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RE: Carrier Battle off Karachi ! - 2/27/2007 1:31:13 AM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/14/42

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TF 1027 encounters mine field at Noumea [New Cal] (66,117)

Allied Ships
MSW Wollongong
MSW Whyalla
MSW Warnambool
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Lismore
MSW Launceston
MSW Latrobe
MSW Colac
MSW Cessnock
MSW Bathurst

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ASW attack near Taihoku [Formosa] at 49,44

Japanese Ships
AK Katsuragi Maru
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
SS SHCH129

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Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 12
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 24
Ki-48-I Lily x 23
Ki-21-II Sally x 39

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 8

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 5
Ki-48-I Lily x 18
Ki-21-II Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 5 damaged

Resources hits 10

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Day Air attack on Hyderabad [Pakistan] , at 23,4

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3
B-26A Marauder x 37
P-40E Warhawk x 14
Blenheim IV x 40
Martin 139/B-10 x 3

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 11

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Day Air attack on Kona [Hawaii] , at 115,75

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 28
B-17D Fortress x 11
B-17E/F Fortress x 29
B-25C/D Mitchell x 30
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Hudson IV x 21
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 67
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 24

225 bombers and fighters, quite the aerial armada. Still, given that he's lost about 120 over the past two days this massive armada may not be able to last as long as one would imagine if it went up against my forces. Still, if it were me I'd try to flatten Hilo field losses be damned. If he flattens it his loss rate will drop precipitantly, making up for the spike while he closes Hilo, while dancing around it is just eating him alive.

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 53
Ki-43-I Oscar x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 39
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 26
P-40B Tomahawk x 57
P-40E Warhawk x 6
P-43A Lancer x 4
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 6 destroyed
Me-109E-4 Mike: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 27 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Gyoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chicago Maru

Its almost like he has a quota.... "Your mission should you choose to accept it is to lose 50 planes and pilots a day in the air over Hilo. Still, 5:1 exchange rates aren't to be sniffed at so for as long as this lasts I'll accept the trades. Unfortunately though my top ace died today. He had managed to score 26 kills in his trusty Zero but was downed by one of the enemy P-39s. Damn!!!

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54925 troops, 1093 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 1227

Defending force 81575 troops, 1802 guns, 800 vehicles, Assault Value = 2781

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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Ground combat at Cuttack [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 27903 troops, 494 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 833

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 872 - adjusted assault: 1054

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1054 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cuttack [India] base !!!

Things are getting a little tough in India. I'm closing in on calcutta BUT my recon shows a total of 49 units present at that base. That is one HELL of a lot of firepower especially since I need to cross rivers to get into it unless I approach from the east ( a lengthy, lengthy detour). I think however that my only safe option is to approach from the east, pin the forces in the city down and then try to take things from there.

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45442 troops, 790 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 1343

Defending force 29706 troops, 435 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1428

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70366 troops, 801 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 2558

Defending force 47480 troops, 769 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2502

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17136 troops, 271 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Defending force 24369 troops, 363 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 30,18

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14186 troops, 35 guns, 918 vehicles, Assault Value = 370

Defending force 1811 troops, 63 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Japanese max assault: 730 - adjusted assault: 850

Allied max defense: 58 - adjusted defense: 27

Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1697 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 2325 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 68544 troops, 1479 guns, 666 vehicles, Assault Value = 2781

Defending force 57911 troops, 1097 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 1227

Allied max assault: 5426 - adjusted assault: 2639

Japanese max defense: 1235 - adjusted defense: 7225

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
450 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
4964 casualties reported
Guns lost 91
Vehicles lost 17

Cool, I was waiting for this. It looks to me as though I can free another division from Manilla with little risk.

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46821 troops, 758 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2498

Defending force 91740 troops, 1029 guns, 610 vehicles, Assault Value = 2558

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29041 troops, 473 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1504

Defending force 39733 troops, 630 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1174

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37278 troops, 554 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1909

Defending force 129341 troops, 1777 guns, 421 vehicles, Assault Value = 3023

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15940 troops, 249 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1427

Defending force 61550 troops, 860 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1343

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Ground combat at Nanking [East China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47875 troops, 726 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2344

Defending force 2366 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied max assault: 2336 - adjusted assault: 2722

Japanese max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 302 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15390 troops, 270 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Defending force 19958 troops, 282 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Rawalpindi [PAK]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1320 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 24

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1

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Ground combat at Lahore [India]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 437 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Defending force 29 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 46

Japanese max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 46 to 1

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Ground combat at Mutankiang [Mnchuko]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 93515 troops, 1736 guns, 723 vehicles, Assault Value = 1357

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 1420 - adjusted defense: 3283

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)

Judging from Jagdfluger's comments he thinks he has found a weak point... Hmm, let's see what those 1700 guns do when he tries to Shock Attack . Over the next few days if he is serious about mounting an attack I'll see more paras dropping on Harbin and other bases to check out my strength.

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RE: Carrier Battle off Karachi ! - 2/27/2007 5:23:37 PM

Monter_Trismegistos

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

I don't think the range of the plane has anything to do with whether or not it will receive reinforcements. I always thought it just had to do with the presence of an Air HQ and/or sufficient supplies and had nothing to do with plane range. If it had to do with range then the Americans wouldn't be able to generate any new planes in PH since it is so far from any other major Allied base.

Which THEATRE HQ (I am not asking about Air HQ's as they don't have anything to do with air replacements) do you have in Hawaiis?

In your case ferry range is only thing that matters. Planes are created in other base and they are flying to their squadron. Seems that Me-109 don't have legs to do it.

Americans have CentPac on hand (which is Theatre HQ and not Air HQ) so they can create replacements.

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RE: Carrier Battle off Karachi ! - 2/27/2007 6:56:43 PM

Rob Brennan UK

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Question: If the Allies disband a squadron does this squadron draw from the plane and pilot pool when it returns or does it magic planes and pilots out of thin air like scheduled reinforcement squadrons? If a disbanded squadron returns with planes and pilots NOT drawn from the pool then this, essentially, gives the Allies unlimited numbers of airframes and is a serious bug. Anyone know? According to my figures the Allies should be out of a number of types they are gleefully throwing into the fight at present.

AFAIK . both side adhere to the ame rules about pilot and plane pools. disbanded units arrive with zip and immediately draw whats needed from the pools before arriving on map. so no free luck for the allies.

and yup i believe monster to be correct about range matters from theatre HQ. tricky in the pacific for short legged planes to
get new units. allies have similar problems in south pacific with P30/40's at times.

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2nd Carrier Battle off Karachi. - 2/27/2007 11:25:30 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/15/42

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TF 7 encounters mine field at Johnston I [USA] (104,78)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.3

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ASW attack near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese Ships
SS I-165, hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
PG Indus
PG Yarra

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TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Ketoi Jima [Japan], 80,36

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Ketoi Jima [Japan], 80,36

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24
Ki-51 Sonia x 56
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 68
Ki-48-I Lily x 23
Ki-21-II Sally x 19

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 16

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Day Air attack on Hyderabad [Pakistan] , at 23,4

Allied aircraft
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3
B-26A Marauder x 44
P-40E Warhawk x 15
Blenheim IV x 64
Martin 139/B-10 x 5

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 48

Ah, but I have a plan. Within the next 4 or 5 days I'll base Me-264s in India and will pound Karachi until it breaks. Hyderabad is an irrelevance even though Jagdfluger doesn't realise it yet. Still, taking it was important since:
a) it allows me to do a left hook into Karachi without having to shock attack across a river and
b) it serves to focus the enemy attention elsewhere after I fly my Me-264s in non-stop from Tokyo and have them rest for a couple of days.

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 41
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 91

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 8
E8N2 Dave x 100
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 52
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10

No Japanese losses

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The Allies are eager for battle and rush towards the Japanese fleet. Morning finds the two fleets no more than 60 miles from eachother. The aerial exchanges are short and brutal leaving both sides broken by evening.

Day Air attack on TF at 15,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23

Allied aircraft
Albacore x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 7 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

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Day Air attack on TF at 15,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23

Allied aircraft
Albacore x 9
Sea Hurricane x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 5 destroyed
Sea Hurricane: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho

4 Albacores make attack runs on Hosho but, amazingly, all miss.

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Day Air attack on TF at 15,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23

Allied aircraft
Albacore x 19
Fulmar x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged
Fulmar: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho
BB Hyuga
CVE Taiyo

14 Albacores lumber into range and, again, fail to secure any hits. Today was a lucky day for the IJN. With 18 torpedo-bombers making attack runs at least 1 or two hits are usually scored.

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Day Air attack on TF at 14,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16
B4Y1 Jean x 12
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 13

Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 1
Martlet II/III x 10
Seafire I/II x 9
Sea Hurricane x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 5 destroyed
B4Y1 Jean: 7 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II/III : 3 destroyed
Seafire I/II: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Formidable
CL Ceres
CV Indomitable, Torpedo hits 1
DD Pakenham, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Despite the fact that over 20 of my 25 torpedo-bombers break through the enemy CAP only 10 survive to launch their torpedoes. It is enough though as the Indomitable takes a light hit and the Pakenham is gutted. Later in the day radio intercepts reveal the Pakenham to have sunk.

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Day Air attack on TF at 14,2

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 8
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 1
Martlet II/III x 7
Seafire I/II x 8
Sea Hurricane x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 7 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
CV Formidable

Again the majority of the bombers break through the enemy CAP but founder on the reef of the enemy's FlAK. The rattled survivors are too distracted to secure any hits.

Still, by pulling the enemy's teeth ( decimating their Albacores ) and putting a fish into the Indomitable I have reduced the British ability to succesfully escort their shipping on its return voyage which was my aim all along.

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TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Uruppu Jima [JP], 77,36

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54242 troops, 1068 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 1208

Defending force 75856 troops, 1548 guns, 777 vehicles, Assault Value = 2361

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Jaipur [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 61886 troops, 807 guns, 517 vehicles, Assault Value = 1527

Defending force 627 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese max assault: 3054 - adjusted assault: 2861

Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2861 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jaipur [India] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
364 casualties reported
Guns lost 28

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70326 troops, 809 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 2560

Defending force 47563 troops, 772 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2505

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17097 troops, 270 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Defending force 24432 troops, 364 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 683

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Ground combat at Patna [Indai]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14353 troops, 35 guns, 924 vehicles, Assault Value = 377

Defending force 1819 troops, 81 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Japanese max assault: 744 - adjusted assault: 1030

Allied max defense: 52 - adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 206 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Patna [Indai] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Ketoi Jima [Japan]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1517 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Defending force 65 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese max assault: 60 - adjusted assault: 14

Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ketoi Jima [Japan] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Some pesky Allied paratroopers are removed from my island.

