , at 33,78 - tjhis attack severly disrupted the unit! A poweful CAP will be provided before the next deliberate attack. Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 3 B-17E Fortress x 33 B-24D Liberator x 24 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Aircraft Attacking: 33 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 24 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 3 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Oboro, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 31 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Oboro, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Hakata Maru #7 MSW Atsu Maru MSW Asahi Maru MSW W.11, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW W.17, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 16 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Jinsai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Kaihei Maru APD APD-31 Aircraft Attacking: All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 - the Nates defeated this attack! Well done [:)] Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 6 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 3 A-20B Boston x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kuma Aircraft Attacking: 2 x CW-21B Demon bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Oboro, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x CW-21B Demon bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships MSW W.17, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Finally the forts were reduced a level in Colombo. 'Only' 5 to go... Will try a deliberate attack every second day from now on. Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68217 troops, 383 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21311 troops, 111 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese ground losses: 727 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 517 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Situation Map: Java The map shows how the Marines in Soerabaja have been circled in. All that remains is to march the newly arrived Army in and start reducing the forts... It will be a tough struggle! [image]local://upfiles/1466/8B0A7FC21F53485CB329EA546159299B.gif[/image]

PzB74 -> RE: The carrier Junyo is torpedoed! (6/2/2005 2:35:50 AM)
The battle for Timor drags out...me not like! The troops in Lautern are low in supplies, the small Bde at Dili got most of the 1600 supplies..grmf! I'll shot that quartermaster! So I'll bring in supplies and another large SNLF unit - if necessary. It's mostly a sideshow, but I just didn't manage to capture the place as quickly as I hoped and now have to stay within LBA range and provide targets for enemy subs. I decided to wait another day before attacking in Colombo again: disruption surges to ca 75 after a single attack and it take two days to get it back down to their 20's again. The troops attack much more efficiently then. The light carrier Zuiho was hit by a searchplane (Catalina) - I was afraid she had again suffered heavy damage, but 12 sys damage wasn't too bad. Also got 6 fires to put out. It is the very same ship that got hit twice by Dutch Do-24s during the first invasion of the DEI. A really, really unlucky 'boat'... Will probably be torpedoed soon [:'(] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/20/42 Surface Combat A fast transport mission carrying 2 NLF units killed a lone PT boat...unfortunately the spine less Captain turned back to Kendari [:@] He's been ordered to turn 180 degrees and unload tomorrow or report to the Special Warfare Unit of the Navy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Haguro CA Ashigara CA Mogami CL Yura CL Kuma DD Makigumo DD Makinami DD Kuroshio DD Hatsukaze DD Arashi DD Arashio DD Asagumo DD Yugure DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships PT PT-80, Shell hits 41, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------- Bombardments Going to retire my battleships now - they're in need of a long R&R! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 185 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6 CA Aoba CA Suzuya BB Fuso, Shell hits 14 BB Mutsu BB Haruna, Shell hits 4 BB Kongo, Shell hits 7 Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Guns lost 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub ASW Combat A lot of sub acitivity today... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 67,44 - again US torpedoes hit something... Japanese Ships DD Nenohi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Shonan Maru #17 PC Shonan Maru #6 PC Shonan Maru #2 PC Shonan Maru #1 DD Naganami Allied Ships - the DD will live and the Barb got a bad shaking in return! SS Barb, hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,77 - I don't like to hang around in sub infected waters...therefore the delay in capturing Lautern is most annoying! Japanese Ships CS Nisshin DD Hatakaze DD Sagiri DD Ayanami CA Nachi Allied Ships SS O23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 65,44 Japanese Ships PC Ch 9 PC Ch 7 PC Ch 6 PC Takunan Maru #5 PC Takuna Maru #7 DD Hatsushima Allied Ships SS Gunnel, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 26 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 3 destroyed Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 50 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 102 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 3 destroyed Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 98 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 A6M3 Zero x 17 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 52 Ki-46-II Dinah x 4 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 89 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 33,78 Ordered my carriers to pound the garrison at Lautern...with reasonably good results. Disruption will now soar in the Oz div [:)] Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 D3A Val x 19 B5N Kate x 56 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All B5N Kate bombing at 8000 feet 19 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 5 A6M2 Zero x 53 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 14 B-26B Marauder x 40 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 22 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 17 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Lautem Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5404 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 4893 troops, 64 guns, 5 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22754 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27613 troops, 214 guns, 83 vehicles Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47706 troops, 374 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 20902 troops, 106 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17983 troops, 171 guns, 8 vehicles Defending force 22378 troops, 149 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported

