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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 3:55:35 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		SIG INT REPORT FOR 09/24/42

Radio transmissions detected at Iwo Jima.
188944 men are based at Saipan.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Myitkyina.
Radio transmissions detected at Tientsin.
20th Engineer Regiment is loaded on AP,Kiri Maru moving to Guam.
23rd Mixed Brigade is located at Luganville.
4301 men are based at Sakashima.
Radio transmissions detected at Luganville.
Radio transmissions detected at Kweilin.
11th Division is located at Mutanchiang.
48th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Luganville.
23rd Engineer Regiment is located at Lashio.
1st Mortar Regiment is located at Wake Island.
Chinkai Base Force is located at Masan.
13th Division is located at Kweilin.
6th Division is located at Tientsin.
Radio transmissions detected at Andaman Island.
37th Division is located at Rahaeng.
6938 men are based at Shimuzu.
5832 men are based at Nagasaki.


interesting sigint. Doubt that Saipan has that many troops but it seems the enemy is already building up places like Guam which is thousands of miles behind the front line... and I guess all front line bases have lots of Japanese AA btn and rgt...


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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 4:45:52 PM   
castor troy


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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 30
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 123


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet

the next two months will mostly see me doing training runs... then, with a FG upgraded to Lightnings (in Australia) and well exp pilots in India, we will become more offensive again...


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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 15,25


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 14
Kittyhawk I x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 255th Indian Tank Brigade, at 30,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 39

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
7 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 2nd SNLF, at 16,21


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 44
Hurricane IIc x 28


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Aviation Unit , at 22,20


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 16
A-20B Boston x 29
B-26B Marauder x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

I have ordered two old BBs that have completely repaired their damage from Pearl Harbour to Anchorage. We will then do bombardments against Dutch Harbour (and probably suffer mine hit after mine hit) as it seems we canīt hurt the base forces with our bombers...

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Day Air attack on 7th Armoured Tank Brigade, at 30,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8980 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Defending force 3730 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171


Japanese ground losses:
330 casualties reported

two Allied bgds are bombarding here doing 20 times more casualties than all my artillery units at Akyab. This is the difference of 7-8 fort levels...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3456 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713

Defending force 99735 troops, 985 guns, 472 vehicles, Assault Value = 1795


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 5:24:48 PM   
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Sub attack at 4,103

Japanese Ships
SS I-32, hits 2

Allied Ships
MSW Lismore, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Eland Dubois
MSW Latrobe


looks like it was a dumb idea to send out three MSW from Perth to hunt the spotted sub. The sub kills Lismore and RADM Lake goes down with the ship... one real hit and a near miss in return... not the first admiral Iīve lost...

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TF 42 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
PG Kaiun Maru
PG Toyotsu Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
PG Kanko Maru

and a sub laid mines at Rangoon hits a PG. I have no idea why Hortlund isnīt even trying to do something against my mines. The two Dutch mine layer subs are by far the most dangerous subs so far...

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TF 51 encounters mine field at Saipan (63,64)

Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 30
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 140


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 254th Indian Tank Brigade, at 30,27

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 43
D3A Val x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 86
Ki-30 Ann x 46
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 255th Indian Tank Brigade, at 30,27

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 26

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 9

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet

unfortunately Hortlund has figured out that the three units that were left behind from our former stack to Akyab have no flak cover... the follow unit order has sent them one hex North instead of going with our stack South to Akyab... great eh?? now they will get bombed for at least a month I fear...

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Day Air attack on 1st UK Field Artillery Regiment, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on No. 112 RAN Base Force, at 54,92

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 2nd SNLF, at 16,21


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 70
Hurricane IIc x 28


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 33rd/A Division, at 22,8


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 47


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Brazil Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet

the bombers completely evade the fighters (Hortlund wonīt like that ) and put 2x500lb bombs into the already sinking big AK. The ship succumbs right after the attack...

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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8980 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Defending force 3299 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148


Japanese ground losses:
181 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 22,8

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Allied max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 9

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3450 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1715

Defending force 100668 troops, 1016 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 1797



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Ground combat at 25,8

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1121 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

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

Allied max assault: 72 - adjusted assault: 36

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 36 to 1



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, still assault value 1 . The damned unit retreats South and creates a ZOC...



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 5:32:45 PM   
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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 5:41:50 PM   
castor troy


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quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

You put an admiral on a minesweeper?