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1697 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 2298 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46917 troops, 758 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2503

Defending force 91774 troops, 1035 guns, 610 vehicles, Assault Value = 2560

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29102 troops, 474 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1509

Defending force 39781 troops, 630 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1177

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37355 troops, 552 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1916

Defending force 129870 troops, 1784 guns, 421 vehicles, Assault Value = 3037

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16012 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1428

Defending force 61715 troops, 862 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1349

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Nanking [East China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47905 troops, 728 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2342

Defending force 2054 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Allied max assault: 2366 - adjusted assault: 1760

Japanese max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 195 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15462 troops, 271 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 683

Defending force 19921 troops, 281 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

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Ground combat at Rawalpindi [PAK]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1320 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 4

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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Ground combat at Myitkyina [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 123 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Lahore [India]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 429 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Defending force 17 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 44

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 44 to 1

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Ground combat at Harbin [Manchukuo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 15004 troops, 102 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 167 - adjusted defense: 384

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

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Ground combat at Uruppu Jima [JP]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2798 troops, 60 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 129

Defending force 19 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 172 - adjusted assault: 41

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Uruppu Jima [JP] base !!!

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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RE: 2nd Carrier Battle off Karachi. - 2/28/2007 4:44:39 PM

Nemo121

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/16/42

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Sub attack near Wake Island [USA] at 85,72

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

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ASW attack near Palembang [Sumatra] at 20,55

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 15
PC Ch 14
PC Ch 13
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PC Ch 5
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 2

Allied Ships
SS SHCH112, hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

Quite a nice piece of work if I do say so myself. SHCH-112 goes to meet Neptune.

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Sub attack near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
AP Empress of Asia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Sub attack near Wake Island [USA] at 85,72

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

Lucky. The Hiei s very severely damaged and limping back to Tokyo for repairs. I will use more avoidant routing in future but I had to stop off at Wake in order to refuel.

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Day Air attack on Cuttack [India] , at 27,22

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 64

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on Yangku [Cent China] , at 51,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Ki-51 Sonia x 53
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 4

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 21

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 24
Ki-48-I Lily x 29
Ki-21-II Sally x 38

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 14

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 61
Ki-48-I Lily x 23
Ki-21-II Sally x 15

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 28

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 16
Ki-21-II Sally x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged

Resources hits 13

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 43
Ki-49 -I Helen x 10

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 64

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Day Air attack on Kona [Hawaii] , at 115,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 30
B-17D Fortress x 11
B-17E/F Fortress x 36
B-25C/D Mitchell x 40
P-39D Airacobra x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 5
Hudson IV x 23
IL-4C/DB-3F x 9
SB2U-2 Vindicator x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 86
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E/F Fortress: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Hudson IV: 3 destroyed
IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed
SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 117

My CAP spread from Hilo to Kona and managed to down 34 enemy planes in return for 7 of my own. Interestingly out of the 47 B-17s assigned 5 were downed. I think these 47 B-17s resembles pretty much his entire remaining B-17 strength.

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54457 troops, 1077 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212

Defending force 76196 troops, 1569 guns, 777 vehicles, Assault Value = 2378

Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70567 troops, 807 guns, 557 vehicles, Assault Value = 2573

Defending force 47692 troops, 772 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2512

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

This bombardment is occuring just north of Yangku. So long as the enemy holds at Yangku he will need to station significant forces in this hex, just north-east, in order to prevent me moving in and cutting off his supply production. The nice thing about this is that it gives me a great opportunity to attrit his supplies through continuous bombardment attacks while my bombers hit his resources and airfield ( seeking multiple supply hits). It has always been my intention to make Yangku the anvil on which I hammer and, eventually, break his forces.

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17130 troops, 271 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Defending force 24417 troops, 366 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6146 troops, 43 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 190

Defending force 2201 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

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Ground combat at 28,10

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3185 troops, 9 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Defending force 1212 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Japanese max assault: 200 - adjusted assault: 88

Allied max defense: 12 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 31,20

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5529 troops, 12 guns, 334 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Defending force 1099 troops, 54 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Japanese max assault: 294 - adjusted assault: 258

Allied max defense: 52 - adjusted defense: 20

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Mostly what is happening here is the gradual encirclement of Delhi. I am slowly but surely pocketing his forces and then it will just be a matter of sequentially reducing them - something my Me-264s should make much easier.

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Ground combat at 27,9

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7987 troops, 18 guns, 495 vehicles, Assault Value = 849

Defending force 44 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese max assault: 432 - adjusted assault: 109

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 109 to 1

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1697 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 2330 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46906 troops, 755 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2503

Defending force 92086 troops, 1035 guns, 612 vehicles, Assault Value = 2573

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29255 troops, 477 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1517

Defending force 39741 troops, 627 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1178

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37273 troops, 549 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1915

Defending force 130219 troops, 1792 guns, 421 vehicles, Assault Value = 3042

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16080 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1433

Defending force 61755 troops, 861 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1352

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Ground combat at Nanking [East China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48093 troops, 732 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2355

Defending force 1856 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied max assault: 2392 - adjusted assault: 1678

Japanese max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 186 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15416 troops, 271 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 681

Defending force 19950 troops, 284 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Rawalpindi [PAK]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1320 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 24

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Calcutta [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 65936 troops, 1575 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1849

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 1917 - adjusted defense: 7209

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Well it looks as though most of the Allied army in Burma has made it to Calcutta. Only 30 units are showing up on this picture but there are a total of 49 units present.... Calcutta is a problem since the onyl easy way in is to shock attack across a river but with a defensive AV of over 7200 such an attack really wouldn't be good for my mens' health right now. So, how to intimidate him into staying in Calcutta while I march around to the east and come in from that side? Hmm...

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Ground combat at Harbin [Manchukuo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 15004 troops, 102 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 167 - adjusted defense: 451

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Nanking [East China]

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Harbin [Manchukuo] by attrition!!!

I have absolutely no idea what happened at Harbin. How could 0 Allied paratroops wipe out any full-strength Japanese units in a city with a half a division in defence?

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RE: 2nd Carrier Battle off Karachi. - 2/28/2007 6:42:52 PM

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I'm trying something a little different with my pictures. Could you tell me if you like it as I think it gets a lot more information re: the important incidents in a turn onto a single picture and saves space and posts... but it might be a bit confusing and take longer to do. If people don't like it I'll stop doing it.

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RE: 2nd Carrier Battle off Karachi. - 2/28/2007 7:00:00 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/17/42

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
AK McAndrews, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AVD Casco
PG Onondaga
PG Charleston

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-8, hits 5

Allied Ships
AK Makiki
AVD Casco
PG Onondaga
PG Charleston

He is still running ships into PH to boost his supplies there. I am letting it happen as the more he runs in the more troops and guns I will capture when I start to get serious about taking it in a couple of months time.

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Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese Ships
AP Jinsan Maru

Allied Ships
SS SHCH108

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Day Air attack on RAF 224 Group , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 54
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Ki-43-I Oscar x 2
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 24
Ki-48-I Lily x 28
Ki-21-II Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 6

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 67
Ki-48-I Lily x 23
Ki-21-II Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 36

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Day Air attack on Tsinan [Cent China] , at 53,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Resources hits 12

I've started producing the Sonia again. My goal is to be able to replace all the Vals in my training squadrons with Sonias and free up my Vals for the carrier fleet. Since the Sonias use Nakajimas, an engine which most of my future plane types will NOT use, by producing Sonias I can make use of existing engine production to keep my training schools open. I am thinking of doing the same thing with Claudes and Nates although I may just stick with using the A6M2s for IJN training as they are much more versatile. The Nates use Mitsubishi engines which only my H8K2-Ls ( transport version of the Emily) will use but since I have 600 in my pool I probably have more than enough of those, especially when one adds in whatever Oscar Is I have hanging around.

I am getting more and more enthusiastic about the effect of the way this mod assigns engines by power and not actually by manufacturer such that by 1943 you are talking about needing almost no Mitsubishis but still need a few Nakajimas and then by 1944 the Nakajimas are pretty much also worthless. It forces Japan to invest much more in engines and less in airframes and will tend to keep the production runs of late-war fighters much lower than would otherwise be possible. The alternative can be seen in PzBs AAR where he can produce pretty much two engine types in great quantity and outfit most of his air force using those two engines.

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 49
Ki-49 -I Helen x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 26

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Day Air attack on IJA 4th Ind Mixed Brigade, at 28,22

Allied aircraft
IL-2 Shturmovik x 54

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on AA Lark Force Battalion, at 61,91

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
A5M4 Claude x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Hyderabad [Pakistan] , at 23,4

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 7
B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3
Blenheim IV x 78
Martin 139/B-10 x 5

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

And, following the carrier battle, it is time to begin sweeping up the transports.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 30

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 15
Hurricane I x 18
Wirraway CA-1 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Hurricane I: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway CA-1: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK City of Manchester
AK Empire Raven, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Rennie
AP Devonshire
AK Empire Star
AK Empire Ocean
AK Empire Impala
AK Empire Oryx, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Warwick Castle, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

The transports are empty but every one I sink now is one less to carry his re-invasion fleet in mid-43. It is important to take the long view. In that manner, at least, WiTP is a good grand strategic game.

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Day Air attack on TF at 77,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
LCM LCM No. 89, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LCM LCM No. 131, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

These LCms had been running supplies to Shikula from Nikolaevsk. They made one run and then died.

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Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese Ships
AP Jinsan Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS SHCH108

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Damn, 1/5th of the Brigade which captured Bandjermasan is torpedoed just as it reaches Soerabaja. Over 500 men drown.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54573 troops, 1084 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 1215

Defending force 76649 troops, 1591 guns, 780 vehicles, Assault Value = 2406

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Jamshedpur [India]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11025 troops, 99 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 296

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 280 - adjusted assault: 68

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jamshedpur [India] base !!!

