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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 10/29/2007 11:04:16 PM   
2ndACR


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Status: offline 		It has been over a week since I got a turn from Steve. I was just going to shoot him an email too.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 10/30/2007 12:04:27 AM   
castor troy


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ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

It has been over a week since I got a turn from Steve. I was just going to shoot him an email too.


Everytime a PBEM is interrupted due to real life issues I get to know again how really addicted I am to a computer game...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/27/2007 10:17:20 AM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		After a months time we are back in action! As the AARīs title says, the rant goes on... I had no idea what orders Iīve given but I could remember that in this game my subs were doing very very very well! And they proved that in this turn again!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

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Sub attack at 53,92

Japanese Ships
AP Ujigawa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

first action, a sub attack! Our torps miss and the second salvo fails to detonate... Thresher is out of torps now, retiring to Singapore.

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TF 153 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

Japanese Ships
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
MSW Hagoromo Maru
AK Shinrei Maru, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported

still mines at Noumea and Shinrei Maru sunk...

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Sub attack near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese Ships
AP Suwa Maru

Allied Ships
SS O24

The Dutch sub misses...

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Sub attack at 53,93

Japanese Ships
AP Tarushima Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

the next attack! Exploding MK14 and a couple of shell hits, the AP is in trouble...

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Sub attack at 53,93

Japanese Ships
AP Tarushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

Gudgeon attacks again and Tarushima Maru is sunk!

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Sub attack at 32,64

Japanese Ships
AP Horaisan Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

hey ho! Another AP goes down!

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ASW attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 14
PC Takunan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS S-41, hits 2

S-41 is slightly damaged and retires to Singapore, going further to India for repairs.

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Sub attack at 26,53

Japanese Ships
AP Teia Maru

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

we canīt sink a ship with every attack...

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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
AP Nichiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-40

but we sink another AP with this attack!!!!!!

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12
Buffalo I x 48
Blenheim IV x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 4
P-26A x 13


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 20000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 181

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

itīs obvious that my opponent wants to break through in the South... our corps is heavily disrupted...

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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 65
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 50,92

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sinabang
AK Sipirok

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

PM (airfield lv 3) has now some Nells...

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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
Blenheim IV x 22
P-35A x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo
CVE Taiyo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 1000 feet

Mini KB shows up in the Indian ocean again and my squadrons were awaiting it. But 22 bombers all miss from 1000 ft...

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Day Air attack on TF at 49,91

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Siaoe
AK Senang

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

more attacks from PM...

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Day Air attack on TF at 19,29

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Paul Jones, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Edsall, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

once again the timing of mini KB showing up couldnīt be better. I have stopped my evac fast transports for some time but exactly the day after Iīve sent out a DD TF, it is sunk by mini KB... not bad, considering the fact that it was pure luck (info from Hortlund) that he stumbled over my evac fast transports a couple of turns ago...

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Day Air attack on TF at 19,29

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
B5N Kate x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Paul Jones, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

needless to say both DDs sunk...

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru
PG Myoken Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 2

our torps fail to detonate, Sealion receives 2 near misses...

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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

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

I-171 finishes the already damaged DD Waters... with the Betties flying long range naval attacks from Palmyra, the reinforcement of Canton did get a bit costly but we were succesful. The Japanese are welcome to try and land at Canton...

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ASW attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 2

another 2 near misses and Sealion will retire for repairs (12 sys dam)...

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28571 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 661

Defending force 18094 troops, 156 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 226

Japanese max assault: 565 - adjusted assault: 253

Allied max defense: 226 - adjusted defense: 259

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


Japanese ground losses:
1015 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

another Japanese attack failed to my surprise! Fine, perhaps we can hold out a little longer...


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1672 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2200

Defending force 66381 troops, 317 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1693



Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13484 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 257

Defending force 2230 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 247 - adjusted assault: 434

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2030 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

the CD gun unit had no chance without any infantry...

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Ground combat at 43,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24022 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 755

Defending force 19804 troops, 246 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 435


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7571 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 938

Defending force 66941 troops, 814 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lombok

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1650 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Defending force 1791 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Japanese max assault: 25 - adjusted assault: 19

Allied max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lombok base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1952 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1


all in all a good turn to start with our game again! My subs are doing great, if we can keep up the pressure than in two weeks the Japanese will have lost more ships than we have lost.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/27/2007 10:47:10 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42

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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
AP Sekko Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 2

the war at sea starts this turn like it ended last turn! We see a sub attacking! Our sub skippers seem to get a bit cocky. S-37 didnīt launch torps and wanted to shoot it out with itīs 4 inch gun against the 3 inch gun aboard the AP. I mentioned it before, for me it really seems that the programm is ABSOLUTELY broken in terms of shell hits on subs. Two 3 inch shells hit the sub and guess what! The sys damage hasnīt even reached 10... FOW you could say, but Iīve seen that soooo often, canīt be FOW all the time. Even 5 inch shells donīt really hurt subs it seems, the 3 inch are not even worth mentioning...

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TF 101 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59)

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
MSW W.13
DD Shirakumo
AP Seiwa Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

VH2 mine...

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Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

there are a lot Oscars and Zeroes on LRCAP above Nanning! For what reason?? Itīs still my base, so I wonder what Hortlund is up to... He pays with 5!!! Oscars and 2 Zeroes lost to ops today...

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Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 44,50


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 16, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet

we moved our IL-4c squadron to Manila just to annoy our opponent a bit. With 10 bombs each, those bombers prove to be very effective against ships, the pilots are only in the low 50s... we sink a PC...

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Day Air attack on TF at 50,92

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Meroendoeng, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 38,51


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet

that would have been nice! A 250kg AP bomb would have penetrated the deck armor of the CA...

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Day Air attack on TF at 42,50


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 4


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Harusame

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,90

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sinabang, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

as Northern Australia seems to receive no supply via land (yes I have a HQ there), we have to move it via ship the route along the East coast of Australia. Soon too dangerous...

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Sub attack at 55,95

Japanese Ships
AP Ujigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

The AP sinks!

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
AP Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

that one sinks also! Iīm so amazed what my subs achieved so far! Weīve sunk dozens of APs so far for no sub lost... seems a turn when we donīt sink at least two ships with subs is a bad turn!

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1672 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2232

Defending force 66330 troops, 328 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1698



Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported

our assault value is going up and supply isnīt an issue. Forts are still low and with not even 200 eng at the base it always takes some time to build them...

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7836 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2163

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

Allied max assault: 237 - adjusted assault: 109

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 109 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hsinyang base !!!

Hortlund evacuated Hsinyang but we captured around 5000 supplies. The Chinese offensive(s) are doing great so far! All fine as long as my troops can hold the position in the South... we spotted a big convoy coming to Pakhoi so it will be hard to defend the South if Hortlund brings even more Southern area units to China...


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Ground combat at 43,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24055 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 754

Defending force 19799 troops, 245 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 435


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

hex North of Canton. We will have more troops here in a couple of turns, than we have to kick out the IJA division...

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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7611 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 937

Defending force 67033 troops, 818 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1332




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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/29/2007 8:14:55 PM   
castor troy


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Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Monji Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tuna

as usual, our subs attack! Iīm not really suffering from defective torps...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Denmark Maru
APD APD-31

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

in this case the torps failed to go off though...

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
AP Hakuyo Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Saury

and here we miss...

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ASW attack at 109,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Lawrence
DD King
DD Sands

the ASW ability of our DDs at this date is not fascinating...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Arabia Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
APD APD-31

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

Grayback gets another chance and sinks the AP!!

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 2
Ki-36 Ida x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

we had some AVG planes LRCAPing Nanning but the 180 Sallies decided to stay home...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12
Buffalo I x 48
Blenheim IV x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 14


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

weīre on training mode again...

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M Nell bombing at 16000 feet

looks like the assault on Singapore is coming in the near future! Our flak fire above the base is murderous though and the fragile IJN bombers suffer without doing noticable damage...

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 16000 feet

another wave comes in, completely failing to hit their target... Iīm really happy with those attacks because my opponent loses some of his 80 exp pilots. He wonīt have pilot shortages for more than a year though with the pools being around 700 for the IJN and 1000 for the IJA...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 39


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 20000 feet

weīre also training our Australian pilots...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton at 43,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
MSW Tamaura Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Rikusen Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet

another nuissance raid - this time from Hong Kong. Unbelievable, the small MSWs are able to take one of our bombers down...

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Sub attack at 62,90

Japanese Ships
AP Monji Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-27

the before damaged Monji Maru is sunk... today, we have reports of 3 APs sunk!

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TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Atka Island, 98,37


Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported

Hortlund clears the bases in the far North... Iīm not really interested in a war up there...

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TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Ormoc, 43,57


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1692 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2272

Defending force 66629 troops, 346 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1705



Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51316 troops, 544 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018

Defending force 40421 troops, 251 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 973

Japanese max assault: 1009 - adjusted assault: 101

Allied max defense: 962 - adjusted defense: 445

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


Japanese ground losses:
1753 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
489 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

The Southern Area divisions try another attack but fail to achieve anything. With reinforcements coming out of the jungle, we will boost our defense a bit, but we have to cover our rear hex against the troops that landed at Pakhoi. Nanning seems not in danger as long as the forts will hold and Hortlund isnīt bringing more divisions...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 517 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Defending force 711 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 43,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24024 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 976

Defending force 19801 troops, 246 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 436


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7600 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 937

Defending force 67134 troops, 821 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1332



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Ground combat at 51,28

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33650 troops, 270 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059

Defending force 18377 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 302

Allied max assault: 1126 - adjusted assault: 949

Japanese max defense: 316 - adjusted defense: 196

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1892 casualties reported
Guns lost 47


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

we cross the river in the North, next to Chengting and kick out three IJA units (HQ, art and a bgd). We now move on Chengting and soon there wonīt be any supplies produced there. Perhaps we can take the base...

Current situation in China:








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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 12:14:30 PM   
castor troy


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Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AP Hakozaki Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

damn, the British torps hit the big AP but failed to detonate...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 33
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34
Ki-30 Ann x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 35
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 4 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

The Japanese start their air attacks against Changsha again, looks like another ground attack is coming in the near future...

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Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 16000 feet

Singapore knows how to defend itself against air raids...

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M Nell bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on Nanning , at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

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Sub attack at 99,61

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
DM Montgomery, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Oglala
DM Sicard
DM Pruitt
DM Preble
DM Breese
DM Ramsay
DM Gamble

When the IJN subs get a chance, they are as effective as our subs... glad they didnīt get as many chances as we do...

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
PG Aso Maru
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

Skipjack hits a PG but the torps didnīt work...

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ASW attack at 109,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Lawrence
DD King
DD Sands

ineffective DDs so far... could need some British DDs in the Pacific...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 97890 troops, 979 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 2315

Defending force 66871 troops, 357 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1713



Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31505 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

Defending force 29548 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 637



Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23137 troops, 120 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 326

Defending force 12914 troops, 72 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 226

Japanese max assault: 310 - adjusted assault: 80

Allied max defense: 245 - adjusted defense: 307

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


Japanese ground losses:
390 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Once again the Japanese assault fails but they suffer only a couple of casualties...

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Ground combat at Atka Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 455 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

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

Japanese max assault: 15 - adjusted assault: 16

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Atka Island base !!!

another base in the far North is now Japanese...

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Ground combat at Ormoc

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 252 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ormoc base !!!



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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 487 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 722 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7651 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 939

Defending force 67388 troops, 826 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1341


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 12:22:23 PM   
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AP Kembu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38

Kembu Maru sunk immediately... I counted up all the APs sunk so far... 42 show up in the sunken ship list! many damaged and more to follow...

