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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 1:12:25 AM   
JeffroK


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Status: offline 		Re Dutch harbour,

Just a thought, maybe your damage to BB's is because they only have 2 targets. Now they are down to 10 guns is it worth allowing escorts to fire.

(Always free with advice when they aren't my ships)

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 1:17:15 AM   
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ORIGINAL: JeffK

Re Dutch harbour,

Just a thought, maybe your damage to BB's is because they only have 2 targets. Now they are down to 10 guns is it worth allowing escorts to fire.

(Always free with advice when they aren't my ships)



I´m always trying to do it the safe way, so no escorts are allowed to bombard. There are still mines at Dutch Harbor also. Looks like I can do those bombardments daily when the ships can replenish at Unmak Island. And it seems we have already achieved our goal: the flak has been silenced!

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 1:20:55 AM   
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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 1:32:50 AM   
castor troy


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From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/13/42

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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!

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 4
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Runway hits 10
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4

casulaties are going up, seems we won´t need a lot of bombardments anymore. But we want to destroy those flak guns once and forever, we don´t want to see them in action again when our fighters go in at 2000ft...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Seafire x 20
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 180


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 40

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 4

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 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 135
Spitfire Vb x 15
Kittyhawk I x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Hurricane IIc x 29


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

it´s wonderful to see the sky full of my fighters! Unfortunately half of them are Hurricanes and this won´t change for a long time...
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Day Air attack on Kai Island , at 39,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 46

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12

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

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 43
A-20B Boston x 41
B-25C Mitchell x 11


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

the SBDs bombed at 2000ft and encountered no flak fire! Very good... 96 Marine fighters are ordered to attack the port tomorrow... we plan to have those fighters trained up and moved to Australia in early 42 and then upgraded to Corsairs for point defense of our newly conquered bases (hopefully).

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Day Air attack on 251st UK Brigade, 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 73206 troops, 904 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871

Defending force 99946 troops, 940 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716



Allied ground losses:
264 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

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

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


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3460 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716

Defending force 102651 troops, 1004 guns, 608 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871




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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 1:56:59 AM   
castor troy


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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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

looks like the CD guns are silenced now too!

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Sub attack at 33,77

Japanese Ships
AK Tsukubasan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Peking Maru
MSW Wa 2
MSW Wa 1

Allied Ships
SS S-39

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

convoy going to Lautern! The small AK sunk immediately and took down parts of the 2nd Area Army. Looks like Hortlund really wants to defend Timor!

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 185


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
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 34
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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

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 146
Spitfire Vb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 32


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 50

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
D3A Val x 24
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 68

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

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

Japanese training is tiny compared to our efforts at the moment. Though the Japanese will mostly be 70-80 exp while all our fighters are 60-70 with some exceptions that are nearing 80...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 72
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24


No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet

no flak fire, the Marines can train in safety...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 15


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
TBF Avenger x 2
Wellington III x 18
A-20B Boston x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 7


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73274 troops, 906 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876

Defending force 99684 troops, 946 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716



Allied ground losses:
124 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 1849 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3474 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716

Defending force 102775 troops, 1009 guns, 609 vehicles, Assault Value = 1876


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 2:17:02 AM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		it´s now past midnight and after doing 16 turns today my boss decided it would be enough as she just came back from night skiing...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 3:37:50 PM   
castor troy


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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
ML Tsugaru
ML Takashima

Allied Ships
SS Gurnard, hits 1

torps miss... any idea why 70% of the torps missed the last couple of months? Not the dud rate is a problem, the hit rate... this was one of the fat IJN minelayer...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Seafire x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 167


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 44


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 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
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 145
Spitfire Vb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 20
Hurricane IIc x 30


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 55

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 27
A6M3 Zero x 50
D3A Val x 23
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 93

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26

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


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 10


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 43
A-20B Boston x 21
B-25C Mitchell x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 31
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73302 troops, 908 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877

Defending force 99551 troops, 944 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713



Allied ground losses:
201 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 1917 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3474 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713

Defending force 102643 troops, 1014 guns, 607 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 3:48:32 PM   
castor troy


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From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/16/42

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Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

we will stop the BB bombardments now... no defensive fire against ships nor aircraft anymore...