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70691 troops, 806 guns, 557 vehicles, Assault Value = 2577

Defending force 47753 troops, 777 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2512

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17098 troops, 273 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 24460 troops, 365 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6180 troops, 43 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 191

Defending force 2187 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

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Ground combat at 30,21

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5472 troops, 12 guns, 332 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 844 troops, 48 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese max assault: 288 - adjusted assault: 200

Allied max defense: 49 - adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 28,9

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8043 troops, 17 guns, 498 vehicles, Assault Value = 223

Defending force 1531 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese max assault: 438 - adjusted assault: 364

Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 72 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at 23,49

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1697 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87

Defending force 2322 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44755 troops, 726 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2508

Defending force 92228 troops, 1037 guns, 613 vehicles, Assault Value = 2577

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29254 troops, 473 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1518

Defending force 39845 troops, 631 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37267 troops, 549 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1912

Defending force 130583 troops, 1796 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 3057

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11033 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1445

Defending force 61778 troops, 862 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1350

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15425 troops, 269 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Defending force 19910 troops, 285 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Hailar [Manchukuo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 19 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 29831 troops, 474 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 636

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 661 - adjusted defense: 3311

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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RE: 2nd Carrier Battle off Karachi. - 3/2/2007 1:18:10 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/18/42

This is the quitest day we've had in months. It is only a 10 Kb combat report.

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ASW attack near Tarakan [Borneo] at 34,60

Japanese Ships
TK Fujisan Maru

Allied Ships
SS SHCH102

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ASW attack near Bombay [India] at 18,11

Japanese Ships
DD Toyota
DD Yamakaze
DD Honda
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 4

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Day Air attack on Yangku [Cent China] , at 51,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
Ki-43-I Oscar x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 46
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 22

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Day Air attack on Yangku [Cent China] , at 51,29

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 5
Ki-21-II Sally x 58
Ki-49 -I Helen x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 53

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on RAF No. 109 Base Force, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 49
Ki-43-I Oscar x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ryugi Maru

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Day Air attack on TF at 78,35

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Cushing, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

The Allied attempts to smuggle their shiping out in single ship TFs continues. So far I've seen 2 and killed two. He seems to be sending his damaged ships out first to test the waters as they are expendable. If he made a full speed dash for it he might make it but this penny-packeting won't work.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 15

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54587 troops, 1083 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 1216

Defending force 77061 troops, 1613 guns, 785 vehicles, Assault Value = 2432

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70712 troops, 805 guns, 560 vehicles, Assault Value = 2583

Defending force 47816 troops, 780 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2510

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17118 troops, 270 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Defending force 24572 troops, 367 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6158 troops, 43 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 190

Defending force 2167 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Asansol [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5524 troops, 11 guns, 335 vehicles, Assault Value = 158

Defending force 701 troops, 45 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Japanese max assault: 294 - adjusted assault: 360

Allied max defense: 46 - adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Asansol [India] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 29,9

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8020 troops, 18 guns, 497 vehicles, Assault Value = 222

Defending force 1093 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese max assault: 432 - adjusted assault: 1456

Allied max defense: 20 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 485 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44776 troops, 731 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2504

Defending force 92283 troops, 1035 guns, 616 vehicles, Assault Value = 2583

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29345 troops, 470 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1527

Defending force 39937 troops, 636 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1181

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37122 troops, 545 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1909

Defending force 130886 troops, 1799 guns, 424 vehicles, Assault Value = 3067

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11069 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449

Defending force 61870 troops, 865 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15475 troops, 270 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Defending force 19927 troops, 283 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 679

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Hailar [Manchukuo]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 29820 troops, 474 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 660 - adjusted defense: 3337

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)

Jagdfluger has really become a convert to the strategy of using paras to "see what's there".

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Resource Bombing - All the other kids are doing it! - 3/2/2007 1:39:27 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/19/42

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Day Air attack on Asansol [India] , at 30,22

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 53
Blenheim I x 2
Buffalo/F2A x 6
Hawk 75/P-36 x 2
IL-2 Shturmovik x 188

No Allied losses

Resources hits 102

Resource bombing is catching on.

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 69
Me 264 Angel x 38
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Hurricane I x 12
Wirraway CA-1 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed
Me 264 Angel: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed
Hurricane I: 12 destroyed
Wirraway CA-1: 3 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 18 destroyed
Martlet II/III : 1 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 7 destroyed
Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed
B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed
Sea Hurricane: 1 destroyed
PB2Y-3 Coronado: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 54

Another good day for Imperial Japan. A lot of bombers gathered here for potential naval strikes have been destroyed. I want to exploit this by mounting some more airfield and port attacks but we'll have to see how bomber morale holds up.

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Day Air attack on Yangku [Cent China] , at 51,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31
Ki-43-I Oscar x 21
Me-109E-4 Mike x 29
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 4

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 23
Spitfire VB x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-I Oscar: 6 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lancer/P-43: 13 destroyed
Spitfire VB: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 21

An attempted ambush of my forces doesn't quite work out as epected for Jagdfluger.

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Day Air attack on Hangchow [SE China] , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 1 damaged

Resources hits 8

A very disappointing strike given what a similar number of Me-264s achieved over Karachi today.

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 66
Ki-48-I Lily x 22
Ki-21-II Sally x 19

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 54

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 22
Ki-21-II Sally x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Resources hits 13

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 5
Ki-21-II Sally x 64
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 74

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 93

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBN/GST/PBY Nomad: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24
B4Y1 Jean x 16
E8N2 Dave x 76
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 33

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 48
Ki-43-I Oscar x 5

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 11

No Japanese losses

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54745 troops, 1086 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 1221

Defending force 77424 troops, 1625 guns, 788 vehicles, Assault Value = 2462

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70694 troops, 806 guns, 560 vehicles, Assault Value = 2586

Defending force 47911 troops, 772 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2528

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17098 troops, 271 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 24646 troops, 371 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6134 troops, 42 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Defending force 2117 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 30,9

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7960 troops, 18 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Defending force 731 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese max assault: 430 - adjusted assault: 378

Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 378 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44858 troops, 726 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2519

Defending force 92349 troops, 1037 guns, 616 vehicles, Assault Value = 2586

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29278 troops, 465 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1529

Defending force 39917 troops, 633 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1182

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Ground combat at Pioting [Cent China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22603 troops, 424 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 1175 - adjusted assault: 1146

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1146 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Pioting [Cent China] base !!!

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37084 troops, 546 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1907

Defending force 131181 troops, 1806 guns, 425 vehicles, Assault Value = 3076

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Ground combat at Soochow [SE China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 798 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied max assault: 37 - adjusted assault: 20

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Soochow [SE China] base !!!

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11142 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1450

Defending force 61885 troops, 864 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15520 troops, 273 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 688

Defending force 19914 troops, 285 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Below you can see the manoeuvres around Delhi, Karachi and Calcutta. Delhi is completely surrounded and cut off, Karachi is almost there while Calcutta is going to take a bit longer and I expect him to counter-attack and retake Asansol before this is all over. Its going to be very damned tricky as I have to cover about three times as much ground as he does to be succesfull.

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RE: Resource Bombing - All the other kids are doing it! - 3/8/2007 10:16:03 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/20/42

Ad after a long break it is time to return to the war.

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43
Me 264 Angel x 39
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 4 destroyed
Martlet II/III : 1 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 51

Soon the Allies will have to abandon Karachi.

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Day Air attack on Jaipur [India] , at 26,9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2
Blenheim IV x 13
Martin 139/B-10 x 3

No Allied losses

Resources hits 1

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Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 21
Ki-48-I Lily x 30
Ki-21-II Sally x 12

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 20

My bomber forces over China just aren't getting the job done anymore. Once Karachi falls I should be able to free sufficient me-264s to undertake a deep bombing campaign and then I think I am going to have to try concentrating all my bombers on each target in series rather than attacking multiple targets in parallel.

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 62
Ki-48-I Lily x 22
Ki-21-II Sally x 20

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VB x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VB: 1 damaged

Resources hits 40

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Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 17
Ki-21-II Sally x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Resources hits 17

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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 51

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 1 damaged

Resources hits 13

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3
Me-109E-4 Mike x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 64
Ki-49 -I Helen x 12

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 77

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 88

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 36

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBN/GST/PBY Nomad: 1 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 51

When compared to the Ki-32s the effectiveness of the Me-264s, flying from the same base at the same target, is evident.

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 8
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24
B4Y1 Jean x 17
E8N2 Dave x 101
E13A1 Jake x 13
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 46

Training.

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 29
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 21

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y-3 Coronado: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

I thought I would catch a lot of bombers on the ground, guess I was wrong.

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 53
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4
Ki-43-I Oscar x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 78,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 39
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 3 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF at 74,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Talbot, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Bye bye battleship. Arizona joins her sisters at Neptune's dining table. In total then 13 Allied BBs and 1 Japanese BB have been sunk with the Royal Navy's 3 surviving BBs having made their escape to Aden albeit in heavily damaged states. So, it could have been better but one cannot argue with the destruction of 13 out of 48 Allied BBs by mid March 1942. This should make it significantly easier to kill their carriers when I finally catch them as the planes which usually waste their ordnance on the escorting BBs and are killed by the FlAK from these self-same BBs will now be more likely to attak the CVs themselves.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54818 troops, 1092 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1223

Defending force 77668 troops, 1644 guns, 787 vehicles, Assault Value = 2472

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70781 troops, 808 guns, 560 vehicles, Assault Value = 2592

Defending force 45710 troops, 744 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2414

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17115 troops, 268 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 24624 troops, 371 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6170 troops, 43 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 190

Defending force 2081 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 31,8

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7984 troops, 18 guns, 495 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Defending force 529 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Japanese max assault: 428 - adjusted assault: 416

Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 416 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44941 troops, 729 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2409

Defending force 92538 troops, 1040 guns, 616 vehicles, Assault Value = 2592

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29319 troops, 466 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1532

Defending force 42211 troops, 656 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1295

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37059 troops, 547 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2219

Defending force 131326 troops, 1812 guns, 425 vehicles, Assault Value = 3080

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11225 troops, 197 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449

Defending force 61892 troops, 862 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1353

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15529 troops, 273 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Defending force 19950 troops, 282 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

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Ground combat at Rangpur [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 71 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangpur [India] base !!!

This paradrop just occurred to allow my tank elements to pass right through the base tomorrow without having to wait a day to re-organise and attack the base themselves.

Below you can see my plan for isolating Sakhalin. I am just going to cruise around the bases near it, capturing them all, posting small garrisons and, generally, making it a bit more difficult for the Allies to run supplies etc into Shikula.

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RE: Resource Bombing - All the other kids are doing it! - 3/8/2007 11:53:59 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/21/42

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Naval bombardment of Okha [Sakhalin I], at 76,27 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 1 destroyed
SOC/SO3C Seagull: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami
DD Inazuma
DD Akatsuki
DD Wakaba
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Samidare
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Hayashio
DD Yukikaze
DD Natsushio
CA Atago

Allied ground losses:
371 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 21
Runway hits 196
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Okha is well and truly closed. 196 runway hits will do that to an airbase

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Naval bombardment of Okha [Sakhalin I], at 76,27

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
SOC/SO3C Seagull: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 117
Port hits 2

Adding insult to injury.