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ASW attack near Pago Pago at 98,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
DD Crane
DD Dent
DD Talbot

I-3 has been sitting at Pago Pago for a long time now...

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Aso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

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Sub attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AP Hakozaki Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Perch

torps miss...

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
AP Hakuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

already damaged Hakuyo Maru sunk... Skipjack will leave this hex now as thereīs only the ASW TF left...

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Sub attack at 48,46

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

Allied Ships
SS Salmon

this is one of the few attacks on AKs. Only a good dozen sunk so far, my subs concentrated on the APs!

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Sub attack near Pago Pago at 98,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Crane, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kilty
DD Dent
DD Talbot

Crane will probably sink, I-3 was hit by one real hit and 3 near misses...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34
Ki-30 Ann x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 30
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 6 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

3 Chinese base forces arenīt even a threat if the aircraft come in at 2.000 ft...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Hurricane IIb x 34
Blenheim IV x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 13


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 11
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 30


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 32
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Giyu Maru
AP Choko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

our Fortresses are now flying out of Singapore!

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Day Air attack on TF, near Sinkep Island at 22,53


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Kamitsu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

without success so far...

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ASW attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Aso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

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ASW attack near Pago Pago at 98,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
DD Dent
DD Talbot


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 53872 troops, 788 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 1238

Defending force 88521 troops, 795 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 1487



Allied ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

as we have left behind all our supply at Clark when we left the base , the Japanese wonīt have big problems to take Manila...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60478 troops, 731 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1213

Defending force 49373 troops, 319 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1157



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 127382 troops, 1200 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 2350

Defending force 67018 troops, 361 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1724

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 2351 - adjusted assault: 1027

Allied max defense: 1793 - adjusted defense: 883

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2499 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
702 casualties reported
Guns lost 48

here comes the deliberate attack and itīs a shame that again a fort level was reduced... Iīm not happy with our adjusted assault value at all... seems the base isnīt as safe as I expected it to be...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31655 troops, 498 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 690

Defending force 29443 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638



Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 473 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 711 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 11

Allied max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7640 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 937

Defending force 67605 troops, 836 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1346


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 3:13:20 PM   
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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AP Kidokawa Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trout, hits 3

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

The AP shot back with a 13mm MG and caused 12 floatation damage on the sub. Sys is still at 6... If a 13mm MG does 12 float damage, I wonder why the 3, 4 or 5 inch shells never do real damage to subs... the AP is in trouble, besides the MK14 also 3 gun shells hit the belt...

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Sub attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
AK Waimea

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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
AP Sangetsu Maru
MSW Toroshima Maru
MSW Tomozono Maru #3
MSW Wa 19
MSW Wa 14
MSW Wa 10

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

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ASW attack near Pakhoi at 39,39

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seal

The convoy that is bringing more troops to Pakhoi has a strong escort... more and more Southern Area troops are brought to China...

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ASW attack near Banjarmasin at 27,64

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
SS S-37

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 29
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 28
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 36
Blenheim IV x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 12


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 21 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

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

looks like Hortlund already started with Kamikaze attacks... using dive bombers against Singaporeīs flak defense is suicide...

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 42
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-48 Lily x 34
Ki-46-II Dinah x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 15 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged


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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 69

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 11
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 39


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 36
Ki-32 Mary x 38
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 172

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

Hortlund heavily attacks a corps in Canton. Looks like we see a Japanese attack soon...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Gosei Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Giyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Choko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

It certainly paid off to bring the dozen B-17 to Singapore!

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 108,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
D3A Val x 88
B5N Kate x 90

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
ML Oglala, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DM Pruitt, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DM Breese, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

KB suddenly pops up 8 hexes West from Pearl Harbour and kills a complete minelaying TF... not funny to see but I donīt really need those ships anyway as I wonīt use them for my offensives and thatīs whatīs expected from me in the next couple of years...

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Day Air attack on TF at 108,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N Kate x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ML Oglala, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

All DMs and the ML are sunk... The 40 B17 E from Pearl didnīt launch against KB...

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Day Air attack on TF at 108,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 108,67

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DM Sicard, on fire, heavy damage
DM Gamble, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kaishi Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

but our bombers from Singapore launch again... we heavily damaged some ships today...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Banjarmasin at 27,64


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6
Hudson I x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare
AP Kuretake Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

after a long break my Dutch and Australian squadrons launch another attack but the result is poor with only one 250lb bomb hit... nevertheless we hit another AP...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton at 43,41


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Kaiyo Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kaiyo Maru #1
MSW Hinode Maru #17, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet

we keep annoying our opponent! We have moved 12 Swordfish to Hong Kong to show the cocky Japanese that we are still able to strike back out of Fortress Hong Kong!

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 53949 troops, 788 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 1505

Defending force 87689 troops, 791 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 1487



Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60635 troops, 727 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1220

Defending force 49413 troops, 322 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 102248 troops, 1024 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2198

Defending force 64983 troops, 312 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1679



Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36653 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1150

Defending force 29137 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 627

Japanese max assault: 745 - adjusted assault: 351

Allied max defense: 555 - adjusted defense: 749

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
594 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
384 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Here comes the deliberate attack at Canton which is easily repulsed in the urban hex but the losses to the attacker were light...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 465 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 696 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 20

Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7673 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 943

Defending force 67783 troops, 835 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1348


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 3:21:01 PM   
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 31
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

I have no clue why we damage so many Sonias but the attacking Nates never really suffer... I want to kill fighter pilots...

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 34
G4M1 Betty x 23
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged


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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet

more attacks with navy bombers and again 6 are lost today...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 38


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 39,39


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 9
IL-4c x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Izumo Maru
AP Kyushu Maru
AP Daifuku Maru
AP Heiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Yamura Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet

those two big APs wonīt sink from a single torp hit... our bombers came from Kweiyang this time... think itīs just a matter of time until Hortlund guesses right and 200 Sallies show up over the base with my bombers grounded...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kaishi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 39,39


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kurohime Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Ken'yo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet

first strike out of Kodiak and we hit a fuel loaden big TK!

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton at 43,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Rikusen Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 32,51

Japanese Ships
AP Hayo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
APD APD-2
APD APD-1
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

a lot of Japanese ships were hit today...

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Sub attack near Banjarmasin at 27,64

Japanese Ships
AP Kuretake Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-37

unfortunately those torps missed...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 94368 troops, 954 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 1519

Defending force 87605 troops, 790 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 1492

Japanese max assault: 1470 - adjusted assault: 585

Allied max defense: 1591 - adjusted defense: 2229

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


Japanese ground losses:
4465 casualties reported
Guns lost 101
Vehicles lost 14

Allied ground losses:
2303 casualties reported
Guns lost 46
Vehicles lost 9

Hortlund isnīt losing any time, he already ordered a deliberate attack but our troops still have 30% of the needed supply left and some Japanese units now need some time to get back in shape...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60683 troops, 730 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1226

Defending force 49529 troops, 320 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1156



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126098 troops, 1186 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 2384

Defending force 64880 troops, 326 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1697

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 2036 - adjusted assault: 1593

Allied max defense: 1753 - adjusted defense: 858

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
1536 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1644 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

again, the Japanese donīt have problems to reduce my forts... I have absolutely no clue why I get such crappy adjusted av as it should go up, not down with my higher preparation... Changsha seems to fall sooner than I thought and this with only slightly more troops attacking than defending. Always thought you would need at least 50% of troops more to achieve something against a defender behind some forts (in the game)...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2112 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1110

Defending force 28736 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631



Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 452 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 696 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 1

Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 4:29:56 PM   
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ASW attack at 25,51

Japanese Ships
PC Shimushu
MSW W.2
MSW W.1

Allied Ships
SS O24

escort of a bigger troop convoy attacks my sub before it could get into attack position...

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Nichiai Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-27

torps miss an AP coming from Rabaul...

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TF 166 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #2
AP Kikuryu Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

still mines at Noumea! bringing reinforcements to New Caledonia costs the Japanese more than the attack on the island...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

4 supply hits... donīt like that...

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 11 damaged


Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet

only one navy bomber lost today, supply isnīt an issue here. The base will fall before we are out of supply...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 38


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet

Hudson training raids...

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,51


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
B-17C Fortress x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Gosei Maru, heavy damage
AP Giyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 1000 lb bombs

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 1000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 3
B-17C Fortress x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Isuzugawa Maru
AK Yamayuri Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Yamabiko Maru
AK Yamahuzi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Shimushu

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

Hortlund seems to bring more troops to Johore Baru to support the assault on Singapore... with only ping pong bomb hits, those ships arenīt in trouble. Seems like heīs using AKs now to transport troops!

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Day Air attack on TF at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Van Rees
AK Hosang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Speelman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

ouch, as expected we donīt get past Port Moresby with our convoy without being attacked...

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 3
B-17C Fortress x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Yamabiko Maru
AK Yamahuzi Maru, on fire
MSW W.1
AK Yamabuki Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 1000 feet

not a single hit... damn it... those are my elite squadrons...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Van Landsberge
AK Hosang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Van Diemen
AP Van Rees


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

we are transporting a base force to Northern Australia... sea lanes seem to be too dangerous, if we bring more troops to Northern Australia, then they have to march...

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TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Bali, 24,68


Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported

we evacuated 75% of the base force from Bali last turn... hopefully it will turn into the parent unit when the base will fall tomorrow...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60745 troops, 735 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1233

Defending force 49722 troops, 319 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1162



Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2572 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2293

Defending force 63210 troops, 279 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1647



Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117

Defending force 28771 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 634



Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 82647 troops, 940 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 1682

Defending force 79878 troops, 667 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257

Japanese max assault: 1434 - adjusted assault: 240

Allied max defense: 1377 - adjusted defense: 1074

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)


Japanese ground losses:
5376 casualties reported
Guns lost 125
Vehicles lost 20

Allied ground losses:
942 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 1

the Japanese cross the river into Singapore and seem to suffer pretty hard. Now the av seem to be 1:1 for further attacks but with us being behind level 3 forts soon, but there are only 11.000 supplies left. A couple of turns ago there were still more than 20.000 supplies!!!!!!

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6902 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1116

Defending force 84792 troops, 716 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431



Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

looks like the failed attack at Manila last turn did cost Hortlund around 400 assault points! This way we can hold out a bit longer, even without supply... Instead of using 100.000 Southern area troops to crush me in China he should use them here or in Singapore...

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Ground combat at 43,40

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 48973 troops, 393 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1521

Defending force 20069 troops, 248 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 443

Allied max assault: 2936 - adjusted assault: 2627

Japanese max defense: 455 - adjusted defense: 1239

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
1168 casualties reported
Guns lost 32


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

wow, the one IJA division defending North of Canton (where 3 HQ and 3 corps of us were cut off) getīs itīs av trippled. We were lucky to achieve a 2:1 and again lucky that the defending div didnīt build forts up to now... The div retreated East into the woods where another 3 units are reported...

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Ground combat at 51,30

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 58582 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1661

Defending force 38588 troops, 498 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 826

Allied max assault: 1792 - adjusted assault: 489

Japanese max defense: 864 - adjusted defense: 880

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
306 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1293 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

ouch! We cross a river in the North of China into 2 IJA divisions... clear hex but it looks like a stalemate now...

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Ground combat at Chengting

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8614 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 881

Defending force 44166 troops, 537 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 800

we moved our troops into Chengting to stop the supply production. But it is obvious that we canīt achieve anything here...