PzB74 -> Lautern falls! (6/2/2005 5:03:14 AM)
The turn started rather badly as subs hit two of my fleet oilers fuel cargo catches fire is NOT a pleasent message to get! Anyway - the day was saved - mostly by chance: Thought I had cancelled the shock attacks at Lautern...must have goofed it up cause my troops attacked again today: and captured the base [:)] 5000 Oz PoWs were taken... A large CAP prevented Allied bombers from intervening and another carrier strike further suppressed the defenders. Now I can finally turn my Cv Fleet and head away from the cursed place. Dili still remains with a garrison of 5000 troops, but the size 1 af can't threaten me. In a week or so I will have bombers ready in Macassar and blast the place into rubble before landing reinforcements. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/21/42 Invasions My fast transports finally delivers their load... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 33 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) TF 33 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Arashi DD Hatsukaze DD Ikazuchi DD Yugure DD Makinami Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 33 272 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Arashi, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 397 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Sub/ASW Combat A nice departing present from the Dutch subs around Timor...not one, but two fleet oilers were torched today - and oh how they burn! [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,77 Japanese Ships AO Iro, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PC Showa Maru #3 PC Seki Maru #2 PG Hirotama Maru Allied Ships SS KXVI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,77 Japanese Ships AO Iro, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,77 Japanese Ships AO Naruto, Torpedo hits 2, on fire PC Showa Maru #3 PC Seki Maru #2 PG Hirotama Maru Allied Ships SS KXVI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 23 Ki-48 Lily x 23 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 61 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 68 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 37 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 A6M3 Zero x 17 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 50 Ki-46-II Dinah x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 93 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 39 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 33 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 25000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 D3A Val x 19 B5N Kate x 56 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 2 Brewster 339D x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Aircraft Attacking: All B5N Kate bombing at 8000 feet 19 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 4 A6M2 Zero x 52 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,73 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Jinsai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AO Iro, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x CW-21B Demon bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Lautem Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 10765 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 4725 troops, 59 guns, 6 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem base !!! YES! [&o] Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 222 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 5570 casualties reported [8D] Guns lost 55 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47875 troops, 382 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21130 troops, 111 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Guns lost 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nomad -> RE: Lautern falls! (6/2/2005 5:48:56 AM)
John, you're not really thinking about getting a * job **. [:D]

PzB74 -> RE: Lautern falls! (6/2/2005 6:35:00 PM)
Hi Ken, long time [:)] Yeah, it may be an unavoidable...destiny! Need a few $$ to fund my warmongering! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/22/42 Air Combat Destroyed 12 ac at the ruined air field at Colombo today. It's a kind of magic that new ac can continue to appear there... At Rabaul 32 P38's escorted in a heavy bomber raid! 10 enemy fighters were shot down for 7 Jap ones, but another 10 heavies followed suit and half the force was turned away. I've now moved in another 40 fighters. Will be costly to bomb Rabaul.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 25 Ki-48 Lily x 31 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 47 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22 Ki-21 Sally x 90 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Catalina I: 1 destroyed Wellington III: 6 destroyed Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 80 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 A6M3 Zero x 16 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 52 Ki-46-II Dinah x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 49 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 - here comes the welcome committee... Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 F-5A Lightning x 3 B-17E Fortress x 39 No Allied losses Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 51 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet 15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 56 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 32 B-17E Fortress x 33 B-24D Liberator x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged B-24D Liberator: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 25000 feet 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 25000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 F-5A Lightning x 1 B-25C Mitchell x 36 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 23 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat We ground down another fort today - it's slow going but the enemy is taking more and more casualties. Going to rest for another 2 days now before the next assault goes in. Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68526 troops, 384 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21315 troops, 115 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 [:)] Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 526 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 571 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22800 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27598 troops, 217 guns, 83 vehicles Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 18269 troops, 172 guns, 7 vehicles Defending force 22641 troops, 157 guns, 4 vehicles Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 1