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ASW attack at 25,63

Japanese Ships
AP Jusan Maru
MSW W.10

Allied Ships
SS S-40, hits 2

the Japanese ASW works better than mine... once again one of those one escort TFs that attacks my sub before we can attack... 2 near misses... another S-class sub was hit by a Helen today... yesterday an O-class sub was hit by a Helen. Primary mission of the IJAAF is to clear the sea of Allied subs... there are no more IJAAF bombers anywhere spotted on an airfield nor being seen attacking a target. The only appearance are the messages of "Helen attacking sub xy" "sub xy being hit"...

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TF 28 encounters mine field at Tarawa (85,91)

Japanese Ships
MSW Kongo Maru #2
MSW Takashima Maru
MSW Senyu Maru #2

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TF 49 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)

Japanese Ships
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Shonon Maru #11
PG Daido Maru

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Sub attack at 33,74

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

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

another troop loaden small AK is hit near Timor. If Hortlund has so many APs (like he´s always telling me ), why is he then transporting his troops around on AKs??

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 48


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

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 12
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase 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 141
Spitfire Vb x 15
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 3
Hurricane IIc x 29


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 62

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 27
A6M3 Zero x 53
D3A Val x 26
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 150

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 44

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

The Japanese have increased their aircraft numbers on training to 250+ now...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 30
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 60


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 45

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73401 troops, 910 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877

Defending force 99493 troops, 946 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 1716



Allied ground losses:
332 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 1900 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3453 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711

Defending force 102637 troops, 1017 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877

while the mighty Japanese artillery kills unit after unit, all the artillery available in India isn´t able to cause one f*cking casualty... a couple of weeks and I´m thinking of pulling my troops out of Akyab again...

this is how one of my HQ units looks like already... result from Japanese bombardments only...







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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 3:52:24 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		What I really wonder is, why is Adolf Hitler on the picture of an Allied HQ unit?? Or who is the second guy from the left. Looks like Hitler to me...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 5:22:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 10/17/42

Ki-49 Helen sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 31,73 , Speed 11 , Moving West
Ki-49 Helen reports diving submarine at 30, 72
Ki-49 Helen reports suspected submarine at 31, 73
H8K Emily reports suspected submarine at 31, 73
D3A Val reports shadow in water at 33, 77
PBY Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 31,77 , Speed 5 , Moving West
PBY Catalina has spotted Kogyo Maru at 31,77
Hudson I sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 28,77 , Speed 5 , Moving Southwest
Hudson I has spotted Iwashiro Maru at 28,77
Hudson I sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 28,77 , Speed 14 , Moving Southeast
Hudson I sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 36,76 , Speed 8 , Moving Northeast
Hudson I has spotted Humburugu Maru at 36,76
Catalina I has spotted Nihonkai Maru at 31,77
PB2Y Coronado sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 32,72 , Speed 5 , Moving Northwest
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Rangoon
SB-2c takes recon photos of Mandalay
SB-2c takes recon photos of Mandalay
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay
CW-22 Falcon takes recon photos of Akyab
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Chandpur
Hudson I takes recon photos of Koepang
Hudson I takes recon photos of Koepang
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Gili Gili
Hudson I takes recon photos of Port Moresby
Hudson I takes recon photos of Thursday Island
B-25C Mitchell takes recon photos of Thursday Island
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of 1st Chinese Temp. Division
C5M Babs takes recon photos of 46th Chinese Corps
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of 70th Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of 70th Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of 1st Burma Rifles Brigade
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of 1st Burma Rifles Brigade
Ki-49 Helen reports shadow in water at 21, 47
Ki-49 Helen reports shadow in water at 31, 73
Ki-49 Helen sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 53,97 , Speed 5 , Moving Northeast
Ki-49 Helen reports suspected submarine at 31, 73
Ki-49 Helen sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 24,56 , Speed 11 , Moving Northwest
Ki-49 Helen attacking S-35 at 24,56
S-35 is reported HIT
Ki-49 Helen reports shadow in water at 21, 47
H8K Emily reports periscope at 21, 47
H8K Emily attacking KXII at 21,47
D3A Val attacking KXII at 21,47
KXII is reported HIT
PBY Catalina reports periscope at 20,30
Hudson I has spotted Gyoraitei #4 at 28,77
Hudson I has spotted Gyoraitei #1 at 28,77
PB2Y Coronado sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 95,95 , Speed 12 , Moving Southeast
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Yunan
C5M Babs takes recon photos of Yunan
F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Chandpur
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of Chandpur
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
Hudson I takes recon photos of Port Moresby
Hudson I takes recon photos of Thursday Island
B-25C Mitchell takes recon photos of Thursday Island
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Darwin
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of 28th Chinese Division
Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of 28th Chinese Division
Ki-15 Babs takes recon photos of 18th UK Division
Tatung expands airfield to size 5