Nevertheless PzJg Hortlund seems unhappy with the situation in China as heīs not happy with our hr about NOT having Kwangtung area units in China, as he stated in his email:

Well, china is becoming a real headache. If you advance much further in the north I think we need to discuss the houserule about Kwangtung army units in China.


with my reply:

Yes, I can hear you. But what am I supposed to do? Iīve been facing a super offensive by around half a million man in the South since day one when my troops were still somewhere in the mountains and in the jungle. As they got slowly in better positions I of course marched forward in the North as I knew you more or less brought everything to the South without sufficient force in the North. Now Iīm even facing 100.000 Southern Area troops in the South and to top it off you want to throw Kwangtung Area units at me also?

People complain about the fact that China is a cake walk for the Japanese when they use only the China command units, how on Earth should I have any chance if I face all the China command units reinforced with another 300.000 Southern and Kwangtung area troops?

All I have done is countered your all out strategy in the South, I donīt know how you could think about me just watching losing 150.000 men in Changsha with all my troops in the North just sitting around. Goal of my offensive in the North was to force you to redirect troops (I think that was a common tactic of counter offensives in real life also) but it seemed you didnīt even think about trying to defend the North. Now that Iīm about to see Changsha surrender, my troops in the far South being in trouble fighting Southern Area units but me in the North gaining the upper hand because you pulled out your troops, Iīm supposed to fight another 2000 assault points of Kwangung area troops…

Sorry, but I donīt know how I could say “yes, please bringīem on”…


Thoughts?



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 7:36:17 PM   
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Posts: 14330
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From: Austria
Status: offline 		our discussion about the Kwangtung units goes on... I think in Steveīs opinion I made a "gamey" move because heīs in trouble in Northern China AND stalled in the South. This is due to "offensives" that I made from day one Offensives from day one?? Did I start on the railway with thousands of assault points or did he? I have still units not at the front because more than a dozen start out in the jungle or on mountains.

IMO Steve made just to many wrong decisions in China, but thatīs not my fault, is it?

He moved to Hong Kong far too early because he thought I would just have my corps in this area sit and wait until he comes to destroy them. If he would have FIRST moved out of Canton, waited for reinforcements from the East and THEN move on Hong Kong, he would have no problems there.

He massed 4000-5000 assault points around Changsha leaving the whole North undefended. THEN I moved out of my bases in the North to take pressure from Changsha, but he didnīt even think about moving troops North again. My fault?

Then, as if the Japanese would have not enough troops already in China, he came with 1500 Southern area army assault points to South West of China, but he was stalled at Nanning, due to level 4 forts and a wooden hex. What am I supposed to do? Leave the base?

I think Iīm supposed to act just like the AI, not to counter a move where your opponent masses everything at one place leaving the rest of the continent undefended. Heīs just to stubborn to cover his flank, to accept that the 1500 Southern area assault points he brought to the South are stalled and now he wants to bring Kwangtung area units. This not even in February 42. I told him if he likes he can bring as many as he wishes, but if I see such a overwhelming force that I have no chance, I will then retreat ALL Chinese units to India and come back to Burma with 25.000 assault points in 1,5 years...

I told him that in fact itīs a BIG compliment for me that he has 1500 av from Southern area command already in China and is now even crying for help from Kwangtung area command.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/42

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Sub attack at 23,57

Japanese Ships
AP Nissen Maru, Torpedo hits 1
DD Ayanami
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

not much damage it seems...

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Marsue Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-27

torps from S-27 miss again. Very poor performance of this sub. Out of torps now, retiring to Australia to pick up new ones...

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TF 157 troops unloading over beach at Bali, 24,68


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 38


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 174
Ki-15 Babs x 3

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


Allied ground losses:
1148 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 12

Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 147

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

The IJA now seems to be serious about Manila. But as I have left ALL my supply at Clark field those attacks do nothing but damage to my support troops.

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-32 Mary x 56
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 14
Beaufort V-IX x 6
B-17C Fortress x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Yamahagi Maru
AK Yamayuri Maru, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shimushu
AK Isuzugawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yamahuzi Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 3000 feet

Steve moved an Oscar sentai to Johore Baru to cover his convoys and we lose 4 bombers today, but most of them press through for an attack with acceptable results... An AK is sunk and we get a report about a part of a base force being picked up by the rest of the convoy...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PG Akitsu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

long range strike from Koepang brings the PG into trouble. A pity only 3 bombers took off...

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 5
Beaufort V-IX x 3
B-17C Fortress x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW W.1, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Isuzugawa Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yamayuri Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 3000 feet

in the afternoon the Oscars arenīt over the TF that still hasnt reached Johore Baru and we heavily hit a big MSW...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet
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Sub attack at 29,51

Japanese Ships
AK Seiki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Hakozake Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 3

A huge escort here. A ressource convoy?? I donīt know why this convoy is so heavily escorted. Pickerel has damaged tubes now and leaking fuel tanks... retiring to India...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-26
PT PT-27
PT PT-28
PT PT-29
PT PT-30
PT PT-42

we spotted this TF last turn 5 hexes NE of Midway and thought a bombardment would happen during the night! It didnīt and the TF is now parked next to my PTs at Midway! My PTs were surprised but the combat lastet only seconds. An invasion coming? That would be fun! My 24 search planes at Midway havenīt spotted anything and Wake is still Allied so it would be a surprise to attack Midway. If he comes for Midway he will surely be surprised too!

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Sub attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AK Yamayuri Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shimushu
MSW W.2
MSW W.1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

the AK sunk and parts of the base force went down also!

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Sub attack near Bali at 24,68

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

again, the torps of the Dutch subs had a malfunction. It seems that Iīve been extremely lucky with my MK14s but also saw a lot of MK10s, British and Dutch torps not exploding...

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now a series of ground attacks. It really seems Steve is pissed off by the situations heīs facing at the moment, because he ordered attacks on every front...

Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28901 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 643

Defending force 19098 troops, 151 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Japanese max assault: 572 - adjusted assault: 79

Allied max defense: 226 - adjusted defense: 323

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)


Japanese ground losses:
1076 casualties reported
Guns lost 31

Allied ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 3

instead of waiting for reinforcements he ordered an attack and further bleeds his forces! The brave Dutch fought well and itīs a miracle we still hold the base on Java. Today a sub arrived and tomorrow a CL will arrive at Soerabaja!

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60825 troops, 743 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1236

Defending force 49887 troops, 322 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1165



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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 132093 troops, 1228 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 2340

Defending force 63598 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660

Japanese max assault: 2065 - adjusted assault: 770

Allied max defense: 1713 - adjusted defense: 1234

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


Japanese ground losses:
2096 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
1516 casualties reported
Guns lost 34

this time the fort isnīt reduced and we get an adjusted av above 1000. Still, we nearly lose as many troops as the attacker but this surely has bleeded the leading unit in the attack. No problem, soon it can be rotated out for a Kwangtung area division! We are now moving from Kweiyang one hex East to attack the 3 blocking units. I think those are the 3 units that crossed the river into my corps and were then kicked out, so they are probable not really combat effective. This could open a retreat path for our troops out of Changsha when the base will finally fall...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23313 troops, 118 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 331

Defending force 13224 troops, 74 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Japanese max assault: 317 - adjusted assault: 204

Allied max defense: 259 - adjusted defense: 519

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


Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

The British are fighting as brave as the Dutch on Java!

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2123 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1120

Defending force 28719 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631



Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bali

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1277 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67

Defending force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 68 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bali base !!!



Allied ground losses:
338 casualties reported

Bali is lost and suprise, surprise, the fragment of the base force I evacuated turned into the parent unit! Hurrey!

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6922 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1136

Defending force 82481 troops, 691 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1432



Allied ground losses:
426 casualties reported

unbelievable, but next turn a 5500 ton AK full with supplies will enter Manila port! Came from Pearl Harbour, with only volunteers aboard as it seemed to be a suicide mission. If we are lucky we can unload some supplies next turn. Letīs hope and pray...


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1290 troops, 0 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

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

Japanese max assault: 47 - adjusted assault: 44

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Myitkyina base !!!

tank regiment takes the empty Myitkina...

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Ground combat at Chengting

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8657 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 878

Defending force 44293 troops, 539 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 804

My "offensive" in the North is obviously stalled, so why does he need reinforcements?


< Message edited by castor troy -- 11/30/2007 7:39:11 PM >

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 11/30/2007 9:38:04 PM   
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Posts: 14330
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/17/42

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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
PC Shimushu
MSW W.2
MSW W.1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Permit

MSW W.1 sank later from the damage it received from our bombers...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
PT PT-26
PT PT-27
PT PT-28
PT PT-29
PT PT-30, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT PT-42

another round but our PTs didnīt achieve much, even though 2 of them launched torps... we have spotted now two TFs heading to Midway, one from West and one from South West. They will be surprised when they try to land troops...

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Coastal Guns at Pamakasan, 24,66, firing at TF 7
TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

soon Iīve lost all my bases where I can place my Dutch patrols and then my subs wonīt have guidance anymore...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-30 Ann x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-36 Ida x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 48
P-26A x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 5 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
P-26A: 4 damaged

Port supply hits 2

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

damn, I stood down my bombers but forgot about the fighters and fighter bombers... 4 aircraft are lost...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 30


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 184
Ki-15 Babs x 3

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


Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 116

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

all base forces (nearly a dozen) are completely wrecked and without supply so we donīt do much damage to the low flying bombers...

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Day Air attack on TF at 82,114

this is three hexes West of Nandi (Fidjis)... an invasion TF is coming in... will be surprised also next turn if it doesnīt turn around...


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Ken'yo Maru, heavy damage
DD Akebono

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet

only a small number of bombers launch all the time... We have nearly 40 at Kodiak...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Uzuki

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 82,114


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Hagoromo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
B-17C Fortress x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD APD-1
APD APD-2
DD Yamagumo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

no luck with our bombers from Singapore today!

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Sub attack at 26,51

Japanese Ships
AP Hayo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD APD-2
APD APD-1
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

but we can rely on our subs if they get a chance!

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-26
PT PT-27
PT PT-28
PT PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-42

I will be soon out of PTs at Midway, but the PTs are my weakest defense there!

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 60921 troops, 750 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1239

Defending force 50004 troops, 325 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1166



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2592 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2202

Defending force 61780 troops, 244 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1594



Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1124

Defending force 21799 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 434



Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6922 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1166

Defending force 81379 troops, 687 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 1436



Allied ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at 46,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7430 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180

Defending force 26503 troops, 316 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 556

this is the hex South West of Canton. Not enough of our forces in the hex to try an attack. Will move in another corps. One IJA div, a bgd and a tk rgt in the clear hex...

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Ground combat at Chengting

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8655 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 876

Defending force 44389 troops, 539 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 805



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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1774 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 1479 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41



Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported


The good news of the day is this:






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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/1/2007 12:28:56 AM   
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ASW attack at 21,47

Japanese Ships
PC Shimushu
MSW W.2

Allied Ships
SS Salmon

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Oi
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite
DD Asanagi
DD Yakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Wakatake

Allied Ships
PT PT-26
PT PT-27, Shell hits 1, on fire
PT PT-28
PT PT-42, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Oi
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi
DD Yakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Wakatake

Allied Ships
PT PT-26
PT PT-27, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
PT PT-28, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

in the end we will lose all 6 PTs but also a Japanese DD is now in trouble...