I clicked on auto select commander and when the MSW sunk I saw that RADM Lake was assigned as TF commander...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 5:46:15 PM   
castor troy


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ASW attack at 18,11

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 1 <---- IJN mine layer sub

Allied Ships
PG Auricula
PG Freesia
DD Van Ghent
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Van Nes

we spotted this sub at Bombay last turn and created 4 ASW TFs. Unfortunately the weakest one ends up in the same hex as the sub (2 hexes off Bombay). Mine sweeper TF will begin to sweep the mines tomorrow and our ASW TFs will try to go after the sub...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 30
Spitfire Vb x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 139


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 51
P-40E Warhawk x 48
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Yokosuka 2nd SNLF, at 16,21


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 71
Hurricane IIc x 27


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

nearly 400 fighters and fighter bombers on training runs in India today... excellent... we will need the pilots with around 80 exp. as our enemy will get the next generation IJA fighters in late 42 which is at least as good as our Warhawks. So it will again all come down to pilot quality...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 45
A-20B Boston x 58
B-26B Marauder x 29


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8980 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Defending force 3092 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137


Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 16,21

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 10496 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

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

Allied max assault: 308 - adjusted assault: 149

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 149 to 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

same sh*t with a non existant unit that retreats and creates a ZOC...
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Ground combat at 22,8

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Allied max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 9

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

this one doesnīt die either...
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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3420 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1715

Defending force 100789 troops, 1015 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 1797


Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 4



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 6:13:58 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		Yesterday already we have spotted several TFs going towards Akyab. This is either a supply convoy or another reinforcement convoy. Although with the high fort levels and the wooden hex, Hortlund could easily hold the base with half the troops he has there at the moment.

I wonīt send out my bombers as there have been several CVs identified and I guess this is KB again. Perhaps some of his ships will hit a sub laid mine at Akyab, canīt hope for more...






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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 7:41:58 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		Hortlund told me I was really lucky this turn. Well after looking at the turn I donīt know who was lucky. Looks like itīs always a matter of oppinion... so letīs see...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/28/42

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TF 20 encounters mine field at Akyab (30,29)

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Tokitsukaze
CL Kiso, Mine hits 1

His TF (probably surface combat as cover for the transports) comes in and two ships hit VH2 mines. Non are heavily damaged though. Well, perhaps here we are lucky, but he could have cleared those mines long ago, or at least BEFORE he moves in with dozens of ships.

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TF 170 encounters mine field at Victoria Point (25,39)

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze

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Naval bombardment of Chandpur, at 30,25


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 4 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed
SB-2c: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi


Allied ground losses:
1481 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 127
Port fuel hits 1

then, to our surprise, he bombards Chandpur, for whatever reason. Lucky? Well, IMO he was lucky. Because a) he totally nuked the base with 4 CAs even though we had level 9 forts (once again this shows that forts help nothing against naval bombardments when the detection level is high enough) and b) my 2x9,2 inch and 18x6 inch guns didnīt fire a single shot. So who was lucky here?

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Sub attack near Akyab at 30,29

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba
CA Mogami

Allied Ships
SS O20

oh wow!! We stay on the lucky side! O20 fired a salvo of four torps at Nachi and missed... thank god that we are so lucky... Zynic mode off...

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TF 171 encounters mine field at Akyab (30,29)

Japanese Ships
MSW Hanata Maru #6
MSW Banshu Maru #51
AK Nishi Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Yudachi

an AK hits another VH2... what a pity those VH2 mines are the weakest ones...

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Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23
Ki-30 Ann x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 16 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 8 destroyed, 36 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Maryborough, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Baroda, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

unbelievable for me, but true, Hortlund then sends in DIVE bombers from Akyab. I have yet to figure out why he attacks Chandpur! At this point I had to think if he wants to land troops there. Iīve got three damaged MSW and not even 40 aircraft there so why does he attack Chandpur?

and now the hammer! After asking Steve why he thinks that I was lucky, he told me that he had set 400 more bombers (must be KB and LBA) to attack Chandpur but they didnīt take off!

Why on earth am I the lucky one then??

It would have been a pleasure for me to see KBīs bombers and LBA attacking Chandpur and if there would have been really 400 bombers then 50 would have been shot down with more than 100 probably damaged. But BAD LUCK for us, they didnīt launch. All that was at Chandpur was destroyed or damaged, so those 400 bombers more would perhaps have destroyed a dozen aircraft more but would have really suffered in return. After explaining this to my opponent, he told me that he thought I would have had far more at Chandpur. I guess he then thought different about who really had luck this turn...