In the last three days, 4 of my subs were hit by land based aircraft. 3 by Helens and one by a Val. Of those 4 subs, 2 are 90% sure write offs, 1 has a 50/50 chance and 1 will surely make it. Now if I would have 100 subs within LBA range... at the moment I have 15 subs in range of LBA (means 8 hexes from within level 3 bases) and I lost 4 out of 15 subs in 3 days. It´s so easy to clear the whole map of subs... needless to say that I really care about my subs and move them...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/17/42

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TF 1026 troops unloading over beach at Amchitka Island, 96,36



Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported

fast transport unloads a raider btn... Amchitka is empty...

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TF 6 encounters mine field at Truk (63,78)

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi
DD Uranami
DD Makinami

sub laid mines from subs on transit...

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TF 28 encounters mine field at Tarawa (85,91)

Japanese Ships
MSW Takashima Maru
MSW Senyu Maru #2
MSW Kongo Maru #2

same here...

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Sub attack at 25,62

Japanese Ships
ML Sokuten
ML Hirashima
ML Shirataka

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

once again, torps miss... 7 out of 10 salvoes miss and then 2 out of 3 are duds... at least this has been my feeling the last three months...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 47


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

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 13
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

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 32
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 86
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 60


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 38
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 21,47

Japanese Ships
ML Kuroshima

Allied Ships
SS KXII, heavy damage

then a ML that has no DCs on ASW attack on the sub that was hit today...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73451 troops, 908 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1881

Defending force 98838 troops, 948 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706



Allied ground losses:
201 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 1914 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83


Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3440 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1703

Defending force 102727 troops, 1015 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 1881




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Status: offline 		today I should receive the second BG equipped with B-24D. Guess what! Again they showed up with LB-30... Compared with the B-24 the LB-30 is just a crappy model. I have one BG with the LB-30 in use on the map and have 100+ in the pools now... But now I´m short of 96 B-24D which I should now have on map, means 10 weeks of B-24D replacements. Which means also that my plans are moved again 2 months+ further back... great...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/18/42

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 21


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-40E Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 2


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

today, 250 aircraft fail to locate the target at 120 miles range which they attacked a dozen times already...

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 31
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 20
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

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
A6M3 Zero x 23
D3A Val x 26
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 209

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 93
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 141


No Allied losses

Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
64 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 61


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 43
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73479 troops, 910 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1884

Defending force 98747 troops, 950 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 1704



Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

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

Defending force 1894 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3420 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1703

Defending force 102782 troops, 1019 guns, 603 vehicles, Assault Value = 1884


Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Amchitka Island

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

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

Allied max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 14

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Amchitka Island base !!!

empty Amchitka is Allied again. Level 0(2) airfield at the moment and Kiska is 5 hexes away. Kiska has now an aircraft symbol so my unloading ships could be target of air attacks tomorrow...



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Posts: 14330
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TF 23 encounters mine field at Andaman Island (23,34)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 6
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PC Ch 17

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TF 8 encounters mine field at Andaman Island (23,34)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18

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TF 39 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)

Japanese Ships
PG Santos Maru

a lot of mines are destroyed by patrol crafts...

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TF 58 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)

Japanese Ships
MSW Shonan Maru #8
MSW Kyo Maru #3
MSW Kyo Maru #1
MSW Hakata Maru #7
MSW W.19, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

sub laid MK10 sinks the big MSW W.19...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
Spitfire Vb x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 180


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 52

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 14


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

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 14
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 14
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 101
Spitfire Vb x 16
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 39

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
A6M3 Zero x 26
D3A Val x 24
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 236

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 95
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
P-36A Mohawk x 22


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 134


No Allied losses

Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
62 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 75


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Osaka Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ryuosan Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nihonkai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Shinai Maru
AK Kuramasan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyosei Maru
AP Peking Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kogyo Maru
MSW Wa 1

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

finally we get an attack on a TF in the Timor area. Hortlund has a Cap of around 100 fighters at Lautern but he would have been better off setting his fighters to LRCAP this TF. The TF finished unloading at Lautern and ended up one hex North of Lautern when my bombers attacked at 7 hexes from Darwin. No leaking Cap either. We keep on working on the Japanese AP shortage! I guess 3 of the ships hit will surely sink... all hits were 500lb GP bombs... in the afternoon the rest of the convoy was saved as Darwin saw once again a thunderstorm...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 61


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 53

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73487 troops, 910 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883