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this is the first surprise for the Japanese at Nandi!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Nandi at 85,114

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Shell hits 10, on fire
PG Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Seikai Maru
AP Haruna Maru
AP Tatuta Maru

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
CL Concord
DD Fox, Shell hits 1
DD Brooks
DD Gilmer
DD Hatfield, Shell hits 2, on fire

our BB was performing poor but thatīs not surprising. No troops were landed at Nandi, so the mission was a success...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CL Oi
DD Mutsuki
DD Oite, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi
DD Yakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Wakatake

Allied Ships
PT PT-26, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Midway, at 95,61 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Oi
BB Hyuga
BB Ise, Shell hits 7
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

what a bombardment...

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Sub attack at 24,51

Japanese Ships
APD APD-2
APD APD-1
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
SS S-41, hits 1

we hit APD-2 but the MK10s fail to detonate... GIVE ME MORE MK14s...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 2
Ki-36 Ida x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 33
Ki-32 Mary x 60
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
B-17C Fortress x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Shinamogawa Maru
MSW W.2
AK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

we keep hitting Japanese shipping around Singapore. Hortlund now pays the bill for bringing Southern area troops to China. He canīt take Singapore and I use it to attack his shipping...

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and this is the second surprise at Nandi for the Japanese!

Day Air attack on TF at 84,113


Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 3
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 74
TBD Devastator x 23
Hudson I x 3


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatuta Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Seikai Maru

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

with the Japanese moves so far in the game it was obvious for me that sooner or later attacks around Canton - Pago Pago, or the Fidjis will happen, so a BB and my carriers waited down there...


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Day Air attack on TF at 84,113


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBD Devastator x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the whole TF was sunk and it takes a SNLF unit down...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bankha at 20,47


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD APD-2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Midway, at 95,61 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Shell hits 8
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 5
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Nagato, Shell hits 8


Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

another bombardment with our CD units shooting back! A troop transport was spotted around Midway but it turned around... wonder why...

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Sub attack near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese Ships
AP Fukko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Ayanami
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS Snapper

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Coastal Guns at Benkolen, 18,56, firing at TF 111
TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61095 troops, 751 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1248

Defending force 50167 troops, 326 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1178



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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2588 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2248

Defending force 62212 troops, 255 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1611



Allied ground losses:
338 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 62990 troops, 779 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1125

Defending force 29006 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 660

Japanese max assault: 2462 - adjusted assault: 645

Allied max defense: 593 - adjusted defense: 341

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3236 casualties reported
Guns lost 68
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
445 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

the urban hex helps us enormously! Hortlund seems to be really pissed off (so as I am becoming due to his oppinion). I wrote him a looong answer, but the short story is that he thinks all my moves in China are extremely gamey and wouldnīt have been possible in real life, but what he has done in China is all perfectly okay... You can imagine what I think about that and I wrote him that most times when a "plan" of someone fails the reason for him is that the opponent acted gamey... For me it was just dumb (sorry) to move nearly all units in China to Changsha and leaving the whole North open for an attack. In Hortlundīs oppinion I had to stay in my bases in the North as I shouldnīt be able to mount offensive actions there. Same in the South, I should not be able to move 4 corps to Canton to block him there, this is ahistoric but everything he did is perfectly historic. Thatīs why nearly the whole Pacific is Japanese. I never complained and wonīt do it now, but that just for a comparison.

I described the situation in China often enough and I really find it highly disturbing that after his lousy plan failed so far, he now says I would have acted ahistorical (=gamey) and therefore he would need those Kwangtung area units as reinforcements. Itīs so historic to use 4 Southern area divisions in China that I wonder if he even knows what historic is. I told him that historic isnīt what we see in 90% of the PBEMs when Japan takes all of China... but thatīs what he wants to do - he failed so far, so I acted gamey... wonder if we are still playing in a month... I have to repeat it, I was expected NOT to move my troops in any way...

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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1439 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Defending force 2666 troops, 12 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Japanese max assault: 70 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 47 - adjusted defense: 33

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


Japanese ground losses:
343 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

man, I must be acting gamey again. Perhaps I should have evacuated those troops, so the Japanese could take the base... Do you recognize my mood at the moment?

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6902 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1184

Defending force 80959 troops, 693 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 1443



Allied ground losses:
504 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1422 troops, 0 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Defending force 1723 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 84

Allied max defense: 35 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 46,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7419 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429

Defending force 26597 troops, 319 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 556

this is one of my gamey moves! Iīm not allowed to try and break the kettle of Changsha! Thatīs just not historic...

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Ground combat at Chengting

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8697 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 879

Defending force 54035 troops, 618 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012



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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1283 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 716 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24



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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1750 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 1043 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12


the Japanese lose another CL - though itīs only the obsolete Kashima:








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Sub attack at 34,47

Japanese Ships
AP Heiyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seal

torps failed to detonate...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lombok at 24,69

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra

no sense, sending in the Dutch CL. One 5,9 inch hit...

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Naval bombardment of Midway, at 95,61 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Furutaka
CA Kako, Shell hits 3
CL Oi
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 6
BB Ise
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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Coastal Guns at Koepang, 28,77, firing at TF 208
TF 208 troops unloading over beach at Koepang, 28,77


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

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Coastal Guns at Koepang, 28,77, firing at TF 208
TF 208 troops unloading over beach at Koepang, 28,77


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

wow, this TF moved to Koepang without being spotted before...

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-30 Ann x 4
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 2
Ki-36 Ida x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 5 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 17 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

instead of attacking the now spotted invasion TF at Koepang (where those bombers are stationed) they attack a DD at kendari 8 hexes away...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
B-17C Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 4 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 2
AK Yamabuki Maru
AK Fuyukawa Maru, heavy damage
AK Yamahuzi Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

the Oscars arenīt really armed to take down bombers but the morale of our crews is going down. Nevertheless a couple of nice bomb hits...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Vanua Levu at 86,112


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Kyosai

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet

again only 3 B-25 launch...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bankha at 20,47


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 39,39


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Nihonkai Maru
AP Kogane Maru
PG Nishho Maru
AK Tatebu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet

long range strike came from Chungking as I forgot to adjust the max range...

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


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 14
Hurricane IIb x 14
T.IVa x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hie Maru, Shell hits 4
AP Hakone Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Brewster 339D attacking at 100 feet
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

finally my aircraft attacked the two APs that were unloading troops at my base, but all we achieve are 4 .50 cal shell hits...

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Day Air attack on TF at 49,94

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 20
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Buyskens
AP Westralia, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP William Ward Burrows
AP Mijer
AP Ormiston
AP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1
AP Pijnacker Hordijk


Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

the torp bombers from PM strike against one of my troop convoys...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-21 Sally x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK K.I. Luckenbach, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

my AK was spotted this turn and 6 Sallies achieve 4 hits... most of the supply is lost...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 49


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yamakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Koepangīs bombers keep attacking targets at Kendari...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 39,39


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Montoiru Maru
AP Rakuto Maru
AP Reiyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
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ASW attack at 34,64

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-38
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
APD APD-34
APD APD-33
APD APD-32

Allied Ships
SS O23

an IJN super ASW TF is hunting my subs now. ASW value of 80... Wonder if max 6 ship ASW TFs is a common house rule... doesnīt seem so...

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TF 104 troops unloading over beach at Vanua Levu, 86,112


Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported

this is the TF that was heading to take Nandi. Smart move of Hortlund, he moved his TF to the dot base North of Suva and before the last AP sinks he unloads the fragment of the SNLF unit at the dot base... My carriers were clouded all day, so no strikes were launched, but a Dauntless on nav search hit the AP. The last couple of turns KB was sighted at Johnston but the day my carriers showed up around the Fidjis KB also left Johnston. Takes a couple of days to reach the Fidjis, even on full speed, but we will slowly retreat to a safe area until we know the whereabouts of KB...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61326 troops, 753 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256

Defending force 50357 troops, 328 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1180



Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2598 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2299

Defending force 62640 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1621



Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6868 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1215

Defending force 80608 troops, 689 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1441



Allied ground losses:
312 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1420 troops, 0 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Defending force 1604 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 84

Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1



Allied ground losses:
207 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7386 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429

Defending force 26613 troops, 324 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 556



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Ground combat at Chengting

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8715 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 879

Defending force 59035 troops, 659 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1118

we will soon retreat from Chengting again...

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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1263 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 711 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1717 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 1003 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12



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Ground combat at Koepang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1477 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Defending force 1741 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

we brought a small inf unit to Koepang and as it is now, the NLF unit that was landed isnīt enough to take the base...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/1/2007 6:05:41 PM   
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Coastal Guns at Pamakasan, 24,66, firing at TF 134
TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Koepang, 28,77, firing at TF 208
TF 208 troops unloading over beach at Koepang, 28,77


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ASW attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
APD APD-37
APD APD-32
APD APD-38
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

looks like Hortlund splitted his 8 ship APD TF and now two TFs are operating against my subs. I donīt like that and will withdraw my subs from this area. No sense in fighting ASW vessels, we want to sink more APs!!

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TF 123 troops unloading over beach at Nanomea Atoll, 87,101


Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Pamakasan, 24,66, firing at TF 134
TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Sampit at 26,62

Japanese Ships
AP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
SS O21

one out of 4 torps hit...

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Sub attack near Bankha at 20,47

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

both torps miss...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 49
P-40E Warhawk x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed, 20 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged

The IJA/IJN flew LRCAP for the third day and I thought I could deal with the high experienced, but also highly fatigued Japanese pilots. In the end we lose 7 fighters A2A but take down 15 Japanese fighters! First victory in the air! The higher experienced AVG again was disappointing but the 24 FG is doing an excellent job as it seems the P-40E is the far better plane than the P-40B...

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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 44

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 28
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 35
Ki-51 Sonia x 24
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 84,113


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 11
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

strike came from Suva, not a single aircraft launched from my carriers and two IJN vessels are escaping to the West...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 8


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Yamahuzi Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fuyukawa Maru, heavy damage
MSW W.2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

hopefully those strikes out of Singapore are annoying! For me they would be super annoying!

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,78

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 16
Martin 139 x 15
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 4 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 1
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

mini KB with Hosho and Zuiho show up 5 hexes West of Koepang. We put one 250lb bomb in each of them!

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,78

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

the strike coming from Northern Australia wasnīt able to achieve a hit...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

those small strikes nearly always evade the Cap...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 6
Martin 139 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hie Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

would be better to attack mini KB in the West instead of 2 empty APs in the North...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28
Ki-32 Mary x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK K.I. Luckenbach, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet

the AK is badly damaged and will probably sink, at the moment disbanded in port. We were able to unlad about 3500 supplies... nice, but considering that we just left 17.000 supplies behind at Clark this is not really much...

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,82

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 12
B5N Kate x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

an empty AK heading to Perth is attacked but all Kates missed to my surprise...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Blenheim IV x 27


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet

more bomber training. We want to have high experienced bomber crews if Hortlund decides to come for India (doubt it though)...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 42


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Hie Maru, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yamahagi Maru, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

our bombers out of Singapore are becoming real ship busters... would have loved to have my B-17C already upgraded to B-25, as the mediums carry 2 bombs more than the B-07C...

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Day Air attack on TF at 83,114


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PG Seikai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

another PG around the Fidjis is damaged...

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we also launch strikes at mini KB in the afternoon!

Day Air attack on TF at 24,78

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 13
Martin 139 x 21
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

Zuiho takes another two ping pong bombs ans is on fire now but no follow on explosions were seen. Though this turn should keep Hortlund honest...

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,78

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho
CL Kitakami

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bankha at 20,47


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Unkai Maru #1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 50,92

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Westralia, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

wow, no hit...

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Day Air attack on TF at 47,91

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Camphuys

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

again no hit and it seems we are able to bring our troops more or less unharmed to Northern Australia... this will completely be ended when PM reaches level 4 af...