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 18
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Resources hits 26

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Day Air attack on Hangchow [SE China] , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 63
Ki-48-I Lily x 21
Ki-21-II Sally x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Resources hits 5

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 3
B4Y1 Jean x 2
E8N2 Dave x 10
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 4

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 30
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

I haven't seen the Soviet fighter arm in a while. I expect that they, and the British, will be thrown into combat over Nikolaevsk... at which time I intend to break their back for the foreseeable future.

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 49
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 79,21

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30
B4Y1 Jean x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Perkins, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Live fire target practice.

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Day Air attack on Okha [Sakhalin I] , at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Okha [Sakhalin I] at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Atago

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Day Air attack on TF, near Okha [Sakhalin I] at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54952 troops, 1095 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1226

Defending force 77858 troops, 1661 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 2489

Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83660 troops, 1211 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 2565

Defending force 49386 troops, 1157 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 1399

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70879 troops, 806 guns, 561 vehicles, Assault Value = 2603

Defending force 45802 troops, 744 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17121 troops, 270 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 676

Defending force 24669 troops, 374 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6158 troops, 43 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 190

Defending force 2001 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 30,7

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7974 troops, 18 guns, 497 vehicles, Assault Value = 218

Defending force 362 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese max assault: 420 - adjusted assault: 404

Allied max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 404 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44956 troops, 723 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2412

Defending force 92711 troops, 1041 guns, 617 vehicles, Assault Value = 2603

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29464 troops, 467 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1538

Defending force 42184 troops, 656 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1295

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26393 troops, 443 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458

Defending force 61971 troops, 864 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1356

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37171 troops, 553 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2221

Defending force 131645 troops, 1817 guns, 426 vehicles, Assault Value = 3089

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15539 troops, 274 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Defending force 19979 troops, 284 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 676

My basic plan is to free up most of my troops from Delhi and send them to Karachi. Since the Allies have about three divisions there I should be able to overwhelm them if I can send 8 to 9 divisions with sufficient engineering support. One Karachi is taken I will move to Delhi ( approximately 30 ground units) and then onto Calcutta ( approximately 65 ground units). It looks like Jagdfluger has stripped Burma almost completely bare in order to reinforce India... a good move on his part sine I don't have the air cover in the region to sufficiently cover invasion convoys aimed at Burma.

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RE: Resource Bombing - All the other kids are doing it! - 3/9/2007 1:05:54 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/22/42

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TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Okha [Sakhalin I], 76,27

Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26, firing at TF 4
TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26

241 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.2
AK Mayachi Maru
AP Ryoyu Maru #21, Shell hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Okha [Sakhalin I], 76,27

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Coastal Guns at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26, firing at TF 4
TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Coastal Guns at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26

286 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Nichiryu Maru
CL Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Kyuma Maru
AP Tafuku Maru
AP Sakido Maru
AP Oigawa Maru
AP Chihaya Maru

Japanese ground losses:
639 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sasebo [Kyushu] , at 58,41

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E/F Fortress x 16
IL-4C/DB-3F x 6

No Allied losses

� hits 2

Damn I just can't reliably predict his attacks because all he has to do is attack where he doesn't see an airplane symbol. This FOW breach is pathetic. I'm going to have to try to come up with a very different strategy for defending against his bomber offensives. What that strategy will be is still very much up in the air. How can I cover all my bases with sufficient fighters to stop attacks without letting his erfect intelligence warn him off? It is an almost impossible mission since I can't defeat his perfect knowledge of my dispositions and, even if I could, I just don't have the fighters to defend everything in sufficient strength to stop his raids cold. Damn !!!

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Day Air attack on Hangchow [SE China] , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 63
Ki-48-I Lily x 21
Ki-21-II Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 6

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pisanuloke [THAI] , at 31,37

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 55

No Allied losses

Resources hits 13

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 65
Ki-49 -I Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Me 264 Angel x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 13 damaged

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 36

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 35
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24
B4Y1 Jean x 17
E8N2 Dave x 98
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 45

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 30
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 30
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Suchan [AMUR] , at 66,34

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 21

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 66
Yak-1 x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 13 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
Yak-1: 2 destroyed
SB-2M: 3 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 15

OUCH!!! I guessed right but my escorts didn't fly and over half of the Me-264s assigned to the raid were downed by enemy fighters.

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Okha [Sakhalin I] at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio

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Day Air attack on TF at 81,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
Hudson IV x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IV: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
AK Anzan Maru

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 36
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 13
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 1
Wirraway CA-1 x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Homer, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Washingtonian, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Cameron, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Enemy merchants are seeking to reinforce Karachi again. Excellent, more prisoners for the POW cages and more shipping at the bottom of the ocean. I doubt much of this force is going to get away again.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54905 troops, 1098 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1224

Defending force 77999 troops, 1670 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 2504

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 83677 troops, 1207 guns, 397 vehicles, Assault Value = 2895

Defending force 49453 troops, 1157 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 1399

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70849 troops, 809 guns, 559 vehicles, Assault Value = 2597

Defending force 45785 troops, 739 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2422

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17158 troops, 269 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 678

Defending force 24638 troops, 371 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6220 troops, 44 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 1952 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44995 troops, 718 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2417

Defending force 92599 troops, 1045 guns, 615 vehicles, Assault Value = 2597

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29616 troops, 470 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1545

Defending force 42212 troops, 658 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1293

Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26468 troops, 447 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1463

Defending force 62018 troops, 865 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1358

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37192 troops, 554 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2223

Defending force 131939 troops, 1825 guns, 426 vehicles, Assault Value = 3102

Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15453 troops, 268 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Defending force 19984 troops, 283 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 678

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Ground combat at Nikolaevsk na Amur

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2850 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Defending force 9365 troops, 138 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Nikolaevsk shouldn't pose a problem with this disparity in terms of correlation of force.

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Lahore [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8035 troops, 18 guns, 501 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Defending force 263 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese max assault: 428 - adjusted assault: 610

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 610 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lahore [India] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 79 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 260

Defending force 29560 troops, 905 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 669 - adjusted defense: 3149

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

This is quite encouraging as I am planning to bring roughly 3200 AV to Karachi myself and so should be able to take it over the course of 3 or 4 major assaults. I'll probably only get a 1:1 in the first attack ( aided by my Me-264s operating in the ground attack role) but with engineers to drop the fort levels I could start getting 2:1s soon enough. I should be ready to go at the end of the first week of April. India is slowing me down and it is going to take about a month more than I had wanted but, hell, I always wanted to draw his fleet into action around Noumea. It just looks like his fleet will be about 1 month stronger by the time I get there. A couple of early pre-emptive raids may be the way to go.

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Isolating Shikula. - 3/9/2007 3:11:25 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/23/42

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Coastal Guns at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Nikolaevsk na Amur, 76,26

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Hokoku Maru
AP Chihaya Maru

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Niigata [Honshu] , at 67,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 9

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 29
SB-2M x 87

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 damaged
SB-2M: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Oil hits 15

Fortunately I have more than enough oil. Resources are the bottleneck in my economy.

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Day Air attack on Okha [Sakhalin I] , at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 50
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Hangchow [SE China] , at 51,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 21
Ki-21-II Sally x 16

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Soochow [SE China] , at 52,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 63

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 3

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 22
Ki-48-I Lily x 29
Ki-21-II Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged

Resources hits 15

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Allied aircraft
B-26A Marauder x 38

No Allied losses

Heavy Industry hits 9

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Ki-21-II Sally x 52
Ki-49 -I Helen x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 59

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Me 264 Angel x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 44

It has been a while since I've seen any Allied bombardment attacks here. I wonder if he is out of supply?

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 3
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 36
LaGG-3 x 13
Yak-1 x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 2 destroyed

I have no idea why these Mikes ended up over Vladivostok.

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 51
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
Ki-43-I Oscar x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 30

No Japanese losses

A training run for a Val Daitai.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Okha [Sakhalin I] at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arare, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Nikolaevsk na Amur at 76,26

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

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Day Air attack on TF at 82,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 11
Pe-2 x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DE Kuri
DE Karukaya
AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kuroshio
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kuroshio Maru
AK Bunzan Maru
DE Hashidate, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Muro Maru
AP Nati Maru
DD Oyashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Magadan managed to pack quite a punch. Time to pull back and go back with carrier support in a couple of days.

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Day Air attack on Okha [Sakhalin I] , at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
D4Y1-C Judy x 1
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 82,24

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 9
Pe-2 x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oyashio, on fire, heavy damage
DE Kuri
DE Kuretake, Bomb hits 1

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 55020 troops, 1104 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1227

Defending force 78116 troops, 1676 guns, 793 vehicles, Assault Value = 2516

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Hmm, my bombardment attacks seem to be claiming more casualties recently. I wonder why this is.

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 111475 troops, 1578 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 2898

Defending force 49908 troops, 1166 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 1417

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 1427 - adjusted defense: 9013

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
500 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 2

Interesting. An adjusted AV of 9,000 is going to be pretty tough to shift. Thankfully I have enough Me-264s available to run long-range raids over Delhi to reduce the supply levels. It'll take roughly 1,000 sorties by Me-264s to reduce the supply level to pretty much 0. Given that I find it difficult to base more than 40 bombers at any one base that means I will have to run sorties from 2 bases for a total of 2 weeks after Karachi falls. Bangkok and Singapore should do nicely. The Me-264 is great but the more I use it the more I realise its extreme supply requirements really limit its use. You can base a full daitai of G4Ms at a base for the same supply requirement as just 3 Me-264s and odds are that those 27 Bettys are going to achieve more than the Me-264s.