Defending force 98704 troops, 947 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 1708



Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3453 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1708

Defending force 102636 troops, 1017 guns, 601 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883


Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 7:43:03 PM   
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TF 16 encounters mine field at Andaman Island (23,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 110
LB-30 Liberator x 42


Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 87

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Wellington III bombing at 19000 feet

there is not a single fighter in all Northern Burma! And it seems there isn´t a single bomber in whole Burma at the moment, so I guess all those bombers are further South bombing my subs... We used this opportunity for an attack on Akyab. Perhaps if we´re doing a couple of attacks that this forces the IJA back into Burma. But I can´t see that we would really hurt Akyab. 4 Wellingtons lost, including 2 pilots... we can´t go higher as we´re operating our bombers at max height already... 3 AA rgt at Akyab and severa base forces...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 30
Spitfire Vb x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 185


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 44

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 13
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 27
D3A Val x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 230

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 36

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 91
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
P-36A Mohawk x 23


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 120


No Allied losses

Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
55 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 60


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 46
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73432 troops, 910 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883

Defending force 98686 troops, 947 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711



Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3460 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711

Defending force 102367 troops, 1012 guns, 599 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883


Japanese ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

wow, we cause more casulties than the Japanese!

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 8:22:16 PM   
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Sub attack at 34,74

Japanese Ships
AK Kuramasan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38

one of the small AKs that was hit by my Mitchells around Timor is finished with two MK10s a couple of hexes South of Kendari...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
Hurricane IIb x 28
Spitfire Vb x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 188


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 73

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

the usual training raids...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 2


No Allied losses

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 146
Spitfire Vb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 23
Hurricane IIc x 18


No Allied losses

Airbase 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
A6M3 Zero x 27
D3A Val x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 204

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 29

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 3


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-36A Mohawk bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 120


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
57 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet

what´s interesting is the fact that there are now Kates operating out of Kiska. They tried to attack my shipping at the recently seized base but thank god they failed to locate the target. Looks like only fast transports can go in now...

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


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Iwashiro Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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

hehe Hortlund has moved all his fighters on Timor to Lautern. There are 100+ fighters on Cap but no ships anymore! Koepang has no fighters but those two small AKs. With those 100 fighters from Lautern he could have easily kept my bombers honest...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 57


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73273 troops, 911 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879

Defending force 98735 troops, 950 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1711



Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3480 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1710

Defending force 102139 troops, 1009 guns, 598 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879


Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Guns lost 3



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 9:10:18 PM   
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Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		Steve told me I should do something, so I guess he´s bored due to no invasions from my part...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/22/42

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Sangetsu Maru

Allied Ships
DD Van Galen
DD Van Ghent

torps miss and the big AP only takes 5x4 inch shells...

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ASW attack at 23,39

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 18

Allied Ships
SS S-40

I´m rebasing some short ranged subs to India...

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TF 16 encounters mine field at Andaman Island (23,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
Hurricane IIb x 32
Spitfire Vb x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 163


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 32

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 14


No Allied losses

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
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 95
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
P-36A Mohawk x 24


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 121


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
55 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 56


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 68

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 10 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 40 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Yanagigawa, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ina Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kosho Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Saiko Maru
AK Toyokuni Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PG Chiyo Maru
AK Gyoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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

as I´m not doing a lot, my opponent should have enough time to plan his turns carefully! He didn´t and suffered... This is one hex North of Lautern! And what you see here is only leaking Cap. While there are a hundred fighters flying Cap over Lautern! That´s fine with me, but there´s also the possibility in the game to fly LRCAP!!

4 Mitchells are lost A2A and 1 to ops. 40 Mitchells are shown as damaged but this must be FOW this time. My squadrons are still in excellent shape and stay on nav attack. Surprise for my opponent will be 4 DDs going in to Lautern (probably all hitting a mine ) to attack this supply convoy - or what´s left. We hopefully force it out of the hex so that our bombers can go in again... all merchants are small AKs...