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Sub attack near Sampit at 26,62

Japanese Ships
AP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O21

Mizuho Maru sunk! We sunk roughly 70-75.000 AP cargo capacity, with some more probably heavily damaged. This isnīt that bad! Cargo capacity equivalent to 3 IJA divisions. This definetely hurts with the reduced capacity the transports have in Nikmod. In my game against Swift I havenīt even lost 25% of the losses Hortlund had to suffer and still I miss every ship! And Iīm sure more APs will sink in the coming invasions, as Iīm sure Hortlund hasnīt stopped yet!

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Ground combat at Vanua Levu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 447 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanua Levu base !!!

The troops tasked to invade the Fidjis took the dot base North of it today. A sub was also spotted in the hex, so probably this is an evac attempt already...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61387 troops, 757 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1262

Defending force 50522 troops, 332 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1185



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 132514 troops, 1198 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 2353

Defending force 63064 troops, 277 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1637

Japanese max assault: 4636 - adjusted assault: 2735

Allied max defense: 1697 - adjusted defense: 1026

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
2403 casualties reported
Guns lost 52
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1637 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

ouch, ouch, ouch! Hortlund is serious about Chansha now! I had hoped he would achieve a 1:1 at best but he could even have achieved a 3:1 with a bit luck and I would see all my troops surrender. Iīm in real trouble now and need a retreat path. Our troops are ordered to shock attack the Japanese units South of Changsha, but if Hortlund shock attacks again next turn and achieves a 2:1 the base will fall BEFORE my shock attack is happening as the Japanese attack first... I still canīt understand why I always have a lowered adjusted av...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 62273 troops, 709 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1147

Defending force 37129 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 925

Japanese max assault: 1744 - adjusted assault: 336

Allied max defense: 900 - adjusted defense: 1137

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2866 casualties reported
Guns lost 79
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

but thereīs nothing to achieve for the Japanese in the urban hex and the attacking units suffer again... Hortlund also has retreaten his troops from Nanning back to Pakhoi. Wonder if he will ship them out to help out at all his stalled attacks in the SRA...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23269 troops, 119 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 326

Defending force 13126 troops, 73 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Japanese max assault: 636 - adjusted assault: 314

Allied max defense: 252 - adjusted defense: 843

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


Japanese ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

also Hong Kong withstands the Japanese shock attack! Brave Brits! The atacking IJA division is already down to 200 assault points!

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6905 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1238

Defending force 80537 troops, 687 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 1449



Allied ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at Nanomea Atoll

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 581 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 24

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanomea Atoll base !!!



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Ground combat at 46,37

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7397 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1651

Defending force 26746 troops, 325 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 559

this is the hex South of Changsha where I will shock attack tomorrow...

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Ground combat at Chengting

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8726 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 881

Defending force 59146 troops, 661 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121



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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1263 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 698 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

nothing to achieve for the Japanese here...

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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1717 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 3494 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71



Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

same here...

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Ground combat at Koepang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1473 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 1774 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54


Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

and here... Hortlund seems to be used to invade empty hexes or bases with only a base force with 0 assault value in it. The last 3 bases that were invaded all had insufficient force in the invasion...


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Post #: 75
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/2/2007 2:51:13 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		some very bad news this turn...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/21/42

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TF 106 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61)

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Mine hits 1

Hortlund keeps on sending bombardment TFs to Midway. This time Kirishima picks up a MK16 mine...

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Sub attack near Bankha at 20,47

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Saury

torps miss...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 94,92

Japanese Ships
AP Kozui Maru
AP Kakyu Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
AP Tama Maru #2, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Yoshida Maru #3
AP Kokuryu Maru
AP Shoto Maru

Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Dent, Shell hits 7
DD Kilty

the APs faught back bravely, most of the engagement was happening at 2000 yards. Tama Maru sank later in the day...

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Naval bombardment of Midway, at 95,61 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 4
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
BB Yamashiro


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

looks like Kirishima took some damage from the mine hit as she wasnīt included in the TF anymore when the bombardment went off. Still no sign of an upcoming invasion and those bombardments are just pathetic... Midway is safe...

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Sub attack at 25,69

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuta Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Triton

torps miss... not much luck with our subs this turn...

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TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, 44,75


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TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, 44,75


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 31,66

Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
APD APD-33

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

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ASW attack at 31,66

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

lots of ASW TFs now South of Borneo. With the number of our subs in this area, they donīt have a problem to find some targets...

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Sub attack at 28,70

Japanese Ships
AP Hakone Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-40

this big AP is sunk...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-32 Mary x 19
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet

even completely undersupplied our flak can take down some dive bombers...

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Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 29
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 36
Ki-51 Sonia x 29
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
ML Wakatake

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Westralia, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

this AP is in sinking condition, we will try to unload the remaining troops at Thursday island, only 2 hexes away...

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Day Air attack on TF at 27,54


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
DD Ayanami

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,71


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hie Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,47


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

Oyo Maru proved to be lucky today, after the failed sub attack already in the morning...

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TF 172 troops unloading over beach at Laysan Island, 100,64


Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported

dot base a couple of hexes South East of Midway. I still canīt figure out why Hortlund takes all those dot bases...

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28356 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 610

Defending force 19730 troops, 150 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 241

Japanese max assault: 1092 - adjusted assault: 398

Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 353

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1921 casualties reported
Guns lost 54

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

our troops still hold but with the forts going down we wonīt last much longer. Still we are disabling a lot of Japanese squads...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61538 troops, 759 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268

Defending force 50635 troops, 333 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188



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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 129752 troops, 1140 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 2201

Defending force 60961 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1556

Japanese max assault: 3658 - adjusted assault: 2302

Allied max defense: 1585 - adjusted defense: 661

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Changsha base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
2521 casualties reported
Guns lost 52
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
48517 casualties reported
Guns lost 227

as expected, Hortlund doesnīt wait and orders another shock attack this turn... Those troops will show up in 30 days at Chungking with nearly 100 assault points of each corps which is not much less than they had when the surrendered this turn. We suffer from the fact that the Japanese are attacking first...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9693 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1461

Defending force 36342 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 916



Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6901 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1167

Defending force 79974 troops, 684 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 1454



Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Laysan Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 694 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

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

Japanese max assault: 46 - adjusted assault: 48

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Laysan Island base !!!



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Ground combat at 46,37

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 54046 troops, 432 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1652

Defending force 26784 troops, 321 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 560

Allied max assault: 2718 - adjusted assault: 2195

Japanese max defense: 576 - adjusted defense: 518

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
659 casualties reported
Guns lost 29


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

this is the hex South of Changsha and we opened a retreat path for our troops at Changsha, but as the Allied attack after the Japanese in the ground combat routine all our troops at Changsha had to surrender. I attacked one turn late... Nevertheless, with all our fights so far, the Japanese for sure lost more assault value then we did - even though the Japanese only have mostly disabled squads and we lost a whole Army in Changsha. We still hold out in the South were I canīt see Hortlund making any progress and now we focus our efforts in Central China. The fall of Changsha is a pity but it bought us time to build forts and it wonīt be as easy to take our next bases...

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Ground combat at Pagan

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1532 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

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

Allied max assault: 25 - adjusted assault: 14

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Pagan base !!!

our two Burma brigades are moving towards India and we take Pagan. Our troops are now fully supplied again!

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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1241 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 731 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24



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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1713 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 3449 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71




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Post #: 76
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/3/2007 4:48:53 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		I guess we wonīt see an invasion of Midway as Hortlund stated in an email that his recon reports 300 guns on Midway! What a pity, but every base he tries to attack in the Pacific that I want to defend isnīt an easy target anymore. With most of his divs/bgds being wrecked (okay, letīs say damaged) in the SRA and cargo capacity lost equivalent to 3 divs I wonder if he will even go for more targets in the Pacific. If not, than the attacks on Palmyra and Johnston arenīt doing him any good IMO.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/22/42

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TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, 44,75


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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
DD Dent
DD Talbot

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TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, 44,75


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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AK Matumoto Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trout

torps miss...

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ASW attack at 29,67

Japanese Ships
APD APD-37
APD APD-32
APD APD-38
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

ouch! S-37 was immediately sunk by 2 real hits and 7 near misses. As stated earlier, those APDs are really sub killers... We will try to avoid them and will place our subs further South. If the ASW TFs follow our subs then they will be at least in range of our bombers from Koepang... this was the first sub we lost in the war. Not bad, sinking 40+ ships and damaging many more for the loss of 1 sub so far...

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 6 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

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

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Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 43

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 101

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
D3A Val x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 48,89

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Westralia, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

Westralia was able to unload the rest of the carried troops at Thursday island (all disabled squads and guns) before she was sunk this turn...

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Day Air attack on TF at 48,89

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Westralia, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

all in all, around 70 Nells / Betties attacked our convoys passing PM and we only lost 1 AP with a couple more damaged. Those bombers arenīt a real threat if they donīt drop torps... would be good to surpress PM that it canīt reach level 4 but I donīt have heavy bombers to do that... so when PM reaches level 4 this passage is definetely closed for Allied shipping...

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Day Air attack on TF at 81,114


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

fleeing from the Fidjis, PG Nikkai Maru sank later in the day...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-17C Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Shinamogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Yamabuki Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Yamahuzi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

our Fortresses again dropped 1000lb bombs! Really amazing as the average exp is only 69. Unfortunately one B-17C was lost to ops this turn and only 11 are left with none in the pool... we need 48 planes to upgrade that BG and we already had 30+ B-25C in the pool when this turn a B-25 BG unloaded at an island and pulled in all aircraft from the pool as I have forgotten to set the BG to no replacements... no B-25 for my BG at Singapore... 48 B-25, 16 Hudsons and a lot of flak at Singapore could make shipping for the IJN in this area really costly. Now it takes 3 weeks until I have enough B-25 in the pool and another 2 weeks until all damaged aircraft are repaired again. This could be too late as I expect Hortlund to bring massive reinforcements to Singers within the next two weeks as Singapore is really causing him trouble. 2 of the 3 hit AKs sank later in the day!
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,42


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 11
SB-2c x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Chowa Maru
AP Hanakawa Maru
AP Kanko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet

not a single hit is disappointing...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

Oyo Maru is attacked again, but again she comes away...

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AK Melbourne Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trout

Japanese ground losses:
105 casualties reported

Trout sinks a big troops loaden AK!

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Sub attack at 29,68

Japanese Ships
AP Hakone Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

torps fail to detonate but this ship sank due to already received damage a bit later...

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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
AP Oyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

the time of lucky Oyo Maru is over, Skipjack finishes the medium AP with two MK14 torps...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AK Kongo Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Finback, hits 1

and Finback kills an AK at Johnston, but in return the AK hits her with a 3 inch shell and knocks out the 4 rear tubes... Finback is heading back to Pearl...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AK Huzikawa Maru
PG Keiko Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
DD Michishio
AP Montevideo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Finback


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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7897 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 458

Defending force 19680 troops, 136 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Japanese max assault: 316 - adjusted assault: 78

Allied max defense: 233 - adjusted defense: 247

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


Japanese ground losses:
1093 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

another shock attack with the same results as before. No idea why he still attacks without waiting for reinforcements - this is just further decreasing his combat ability...

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61691 troops, 764 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1272

Defending force 50775 troops, 331 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1193



Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 69648 troops, 876 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1391

Defending force 12752 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Japanese max assault: 2798 - adjusted assault: 2626

Allied max defense: 285 - adjusted defense: 96

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
699 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

thank you follow unit order... all but one unit - the one in the lead - moved back to Kweilin... the one left behind was wrecked... still better than only to set all units to move and half of them moves with half being wrecked... still, the follow unit order SUCKS!!! .......... fix it .........