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91470 troops, 1047 guns, 620 vehicles, Assault Value = 2608

Defending force 45803 troops, 731 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2421

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at Okha [Sakhalin I]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1743 troops, 36 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Defending force 1026 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 124 - adjusted assault: 54

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Okha [Sakhalin I] base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC/SO3C Seagull: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1069 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17152 troops, 271 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 678

Defending force 24493 troops, 362 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6250 troops, 44 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Defending force 1999 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

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Ground combat at Nikolaevsk na Amur

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9351 troops, 135 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 325

Defending force 3594 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Japanese max assault: 614 - adjusted assault: 174

Allied max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 57

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nikolaevsk na Amur base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
1296 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44970 troops, 712 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2412

Defending force 92975 troops, 1049 guns, 620 vehicles, Assault Value = 2608

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29735 troops, 474 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1553

Defending force 42155 troops, 655 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1292

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26511 troops, 446 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468

Defending force 62090 troops, 867 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37721 troops, 584 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2228

Defending force 132189 troops, 1827 guns, 426 vehicles, Assault Value = 3111

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15418 troops, 266 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Defending force 19970 troops, 285 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 678

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25706 troops, 904 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Defending force 9168 troops, 34 guns, 545 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

Allied max assault: 668 - adjusted assault: 303

Japanese max defense: 267 - adjusted defense: 1061

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Vehicles lost 4

I put a Tank Regiment into Karachi overland in order to prevent Allied movement out of Karachi toward Ahmadabad. Predictably Jagdfluger tried to force my unit out but foundered on the x4 urban defence modifier. In the meantime another 9 divisions are on the way.

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Ground combat at 31,5

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4066 troops, 9 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 154 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese max assault: 220 - adjusted assault: 55

Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 55 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/9/2007 4:39:56 PM

Kereguelen

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

Nemo, I know that this mod is not historical, but I noticed that you employ 200th and 201st IJA Divisions in the attack on Delhi.

Did you add those divisions in your mod? Just asking because there never existed a '200th' Division in the IJA and 201st Division was formed on 2nd April 1945.

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Post #: 254

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/9/2007 6:56:08 PM

Nemo121

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Kereguelen,

Correct. The backstory to the mod is that Japan was planning to go to war in mid-42 and its production schedule was oriented to that timeframe. This production schedule included an additional 4 infantry divisions and 1 tank division. At the start of the game the Japanese have these two divisions.

The pay-off for the Allies is that they get an additional two British divisions throughout the first half year of the war and the Americans also get additional paraborne and armoured troops later on.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/24/42

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Day Air attack on Magadan [Siberia] , at 83,23

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 30

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 7 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
A-24 Dauntless: 3 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31

The Allies loitered at Magadan a day too long. 22 of their airframes paid the price.

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Day Air attack on Nanking [East China] , at 51,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 49
Ki-48-I Lily x 18
Ki-21-II Sally x 14

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 7 damaged
IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 79

I have no idea why the I-16s didn't do more damage but I'm not complaining.

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 24
Ki-48-I Lily x 30
Ki-21-II Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Resources hits 18

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Day Air attack on Delhi [India] , at 29,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 38
C3N1 Kate x 1
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 53
Me 264 Angel x 34

Allied aircraft
Martlet II/III x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 6 destroyed, 22 damaged
Me 264 Angel: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II/III : 5 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 60

Again very interesting results showing how poorly the Bettys and Nells perform compared to their more heavily armoured brethren.

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 66
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 64

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 35
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24
B4Y1 Jean x 19
E8N2 Dave x 101
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 59

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 72

Allied aircraft
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 12
P-35A Hawk x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 39
P-40B Tomahawk x 50
P-40E Warhawk x 9
P-43A Lancer x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 16 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 6 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 23 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 26 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 4 destroyed

I decided to run a sweep of Pearl Harbour. It cost me 16 rare Zeroes BUT I netted 69 Allied fighters. Jagdfluger gets 28 P-39s per month and has just lost 23 of them. In addition he's lost almost a week's worth of P-40 Es. That sort of toll has got to be unsustainable even though many of his pilots will have survived.

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 71
Me-109E-4 Mike x 68
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
Yak-1 x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Yak-1: 13 destroyed

Fighter-bombers vs my premier army fighter. Results are, predictably, lopsided.

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 16
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 73,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 9
B-25C/D Mitchell x 22
Hudson IV x 11
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
AK Renzan Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Kennichi Maru
AK Uragami Maru
AK Koun Maru
AK Hiyori Maru
AK Nikkyu Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Urashio Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hyuga Maru

This convoy was NOT meant to retreat. It was meant to load up troops from Nikolaevsk na Amur. Gees, sometimes these independent-minded TF commanders really annoy me.

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Day Air attack on TF at 73,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E/F Fortress x 10
B-25C/D Mitchell x 20
Hudson IV x 6
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3
SB-2 x 2
SB-2M x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E/F Fortress: 2 damaged
IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Bomb hits 2
DD Sazanami
DD Kawakaze
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Natsushio, Bomb hits 2, on fire

And the surface combat TF which was ordered to shadow the transport TF managed to follow them into disobedience as well. Wonderful

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Day Air attack on TF, near Okha [Sakhalin I] at 76,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
IL-4C/DB-3F x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 73,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1
Me-109E-4 Mike x 7

Allied aircraft
B-17E/F Fortress x 9
B-25C/D Mitchell x 13
Hudson IV x 11
IL-4C/DB-3F x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed
IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Yamakaze
DD Kasumi
DD Inazuma
DD Hatsuharu
DD Yukikaze

In the afternoon some Mikes flyin CAP over Toyohara "leaked" over the convoy and did a good job of splashing some of the attackers.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54836 troops, 1099 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 1225

Defending force 78220 troops, 1687 guns, 792 vehicles, Assault Value = 2524

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91760 troops, 1051 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 2618

Defending force 45784 troops, 732 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17178 troops, 273 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Defending force 24498 troops, 366 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6214 troops, 44 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 368

Defending force 1923 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44928 troops, 715 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 2411

Defending force 93265 troops, 1053 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 2618

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29877 troops, 480 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559

Defending force 42173 troops, 656 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1292

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26618 troops, 450 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473

Defending force 62151 troops, 868 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1362

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37765 troops, 586 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2235

Defending force 132403 troops, 1833 guns, 425 vehicles, Assault Value = 3116

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15413 troops, 268 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Defending force 20025 troops, 287 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3866 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 641

Defending force 9189 troops, 35 guns, 545 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

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Ground combat at 32,4

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4063 troops, 9 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Defending force 116 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese max assault: 218 - adjusted assault: 56

Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

After giving my supply situation in Hawaii some thought - and no longer being able to replace my Mike and Zero losses due to supply constraints - I have flown my entire fleet of G5Ns and H6K2-Ls to Johnston Island and am flying resupply missions into Hilo. In addition I am loading 3 fast 3,000 ton transports, have a destroyer for escort and am going to use avoidant routing to get them to Hilo with the minimum of exposure. This is one reason why I'm flying these sweeps now, i want to cut the enemy fighter numbers down now so that when the transports arrive there will be too few fighters available to provide sufficient escorts for the inevitable bomber attacks on the transports.

(in reply to Kereguelen)

Post #: 255

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/10/2007 12:07:00 AM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/25/42

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Day Air attack on Magadan [Siberia] , at 83,23

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 19

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
Pe-2: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 37

Obviously most of the enemy planes were going to have been moved after yesterday's strikes but killing a few stragglers is always worth it.

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Day Air attack on Tientsin [N China] , at 55,30

Allied aircraft
Martin 139/B-10 x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139/B-10: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 20

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Day Air attack on Kaifeng [Cent China] , at 51,32

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 51
Ki-48-I Lily x 21
Ki-21-II Sally x 23
Me 264 Angel x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged

Resources hits 15

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Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 26
Ki-48-I Lily x 30
Ki-21-II Sally x 12
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Resources hits 27

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Day Air attack on Canton [S China] , at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 27

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 18
Spitfire VB x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Lancer/P-43: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Delhi [India] , at 29,10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 56
C3N1 Kate x 3
Me 264 Angel x 32

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF-NF x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF-NF: 4 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 73

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Me 264 Angel x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 46

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 34
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 36
B4Y1 Jean x 2
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
E8N2 Dave x 99
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 105

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Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74

And here's the Allied riposte. He's predictable, if you hit him he will ALWAYS try to hit you right back if he has the strength available.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 41
Me-109E-4 Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 8
P-35A Hawk x 45
P-39D Airacobra x 21
P-40B Tomahawk x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-43A Lancer x 4
PBY-5 Catalina x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
P-35A Hawk: 31 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 9 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged

Not bad. His use of obsolete airframes ( the P-35s etc) costs him dearly and fully 58 American planes flutter to their dooms. Only 4 Zeroes are lost.

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 68
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
Yak-1 x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Yak-1: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 51
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 29

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Canton [S China] , at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9
I-16 Type 24 x 11
IL-2 Shturmovik x 140

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 7 destroyed
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs: 4 destroyed
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 11 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
I-16 Type 24: 3 destroyed
IL-2 Shturmovik: 10 destroyed, 11 damaged

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 135

And here's the second portion of his one-two. This doesn't go well and while I'm only losing obsolete plane types these losses still matter since they will curtail my pilot training and resource bombing campaign.

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Day Air attack on Canton [S China] , at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E/F Fortress x 31
B-25C/D Mitchell x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-I Oscar: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E/F Fortress: 2 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 8 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 39

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54880 troops, 1099 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 1224

Defending force 78463 troops, 1700 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 2543

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91851 troops, 1055 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 2620

Defending force 45817 troops, 733 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2416

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17195 troops, 272 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 24465 troops, 362 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6254 troops, 44 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 1014

Defending force 1834 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44988 troops, 714 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2410

Defending force 93348 troops, 1057 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 2620

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29933 troops, 482 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1564

Defending force 45942 troops, 738 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1346

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26707 troops, 451 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478

Defending force 62229 troops, 869 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38266 troops, 613 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2238

Defending force 132558 troops, 1836 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 3123

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Ground combat at Tientsin [N China]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 178 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Defending force 36006 troops, 481 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030

Allied max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 1130 - adjusted defense: 3461

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

The Allied assault was so decisively repulsed that the enemy unit withdrew from Tientsin immediately.

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11155 troops, 173 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1532

Defending force 46708 troops, 607 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1046

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15400 troops, 266 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

Defending force 20050 troops, 286 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3866 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 648

Defending force 9219 troops, 36 guns, 546 vehicles, Assault Value = 260

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Rawalpindi [PAK]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4007 troops, 8 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Defending force 324 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 214 - adjusted assault: 104

Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 104 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rawalpindi [PAK] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Dacca [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dacca [India] base !!!

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 256

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/10/2007 12:28:34 AM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/26/42

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 71
C3N1 Kate x 5
Ki-21-II Sally x 26
Me 264 Angel x 51
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I x 3
Wirraway CA-1 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I: 3 destroyed
Wirraway CA-1: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 37

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Day Air attack on Haiphong [Tonkin] , at 37,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
Lancer/P-43 x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lancer/P-43: 4 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 48
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 19

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 10
Ki-43-I Oscar x 61

Allied aircraft
B-25C/D Mitchell x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 damaged
Ki-43-I Oscar: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C/D Mitchell: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 10
Ki-43-I Oscar x 57

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E/F Fortress x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 damaged
Ki-43-I Oscar: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged
B-17E/F Fortress: 7 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CVE Unyo [Yawata Maru], Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

All of these ships were already badly hit and are ported in Singapore getting repaired. I think that at a rate of 7 to 8 B-17s per raid that they should remain fairly safe there.