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Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 29
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 112


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 53
P-40E Warhawk x 43
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

we just let the enemy do what he wants to do in Burma at the moment, sending in our aircraft doesnīt make sense yet and while a big part of the IJN is cruising just 250 miles off the coast of India, our aircraft are doing training raids against the remnants of the failed invasion...

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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Sasebo 1st SNLF, at 16,22


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 74
Hurricane IIc x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd/A Division, at 22,8


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 36


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Aviation Unit , at 22,21


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8984 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 3021 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134


Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 22,8

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Allied max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 16

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1

looks like we canīt get rid of those 0,0,0 units... the biggest joke is that those units still can create ZOCs and move around even though there are no troops...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3460 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712

Defending force 100754 troops, 1014 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 1801


Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 15,22

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 13216 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 344

Defending force 110 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied max assault: 554 - adjusted assault: 68

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 68 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


Here are todayīs air losses. Imagine how many more Japanese aircraft (and pilots) would have been lost over Akyab if there would have been 400 bombers more attacking...







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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 8:14:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		He was trying to give your base a 1-2 punch combo. AA defenses can be degraded if their disruption level is high enough. A port bombardment is a great way to acomplish that. If air attacks go in on the same turn after a successful bombardment that disrupts your AA and base units, the losses/damage can be far less. (though utilizing dive bombers is still not advised due to the hard code issue)

apparantly not all the planned bombers attacked.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/28/2008 8:39:23 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

He was trying to give your base a 1-2 punch combo. AA defenses can be degraded if their disruption level is high enough. A port bombardment is a great way to acomplish that. If air attacks go in on the same turn after a successful bombardment that disrupts your AA and base units, the losses/damage can be far less. (though utilizing dive bombers is still not advised due to the hard code issue)

apparantly not all the planned bombers attacked.



yeah, I was aware of that fact. Thatīs what Iīve done also in this game already. But still when I looked at my units at the base (and at the flak fire they put up against the one attack that went in) Iīm sure he would have lost far more aircraft than I would have (there were only a dozen left at my base ). And Iīm sure I would have taken down more than a dozen attacking bombers, especially if he would have attacked with KBīs Vals. So IMO he was very lucky that his aircraft refused to attack - they could take off, they had excellent weather in the afternoon.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 1:26:04 PM   
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TF 1048 encounters mine field at Bombay (20,10)

Allied Ships
MSW Tanager
MSW Bittern
MSW Finch

as expected I-124 laid mines at Bombay...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 29
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 134


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet

Iīve upgraded the Martlet II to Seafires today as I hope they are slightly better. Faster and more manouverable but less durable and 2 points less gun value than a Martlet...

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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 15,25


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 14
Kittyhawk I x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 15,25


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
Kittyhawk I x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Hurricane IIc x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Aviation Unit , at 22,21


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 31


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 46
A-20B Boston x 54
B-26B Marauder x 30


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
A-20B Boston: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 21
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

no casualties... looks like I really have to wait until the garrison there completely runs out of supply, which could take half a year... thatīs something Iīve never seen before. There is still a lot of flak fire but my bombers are unable to inflict losses within the base forces...

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Day Air attack on 1st UK Field Artillery Regiment, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73155 troops, 900 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1797

Defending force 102610 troops, 936 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712



Allied ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

now the Japanese start doing bombardments also...

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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8984 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2766 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119


Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 22,8

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1144 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

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

Allied max assault: 15 - adjusted assault: 9

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1



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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3434 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1710

Defending force 100579 troops, 1009 guns, 473 vehicles, Assault Value = 1797


Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 1:52:16 PM   
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my 2x9,2 inch and 18x6 inch guns didnīt fire a single shot. So who was lucky here?


check the ratings on the leader of the unit that includes the 9.2s...if possible replace with a combat unit commander who has a LAND rating in the upper 50s or better and a reasonably high aggression (over 50)...the LAND rating appears to be more important...those 9.2s can really ruin a cruiser captains day once they start shooting

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quote:

ORIGINAL: spence

quote:

my 2x9,2 inch and 18x6 inch guns didnīt fire a single shot. So who was lucky here?


check the ratings on the leader of the unit that includes the 9.2s...if possible replace with a combat unit commander who has a LAND rating in the upper 50s or better and a reasonably high aggression (over 50)...the LAND rating appears to be more important...those 9.2s can really ruin a cruiser captains day once they start shooting



good advice! Never thought about that one, thanks.