PzB74 -> RE: Lautern falls! (6/2/2005 11:24:20 PM)
The most quiet turn for a while... Only the 'routine' bombing missions. A large army is now pooring into Soerabaja and the first deliberate attack will take place in 2 days. My navy really needs 2-3 months for R&R now - a full scale offensive has been going on for almost a whole year!!! That's a long time, but in a few short months all of the objectives will have been met and the long defensive struggle can begin. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/23/42 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-48 Lily x 28 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 31 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21 Ki-21 Sally x 86 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 43 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 A6M3 Zero x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 25 Ki-48 Lily x 53 Ki-49 Helen x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 71 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 - look at this massive strike... Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 5 B-17E Fortress x 98 B-24D Liberator x 45 No Allied losses Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 13 Runway hits 123 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23608 troops, 245 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27581 troops, 216 guns, 84 vehicles Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47966 troops, 373 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 20799 troops, 99 guns, 1 vehicles Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 18395 troops, 173 guns, 7 vehicles Defending force 22682 troops, 158 guns, 4 vehicles Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1

PzB74 -> RE: Lautern falls! (6/3/2005 4:54:31 PM)
Another quiet turn! For tomorrow I have ordered another deliberate attack against Colombo as well as Soerabaja. In the latter I now have 130k troops against ca 30k Allies. I hope it is possible to overwhelm the garrison.. that depends on how many forts that have been dug there. Quite a few I guess, cause that's a supply producing base.... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/24/42 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madioen , at 21,64 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 24 Ki-48 Lily x 36 Ki-49 Helen x 22 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 33 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Jaluit , at 81,84 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 41 No Allied losses Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 33 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 24 B-26B Marauder x 18 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat The bulk of the Army has now arrived at Soerabaja! The bombardment attacks are taking an increasingly heavy toll of the defenders - and I still have 3 arty units enroute! Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 72976 troops, 673 guns, 9 vehicles Defending force 22904 troops, 163 guns, 5 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 183 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23627 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 27625 troops, 217 guns, 84 vehicles Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported

PzB74 -> 3rd Marines under heavy pressure! (6/3/2005 8:26:18 PM)
The 3rd Marines and supporting units came under heavy pressure today as a large Japanese Army started assaulting their position in Soerabaja. A 2-1 odds was achieved and forts reduced to level 5! How longe can they hold out? In Japan a new escort carrier with radar got its air wing: 27 Kates with an average of 70 exp - fresh out of China! Tomorrow a light carrier will also arrive from its shakedown cruise. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/25/42 Surface Combat The surviving HMS Indestructible showed up off Timor and launched a puny attack against my garrison there - just beyond range of my naval bombers. My msw's were also out of range from Allied bombers, sweeping the newly captured harbour of Lautern! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 9 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78) Japanese Ships MSW Hakata Maru #7 MSW Ataka Maru MSW Asahi Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 36 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Airbase hits 10 Runway hits 50 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 - now this was a more suitable amount of enemy bombers [;)] Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 37 No Allied losses Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 33 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 20000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 Allied aircraft Fulmar x 9 TBF Avenger x 9 No Allied losses Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 30 B-26B Marauder x 49 No Allied losses Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 45 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 15 B-26B Marauder x 42 No Allied losses Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 36 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat The patient process of reducing the forts at Colombo is working..down to 3 fort levels now! Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68587 troops, 387 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21641 troops, 110 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 663 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 547 casualties reported Guns lost 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 118685 troops, 1062 guns, 12 vehicles Defending force 22699 troops, 150 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5) [8D] Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 1449 casualties reported Guns lost 36 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 1054 casualties reported Guns lost 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23671 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 22563 troops, 200 guns, 78 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported

PzB74 -> RE: 2nd Marines under heavy pressure! (6/3/2005 9:31:44 PM)
A little correction: It's of course the 2nd Marine Div that's trapped at Soerabaja, not the 3rd! Today a 4-1 odds was achieved while the forts were reduced to lvl 4! That means that a full scale shock attack should defeat the defenders [8D] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/26/42 Bombardments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65 Japanese Ships CL Kiso CA Myoko CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 12 Ki-48 Lily x 10 No Japanese losses Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: All Lily and Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 99 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 73 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 27 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet 16 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 37 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 28 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 27 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: All B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 14 B-25C Mitchell x 53 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 48 Aircraft Attacking: 45 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 44 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 24 Aircraft Attacking: All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 14 B-26B Marauder x 48 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 45 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 122297 troops, 1022 guns, 9 vehicles Defending force 21220 troops, 97 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Japanese ground losses: 1128 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Allied ground losses: 1022 casualties reported Guns lost 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23678 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 20069 troops, 199 guns, 78 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1

PzB74 -> Soerabaja recaptured - 22k troops surrender! (6/4/2005 7:29:07 PM)
Soerabaja gave in for a heavy shock attack today and more than 20000 enemy troops were marched into captivity! The enemy units included the 2nd Marine Div, a US RCT and 2 base forces. The Army will now march on Madion! It looks like the enemy is pulling back for a final stand at Tjilitjap! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/27/42 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-27 Nate x 9 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18 Allied aircraft - suicide squadron!?-) SB-2c x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses SB-2c: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-48 Lily x 35 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 49 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 101 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 39 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 24 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 122110 troops, 1044 guns, 10 vehicles Defending force 20137 troops, 74 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja base !!! [8D] Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 1239 casualties reported Guns lost 32 Vehicles lost 3 Allied ground losses: [:D] 22933 casualties reported Guns lost 125 Vehicles lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48120 troops, 387 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21221 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Guns lost 2

Erik Rutins -> RE: Soerabaja recaptured - 22k troops surrender! (6/4/2005 7:32:40 PM)
Wow, surrender of a full marine division. Yikes, well done. Regards, - Erik

LittleJoe -> RE: Soerabaja recaptured - 22k troops surrender! (6/4/2005 7:47:10 PM)
That'll hurt the allies losing the 2ND USMC, unless he evacuated a cadre on a sub somewhere.. Amazing to see you still kicking ass in Late Late 42 [:D]

PzB74 -> RE: Soerabaja recaptured - 22k troops surrender! (6/7/2005 5:47:29 PM)
Thanx guys! [:)] The Marines were really doomed after the Allied fleet got destroyed/chased away and India fell. They've just been awaiting their doom.... Madion and other Allied strongholds on Java are now being abandoned and troops are moving towards Tjilitjap! I got another 2 large troop convoys enroute to Batavia from India. Two powerful pincers will close around Bandoeng and Tjilitjap within 10 days! In Colombo forts are down to lvl 2 - still 0-1 odds and my troops are fatigued. Almost time to shock attack, but some R&R first. I'm confident that the bulk of enemy troops on Ceylon and Java can be captured in time for the Emperors victory parade on January 1st [:D] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/28/42 Air Combat Almost 20 ac lost in crashes and shot down by flak today - the mediums are really working overtime these days. Have to keep the enemy suppressed and from building more forts... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 24 Ki-48 Lily x 32 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 70 Aircraft Attacking: All Sally and Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo , at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 90 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 50 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 A6M3 Zero x 16 Ki-21 Sally x 54 Ki-48 Lily x 54 Ki-49 Helen x 27 Ki-46-II Dinah x 4 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 13 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Airbase hits 23 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 78 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 14 B-17E Fortress x 98 B-24D Liberator x 45 No Allied losses Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 136 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 The first raid against this stronghold - some of the bombers were bombing from a higher altitude than my fighters could reach. Damage to the base was minimal... I've now raised CAP level to 90% on Kwajalein. Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 13 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 4 B-17E Fortress x 37 B-24D Liberator x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: All B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet All B-24D Liberator bombing at 32000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat I sincerely look forward to the fall of Colombo...what a stubborn garrison [:'(] Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68601 troops, 392 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 21394 troops, 109 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 548 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 828 casualties reported Guns lost 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22900 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 20112 troops, 203 guns, 77 vehicles Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported

PzB74 -> Heavy air 2 air combat over Rabaul! (6/7/2005 9:49:24 PM)
Today saw a lot of heavy air to air combat over Rabaul as more than 50 Lightnings escorted the heavies. Fighter losses were roughly on a 1-1 scale, but another 20 bombers also went down. (Some of these were shot down over Kendari which was also hit) David has put his B-17s to bomb from 35k feet, my Zeros can't reach this altitude - but they don't bomb very accurately from this height either. I've moved in another batch of high altitude Tony interceptors... I don't think the US produce more than 50-60 P-38s each month, so it's limited how many of these attacks that can be mounted - yet! A more accurate loss description is provided at the bottom of todays report! Several enemy transports were also observed heading east towards Java. Suicide squad? AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/29/42 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 A6M3 Zero x 14 Ki-21 Sally x 42 Ki-48 Lily x 48 Ki-49 Helen x 20 Ki-46-II Dinah x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 9 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 33 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 47 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 A6M3 Zero x 22 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 5 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 6 B-17E Fortress x 92 B-24D Liberator x 47 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 9 destroyed, 20 damaged Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: (As you can see most of the B-24s were turned back while the B-17s could not be reached by the Zeros) 24 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 32000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 64 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 5 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 58 B-17E Fortress x 47 B-24D Liberator x 46 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 18 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 25 destroyed, 8 damaged B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 28 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 18 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 32000 feet 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 14 Ki-48 Lily x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 26 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 46 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 6 Ki-48 Lily x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22985 troops, 241 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 17111 troops, 204 guns, 77 vehicles Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48039 troops, 386 guns, 1 vehicles Defending force 20230 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 167 casualties reported Guns lost 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Air losses 29 November 1942 Todays losses in details: [image]local://upfiles/1466/66973C8A651F4552BF17D2FE930F6396.gif[/image]