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2
Me 264 Angel x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 33
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 36
B4Y1 Jean x 19
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 35
E8N2 Dave x 96
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-48-I Lily x 6
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 8

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Lancer/P-43: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 94

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 50
Ki-48-I Lily x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 17

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Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 33
Me-109E-4 Mike x 4

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on IJA 4th Tank Regiment, at 30,9

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 46
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on IJA 1 Raiding Brigade, at 22,4

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 6
Pe-2 x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AP Neikai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Oigawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Nichiai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Hokoku Maru
AP Marsue Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tutukami Maru

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

More of my ships moved, unordered, from under the umbrella of my CV CAP and paid the inevitable price.

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 69
C3N1 Kate x 1
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 8
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 44
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

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Day Air attack on Haiphong [Tonkin] , at 37,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5
Ki-43-I Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Buffalo/F2A x 6
Hawk 75/P-36 x 2
Spitfire VB x 5
IL-2 Shturmovik x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-I Oscar: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane: 1 destroyed
Buffalo/F2A: 3 destroyed
Hawk 75/P-36: 1 destroyed
IL-2 Shturmovik: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sovetskaya Gavan at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 9

Allied aircraft
Pe-2 x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Hokoku Maru, Bomb hits 1

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Coastal Guns at Sovetskaya Gavan, 73,30, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Sovetskaya Gavan, 73,30

474 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 4
AP Neikai Maru, on fire
AP Zenoa Maru
AP Sakido Maru
AP Nichiro Maru
AP Nichiai Maru, on fire
AP Marsue Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Juko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
579 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54965 troops, 1101 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 1227

Defending force 78583 troops, 1700 guns, 791 vehicles, Assault Value = 2553

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 50771 troops, 707 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1334

Defending force 50701 troops, 1177 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1451

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18550 troops, 282 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Defending force 24514 troops, 363 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 688

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91998 troops, 1057 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2627

Defending force 45725 troops, 731 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2409

Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32442 troops, 346 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012

Defending force 1772 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Japanese max assault: 944 - adjusted assault: 989

Allied max defense: 67 - adjusted defense: 18

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tabun-Nur [Mongolia] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
570 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 23,3

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13348 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356

Defending force 1731 troops, 0 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Japanese max assault: 712 - adjusted assault: 263

Allied max defense: 73 - adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 13

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Ground combat at Sovetskaya Gavan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2274 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 6139 troops, 85 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 251

There should be no problem taking Sovetskaya Gavan tomorrow.

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30328 troops, 520 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2026

Defending force 46767 troops, 608 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1048

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44838 troops, 710 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2398

Defending force 93496 troops, 1058 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2627

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29896 troops, 485 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1561

Defending force 45967 troops, 737 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1346

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26718 troops, 449 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1481

Defending force 62229 troops, 866 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3184 troops, 192 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 961

Defending force 132807 troops, 1838 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 3131

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15422 troops, 265 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 688

Defending force 20047 troops, 284 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25467 troops, 881 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 9219 troops, 36 guns, 546 vehicles, Assault Value = 260

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Peshiwar [Pakistan]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3960 troops, 8 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Defending force 1458 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese max assault: 212 - adjusted assault: 380

Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Peshiwar [Pakistan] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1557 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

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Ground combat at Chittagong [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 7538 troops, 109 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 210 - adjusted defense: 88

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Post #: 257

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/10/2007 1:33:01 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/42

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Coastal Guns at Sovetskaya Gavan, 73,30, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Sovetskaya Gavan, 73,30

376 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Hokoku Maru
AP Nichiryu Maru
AP Kyuma Maru
AP Zenoa Maru
AP Oigawa Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Nichiro Maru
AP Nichiai Maru, on fire
AP Chihaya Maru

Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Sovetskaya Gavan, at 73,30 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mogami
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Coastal Guns at Sovetskaya Gavan, 73,30, firing at TF 40
TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Sovetskaya Gavan, 73,30

42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Marsue Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyuma Maru

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Day Air attack on Keijo [Chosen] , at 59,36

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Martin 139/B-10 x 2

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 51
C3N1 Kate x 5
Ki-21-II Sally x 26
Me 264 Angel x 85
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 55

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Day Air attack on Mukden [Manchukuo] , at 59,31

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 63

No Allied losses

Resources hits 22

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 53
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 51

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 35
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 36
B4Y1 Jean x 19
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 35
E8N2 Dave x 96
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 59

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 46
Ki-48-I Lily x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 62

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 41
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
A5M4 Claude x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on RAF No. 109 Base Force, at 23,49

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Sovetskaya Gavan , at 73,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 65
C3N1 Kate x 1
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 31
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26

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Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12

Allied aircraft
SB-2 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 21
Hudson IV x 12
IL-4C/DB-3F x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 damaged
A5M4 Claude: 4 destroyed
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed
E8N2 Dave: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed
Hudson IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

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Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E/F Fortress x 19
B-25C/D Mitchell x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 4 destroyed
E8N2 Dave: 8 destroyed
A5M4 Claude: 6 destroyed
B4Y1 Jean: 2 destroyed
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed
B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Runway hits 32

OUCH! This hurt. I've been thinking about how to stop these bombing strikes in future and how to overcome the impossible task of covering every base with enough fighters to stop any raid cold. What I've decided is that I simply can't stop any individual raid but if I can spread my coverage enough I can inflict sufficient attritional losses to wear the enemy down and reduce the effectiveness of their attacks. A few key bases will still warrant 30 Mikes but most will make do with a dozen cannon-armed fighters.

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Day Air attack on Sawahloento [SMTRA] , at 19,50

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 24
Ki-43-I Oscar x 4

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 116,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Yochow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
SC Edmundston
AK San Vincente, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Halstead, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Mormacsul, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

This convoy just popped up a few hexes from Pearl Harbour. Since no troops were killed by these strikes I am assuming this is a resupply convoy.

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Day Air attack on TF at 81,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 7
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Brooks, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Another DD attempting to run from the Soviet Union gets it in the neck. Most of the rest of the Allied fleet has made it to Vladivostok.

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Day Air attack on TF at 81,33

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 9
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Brooks, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54815 troops, 1098 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 1223

Defending force 78849 troops, 1705 guns, 796 vehicles, Assault Value = 2566

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 50787 troops, 706 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1336

Defending force 50944 troops, 1178 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1461

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18511 troops, 282 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 24532 troops, 357 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 92127 troops, 1059 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2628

Defending force 45659 troops, 724 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2403

Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at 23,3

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13178 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Defending force 1594 troops, 0 guns, 131 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Japanese max assault: 694 - adjusted assault: 620

Allied max defense: 56 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 310 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 17

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Ground combat at Sovetskaya Gavan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7335 troops, 93 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 2208 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 400 - adjusted assault: 172

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sovetskaya Gavan base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
2253 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39972 troops, 697 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2024

Defending force 61467 troops, 813 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44869 troops, 707 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2398

Defending force 93607 troops, 1061 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2628

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30013 troops, 484 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1824

Defending force 46012 troops, 735 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1352

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26791 troops, 446 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1489

Defending force 62246 troops, 869 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1372 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 663

Defending force 132885 troops, 1834 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 3136

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15457 troops, 263 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Defending force 20000 troops, 284 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25481 troops, 881 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 652

Defending force 9173 troops, 37 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 258

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Ground combat at Akyab [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 1526 troops, 17 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 65

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Interestingly enough at the end of the day when I checked the Allied losses I found that they had lost 24 B-18s due to ops. I am taking this to mean that the merchant ship which sank off Hawaii following my strike was carrying these B-18s. Interesting! The ONLY use for those B-18s is a full-scale strike on Hilo as they just don't have the range for any more.

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Post #: 258

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/10/2007 1:39:38 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/28/42

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Day Air attack on Keijo [Chosen] , at 59,36

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Genzan [Chosen] , at 60,35

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 26
B-17E/F Fortress x 5
B-25C/D Mitchell x 28
B-26A Marauder x 13
Hudson IV x 14
IL-4C/DB-3F x 8

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-26A Marauder: 1 damaged

Resources hits 28

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Day Air attack on Dairen [Manchukuo] , at 58,32

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 76

No Allied losses

Resources hits 16

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 65
C3N1 Kate x 5
Me 264 Angel x 105
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
Wirraway CA-1 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway CA-1: 1 destroyed
Hurricane I: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 122

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Day Air attack on Chengting [C China] , at 53,30

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Me-109E-4 Mike x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 14

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 46
Ki-49 -I Helen x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 23
B4Y1 Jean x 14
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 30
E8N2 Dave x 75
E13A1 Jake x 14
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 52

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 38
Ki-48-I Lily x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 83

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on TF at 114,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 24
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 18
Me-109E-4 Mike x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 14 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Empire Strength, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Esther Johnston, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Moorhen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Lihue, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2

Well, I guess there were some troops there after all. In addition another 18 B-18s haved joined Neptune at his table. Note also the extreme F4F4 losses compared to my experienced Zeroes.

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 17
C3N1 Kate x 1
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

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Day Air attack on Vladivostok [AMUR] , at 65,33

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 37
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
AK San Rafael, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

My first sub success in uite a while.