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10519 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1479

Defending force 36139 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 913



Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6928 troops, 241 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1020

Defending force 79990 troops, 687 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458



Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manokwari

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 805 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

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

Japanese max assault: 5 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manokwari base !!!



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Ground combat at Benkolen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 789 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Defending force 2271 troops, 14 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese max assault: 42 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 39 - adjusted defense: 27

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


Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

donīt know what such a shock attack should achieve...

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Ground combat at 32,30

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1532 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Defending force 6760 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Allied max assault: 24 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 144 - adjusted defense: 157

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1



Allied ground losses:
257 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

we moved our brigade from Pagan North over the river and exactly this turn a IJA brigade shows up there...

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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1243 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 594 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11



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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1682 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Defending force 3432 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70




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Sub attack at 25,55

Japanese Ships
MSW W.13
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

all ships fail to locate Sturgeon...

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ASW attack at 27,66

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS Shark

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Sub attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
AK Raizan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Jintsu

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

would have liked to see the Jintsu being attacked, but we are happy about hits, no matter what ships...

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Coastal Guns at Benkolen, 18,56, firing at TF 200
TF 200 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 27,66

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

Allied Ships
SS Shark

Raizan Maru is sunk...

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ASW attack at 105,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

the Flush Deck DDs werenīt really effective so far...
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

this is the fragment of the ground unit left on the dot base in the Fidjis... the SBDs will use them as targets...

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Day Air attack on Zuid Garrison Battalion, at 18,56

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 37
Ki-48 Lily x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

Hortlund supports his ground troops with air attacks on the Dutch now...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged


Allied Ships
AVD Williamson
AVD McFarland
PG Dawson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

We have Mohawks at the base now but disappointing our hopes thereīs no way Cap can really do something against bombers... Iīm already afraid of going to attack with my carriers in a year or so...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged


Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Kilty, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dent

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the cap did ... N O T H I N G ...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 6
Hudson I x 24


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged


Allied Ships
PG Dawson, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Williamson
AVD McFarland
AK San Anselmo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

with the not existing cap here the Betties pick off another ship with their attack from 15 hexes range for no loss on their side this turn...

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ASW attack at 27,54

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Snapper, hits 2

Hortlund is now trying to interfere with my subs attacking his ships. With more than 120 ships sunk already in 2 months this is a bit late!

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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61861 troops, 769 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1273

Defending force 50776 troops, 333 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191



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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 91192 troops, 1057 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1486

Defending force 36000 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 909

Japanese max assault: 2672 - adjusted assault: 1787

Allied max defense: 874 - adjusted defense: 1593

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2862 casualties reported
Guns lost 103
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
506 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

doubt he will ever be able to dislodge me out of the urban hex. The only way would be to break through further North, this would mean I have to abandon the hex and would probably lose all of China...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 22839 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 305

Defending force 13109 troops, 77 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 223

Japanese max assault: 506 - adjusted assault: 58

Allied max defense: 245 - adjusted defense: 879

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


Japanese ground losses:
611 casualties reported
Guns lost 17

Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Weīre in late Jannuary and Hong Kong still holds easily! Thanks to the Chinese advance to Canton...

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Ground combat at 32,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6760 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 1250 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 272 - adjusted assault: 274

Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 274 to 1



Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Burma brigade is kicked around. Doubt I will get them ever out of Burma...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70162 troops, 721 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365

Defending force 82442 troops, 654 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1289



Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6922 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1034

Defending force 80197 troops, 687 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 1459



Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1130 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 2671 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported



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Coastal Guns at Benkolen, 18,56, firing at TF 200
TF 200 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AK Tosei Maru
PG Keiko Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
DD Michishio
AP Nojima Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

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ASW attack at 99,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 6

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

one real hit but I-2 doesnīt show heavy damage. At least she will need some yard time now...

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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

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Coastal Guns at Benkolen, 18,56, firing at TF 200
TF 200 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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TF 1151 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)

Allied Ships
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Kane

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 30
Hurricane IIb x 63
Blenheim IV x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 16
P-26A x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 42


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

our training programme hasnīt been interferred by the IJA/IJN anymore since our last sweep but I expect them to show up now and then and therefore the P40s are flying escort...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 8


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 7
Ki-30 Ann x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Harusame

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,66


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 25


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD APD-37, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD APD-38
APD APD-34
APD APD-32, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

the APDs that are looking for our subs came into bomber range and they took one baby bomb each... should keep them honest!

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pamakasan at 24,66


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

non penetrating 250lb bomb hit...

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Day Air attack on TF at 26,66


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD APD-33, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

this APD could be in trouble... revenge for our sunken sub!

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,44


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 39

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

our bombers are fighting their way through a high enemy cap but the Japanese CAP is as helpless as ours at Canton Island... I divided the B-17C bomber group and 16 aircraft have been upgraded to Marauders with the next 16 being upgraded to Mitchels in a couple of days...

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Day Air attack on TF at 58,48

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Mercury, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet

an AK that came into Val range, 5 hexes South of Japan...

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Sub attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
APD APD-33, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Shark

pitily we miss the already damaged APD. Another torp would have finished the ship...

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Talbot

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Sub attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
APD APD-33, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Shark

we try again but miss again...

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ASW attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
APD APD-37, on fire
APD APD-38
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS Shark

then Shark is target of the remaining 3 APDs...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65, hits 5

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

5 near hits, RO-65 needs new paint!

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TF 84 troops unloading over beach at Roxas, 42,55


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 45,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61949 troops, 775 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1276

Defending force 51019 troops, 333 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1194



Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10527 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211

Defending force 35516 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 903



Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4764 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 758

Defending force 65020 troops, 416 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1726



Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

East of Kweilin, the Japanese attack the troops we moved to free Changsha... they are now trying to get back...


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70538 troops, 724 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1386

Defending force 82915 troops, 657 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1299



Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6912 troops, 241 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1043

Defending force 80226 troops, 684 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 1464



Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1130 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 4449 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported



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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

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

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

another AK is lost at Johnston...

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ASW attack at 31,70

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

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Sub attack at 62,91

Japanese Ships
AP Daihachikyo Maru
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

near Rabaul, torps miss...

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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Japanese Ships
CL Naka

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

ASW attack???

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 8


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

training runs for a (not expected) defense against an invasion of India...

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Day Air attack on Pamakasan , at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 50
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

Hortlund risks high exp. Navy pilots again. He has 700 in the pool but the ones in his daitais are 10-20 points more exp...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 98

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
917 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 6

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 69

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 18000 feet

training runs also... the second BG up there has yet to fly a mission...

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,76

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 16
Hudson I x 20
Beaufort V-IX x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged
Hudson I: 3 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2
DD Amatsukaze
CVE Taiyo
DD Nagatsuki

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Hortlund wasnīt impressed by our ping pong bombs so he comes another time into bomber range... thatīs nice...

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,55


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
DD Ayanami
MSW W.14
MSW W.13

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Catanduanes at 45,55


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ryoyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,76

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 14
Hudson I x 12
Beaufort V-IX x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 8 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

and another two 250lb bomb hits! No danger of sinking but itīs a damaged CVL after all...

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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Talbot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dent

no doubt what is more dangerous... the subs, or the ASW TFs...

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

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

Allied Ships
SS Trout

but still, our subs rule the seas!

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Ground combat at Koepang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1729 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Defending force 11075 troops, 125 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 198



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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10637 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1244

Defending force 35510 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 902



Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5724 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1456

Defending force 65049 troops, 419 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1724



Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 77232 troops, 749 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397

Defending force 83163 troops, 658 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1307

Japanese max assault: 2704 - adjusted assault: 1276

Allied max defense: 1367 - adjusted defense: 1454

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


Japanese ground losses:
6020 casualties reported
Guns lost 108
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
1363 casualties reported
Guns lost 49

Hortlund keeps on wrecking his troops! I canīt understand why he isnīt bringing reinforcements BEFORE he tries such attacks...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6942 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1068

Defending force 79063 troops, 674 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 1472



Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Roxas

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 254 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

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

Japanese max assault: 7 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Roxas base !!!



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Ground combat at Benkolen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1130 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 4444 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28


Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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ASW attack at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

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ASW attack at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 1

one near miss, but we will try to avoid those ASW TFs...

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ASW attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Hatsuharu
DD Wakaba
DD Nenohi
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

we miss... as do the DDs...

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TF 92 encounters mine field at Rabaul (61,88)

Japanese Ships
AP Daihachikyo Maru, Mine hits 1

I must be infected by Swiftīs mine mania... Sent Argonaut with mines to Rabaul... the only sub I use for mine laying missions...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 49


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
2 x P-26A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 44
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 8 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 18 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 9 destroyed
F.K.51: 1 destroyed


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

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

ouch! Despite having a couple of naval targets in range all our bombers just sat at the airfield watching the enemy bombers coming in... we lose 18!!! Martins today - this really hurts. It was a gamble to move them to Soerabaja and I lost...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 82nd Chinese Corps, at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 32

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 61

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

itīs obvious, the Japanese are preparing for upcoming ground attacks...
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

as the manual states that level bombers have their accuracy DECREASED below 5000 ft. Iīve set my bombers back to 6000 ft. With the hit rates we achieved so far at low level, I doubt the manual is right... letīs find out...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 41


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,56


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 13
B-17C Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

all 6000 ft attacks missed today...

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ASW attack at 25,56

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
MSW W.14
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Sargo, hits 2

Sargo needs yard time, now at 12 sys dam...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67462 troops, 915 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089

Defending force 78703 troops, 672 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478



Allied ground losses:
362 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 74262 troops, 924 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1774

Defending force 65073 troops, 417 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1724



Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 50856 troops, 436 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212

Defending force 49920 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325

Japanese max assault: 1722 - adjusted assault: 675

Allied max defense: 1274 - adjusted defense: 727

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
1988 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Vehicles lost 8

Allied ground losses:
1046 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Hortlund loses no time and he takes only few losses with his failed shock attack... we hopefully will be able to stabilize the front again. Main problem, as usual, is the fact that we donīt even have half the supply we need in China...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 87384 troops, 937 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1276

Defending force 35556 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 909

Japanese max assault: 2510 - adjusted assault: 1644

Allied max defense: 941 - adjusted defense: 1481

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
6206 casualties reported
Guns lost 91

Allied ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

a 1:1 but Hortlund loses nearly half a division... those Chinese corps down there are getting more and more experienced...

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Ground combat at Koepang

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9375 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Defending force 1750 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Allied max assault: 185 - adjusted assault: 133

Japanese max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

this boosts our morale! The attacking Japanese unit is kicked out of Koepang. I expect to see more troops showing up here (probably with heavy air and naval support) in a couple of weeks, but not before Java is cleared. If he comes before Java is cleared then he repeats the fault of probably coming with too few force, too early...


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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/4/2007 9:51:25 PM   
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Posts: 14330
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From: Austria
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Sub attack near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese Ships
AK Samarang Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

torps miss...
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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

2 near misses... at least we engaged the sub...

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Daijukyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

already missed seeing an AP being torpedoed!

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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Benkolen, 18,56


Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported

Hortlund brings in reinforcements. Donīt like that! Soon I wonīt have small bases left to place my search planes around the SRA and my subs will be blind then. Should more impact the sub sinkings than having lost a dozen subs or more...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 21
Beaufort V-IX x 15


No Allied losses

Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 52

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 28 damaged

Allied aircraft losses


Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 53

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

5 Nells are lost, good to see...

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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 39th Chinese Corps, at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 81

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

I need flak in that hex...