PzB74 -> P38s over Tjilitjap! (6/8/2005 4:52:05 PM)
David has moved a P38 group to Java - and of course my Zeros decided to stay home while my Sallys went to the slaughter..again [8\|] I lost 25 medium bombers today. We managed to shoot down another 13 Forts though. As soon as Colombo and Java have been captured I will rest my medium bomber force and rebuild a stock of reserve ac. A whole fleet of transports are moving into Tjilitjap now - I really don't understand what's the meaning of this combined suicide attack! The Second Carrier Fleet will rip them apart tomorrow. If that doesn't close the case 2 cruiser divisions will also arrive to barricade Tjilitjap tomorrow. There is no escape! [;)] Tomorrow we will attack and capture Madion - only a small enemy force left here. A shock attack will also be attempted at Colombo - I expect this to fail, mostly because that place has always been such a bloody PITA! Oscar II production will also be put into gear tomorrow at 190 ac pr month - a number that will increase to over 250. This will make it possible to upgrade hundreds of outdated Nates over the next few days. At Truk the carriers Akagi and Zuikaku set sail for Japan under heavy escort in order to undertake their 08/42 upgrades. Sys damage is down to 4 and 2 while their sister still have 10 sys damage points. So I have decided to rotate them in and out. In less than 2 months I will put together a large carrier fleet around Truk. I don't expect any major enemy invasion attempts before that. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/30/42 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 74 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 15 destroyed, 14 damaged [:(] Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 6 damaged Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 A6M3 Zero x 20 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 6 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 4 B-17E Fortress x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: All B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Paramushiro Jima , at 82,34 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 11 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 31 Allied aircraft - all 90 bombers were turned back!!! F-5A Lightning x 3 B-17E Fortress x 90 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 8 destroyed, 22 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 15 B-26B Marauder x 58 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 43 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 15 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 29th UK Brigade, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 14 Ki-48 Lily x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo Base Force, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 52 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 A6M3 Zero x 11 Ki-48 Lily x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Robert Luckenbach, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,63 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 6 Ki-49 Helen x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Kainalu, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 3 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Waipo Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 - dang those lazy Zeros.... Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 27 Ki-48 Lily x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 14 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Jaluit , at 81,84 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 43 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 42 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Gasmata , at 59,90 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 20 B-26B Marauder x 41 Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 32 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 8 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-48 Lily x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Lihue, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22994 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 17126 troops, 205 guns, 75 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48333 troops, 391 guns, 3 vehicles Defending force 20113 troops, 92 guns, 1 vehicles Allied ground losses: 134 casualties reported Guns lost 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Situation Map: Java relief operation? 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PzB74 -> Relief attempt crushed... (6/8/2005 8:18:03 PM)
David has started to bomb Paramushiro from the Aleutians... I had all but forgotten about that place. Had a plan about invading an island me thinks, but forgot about it. Seems like there are sizeable US bases in the area now. Well, I can't see much harm coming from that direction in quite a while yet. Better put more troops on my flank over the next year or so though! Otherwise the heavy air attacks all over the Pacific continues - even an enemy carrier has showed up south of the Marshalls and launched a small strike. Moved in some naval bomber squadrons today as well as some Zeros. The shock attack at Colombo reduced the forts to lvl 1 - but as expected - failed to capture the base. I achieved a 1-1 odds with 5 forts and can't get a 2-1 with only 1 fort remaining [:'(] Madion was captured though and we continue the march towards Tjilitjap and its 60k defenders. There are still 20k enemy troops at Bandoeng. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/01/42 Surface Combat 5 enemy transports were sunk of Tjilitjap today! Day Time Surface Combat, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Tokitsukaze DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Katrina Luckenbach, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Tokitsukaze DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Lena Luckenbach, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Tokitsukaze DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Kainalu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Tokitsukaze DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Lihue, Shell hits 37, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka DD Tokitsukaze DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Nabesna, Shell hits 22, and is sunk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Those P38's over Tjilitjap were crewed by skilled pilots... Quite a few ships wer hit and sunk and the relief attempt has been stopped cold -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tjilitjap , at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 A6M3 Zero x 18 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 A6M3 Zero x 20 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 7 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 5 B-17E Fortress x 42 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 16 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Paramushiro Jima , at 82,34 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wotje , at 82,79 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 3 B-24D Liberator x 36 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 22 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 30000 feet 14 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 30000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 - all of the enemy ac were turned back and a large number of P38's shot down! [8D] Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 47 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 21 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 32 B-17E Fortress x 35 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 19 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th UK/C Division, at 14,24 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 16 Ki-48 Lily x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: All bombers bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 25 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 17,64 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK William Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 16,65 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 G3M Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Waipo, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: All G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Jaluit , at 81,84 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 TBF Avenger x 11 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 3 damaged Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Jaluit , at 81,84 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 B-25C Mitchell x 56 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Port hits 3 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 55 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 G3M Nell x 7 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Kainalu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 4 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Lihue Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 49 B5N Kate x 18 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed B5N Kate: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Waimea, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: All B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 17 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AK Nabesna, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 69174 troops, 397 guns, 3 vehicles Defending force 20114 troops, 91 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1463 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 938 casualties reported Guns lost 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Madioen Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 112688 troops, 1179 guns, 139 vehicles Defending force 4672 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Madioen base !!! Allied aircraft no flights No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 326 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 530 casualties reported Guns lost 14