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54864 troops, 1100 guns, 435 vehicles, Assault Value = 1223

Defending force 79117 troops, 1720 guns, 797 vehicles, Assault Value = 2574

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37593 troops, 502 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339

Defending force 51061 troops, 1182 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1467

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18490 troops, 281 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

Defending force 24610 troops, 363 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 92131 troops, 1062 guns, 622 vehicles, Assault Value = 2628

Defending force 45781 troops, 721 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2411

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 23,3

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13141 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Defending force 1389 troops, 0 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Japanese max assault: 347 - adjusted assault: 331

Allied max defense: 30 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 165 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1768 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 141

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40390 troops, 726 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2029

Defending force 61537 troops, 814 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1452

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45033 troops, 706 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2406

Defending force 93628 troops, 1064 guns, 622 vehicles, Assault Value = 2628

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30105 troops, 486 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1828

Defending force 46089 troops, 738 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1357

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26911 troops, 447 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1493

Defending force 62256 troops, 868 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1360 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1307

Defending force 122975 troops, 1691 guns, 429 vehicles, Assault Value = 2868

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15500 troops, 267 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Defending force 19979 troops, 283 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25546 troops, 886 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 654

Defending force 9183 troops, 37 guns, 544 vehicles, Assault Value = 258

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Ground combat at Akyab [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 1515 troops, 17 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 61 - adjusted defense: 71

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Post #: 259

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/10/2007 5:49:21 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
Joined: 2/6/2004
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/29/42

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Sub attack near Wake Island [USA] at 85,72

Japanese Ships
AK Tosan Maru
DD Akebono

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

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Day Air attack on Keijo [Chosen] , at 59,36

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 4

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Karachi [Pakistan] , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16
Me 264 Angel x 112
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 17 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Rennie, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Empire Chivalry, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Raven, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Annalock, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Foam, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Ocean, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Oryx, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Empress of Asia, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SS Triton, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AK Washingtonian, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Star, Bomb hits 4
AK Empire Impala, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fairfield City, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Homer, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK City of Manchester, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 19
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 3

Now THAT really worked well. 97 bomb hits on enemy shipping in just one turn isn't something to be sniffed at. This should definitely lure the Allied CVs out to cover their remaining transports as they flee. 3 of my own CVEs and CVLs are lying in wait with the 42 fighters of the Yamato Daitai ( my best fighter unit ) and over 40 torpedo bombers. My Kate losses will be heavy but I expect my fighters to butcher their strikes and my Kates and Jeans to get a couple of torpedo hits on their carriers.

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Day Air attack on Kalgan [Cent China] , at 54,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
SB-2M x 85

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB-2M: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged

Resources hits 11

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Day Air attack on Yangku [Cent China] , at 51,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 22
Me-109E-4 Mike x 14
Ki-51 Sonia x 49
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 21

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 77
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24
B4Y1 Jean x 14
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 31
E8N2 Dave x 84
E13A1 Jake x 15
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 8

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 29

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Day Air attack on Suchan [AMUR] , at 66,34

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 37
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 37
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 53

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed
Pe-2: 3 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 73

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
A5M4 Claude x 9

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on USN 118th Base Force, at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 16
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 114,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 10
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 16
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 15
Me-109E-4 Mike x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Yochow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Suchan [AMUR] , at 66,34

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 37
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1
Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 55,44

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane x 3
Beaufort VII x 15
Lancer/P-43 x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Koshu Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Zukai Maru
AP Kikuryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AP Ryuosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

The Allied propensity to base bombers in coastal China comes back to hurt me again. I am going to have to close those airfields with bomber strikes and then work things from there... too many targets, too few viable bomber units.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Empress of Australia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Devonshire, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

I think these ships might be trying to evacuate cadres from Karachi.

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TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Magadan [Siberia], 83,23

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54935 troops, 1100 guns, 433 vehicles, Assault Value = 1225

Defending force 79166 troops, 1733 guns, 794 vehicles, Assault Value = 2580

Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37686 troops, 504 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342

Defending force 51480 troops, 1191 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 1485

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Ground combat at Denpasar [Bali]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3458 troops, 68 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Defending force 3708 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 232 - adjusted assault: 234

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 27

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar [Bali] base !!!

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18491 troops, 280 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

Defending force 24730 troops, 367 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 695

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 92275 troops, 1059 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 2635

Defending force 45813 troops, 717 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2412

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47039 troops, 703 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1453

Defending force 40427 troops, 723 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2033

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Chittagong [India]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5446 troops, 18 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 150

Defending force 8361 troops, 126 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 244

Japanese max assault: 150 - adjusted assault: 44

Allied max defense: 248 - adjusted defense: 119

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 21

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Unfortunately my force was under-supplied for this attack and suffered accordingly. I'll pull back a little and go again once Calcutta is isolated.

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40385 troops, 721 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2030

Defending force 61559 troops, 815 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1453

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45029 troops, 701 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2404

Defending force 93772 troops, 1061 guns, 619 vehicles, Assault Value = 2635

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30223 troops, 488 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1836

Defending force 46181 troops, 743 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26995 troops, 452 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1494

Defending force 62299 troops, 868 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1368

Japanese ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Kiungshan [Hainan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6490 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 351

Defending force 8766 troops, 98 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1348 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1613

Defending force 123132 troops, 1695 guns, 432 vehicles, Assault Value = 2867

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15601 troops, 269 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 694

Defending force 19988 troops, 282 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 675

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27393 troops, 976 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 715

Defending force 9253 troops, 37 guns, 548 vehicles, Assault Value = 261

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Ground combat at Akyab [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 1515 troops, 17 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 61 - adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

I thought Akyab might have been ungarrisoned and thought I'd take a chance. Unfortunately a British Base Force and Chinese Division are situated there.

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Post #: 260

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/10/2007 6:11:51 PM

Nemo121

Posts: 5821
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/30/42

Well it looks like the Allies weren't evacuating cadres FROM Karachi. It looks like Jagdfluger is actually bringing MORE reinforcements in. This is the definition of a one way mission both for the troops and the shipping but I've got to admire the determination it shows.

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TF 27 troops unloading over beach at Magadan [Siberia], 83,23

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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TF 1027 encounters mine field at Noumea [New Cal] (66,117)

Allied Ships
MSW Whyalla
MSW Warnambool
MSW Toowoomba
MSW Lismore
MSW Launceston
MSW Latrobe
MSW Colac
MSW Cessnock
MSW Bathurst

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Day Air attack on Yangku [Cent China] , at 51,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8
Me-109E-4 Mike x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 50
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Resources hits 16

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Day Air attack on Wenchow [S China] , at 50,41

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 46
B4Y1 Jean x 14
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 43
Ki-48-I Lily x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
Dakota I/C-47: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Nanchang [C China] , at 48,38

Japanese aircraft
Me-109E-4 Mike x 40
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-I Oscar x 15
Ki-21-II Sally x 49
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 70

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Day Air attack on Calcutta [India] , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
Me 264 Angel x 78

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF-NF x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Me 264 Angel: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF-NF: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Lysander I: 7 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 56

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Day Air attack on Madicen [Java] , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6
Ki-21-II Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 50

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Day Air attack on Aparri/Tuguegarao , at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 92

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 61

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Day Air attack on Batan Islands [PH] , at 46,47

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
E8N2 Dave x 94
E13A1 Jake x 14
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34

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Day Air attack on Cebu [Cebu] , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3
Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 49
Ki-48-I Lily x 26

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 3 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 83

For some reason I managed to catch a lot of Allied planes on the ground today, not that I'm complaining. Killing his recon will help increase the survivability of my transports considerably.

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Day Air attack on Suchan [AMUR] , at 66,34

Japanese aircraft
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 25
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 17
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 41

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Pe-2: 1 destroyed
B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 54

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on AA Papuan Infantry Battalion, at 55,93

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/12th Battalion, at 45,49

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 11

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion, at 64,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 29

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,46

Allied aircraft
Beaufort VII x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tamaki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Heito Maru
AK Nasusan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Peking [Cent China] , at 54,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 15
Me-109E-4 Mike x 25

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 49
IL-2 Shturmovik x 75

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed
Me-109E-4 Mike: 5 destroyed
Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs: 4 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 destroyed
Ki-57/MC-21 Topsy: 5 destroyed
L2D2/Ki-92 Tabby: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-16 Type 24: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
IL-2 Shturmovik: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 45

My new defensive strategy claims its first victims... I don't have enough at any base to stop a strike but I have enough to cause significant attrition which, over time, should render the enemy bomber fleet impotent. I lost a lot of obsolete plane types and 9 front-line fighters but the loss of 27 enemy planes will slow them down a bit in the future.

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Day Air attack on Peking [Cent China] , at 54,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14
Me-109E-4 Mike x 20

Allied aircraft
A-24 Dauntless x 15
Lancer/P-43 x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
L2D2/Ki-92 Tabby: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Lancer/P-43: 7 destroyed

Airbase hits 1

And another dozen join the first group.

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Day Air attack on Peking [Cent China] , at 54,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14
Me-109E-4 Mike x 19

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8
B-17E/F Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed
Me-109E-4 Mike: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
L2D2/Ki-92 Tabby: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E/F Fortress: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

And 4 B17s as well. All in all not a bad day for Japan given the tenets of my new strategy.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Fairfield City, heavy damage
AK Empire Rennie, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12
B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Empress of Australia

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi [Pakistan] at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK City of Manchester, heavy damage
AP Empire Chivalry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54854 troops, 1097 guns, 434 vehicles, Assault Value = 1224

Defending force 79319 troops, 1732 guns, 797 vehicles, Assault Value = 2596

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Delhi [India]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37743 troops, 505 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 994

Defending force 51609 troops, 1193 guns, 267 vehicles, Assault Value = 1490

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18449 troops, 279 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 674

Defending force 24805 troops, 369 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 696

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Ground combat at 52,28

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 92303 troops, 1063 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2633

Defending force 45690 troops, 715 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2406

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47131 troops, 704 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1457

Defending force 40489 troops, 724 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2037

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Magadan [Siberia]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2855 troops, 71 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Defending force 200 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 244 - adjusted assault: 468

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 156 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Magadan [Siberia] base !!!

Allied ground losses:
252 casualties reported

This completes the capture of all Soviet bases surrounding Shikula. It will now be infinitely more difficult for the Allies to adequately protect any resupply fleet to Shikula. What this will also allow me to do is to reduce my defences at Toyohara from over 1300 AV to just 900 or so AV. The 400 AV thus freed will combine with an additional 4 division equivalents at Tokyo to form my Pacific Island Invasion Fleet. Overall that should give me some 1600 AV for offensive deployment and that should suffice to give him some serious reverses in the Pacific.

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Ground combat at Peking [Cent China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 40478 troops, 724 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2036

Defending force 61642 troops, 816 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1457

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Ground combat at 52,28

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44854 troops, 696 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2398

Defending force 93808 troops, 1065 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2633

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 38,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 30355 troops, 490 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1844

Defending force 46383 troops, 742 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361

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Ground combat at Hankow/Wuhan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26957 troops, 449 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1499

Defending force 62311 troops, 868 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1368

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Ground combat at Shanghai [E China]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 32369 troops, 566 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 2148

Defending force 123223 troops, 1694 guns, 432 vehicles, Assault Value = 2871

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Ground combat at Kiungshan [Hainan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6503 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 680

Defending force 17874 troops, 227 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

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Ground combat at Madicen [Java]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15657 troops, 269 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 696

Defending force 19946 troops, 281 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 674

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Ground combat at Karachi [Pakistan]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27634 troops, 997 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 718

Defending force 9245 troops, 36 guns, 548 vehicles, Assault Value = 261

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

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Ground combat at Chittagong [India]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4910 troops, 88 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 282

Defending force 4658 troops, 16 guns, 308 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

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Ground combat at Shimushiri Jima [JP]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 104 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Defending force 1221 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 33

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Ground combat at Akyab [Burma]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Defending force 1511 troops, 17 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 59 - adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at Tabun-Nur [Mongolia]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 31763 troops, 325 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 991

Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 980 - adjusted defense: 822

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)

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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Akyab [Burma] by attrition!!!