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Day Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 45,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-21 Sally x 48

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,48

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

no luck from 6000 ft so far...

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,49

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Norse Carrier, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

tried to sneak 2 small AKs to Singapore and they nearly made it. Bad weather this turn and they would have been at Singers next turn. Bad luck, they made it to this point without being spotted...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 37


No Allied losses

Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,48

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Solviken, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

this is the second Singerpore supply AK...

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Dent


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19792 troops, 198 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1420

Defending force 62653 troops, 422 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1745



Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

we need higher fort levels (5 at the moment) but we need supply even more... with that supply level, China will be lost in the end...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 57382 troops, 711 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1784

Defending force 64954 troops, 420 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1717



Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23073 troops, 545 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1106

Defending force 78167 troops, 668 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 1483



Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Tassafaronga

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 92 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tassafaronga base !!!

para drop on Tassafaronga...



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/5/2007 5:28:34 PM   
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Posts: 14330
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ASW attack at 31,72

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
APD APD-38
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS Shark

still APDs in the area but one was reported sunk due to the torpedo hit from my Dutch torp bombers... Revenge for my sub that was sunk by them...

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ASW attack near Belitung Island at 23,58

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Aso Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 1

too many ASW TFs in the SRA now...

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Dent

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Oi
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Nagato

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 4

bombardment of Wake? Well, Wake is empty, he could take it with a para drop of 20 men...

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Dent

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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)

Allied Ships
MSW Oriole

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Sub attack at 25,66

Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

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Sub attack at 60,91

Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-23

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

no matter how many ASW TFs are around, our subs find a victim now and then...
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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AK Bichu Maru
PG Keiko Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
AK Yae Maru
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

torps miss...

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Sub attack near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seal

torps miss...

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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Dent

at least, the IJN torps missed also...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 20
Beaufort V-IX x 10


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 30
Ki-32 Mary x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 32
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

this base wonīt hold out any longer if Hortlund attacks. But again a base where he first got a bloody nose... nice, wasnīt the first one...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-26A x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 51


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

talk about hit rate...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
B-17C Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

Hortlund parked some surface forces at Singapore to catch my second AK... Yudachi is hit by a Hudson with a 250lb bomb...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Solviken, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Solviken made it all the way to Singapore... for nothing...

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Sub attack near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

torps fail to detonate... damn we are not lucky against IJN warships...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72922 troops, 928 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 1114

Defending force 77523 troops, 666 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 1487

Japanese max assault: 1036 - adjusted assault: 246

Allied max defense: 1449 - adjusted defense: 2677

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


Japanese ground losses:
3144 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1445 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1

wonder why Hortlund is so stubborn. Canīt he see that even if Iīm out of supply he canīt achieve anything with the force he brought...

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 20807 troops, 237 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458

Defending force 70097 troops, 471 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1984



Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 57560 troops, 710 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1793

Defending force 64821 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1717



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 76222 troops, 841 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 895

Defending force 34704 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 908


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Benkolen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3753 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 2180 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese max assault: 126 - adjusted assault: 120

Allied max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 15

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Benkolen base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Arawe

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 126 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Arawe base !!!

paras...



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/5/2007 5:41:45 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		Weīre closing in on the end of Jannuary and Steve complained again about my subs hurting him! If you ever wonder if youīre doing good or bad, just wait for your opponent to complain about his losses and you know youīre doing well! My subs were real killers so far, no matter if the torps work or not!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/29/42

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TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported

more troops are brought in and the base will fall quickly now, but he has to bring his ships in danger with this reinforcements all the time as he has to go twice or even more often through sub infested water, not to talk about the fact that my airforce always gets more than one chance and that his ground troops suffer if he isnīt able to take the base...

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TF 1092 encounters mine field at Canton Island (98,99)

Allied Ships
MSW Oriole

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ASW attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

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TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


Japanese ground losses:
300 casualties reported

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TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


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TF 69 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported

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TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63


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Sub attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Japanese Ships
AK Yamamiya Maru, Torpedo hits 1
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
AP Kumagawa Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

this is what I meant... would he have brought enough troops with his first attempt, the base would have already fallen and this AK wouldnīt be torped... not the first one of his reinforcement TFs...

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ASW attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 16
Beaufort V-IX x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th DAF Base Force, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 5
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-32 Mary x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 22
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder attacking at 100 feet

mmm, set the alt to 100 instead of 1000... wonder if 8x.50 cal rounds do any damage to the DD...

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kogane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

it looks like Hortlund is bringing MASSIVE reinforcements to Malaya now as there are several big TFs reported heading into the area. My airforce is ready, wonder when the Japanese airforce begins to seriously try to close the airfield at Singapore. If not, he would be really suffering. But thatīs again something where heīs just too late, he already suffered...

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Day Air attack on TF at 26,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 2
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kashu Maru
AK Tone Maru
AP Keiyo Maru
AP Kensho Maru
AP Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nikkyu Maru
AK Matsutan Maru, Shell hits 4

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder attacking at 100 feet

not impressing hit rate...

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Day Air attack on TF at 42,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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

an AK came to 3 hexes off Manila and then is attacked by... Oscars...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 36


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17C Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kashu Maru
AK Tatebu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kinkai Maru
PG Tosho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Unkai Maru #1
AP Minto Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

this hit rate was better... all those ships wouldnīt be in danger if he just once would have attacked his targets seriously, not everywhere at once far too early. But that is just playing in my cards. In the end Singapore will be lost, thereīs no doubt, but at what cost to the Japanese?

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
CL Yubari

Allied Ships
SS Silversides


torps fail to explode...

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

torps miss...

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Sub attack at 25,66

Japanese Ships
AK Matumoto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

the IJN is using more and more AKs to ferry troops as thereīs already a slight AP shortage!

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37870 troops, 386 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1493

Defending force 70231 troops, 470 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1982



Allied ground losses:
227 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 57737 troops, 712 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1804

Defending force 64769 troops, 423 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1715



Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 70433 troops, 759 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 916

Defending force 34641 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 910

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 16

Allied max defense: 940 - adjusted defense: 2249

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
464 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

donīt know what that attack was...
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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9145 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 867

Defending force 75736 troops, 652 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 1469



Allied ground losses:
521 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 32,31

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1542 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 2572 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese max assault: 46 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 20

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1



Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 519 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 543 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3394 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

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

Japanese max assault: 218 - adjusted assault: 194

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 194 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!!

empty Wake is lost... doubt he will come for Midway or any other Pacific atoll anymore. As it is now, I think he will just accomplish the conquer of the SRA and then it will be pretty much game over for further Japanese offensives. When I look at the losses he took so far against mostly lightly or not at all defended targets, then an attack further in the Pacific, on India or Australia would kill far more, troops, ships and planes...


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Ground combat at Siador

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

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

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Siador base !!!




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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/5/2007 7:17:07 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		a good day for us, but it could have been even better...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/30/42

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Sub attack at 24,51

Japanese Ships
AP Taigen Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Hayakafuku Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS KXI

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

we start off with something we are used to see...

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Sub attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
AP Taibun Maru
AP Saiho Maru
PG Hayakafuku Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Seal

torps miss...

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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Japanese Ships
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

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Sub attack at 26,51

Japanese Ships
AP Mogamigawa Maru
AP Taiyo Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Permit, hits 4

torps miss again... 4 near hits...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

Silversides hits a big AP at Johnston, far from a bigger port. The sub will soon be out of torps...

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AP Yoshino Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

This AP is also in trouble after a torp an 2 88mm shell hits... Sub was hit by a 3 inch shell but no further damage is reported...

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ASW attack at 25,66

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

ghost ASW attack...

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ASW attack at 100,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

a hundred DCs dropped but only 3 near misses...

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 98,36


Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 98,36


Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported

Hotlund wants all those bases in the North... he can have them, Iīm not interested in a fight up there... they arenīt doing him any good anyway, he just needs garrison troops...

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TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Pamakasan, 24,66


Japanese ground losses:
96 casualties reported

wonder how many more troops are being brought to that base...

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Sub attack at 24,51

Japanese Ships
AK Tatebu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Saury

torps miss... cīmon guys!!

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

down in the Rabaul area...

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Sub attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Japanese Ships
AP Kumagawa Maru
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
AP Katori Maru

Allied Ships
SS Triton

another time when our torps miss...

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ASW attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
SS Seal, hits 1

one near miss, nothing serious...

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Sub attack at 24,51

Japanese Ships
AP Awa Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AP Burisuben Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

a big, troop loaden AP is hit!

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Sub attack at 61,89

Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

AP sunk after this second torp hit...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

Silversides again, but the torps fail to detonate...

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 198

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 16 destroyed, 122 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
486 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 158

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

I think Steve is aware of flak in Nikmod but nevertheless he sends in his bombers at 6000 ft... I donīt feel for him, at least he could have gone up to 15000 ft to minimize his losses. In the end 24 Sallies were lost... airfield and airbase is 50% damaged with 2 Mitchells lost on the ground. Wonder if he will come back tomorrow...

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 9


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 41
Ki-51 Sonia x 44

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Barisan Regiment, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 15
Ki-32 Mary x 3
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 17
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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

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Day Air attack on 12th DAF Base Force, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 5
Ki-30 Ann x 28
Ki-32 Mary x 6
Ki-51 Sonia x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 12th DAF Base Force, at 24,66

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 11
B-26B Marauder x 3
B-17C Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tsuiba Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PG Shinko Maru #1
AP Kikukawa Maru
AP Saiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

3 Hudsons were shot down by the Oscars, the A2A lasted quite some time but we achieve some hits...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
DD Hayate

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

long range strike from Pearl without success. Wonder what a CL does up there...

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,51


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Yamura Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Bujun Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,50


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Zenoa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet

we could have hit far more today...

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17C Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Koki Maru
AK Thames Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet

then our bombers attack a TF in the hex with Oscar LRCAP again... many bombers are turning around...

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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

another AK near Manila is lost... my AKs always nearly make it to port, but only nearly...
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-32 Mary x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

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

this one made it, but all the supply is lost now... I will stop those suicide runs, they have no chance of success...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 30
Hurricane IIb x 75
P-26A x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 5


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 37


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW Shonan Maru #8
DD Kisaragi
PC Kyo Maru #6

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 3000 feet

another strike but again, no hits...

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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS Triton

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ASW attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

Allied Ships
SS Triton

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

Silversides misses... as always, we are not lucky against warships...

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Ground combat at Pamakasan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6839 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Defending force 1727 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Japanese max assault: 274 - adjusted assault: 247

Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 82 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pamakasan base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 2 destroyed
F.K.51: 7 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2033 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

first, Hortlund brought far too few troops, now with the reinforcement, itīs complete overkill... forgot to move the Dorniers out...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 92666 troops, 1066 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1811

Defending force 64596 troops, 420 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1709



Allied ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38084 troops, 389 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1516

Defending force 70047 troops, 467 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1982



Allied ground losses:
332 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64623 troops, 747 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 920

Defending force 37789 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 911



Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9208 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 945

Defending force 74861 troops, 643 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1475



Allied ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at 40,39

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13625 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Defending force 36153 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018

a single brigade moved from Pakhoi cross country to the railway hex East of it where half a dozen Chinese units are already waiting. Donīt get the reason for that move...