PzB74 -> RE: Relief attempt crushed... (6/9/2005 2:01:01 AM)
Not many enemy ships left outside of Java now..a few enemy medium bombers sortied from Tjilitjap but didn't inflict much damage. Tomorrow several battleships will hammer the place. Yesterdays bombardment attack against Dili showed that only a base force remained and todays attack captured the base easily together with a few transports. I got my own problems as the fast transport bug has eaten my South Seas Detachment [:o] The bulk of the unit that was picked up at Lautern never arrived at Kendari and I now only got a small fragment left. Darned bugs... In Tokyo the Yamato and the Junyo have arrived in order to speed up their repair (38 and 35 sys damage). I've upgraded a small 12 ac squadron of Nates - will test out the new Oscar IIs. They have a long range (8 hexes), carries 30kg bombs and can climb to 36k feet. At least they will be versatile ac [:)] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/02/42 Bombardments Got some heavy firepower coming into Tjilitjap now... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 Japanese Ships CL Kiso CA Myoko CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 204 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Air Combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 24 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 4 B-17E Fortress x 47 B-24D Liberator x 41 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 32 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 32000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 32000 feet 30 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 35000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 32000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shigure, Shell hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Hakusan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Rakuto Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 15,65 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 34 D3A Val x 18 B5N Kate x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK William Luckenbach, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: - evacuees...now swimmers! 119 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Natsugumo Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 B-25C Mitchell x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AP Tatuho Maru AP Taigen Maru AP Kokuryu Maru, Shell hits 4 Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Some engineers were still ordered to shock attack...nothing positive can come from this place [:'(] Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 67313 troops, 373 guns, 2 vehicles Defending force 19420 troops, 81 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 490 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 700 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2334 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 406 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Dakota I: 4 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 561 casualties reported Guns lost 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PzB74 -> RE: Relief attempt crushed... (6/9/2005 1:32:48 PM)
Another 2 divisions and 2 tank regiments have now unloaded at Batavia and are marching towards Bandoeng. In all 230k troops will mass on Tjilitjap in order to crush the enemy as quickly as possible. In Kwantung the final regiment of a division is moving to a port to get shipped to Guam. The other two regiments have already been released. Today it is 50 days until I get the carrier Taiho! The Musashi is still running trials in the western Inland Sea and should be ready in about a month or so. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/03/42 Bombardments It is perhaps the high ground fortification levels that prevents my bombardment groups from causing the usual high casualties during bombarmdents....almost 50k enemy troops in Tjilitjap now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tjilitjap, at 19,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Ushio DD Fubuki DD Shiranuhi DD Yukikaze CA Kako CA Kinugasa CA Aoba CA Suzuya BB Fuso, Shell hits 5 BB Mutsu BB Haruna Allied ground losses: 436 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks The old S-class boat scores 2 hits and seriously damages a supply transport that will try to struggle into an emergency harbour. Sub attack at 62,84 Japanese Ships AP Haruna Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Nichiran Maru AP Daigen Maru MSW Takashima Maru MSW Shonan Maru #8 MSW Noshiro Maru #2 APD APD-34 Allied Ships SS S-23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Only a few air raids all over the Pacific today..never seen it before - and will most likely never see it again!-) Day Air attack on 55th Chinese Corps, at 43,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 54 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 36 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 36 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet 36 x Ki-61 KAIc Tony attacking at 100 feet 12 x Ki-27 Nate attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Chinese/B Corps, at 46,32 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 59 No Allied losses Port supply hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: All Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Ground combat at Bandoeng Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22992 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 17175 troops, 208 guns, 74 vehicles Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47438 troops, 378 guns, 2 vehicles Defending force 18891 troops, 73 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 176 casualties reported Guns lost 1

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