Below you can see the reinforcements which have arrived at Karachi. It looks like Jagdfluger has just brought in a large number of FlAK units and some engineers. He mustn't have any more infantry divisions at Aden or he would, surely, have brought more infantry instead.

Attachment (1)

(in reply to Nemo121)

Post #: 261

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/11/2007 8:58:50 PM

Rob Brennan UK

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Looks like a lot of potential dead flak units in karachi

. Might make your bombing of the troops a bit tougher though (as thats why he must have brought them in).

RE air defence strategy , I agree you cant cover everything but have you consiered LRCAP for bases 'close' to each other . IE in japan . To try and ambush any japanese strategic strikes ?. The big bonus is they wont trigger the daft airfield symbol ( no idea about air balance numbers though)

and as ever , good read , thanks !

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Post #: 262

RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/15/2007 9:53:47 PM

Nemo121

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Well I've been quite lax with the updates and a lot has happened. We're about 3 weeks ahead of where the AAR has reached at this stage.

Allied forces in India are bottled up in three fortified regions, Chinese forces tried to break out at Tsientsin with almost 10,000 AV of forces and were held by my forces and I've finally managed to scrape together a good offensive force again ( 5 Garrison Divisions, 1 Regular Division and 4 SNLF Brigades coming to a total of 2400 AV ) which I was going to hurl against Midway ( which had an adjusted defensive AV of about 1200- including Level 7 forts). I think I had a very good chance of taking Midway, especially since I would have had air supremacy over Midway BUT:

1. There was no end in sight to the sieges in India -� bloody stupid game design

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2. the Soviet Union looked like it was about to enter play - I think I could have held it as I had about 6,000 AV committed to the defence of my 4 main border crossings.
3.� and quite importantly, play of the mod had shown up a number of significant bugs ( MiG-3s weren't entering Soviet service, P-51s couldn't be upgraded to, radars were messed up, Japanese raiding CVLs could only fly CAP, not attack missions etc).

So, I've conceded the game ( save file + password�available to anyone who PMs me if they are interested in taking a look at the situation)and we're going to swap sides and replay.

At present I think that the�mod needs some modification to Japanese production & resources in the name of balance and also requires some sort of house rule as regards the Soviets not becoming active until January 43 ( at least). Soviet entry into the war in early 1942 forces the Japanese to hold back and defend when they should be thrusting forward. As such it is hugely unbalancing even if the Soviets don't actually achieve much. Absent India I think that it would still be possible to exceed the historical front line trace in the Pacific even with the Soviet Union being involved but add in the absurd siege model and it is impossible for the Japanese to bring enough field forces back to deal with China and the Soviet Union whilst maintaining the pace of the Pacific Advance in the first half of 1942 ( following the capture of India).

What we're going to do is fix the biggest bugs and then swap sides and go again. After that we'll adjust towards balance. This is going to be my 2nd time playing as the Allies and I must admit I'm looking forward to being able to suffer massive losses without even noticing ;). To put it into perspective the final losses for both sides in our game were 7855 Allied and 5047 Japanese planes, 582 Allied and 159 Japanese ships and a score of circa 40,000 vs 16,000... which I think has got to be some sort of record for April 1942 ;)

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/16/2007 9:40:02 PM

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Sorry this has stopped . BUT if it means we get a newer polished AAR as a result we are getting a bargain

Ah Nemo playing allies , should be interesting , planning an AAR ? please please please ..

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/16/2007 11:42:58 PM

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Sorry to hear that this one has stopped. Good luck in the rematch it is ought to be intresting. (Jagdfluger seems very good IJN player from what I have read)

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/16/2007 11:51:08 PM

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Well, I haven't decided yet but probably I will try to cobble something together, particularly as this game should feature some serious bug fixes ( in the version in this AAR Japan couldn't produce any engines for its 1943 generation of fighters until 1944 and a few other similarly grievous errors- including a class of CVLs which couldn't actually fly attack missions ;) ).

Interestingly after we swapped passwords and had a look the following conclusions were reached:
1. China probably was within a month of being completely out of supply. If they could have broken out in that month they would have slaughtered me, if they couldn't then the Chinese would have died to a man just as per my plan. Jagdfluger thinks he could have broken out, I think my reinforcements would have gotten there in time. We'll nver know.

2. Delhi's supply was already in the red, Calcutta's wasn't much better and only Karachi was doing well - a situation which I was confident I could change given sufficient time --- especially since I had 2 more CVs and CVLs making for Karachi in order to prevent further resupply missions.

3. The Soviets didn't have a chance of breaching my border defences.

4. Australia had been stripped bare in order to defend Noumea. and the bases around it and when I say bare I mean bare. There was about 1000 AV to cover the whole of Oz.

5. US fighter pools were pretty much nonexistent. There were about a dozen fighters of all types in the pool. OUCH!

So, all in all, the balance was actually much, much better than I had thought and I'm quite encouraged. I think that the finalised version of this mod ( to be released after I play a few months as the Allies) will require less "balancing" than I had envisioned just a few days ago which is very encouraging.

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/17/2007 4:56:50 AM

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US fighter pools in stock are awful, given the a2a over hilo and PH i am not suprised one bit that allies had a plane shortage (in stock this can continue into late 43 too).

China would have been interesting , although RHS china map confuses me terribly

Re soviets , is it hard coded the soviet land replacements and more importantly some ground units swop to corps and have a huge manpower advantage vis a vis divisions ? in early 45 ? otherwise the sovet ground forces are pretty rubbish. I also remember a thread about soviet supply being utterly inadequate in stock and SU will be unable to fight after about 2 months of war.

australia ? have the standard home defence divs been given a new theatre ? allowing them to leave the restricted command ? in stock i think the aussie units work well and the balance works out.

and thank you for the AAR , darn good fun read

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/17/2007 2:28:44 PM

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Rob,

SU: Yeah I can do nothing about the hard-coded design in which Soviet units swap into Tank Corps in 1945.

Australia: This mod also features a greater allocation of political points so Jagdfluger was able to buy out the majority of his units and redeploy them to the front lines. Do I think this redeployment was a good idea? Not really BUT I believe in giving players the ability to make choices even if those coices are deleterious.

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/17/2007 3:01:45 PM

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Sorry to hear its ending at least you wont need to do turn 1 again !!!

My only list of fix points from my time with the mod (as opposed to percieved balance or 'nemo'

factor allied upgrades !!!)

1. Supply at Karachi I would be interested in hearing how low it had gotten I would suspect allies were totally out or only had some because of your blockade 2,000 per day is very very low in 43 or 44 the allies will struggle to upgrade and keep operational forces even in India at that level.
2. Allied Radar issues that you are aware of.

(I still think if Russia is going to stay out of the fight until 43 that you need to give them a little offensive kick for 43 i.e. increased armour the 3 weak Bdes are poor and some copmbat engineer regts as they will be facing lvl 9 forts everywhere)

Other Issues from reading the AAR that I would be interested in hearing Jadg's views on.

I think the Me 264's are to early and China to easy to starve - China was a low priority in this game and you had hardly started resource bombing and yet China was out of supply already. I think you need to give the Chinese some supply generation that cannot be destroyed.

I still feel 100 ish zeroes that are deployed at start should be set to arrive in 1st three months

But the last two were my percieved balance issues so you may prefer to play the other game before deciding on a view on these.

I would like a version of the scenario once you have finished any tweaks as I may look for an opponent or an AI game as I do like the toys and the mod

Andy

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RE: Isolating Shikula. - 3/17/2007 5:13:09 PM

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Hi there Andy,

1. Karachi: From memory there were some 55,000 tons of supply at Karachi at game's end but much of that had come in in a couple of resupply convoys. In essence Karachi would have been very short of supply after being cut off IF those resupply convoys hadn't come in. OTOH that is exactly the result I was looking for. I believe that a port isolated from seaborne resupply SHOULD be low of supplies very quickly.

2. Allied AND Japanese radars. Yeah that's my big job at the moment. I need to figure out the quickest way to effect these radar fixes.

3. Soviet Union - Aye, giving them a bit more punch all due to arrive on 1st January 1943 may well make sense. I'll look into it.

4. China and resource bombing... Umm, I had destroyed almost 3,000 resource points in China. That's a very concentrated resource bombing campaign. Resource bombing was pretty much the only task most of my bomber force had throughout the game. I didn't highlight it much in the AAR but on most days 50 to 100 resource points in China were being hit. As to the Chinese getting unbombable supply- well that would only help them if they were forced back to the bases in which that unbombable supply would appear. Giving 9,000 or even 18,000 tons of unbombable supply per month just wouldn't make all that much difference if China was on the offensive since half or more of that supply would be lost in moving it to the front. If you double it again then it just ends up being massively unbalancing when the Chinese fall back onto their hinterland bases. Mainly though my issue is a philosophical one. I don't have "free supply" anywhere and I think the game is the better for it. Breaking that rule for China is a line I don't want to cross unless absolutely necessary.

5. Zeroes - Aye, the Allies cannot fight these Zeroes in the air in the first few months. It would just be a slaughter. OTOH if you can't fight them in the manner you are used to then perhaps it is time to fight them using unorthodox means? That's why I am so happy to play the Allies here. I have a few ideas of how to go about this as the Allies and would like to see if they bear any fruit. If they do then balance is preserved, if they don't then I need to look again.

So, the more I think about it the more I really need to AAR the Allied side of things in order to draw the operational and balance lessons out of the game. Once that's done I'll update and go to the final version.

I'm also glad to see you are still interested in the mod and trying another game. I think that if the two players involved were less ueber-aggressive than myself and Jagdfluger that the mod would play in an even more balanced fashion and yield an enjoyable game.

Jagdfluger has estimated that he should have the first turn back to me sometime on Tuesday so we'll see where he goes then. I may post a few initial thoughts on this new game later as I've thought of a few wrinkles to try things I haven't seen Allied players trying in any AAR so far.

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