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ASW attack near Georgetown at 23,44

Japanese Ships
PG Shoei Maru
PG Koei Maru

Allied Ships
SS O20

oops, my mine layer was target of two PGs but they failed to locate the sub...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73580 troops, 909 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879

Defending force 98982 troops, 948 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712



Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712

Defending force 102274 troops, 1004 guns, 599 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/1/2008 10:15:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		the day was more quiet than I had thought... the supply convoy we attacked yesterday did not go to Lautern, it was spotted heading North, which means it turned around. Our DD squadron that was sent to Lautern found nothing... expect the convoy to return as soon as Hortlund checked that it was heading home...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/23/42

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ASW attack at 24,54

Japanese Ships
MSW W.3

Allied Ships
SS S-36

the usual one escort TF... enough to drive off my sub...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
Hurricane IIb x 31
Spitfire Vb x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 164


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 65

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 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 99
Spitfire Vb x 16
Hurricane IIc x 18


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 42

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
D3A Val x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 207

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

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

all those Oscars will soon be Tojos... and only Lightnings or Corsairs can compete with them then...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 93
F4F-4 Wildcat x 45


No Allied losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 119


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
53 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD Dauntless x 18
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 62


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 54
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73525 troops, 910 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1880

Defending force 98938 troops, 947 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713



Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713

Defending force 102163 troops, 1003 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 1880


Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported



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TF 16 encounters mine field at Victoria Point (25,39)

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru

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Day Air attack on Lashio , at 35,30

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 112
LB-30 Liberator x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 2 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington III bombing at 19000 feet

we nuke Lashio... and the rest of this turn are training raids...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16


No Allied losses

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 16
Kittyhawk I x 14


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 115
Spitfire Vb x 15
Hurricane IIc x 18


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 122


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
54 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 2
Wellington III x 58


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73454 troops, 911 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1880

Defending force 98731 troops, 947 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712



Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1712

Defending force 102034 troops, 1005 guns, 595 vehicles, Assault Value = 1880


Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported



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ASW attack at 23,52

Japanese Ships
ML Saishu

Allied Ships
SS S-44

would love to sink more MLs...

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Sub attack at 27,65

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Hikosan Maru
MSW W.20

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

this time, one escort wasn´t enough. Not far to Soerabaja, so if Hortlund would care about his big AK he could surely save it... guess I will see the ship sinking somewhere around Singapore!

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Sub attack at 26,65

Japanese Ships
AK Himalaya Maru
MSW W.20

Allied Ships
SS Truant

Truant attacks another ship of the same convoy but missed...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
Hurricane IIb x 30
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 146


No Allied losses

Runway hits 60

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 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

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 13


No Allied losses

Runway hits 6

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 144
Spitfire Vb x 15
Kittyhawk I x 16
Blenheim IV x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 28


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 46

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
D3A Val x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 247

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

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


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 56


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 26,65

Japanese Ships
AK Dainiti Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Koki Maru
MSW W.20

Allied Ships
SS Truant, hits 2

Truant gets another shot at this convoy and this time she kills a big AK...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73541 troops, 910 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883

Defending force 98661 troops, 946 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709



Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1705

Defending force 102119 troops, 1005 guns, 596 vehicles, Assault Value = 1883


Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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ASW attack at 22,46

Japanese Ships
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Eiko Maru
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35

Allied Ships
SS S-44, hits 14, on fire

I can´t figure out why Hortlund´s ASW TFs are so effective. He must get some very good die rolls. It seems that most of the times we encounter one of those TFs a sub is either sunk or heavily damaged... my exp is normally different as normally the ASW TFs achieve most times nothing... 2 real hits and 12 near misses... retiring with 30 sys and 60 float, so we even were lucky that the sub didn´t immediately sink...

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ASW attack at 22,42

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 1
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Nanpo Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Hashidate

Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 4

same here, no problems for the patrol crafts to locate my sub... 1 real hit, 3 near misses... Hortlund is increasing his bombers on sub search again. I guess whenever he spots one or two subs in an area he flies in 100 bombers and sends them out to hunt my subs. Today 5 out of 6 subs in an area around Borneo were spotted... 5 out of 6... It´s great... moving them doesn´t help, they are spotted again tomorrow... damage is at 12 sys and 34 flt...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 2


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 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 14


No Allied losses

Runway hits 6

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 30
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 23


No Allied losses

Runway hits 11

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

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 23
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 228

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 23

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 96
F4F-4 Wildcat x 45


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73499 troops, 908 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1881

Defending force 98536 troops, 943 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706



Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706

Defending force 102049 troops, 1002 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 1881


Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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Sub attack at 27,65

Japanese Ships
AP Kyushu Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS O16

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

unbelievable!!! O16 attacks on the surface, fires 4 salvos of torps and all... M I S S ... then the big AP is hit by a 88mm shell... O16 has to retire now due to being low on torps...

another S-class sub was hit by a Helen of course... within a week you run out of all your subs if you have them in enemy waters...