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TF 1048 encounters mine field at Bombay (20,10)

Allied Ships
MSW Tanager
MSW Bittern
MSW Finch

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TF 37 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Banshu Maru #52

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 138


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 38

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 71
P-40E Warhawk x 23
Hurricane IIc x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 114
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 48


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet

all my aircraft set to attack training targets flew today... excellent!

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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 69

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

also the Japanese are increasing numbers of aircraft in training mode again...

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Day Air attack on 33rd/A Division, at 22,8


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 42


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73174 troops, 900 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1800

Defending force 102298 troops, 936 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1717



Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8976 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2797 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122


Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 22,8

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1144 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

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

Allied max assault: 15 - adjusted assault: 17

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

finally, this unit died...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3384 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1717

Defending force 100532 troops, 1007 guns, 469 vehicles, Assault Value = 1800


Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 2:53:50 PM   
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A great date! My subs (radar) and many ships upgrade and from now on we will receive 35 P-38G/month and 40 B-24D/month...


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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 59
P-40E Warhawk x 23
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yanam , at 22,21


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 30


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 255th Indian Tank Brigade, at 30,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 13
Ki-49 Helen x 14

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th UK Division, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 7th Armoured Tank Brigade, at 30,27

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 51

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet

the IJAAF attacks my TK bgds again...

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Day Air attack on 1st UK Field Artillery Regiment, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73211 troops, 902 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1800

Defending force 102138 troops, 936 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709



Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8996 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2763 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120


Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3370 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709

Defending force 100435 troops, 1006 guns, 469 vehicles, Assault Value = 1800


Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported



< Message edited by castor troy -- 2/29/2008 2:54:59 PM >

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 144


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yanam , at 22,21


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 26


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 46
A-20B Boston x 58
B-26B Marauder x 31


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 5 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Runway hits 22
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

it will stay dangerous if we donīt disable guns...


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73175 troops, 904 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876

Defending force 101965 troops, 936 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706



Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9000 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2701 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114


Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3385 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706

Defending force 102650 troops, 1009 guns, 611 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876


Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported



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TF 57 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
PC Kunashiri

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 155


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 23
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 73
Hurricane IIc x 28


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 45
A-20B Boston x 59
B-26B Marauder x 29


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 4 damaged
A-20B Boston: 4 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 37
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73076 troops, 905 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1872

Defending force 101974 troops, 943 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709



Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8980 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2616 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109


Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3414 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1707

Defending force 102477 troops, 1008 guns, 609 vehicles, Assault Value = 1872


Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported


Interesting operational report:

OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 10/03/42

Ki-49 Helen sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 27,35 , Speed 7 , Moving Southwest
PBY Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 25,31 , Speed 15 , Moving Northeast
PBY Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 25,31 , Speed 18 , Moving Northeast
PBY Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 25,31 , Speed 12 , Moving Northeast
SB-2c has spotted Cuba Maru at 30,29
SB-2c has spotted Columbia Maru at 30,29
Columbia Maru is reported HIT
IL-4c sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 29,34 , Speed 22 , Moving East
IL-4c has spotted Kunashiri at 29,34
IL-4c has spotted Kanzaki Maru at 30,29
SB-2c has spotted Yudachi at 30,29
PBY Catalina has spotted Yudachi at 30,29
Wellington III sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 29,34 , Speed 7 , Moving East
Hudson I sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 28,77 , Speed 4 , Moving Southeast
Hudson I has spotted Gyoraitei #4 at 28,77
Hudson I sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 56,94 , Speed 2 , Moving Southwest
Wellington III has spotted Zuiho at 25,31
Wellington III has spotted APD-31 at 29,34
Wellington III has spotted Cuba Maru at 30,29
Wellington III has spotted Yudachi at 30,29
PB2Y Coronado has spotted Choun Maru #18 at 29,34
Choun Maru #18 is reported HIT
PB2Y Coronado damaged by flak
PB2Y Coronado has spotted Columbia Maru at 30,29
PBY Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 31,77 , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast
B-25C Mitchell sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 31,77 , Speed 10 , Moving Southeast
B-25C Mitchell has spotted Mayachi Maru at 31,77
F-5A Lightning has spotted Mogami at 25,31
F-5A Lightning sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 25,31 , Speed 16 , Moving Northeast
F-5A Lightning has spotted Sanwa Maru at 30,29
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Imphal
C5M Babs takes recon photos of Kohima
Hudson I takes recon photos of Koepang
A-20B Boston takes recon photos of Lautem
A-20B Boston takes recon photos of Lautem
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Gili Gili
IL-4c has spotted Zuiho at 25,31
IL-4c has spotted Hanata Maru #6 at 30,29
Hanata Maru #6 is reported HIT <---- sunk
SB-2c has spotted Yudachi at 30,29
IL-4c has spotted Furutaka at 25,31
Furutaka is reported HIT IL-4c drop 250kg AP bombs so if not FOW the CA should be damaged now...
PBY Catalina has spotted Banshu Maru #51 at 30,29
CW-22 Falcon has spotted Kuwayama Maru at 30,29
Catalina I has spotted Eiko Maru at 25,31
Wellington III sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 29,34 , Speed 7 , Moving Southeast
Wellington III has spotted Cuba Maru at 30,29
Wellington III reports shadow in water at 24,25
Wellington III has spotted Hanata Maru #6 at 30,29
PB2Y Coronado reports diving submarine at 24,25
PB2Y Coronado has spotted AG-360 at 56,94
AG-360 is reported HIT <---- sunk
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon
SB-2c takes recon photos of Mandalay
SB-2c takes recon photos of Mandalay
CW-22 Falcon takes recon photos of Akyab
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Chandpur
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of Chandpur
Hudson I takes recon photos of Koepang
Hudson I takes recon photos of Koepang
A-20B Boston takes recon photos of Lautem
A-20B Boston takes recon photos of Lautem
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Gili Gili
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of 21st Chinese Corps
Sapporo expands port to size 7
Tatung expands airfield to size 4
Iman expands airfield to size 5


we have a good number of high exp Level bombers in India that are flying constant naval search as thereīs nothing else they could do now and nearly every turn we achieve hits, mostly on AKs, PC or MSW. We sunk quite some ships this way already. Especially the Coronados with their bombload of 10x500lb bombs prove to be very effective when they are flown by high exp. pilots.


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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 7:03:46 PM   
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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 7:35:08 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Just found out in my CHS PBEM game that the Beaufighter VIC makes a very good barge buster - multiple cannons, range 7/9, and carries both 250 and 500 lb.   You might want to place those around bases he is sending barges into. Since I have PDU on, some of my useless Wirraways can upgrade to them vs. waiting for the Kittyhakws IIIs.



My Wirraways have all gone the way to Hurricane IIB but I donīt have Beaufighters at the moment. Only a night fighter variant of which I have 12 aircraft on the whole map. Those barges have been sitting at Gili Gili doing nothing for weeks already with a couple being sunk by search aircraft. Unfortunately those 100ft attacks often cause the synch bug and as we have been hit by this damned bug already a couple of times I wonīt do 100ft attacks if it isnīt a must. Normally I really like those low attacks with Beaufighters or well armed 2E bombers as they have also a good chance to avoid CAP but like Iīve said, the synch bug is too much of a risk for me.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 8:11:17 PM   
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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

48 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 18
BB Maryland, Shell hits 6

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

what an earth is this island? A super fortress? Casualties arenīt worth mentioning and my BBs got shot up pretty bad. No penetrating hits of course but together my BBs accumulated 7 sys damage points. But hey, we disabled 3 guns... out of probably 50 that are able to either fire at ships or aircraft... we will soon be back... Iīm happy that we didnīt hit any mines...

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 42
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 22
Hurricane IIc x 20


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yanam , at 22,21


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 22


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3 Zero x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st UK Field Artillery Regiment, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed

no idea how many exactly but I think flak has shot down more than two dozen recons over our troops at Akyab so far...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73045 troops, 909 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1867

Defending force 101883 troops, 945 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711



Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8980 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2508 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105


Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3470 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711

Defending force 102509 troops, 1015 guns, 612 vehicles, Assault Value = 1867


Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported



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6000 feet is not a good idea.



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 8:34:36 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Recon planes have to fly at much more realistic heights in Nikmod....otherwise the losses mount up fast.