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Ground combat at 32,31

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1522 troops, 0 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 2441 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1



Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

my 2 Burma bgds will never get to India...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 526 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 1141 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 40,39

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 32753 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018

Defending force 13625 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Allied max assault: 2022 - adjusted assault: 1304

Japanese max defense: 252 - adjusted defense: 84

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

the IJA bgd is shock attacked back to Pakhoi. The Japanese ground losses exceeded 500 points today. In my game against Swift I lost 90 so far being a month later and having Java and Singapore cleared already, so it seems overall weīre doing good in ground warfare...

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Ground combat at Hansa

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hansa base !!!


Hortlund is massively reinforcing his troops on Malaya. There are coming in at least 4 big TFs. IMO again a couple of faults. All TFs move separately and so they canīt be long range capped all together, he should have set them to follow each other, or put them all in one TF. Not enough ASW forces at all, no hunter killer groups, even that he knows there are A LOT of subs in this area. He decided to knock out Singapore airfield but itīs already too late and at far too high costs with the low level attacks. The biggest fault IMO is the fact that he not just brings all the troops to Bangkok, or better Songkhia to have those troops marching down the railway, no, he sends them just around Singapore to land them at Johore Baru. Thatīs fine with me, there will be many more ships sunk and all in all the Malaya operation is super costly for the Japanese.



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Post #: 85
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/5/2007 9:08:45 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		Hortlund said heīs happy with his ships going around Singapore, so weīre both happy. He thinks that he would lose only one or two ships... thatīs something I definetely doubt...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/42

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Sub attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
AP Kyushu Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PG Chosa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seal

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Sub attack at 22,51

Japanese Ships
AK Heiei Maru #7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O24

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

the only way he would only lose one or two ships would be me withdrawing all my subs...
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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Otori

Allied Ships
SS Perch

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Sub attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AK Asuka Maru
PG Nishho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Searaven

miss...

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Sub attack at 22,51

Japanese Ships
AK Shingo Maru
PG Unkai Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Seal

miss...

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Sub attack near Pamakasan at 24,66

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

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

AK sunk...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

AP hit the second time...

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ASW attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
DD Shinonome
MSW W.13
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Saury

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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
AP Taigen Maru, heavy damage
PG Hayakafuku Maru
PG Shinko Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Perch

miss...
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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
AK Nikkyu Maru
PG Unkai Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Perch

miss again... the only thing that saves his ships are my skippers all suffering from victory disease and most of the torps miss today...

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ASW attack at 22,51

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 2
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Seal

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 41
Ki-51 Sonia x 43

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 37
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
Ki-32 Mary: 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 16 damaged


Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet

Hortlund keeps bombing at low altitude, thatīs fine with me... every aircraft lost counts. Soon he will have lost more aircraft than we did...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Manini, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

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

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Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

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

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 18
Hurricane IIb x 78
P-26A x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 49


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

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ASW attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
SS Saury

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ASW attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
SS Saury

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Sub attack at 22,50

Japanese Ships
AP Taiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3

Allied Ships
SS Searaven, hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Searaven is out of torps now... Hortlund seems to forget that all those ships have to move out also, not just move in to Malaya...

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26612 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 488

Defending force 20963 troops, 146 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 248

Japanese max assault: 432 - adjusted assault: 199

Allied max defense: 229 - adjusted defense: 243

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)


Japanese ground losses:
400 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 93073 troops, 1069 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2148

Defending force 63762 troops, 401 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1706



Allied ground losses:
339 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38324 troops, 393 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1548

Defending force 73881 troops, 464 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1985



Allied ground losses:
223 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65305 troops, 760 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 949

Defending force 41653 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1049



Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9250 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 972

Defending force 74283 troops, 636 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1477



Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1



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Post #: 86
RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/6/2007 2:57:34 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/42

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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Hatsukaze
DD Nagatsuki

Allied Ships
SS Perch

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ASW attack at 30,71

Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Hatsushima
APD APD-39
APD APD-36
APD APD-35

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

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Sub attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
AP Ayatosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Burisuben Maru
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PC Ch 7
PC Ch 3
PC Ch 1

Allied Ships
SS O24, hits 6, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

one real hit and O24 retires to Singapore for emergency repairs, will then head to India...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

As said before, Johnston and Palmyra wonīt do my opponent any good as he didnīt advance further in the Pacific... not the first ship sunk here...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

Grayback is soon out of torps... another sub will replace here...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 26
Beaufort V-IX x 12


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 13

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 7th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 41
Ki-51 Sonia x 42

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 67

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kogyo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Dawn, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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


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ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese Ships
PG Myoken Maru
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
SS O24, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

torps miss...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Grayback, hits 5

torps miss but we hit with our deck gun... hits on Grayback are FOW, sys still at 1...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108083 troops, 1264 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2155

Defending force 63053 troops, 393 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1700



Allied ground losses:
726 casualties reported
Guns lost 12


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38478 troops, 399 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1571

Defending force 73904 troops, 470 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1985



Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65840 troops, 767 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 978

Defending force 41865 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045



Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9256 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 987

Defending force 73889 troops, 638 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484



Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/6/2007 3:05:16 PM   
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ASW attack at 99,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

only near misses...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

we miss...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

miss again... Hortlund is lucky in these attacks, he could have lost probably twice the number of ships if my skippers would hit more often...

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Sub attack at 23,51

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru
DD Shinonome
DD Ayanami
DD Yugiri
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Ch 1
PC Ch 3
MSW W.13
PG Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

British torps failed to detonate... poor performance of my subs around Singapore as most either didnīt attack, missed or the torps are defective...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 23
Beaufort V-IX x 14


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 40th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 30

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 77th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 6
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 40
Ki-51 Sonia x 42

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on No. 108 RN Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kyuden Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 2
B-26B Marauder x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tempei Maru
AP Kashu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugiri

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet

as most of my bombers stopped to fly attacks out of Singapore we will move them out now...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9
Hudson I x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK India Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Italy Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
AK Sinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Columbia Maru

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 3000 feet

long range strike from Koepang with half a dozen 250lb bomb hits...

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Darwin, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Annalock, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,62

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Dawn, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Hortlund has spotted 8 AKs heading to Singapore coming from the South and lucky as he is he has no problems launching a lot of strikes at the single ship TFs... heīs very happy about it and cheers the sinking of 8 AKs in the next couple of days, but it only takes me 4 days on average to sink 8 ships with my subs! I can afford it, he canīt! Itīs so simple... And I still lead in numbers of ships and points for sunken ships. Thatīs great at this date and you have to consider that all my trapped shipping from Manila was lost...


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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Hurricane IIb x 78
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 58


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 4
Hudson I x 31


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 51

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Okuni Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Kasyu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet

only a mini strike from Koepang in the afternoon...

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Tana

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Bomb hits 1

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru
AP Tatuharu Maru
AK Usa Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-59

dot base South East of Midway. Our PT launched torps at an AK but missed...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108305 troops, 1271 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2167

Defending force 61542 troops, 362 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1690



Allied ground losses:
661 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38699 troops, 399 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1600

Defending force 76025 troops, 485 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2009



Allied ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 66299 troops, 775 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1003

Defending force 41816 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044



Allied ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9255 troops, 293 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1010

Defending force 73634 troops, 636 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484



Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Adak Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 263 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Adak Island base !!!




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ASW attack at 24,51

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Ayanami
DD Yugiri
PG Tatsumiya Maru
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Ch 1
PC Ch 3
AP Kensho Maru
MSW W.13
AP Shinai Maru
PG Shosei Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 4

KXI was attacked by a super escort but came away nearly undamaged...

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ASW attack at 99,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Schley
DD Litchfield
DD Chew
DD Humphreys
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

We sink a Japanese sub near Canton... this probably was the bugger with the Glen that spotted potential targets for the Betties from Palmyra...

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ASW attack at 23,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire

A sub was spotted in the shipping lanes South of India... we despatched some DDs to hunt it down but all fail to locate the sub...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 25

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 42

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

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

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Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 17th DAF Base Force, at 17,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 5 damaged


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

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 100,64


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire
AK Usa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

we moved two understrenght BG to Midway to take care of those ships at the dot base South East of it and we achieved some good results today... as said before, I doubt those dot bases are doing him any good...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 100,64


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Florida Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Belgium Maru

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Darwin, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Tana, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,60

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
G3M Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

as expected, nothing left of our AKs...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 8
Hudson I x 31
A-20B Boston x 2


No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Laysan Island at 100,64


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Erie Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Durban Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-49 Helen x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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

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Sub attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
AK Ryoka Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

again, we miss...

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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Allied Ships
AK Empire Baron, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Allied Ships
AK Empire Darwin, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Allied Ships
AK Empire Clive, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 24,60

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

Sendai picked off ships that were already sunk, so it doesnīt matter...


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108687 troops, 1273 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2182

Defending force 60401 troops, 352 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1681



Allied ground losses:
622 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38883 troops, 399 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1623

Defending force 78251 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2032



Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 66927 troops, 789 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030

Defending force 41824 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045



Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9270 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045

Defending force 73621 troops, 630 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1491



Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 522 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 1133 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 24

Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1



Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 32,30

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1685 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 1522 troops, 0 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Allied max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 52 - adjusted defense: 47

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1



Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported

as usual exactly the day we move over the river a Japanese unit also moves into the hex... unbelievable... tomorrow we will be kicked back again...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/6/2007 5:41:16 PM   
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Usa Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix

We sent in two modern CLs to the dot base near Midway and theyīre shooting up some big AKs...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
AK Delagoa Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Durban Maru
AK Erie Maru, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

more TFs are at that dot base... is he really bringing in troops... this would be absolutely foolish and would only provide me with a training target for my bombers...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
AK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Bordeaux Maru
AK Florida Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CL Phoenix

Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported

Three TFs, all loaden with troops... oh well, we sink a couple of ships...

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ASW attack near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
APD APD-38
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 2

2 near misses...

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ASW attack at 23,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire

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ASW attack at 109,33

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Anderson
DD Russell
DD Cummings

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 27
Beaufort V-IX x 16


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 76
P-40E Warhawk x 63


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

so far, for unknown reason, the Hurricanes are falling from the skies like flies. Every attack, I lose an average of 3 Hurricanes... The Hurricane must be the British Sally...

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Day Air attack on 71st Chinese Division, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 19

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 41

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on TF at 99,65


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 44,50


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 14, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet

a big AK made it all the way to Hong Kong and unloaded all itīs supply, so we can use the base to attack some shipping again... we sink a PC...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Mercury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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

this is the AK that brought supplies...

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Day Air attack on TF at 99,65


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Delagoa Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Durban Maru

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

another AK sunk... when Hortlund is cheering the sinking of 8 Allied AKs (of which I have more than enough) what should we do today? Making holiday for the next two weeks? If he stays in the area he will lose all 9 ships (of which he definetely not has enough)

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,59

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Gilbert, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:

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ASW attack at 23,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 108835 troops, 1275 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 2195

Defending force 59463 troops, 337 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1670

Japanese max assault: 2219 - adjusted assault: 1967

Allied max defense: 1290 - adjusted defense: 248

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2016 casualties reported
Guns lost 45

Allied ground losses:
812 casualties reported
Guns lost 27

Hortlund used the WITP rail sling shot and warped his troops two hexes inland to cut off this army... he told me he thinks everything that abuses the game engine is gamey so he doesnīt like those things... lol wonder what he thinks about the sling shot...

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38990 troops, 399 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1651

Defending force 78407 troops, 499 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2043



Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67303 troops, 799 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1048

Defending force 41696 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1047



Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9236 troops, 293 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066

Defending force 73154 troops, 626 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1492



Allied ground losses:
168 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pagan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6933 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

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

Japanese max assault: 132 - adjusted assault: 68

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pagan base !!!



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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 522 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 1089 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 12

Allied max defense: 12 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1



Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported



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