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TF 16 encounters mine field at Andaman Island (23,34)

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 32
Hurricane IIb x 32
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 168


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 66

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 15


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Mannargudi , at 16,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 133
Spitfire Vb x 16
Kittyhawk I x 2
Blenheim IV x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 32


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

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
D3A Val x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 250

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 39

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 96
F4F-4 Wildcat x 47


No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 142


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
64 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 60


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73415 troops, 904 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1878

Defending force 98563 troops, 941 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1705



Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3493 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1705

Defending force 101927 troops, 996 guns, 595 vehicles, Assault Value = 1878


Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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TF 1014 encounters mine field at Thursday Island (49,90)

Allied Ships
DD Downes, Mine hits 1, on fire
CL Raleigh, Mine hits 1, on fire

of course our surface combat TF hits mines (2 out of three ships)... a mine field that was already spotted long ago... I haven´t seen this sh*t since I deleted UV from my hard drive... but in this campaign we saw 100+ mine hits already... the mine, the all dominating weapon in this PBEM...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Thursday Island at 49,90


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Haguro
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 3
DD Takanami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Naganami
DD Kagero
DD Hatsukaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Oshio
AK Kazuura Maru
AK Kurama Maru
AK Olympia Maru

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Cassin, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Downes, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

what the hell????? Damn my search planes! This TF was spotted a couple of turns ago when it went round Gili Gili heading to Port Moresby. Everytime I got recon about a couple of AKs. Not a single time anything else, so I sent in my raiders... I have no idea how 60+ search aircraft can not identify this TF accordingly... we surprise the enemy TF but the Allied ship launched torpedoes are hardcoded that only 2% can hit targets... then, not surprisingly either, the combat once again lasts as long as it takes to completely sink my TF... wonder why the battles are over in two seconds when a couple of my destroyers attack two unescorted merchants... someone told me it´s a conspiracy...




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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 33
Hurricane IIb x 29
Spitfire Vb x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 184


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 48

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


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 17
Kittyhawk I x 16
P-39D Airacobra x 21


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

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
D3A Val x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 218

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 75
F4F-4 Wildcat x 45


No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 59


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 46
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 50,90


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
CA Haguro
DD Takanami
CA Suzuya

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

and then, after doing nothing for days, my B-17s (one third of them) decides it would be worth to attack this huge TF. We achieve 3 hits with 500lb GP bombs that do nothing...

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,90


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
DD Kagero

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

another small wave later and another 500lb bomb hit that does nothing... but we lose 2 B-17s to flak...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73355 troops, 901 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879

Defending force 98388 troops, 945 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709



Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

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

Defending force 2577 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122



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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1707

Defending force 101912 troops, 993 guns, 596 vehicles, Assault Value = 1879


Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported





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USS Raleigh (CL-7), 1924-1946

USS Raleigh, a 7,050-ton Omaha class light cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts. Commissioned in February 1924, she made a maiden cruise to Northern Europe in mid-year. After four years of operations with the Scouting Fleet in the Atlantic, Pacific and Caribbean, Raleigh returned to European waters in September 1928 for a year-long tour as the U.S. Navy's flagship there. Further Scouting Force service in 1929-36 followed, with the ship shifting her base to San Diego, California, in 1933. In 1936-38, Raleigh was flagship of Squadron 40-T, which operated off Spain during that nation's bloody civil war. She spent the rest of the 1930s and the early 1940s off the U.S. and in the Hawaiian area, taking an active part in the U.S. Fleet's exercises.

On 7 December 1941, Raleigh was moored at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese Navy raided that fleet base. She was badly damaged when hit by a torpedo and near-missed by a bomb. Repaired at the Pearl Harbor and Mare Island Navy Yards, the cruiser was again ready for service in mid-1942. Raleigh operated in the south and central Pacific for most of the rest of that year, then was sent to the Aleutians, where she was employed until June 1945. Her activities there included convoy escort, patrols in contested waters and bombardment of Japanese-held islands. Sent back to the Atlantic during the Summer of 1945, Raleigh briefly helped to train Naval Academy midshipmen. She was decommissioned in November 1945 and sold for scrapping in February 1946.








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TF 23 encounters mine field at Andaman Island (23,34)

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 6
PG Tatsumiya Maru

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ASW attack at 22,40

Japanese Ships
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Eiko Maru
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35

Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 3

pfff... our subs comes away with 3 near misses but dozens of DCs were dropped. Once again, I´m more than amazed about the efficiency of Japanese ASW...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 30
Hurricane IIb x 28
Spitfire Vb x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 161


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 62

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 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

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 32
Kittyhawk I x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 22


No Allied losses

Runway hits 13

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
D3A Val x 22
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 234

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 31

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


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 96
F4F-4 Wildcat x 45


No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 78


No Allied losses

Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
64 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 22,39

Japanese Ships
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Eiko Maru
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35

Allied Ships
SS S-44, heavy damage

this sub is already in sinking condition... this time no ASW vessel was able to locate the sub...