6000 feet is not a good idea.





donīt tell that Hortlund! My recons, like the F5 I have in use now are flying at 40.000ft and take minimal losses. Perhaps 1 plane lost out of 100 missions. Too high for flak and too high for fighters. And they still seem to be able to achieve reasonable results as they even spot subs and small ships from that height (which seems strange though)...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 8:52:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		A day with training raids only. I guess most of the turns in the next two months will loke like this one, perhaps with more Japanese aircraft on training mode also... thank god weīre rushing through those months...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/06/42

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 31
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 189


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 41

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 48
Hurricane IIc x 2


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 114
Kittyhawk I x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 3
Hurricane IIc x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Yanam , at 22,21


Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 26


No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet

with the big number of aircrafts doing training runs we suffer an average of 6 aircraft lost to ops at the moment...

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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 44
A-20B Boston x 52


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

and the garisson at Dutch Harbour is just laughing about our attacks while they are taking down bomber after bomber each turn... recon reports 6000 troops and 60 guns...

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Day Air attack on 2nd UK Division, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed

and the next Babs is shot down over Akyab! Like Iīve said before, Steve is just careless with his material!

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73032 troops, 905 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871

Defending force 101786 troops, 949 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712



Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9000 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2298 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95


Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yanam

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11228 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 256

Defending force 40 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied max assault: 230 - adjusted assault: 112

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 112 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Yanam base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

Yanam is captured and the two mini units there are destroyed... troops at Mannargudi left which we wonīt take as we need it as training target. And there are two Japanese mini units playing guerilla in the area of Benares - Lucknow...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3468 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712

Defending force 102478 troops, 1008 guns, 612 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 9:01:12 PM   
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donīt tell that Hortlund! My recons, like the F5 I have in use now are flying at 40.000ft and take minimal losses. Perhaps 1 plane lost out of 100 missions. Too high for flak and too high for fighters. And they still seem to be able to achieve reasonable results as they even spot subs and small ships from that height (which seems strange though)...


If he's paying attention to losses on the intel screen, he may notice but alot of players miss it.

Flying higher does reduce the speed (in terms of # of turns) in which Detection Levels rise over a target base but they'll still get the job done ultimately.


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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 32
Spitfire Vb x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 182


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 56

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 48
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 81
Spitfire Vb x 3
Hurricane IIc x 15


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 88

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Indian Division, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

only a damaged Babs this time!

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 40
A-20B Boston x 55
B-26B Marauder x 32


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

Guns! We need to destroy GUNS!!!

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Day Air attack on 5th Indian Division, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Toyokuni Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet

unbelievable how bad my bombers in Australia are when it comes down to finding the target. Once again 90% of my bombers fail to locate a TF that was spotted 3 times and consists of reported 7 ships. We could have had a field day as to my surprise there wasnīt a single fighter on Cap over Koepang. Anyone a guess what Hortlund is doing again??

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73090 troops, 905 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1873

Defending force 101431 troops, 950 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713



Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8988 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231

Defending force 2295 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3440 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1710

Defending force 102505 troops, 1009 guns, 611 vehicles, Assault Value = 1873




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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 10:14:07 PM   
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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 19
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 16
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

and again the coast defense of this damned base proves to be very effective. So much about the CD guns being outranged by 14 and 16 inch guns of my BBs...

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 15
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 89
Spitfire Vb x 7
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Hurricane IIc x 32


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 56

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 42
A-20B Boston x 36
B-26B Marauder x 16


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 3 damaged
A-20B Boston: 3 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

only 40 BB bombarments more to take out the garisson of this damned mountaineous spot. The airforce canīt help at all...

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ASW attack at 27,31

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
SS O24

this is the hex where KB and two other TFs are sitting. 3 hexes South West of Akyab... just sitting there, for what reason ever... over a week already...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73222 troops, 902 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876

Defending force 101041 troops, 945 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713



Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9000 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2377 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102


Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3437 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713

Defending force 102635 troops, 1004 guns, 611 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 11:05:41 PM   
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 32
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 188


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 53

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

at the moment Iīm losing more Warhawks doing those training attacks at two hexes range than I get as replacements...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 30
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 81
Spitfire Vb x 11
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 59

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 251st UK Brigade, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed



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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73203 troops, 901 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1874

Defending force 100949 troops, 946 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713



Allied ground losses:
209 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9000 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 95


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3463 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712

Defending force 102570 troops, 1002 guns, 608 vehicles, Assault Value = 1874


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 2/29/2008 11:46:52 PM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/10/42

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TF 1048 encounters mine field at Bombay (20,10)

Allied Ships
MSW Tanager
MSW Bittern
MSW Finch

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Sub attack at 27,31

Japanese Ships
AK Kuwayama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS O24

we start off with a hit AK at least... retiring convoy from Akyab...