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73334 troops, 903 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 1802

Defending force 98243 troops, 944 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709



Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Trimcomalee

Allied Bombardment attack

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

Defending force 2648 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3473 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709

Defending force 99878 troops, 997 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 1802


Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



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TF 4 encounters mine field at Georgetown (23,44)

Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #1, Mine hits 1, on fire

sub laid VH2 mine hit! My subs take revenge... not heavily damaged so the PG can probably make it if brought to the next port...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese Ships
MSW Ranzan Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Sangetsu Maru

Allied Ships
DD Van Galen
DD Van Ghent

We assigned Doorman as TF commander in hopes to shoot up the spotted TFs... well, combat was over after 5 secs... not a single shot fired at the AP...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese Ships
PG Tatsumiya Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
PC Ch 6
PC Ch 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Van Galen
DD Van Ghent

this TF was the main reason to send our DDs. Again combat lasts max 10sec... we don´t see the combats that last as long as it takes to take out the enemy TFs even if they can´t compete with our forces... at least one PC was sunk due to a lucky torp hit that probably surprised the small vessel...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 35
Hurricane IIb x 31
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 155


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 39

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 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

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
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 142
Kittyhawk I x 14
Blenheim IV x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

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
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 3

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
F4F-3 Wildcat x 96
F4F-4 Wildcat x 46


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x F4F-3 Wildcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 140


No Allied losses

Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
64 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet


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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73240 troops, 901 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1723

Defending force 98333 troops, 946 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1710



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 2699 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128


Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3500 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1710

Defending force 97528 troops, 995 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 1723


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 32, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Hawkins
DD Arrow

Palliser is in command of the TF... guess what, the two PCs surprised us! I´m glad they don´t carry torps... battle over after 2 secs...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese Ships
AP Sangetsu Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Hawkins
DD Arrow

of course we don´t do real damage against a lonely AP either... how those APs, AKs and patrol crafts can flee from cruisers and destroyers stays a WITP mistery...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese Ships
PG Tatsumiya Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PC Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 3, on fire
PC Ch 6

Allied Ships
CA Hawkins
DD Arrow

we sink a PG and damage a PC after being surprised again...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
AK Yamakaze Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Shigure Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryujin Maru

Allied Ships
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Cummings
DD Tucker

we sent in our destroyer squadron from Darwin and probably sink one AK and damage the other. Half of the supply should be destroyed at least...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
PT Gyoraitei #1, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT Gyoraitei #4, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Cummings
DD Tucker

and the last two Japanese PTs on the map are sunk...

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Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 35
Hurricane IIb x 32
Spitfire Vb x 16
P-40B Tomahawk x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 133


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
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 Benares , at 28,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

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 16
Kittyhawk I x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
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 128
Kittyhawk I x 13
Blenheim IV x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 24
Hurricane IIc x 15


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42

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
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4

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


Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 140


No Allied losses

Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
64 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 16
Wellington III x 62


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Akyab

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 73199 troops, 895 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1634

Defending force 98306 troops, 946 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1710



Allied ground losses:
119 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 2682 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127


Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Akyab

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3490 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709

Defending force 95214 troops, 989 guns, 171 vehicles, Assault Value = 1634


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/2/2008 5:17:22 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		Hortlund and I have started (better say he started ) a discussion about my pilot training programme. I guess he´s not "happy" about it. As I have my own house rule of not bombing HI, oil, ressources or manpower of Japanese occupied Allied territory he thinks it would be strange to bomb those two Indian airfields now that he took with his mini paradrops. Obviously it didn´t take long to "piss him off" about that. Well, I already told him the day when he dropped his mini para units into every empty base in India thousands of miles behind the front line that he will 100% regret it that he has done that. I guess every Japanese commander would be happy about a hr like that (that I never proposed, it´s just one that I follow in every game of mine), but Hortlund now uses my hr against me, saying that I shouldn´t bomb those Indian airfields...

Now if it would make him feel better I would just put up the first 200 4E bombers I have and destroy all ressources of Kendari within two attacks for the loss of 10 bombers against 50 Japanese fighters. I won´t do that because I have my own hr about it AND because then I would here the crying about his inability to take down 75 4Es with 50 Oscars on Cap...

Besides that, the Japanese are doing training runs as well (and I don´t have a problem with that at all - I think games with this kind of training are better than without it!!!), so why should I not be allowed to do it? The fact that he provided me with 100% save training grounds is 100% his fault and I told him that the day he landed para units consisting of 50-100 men. What did he do? He continued his attacks with mini units, now he has to live with the consequences I guess!

While he thinks it´s okay (or better say he just likes it) that Zeroes are taking down my best fighters (means P-40 and Spitfires) in kill rates of min 5:1 (which went up to 15:0 during the encounter with my Spits), I think that this is NOT okay at this date (not even in early 42) and the only way to counter that is to have equally skilled pilots. The only way to get them is to do this onmap training. At the moment there are 300 Japanese fighters doing training runs on Kai Island (and those are more experienced than my pilots BEFORE they started their training). Like I´ve said, I take on average 5 or 6 aircraft lost to ops daily from those training raids so it isn´t free at all - between 150 and 180 aircraft lost a month!! He told me that his Tojos are going online now, so why should I fight 300 monthly Tojos with pilots in the 80s with 50 P-40 and 25 Spitfire Vb with pilots in the 50s??? Those P-40 and Spits were helpless with their pilots against Zeros, why should I send them against far better Tojos??

We will see where this game will head when I start my air offensive and my pilots will be equally skilled. I guess we could run into problems as soon as my fighters start achieving kill rates in their favour...

For the moment, I will continue my training programme and all that is a problem at the moment are our stacking limits, as my airfields are full and I can´t send all my fighters on training runs...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/2/2008 5:45:49 PM   
witpqs


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Status: offline 		Suggestion: Then don't bomb the bases. Do ground attacks and bomb the LCU's.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/2/2008 5:59:20 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		Well, after discussing ten minutes more and after being told that it´s absolutely STUPID from me to bomb empty bases in India (firstly they aren´t empty, secondly the Japanese did that all the time already before I started it ), we have agreed on NO further pilot training for both sides!

IMO this will result in the game being stopped by the Japanese (due to a broken mod, game, engine, design or whatever) when my airforce will achieve 10:1+ kill rates from 6/43 on until the rest of the war. Well, at the moment I really think it has to be like that and I won´t really regret it. Too many different views are within this PBEM. I really apreciate Hortlund as my opponent and he´s very reliable but I really have to say that at some point I find it more than strange that EVERYTHING that favours him is okay as long as I´m not doing the same. From that point on it`s stupid behaviour, or gamey, (from my side of course). Before that, there´s no problem...

We had and will have endless discussions. It´s just the same with the naval attacks. He thinks it´s okay that he can drop thousands of torpedoes with Betties but it´s an absolute game breaker that I can set 112 B-17s to naval attack that then can´t hurt a Japanese CA with 500lb bombs. He think´s it´s okay that all his Betties drop torps 99% of the time because the Betty was a torp bomber... well, what can I say more? He thinks that the mod crippled the Japanese side, even though he produces 500 fighters a month in mid 42. He thinks it´s okay that the best Allied fighters on the map with the best pilots flying them should lose 1:5 + against his fighters. He thinks it´s okay that he bombs an empty airfield for training but as soon as I start doing the same (against airfields that are NOT empty) it´s stupid to do that...

Oh well, once and for all: NO MORE ON MAP TRAINING FOR BOTH SIDES!!! Let´s hope he will be tough enough to watch the combat replays in mid 43...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/2/2008 6:01:46 PM   
castor troy


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quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Suggestion: Then don't bomb the bases. Do ground attacks and bomb the LCU's.



It would take another month (in game time) and he would say that it´s stupid to do that. I have no problem if he thinks it´s better to stop all training. This will lead to him collapsing in mid 43 and IMO to the end of this PBEM - if it doesn´t end due to other different oppions before...

For now, I will send a tk rgt to take the bases back and won´t do any training runs anymore. Then we will start to grind down his pool and from that point on watch what his pilots in the 30s can do against mine in the 50s...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 3/2/2008 6:42:02 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		again, discussing a bit further we have now agreed on:

no fighters on airfield/port/ground attack at any time. No attacks of any aircraft on empty bases. No attacks of any aircraft that are obviously training raids - like mine in India!

attacking cut off bases or bases under siege (to keep them supressed, to attack the LCUs, to burn their supplies,...) is allowed for every aircraft, except fighters.

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