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TF 171 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #51
DD Yudachi

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 143
Spitfire Vb x 2
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 32


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 59

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 112
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 26

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 4
LB-30 Liberator x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 16 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 6 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 4 destroyed
LB-30 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 16 damaged

damn it!!! KB was retiring last turn so Iīve set my bombers to nav attack but not at full range. Only enough hexes to catch the retiring AK convoy. What happens? KB stops again... of course my bomber crews then decide it would be a good day to die. Would have been nice if I wouldnīt have hit the die rolls to see unescorted raids against KB...

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 112
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 6 destroyed, 17 damaged

of course one wave isnīt enough...

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 112
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 5 damaged

this is, when morale was already below 30... now at 21...




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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 26
A-20B Boston x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 5
B-26B Marauder x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Runway hits 6
Port hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

what??? not a single burst from flak fire? whatīs wrong now??

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Sub attack at 27,32

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hayate
DD Matsukaze
DD Yuzuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Ayanami
DD Hatsuharu
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS O24

O24 scores again... we had to watch the sacrifice of our bombers but at least we were able to hit a CL. Would be nice to see two torp hits at some point as one wonīt do much and itīs only 5 hexes to Rangoon...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73134 troops, 902 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871

Defending force 100737 troops, 943 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1715



Allied ground losses:
676 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

10/10/42 and the Japanese forces use a tactical nuclear weapon for the first time in the war... out of a sudden my losses due to Japanese bombardments explode... my leading HQ unit is already down to 23/96... what a wonderful idea to march to Akyab... I should just turn back as this can be a stalemate that lasts for over a year...

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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8988 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231

Defending force 2181 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94


Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3477 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711

Defending force 102547 troops, 1001 guns, 607 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871


Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 1





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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 10
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

we still have to fight it out with the CD of Dutch Harbor. Pennsylvania lost two mounts of her secondary armament today... we have yet to achieve a single hit on the port or airfield... doing those attacks now every couple of days, something Hortlund showed us. Iīm not really a fan of those unlimited BB bombardments but my opponent didnīt want to limit them so here we go. We have an AE at Unmak Island one hex away so we can do bombardments every second day if needed...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Seafire x 22
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 191


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 15


No Allied losses

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Kittyhawk I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 98
Spitfire Vb x 14
Kittyhawk I x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 3
Hurricane IIc x 18


No Allied losses

Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

6 aircraft on training were lost today...

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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 63

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 155

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 70

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet

not a single fighter over Lautern the last days so we sent in the bombers to force the Japanese to fly Cap here instead of doing training from New Guinea. 5 bombers were lost (3 to flak). We are operating nearly at the max height of the B-25 which would be 21.200ft. Still, Iīm satisfied with the hits on the base. 3 of those attacks and the base would be closed...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 42
A-20B Boston x 37
B-25C Mitchell x 8
B-26B Marauder x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 11000 feet

again, not a single flak burst. Tomorrow, attack from 6000ft...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73173 troops, 904 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1873

Defending force 100214 troops, 942 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716



Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported

weīre back to low casualties again...

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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9000 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 2059 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3480 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716

Defending force 102570 troops, 1003 guns, 606 vehicles, Assault Value = 1873


Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



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TF 37 encounters mine field at Victoria Point (25,39)

Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #52

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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Maryland, Shell hits 5

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

still CD fire. First time we achieve hits on the base...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Seafire x 22
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 123


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire Vb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 48
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 138
Spitfire Vb x 14
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 3
Hurricane IIc x 31


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 48

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 18th UK Division, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

have the recons gone higher??

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 42
A-20B Boston x 37
B-25C Mitchell x 8
B-26B Marauder x 15


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

suddenly all flak fire has gone... excellent, time to move the fighters in...

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Day Air attack on 18th UK Division, at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73117 troops, 904 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1870

Defending force 100397 troops, 944 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1719



Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8976 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Defending force 2025 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86


Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3480 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1714

Defending force 102462 troops, 1003 guns, 607 vehicles, Assault Value = 1870


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported



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