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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/7/2007 2:41:48 PM   
castor troy


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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

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

Allied Ships
SS Finback

Johnston is the grave of a lot of IJN merchants...

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Sub attack at 109,33

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Anderson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mustin
DD Russell
DD Cummings

Japanese subs are definetely more effective against warships than our subs have been so far. Anderson will surely make it, will be disbanded at Anchorage next turn. RO-33 received one real hit so it could be in trouble...

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Sub attack at 60,87

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

Allied Ships
SS S-28

one hex North of Rabaul, one MK10 wonīt be probably enough if the AK will be disbanded at Rabaul...

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
AP Katsura Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Finback

Finback misses the crippled AK that was hit earlier... nevertheless we expect it to sink...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 15


No Allied losses

Port hits 5
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet

no fighter opposition anymore since our last sweep. But the Japanese surely will be back. Our bombers will be ready to strike against IJN shipping if there will ever be a Japanese invasion of India...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

Training on Timor...
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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

Training on the Fidjis. Will use this IJN unit until it vanishes or until it will be evacuated. Our Airacobras will be upgraded to P38 in half a year, so we will have high exp pilots to fly them...

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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 39
Ki-51 Sonia x 41

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 46,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 26

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
26 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 14

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 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: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,56

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Empire Grenfell, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

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

this is (was) the last remaining AK that was heading to Singapore... all bombers are brought out, we will now wait for the Japanese reinforcement to cross the river and for their final assault...

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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 42
A-20B Boston x 9


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

more bomber training. If my opponent mounts an invasion of Australia, he will also find heavy resistance...

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Day Air attack on TF at 97,67


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tatuharu Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

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

1000 ft seems a bit too low, even though my bombers are low exp and only carry 6 bombs in Nikmod (same as a B-25C ). Nevertheless I will go up to 3000 ft in the future as I can already hear my opponent complain - which I would understand. On the other side, I only have 50 4E bombers on the whole map, so the effect isnīt that big...

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Day Air attack on TF at 98,66


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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

those merchants were already damaged, so the low flying B-17s had no problem at all to hit them...

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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 16, on fire, heavy damage

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

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ASW attack at 27,51

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 Stingray, hits 4

Japanese ASW is getting better it seems. Stingray is at 12 sys dam and will retire to India. More and more subs will retire now, as the happy days are over and wear and tear from 2 months in action is now showing itīs effect. We will wait two or three weeks and then start another sub offensive... we expect a Japanese invasion of Koepang anytime soon, so we will need some subs to cause some trouble down there and perhaps also get a shot at something more valuable than a merchant...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 106513 troops, 1210 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428

Defending force 58008 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1646

Japanese max assault: 1751 - adjusted assault: 1357

Allied max defense: 1242 - adjusted defense: 138

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1705 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
566 casualties reported
Guns lost 26


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39277 troops, 402 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1676

Defending force 78549 troops, 514 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2045



Allied ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 67657 troops, 808 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066

Defending force 41749 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1051



Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9266 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1086

Defending force 72946 troops, 624 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1489



Allied ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 32,30

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1542 troops, 0 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 1566 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1



Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 522 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 1096 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/7/2007 4:30:23 PM   
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1000 ft seems a bit too low, even though my bombers are low exp and only carry 6 bombs in Nikmod (same as a B-25C ). Nevertheless I will go up to 3000 ft in the future as I can already hear my opponent complain - which I would understand. On the other side, I only have 50 4E bombers on the whole map, so the effect isnīt that big...


Both sides should be able to benefit from hindsight without one side crying foul. It became apparent, even to the proponents of "high altitude precision bombing" that hitting a manuevering ship was a different kettle of fish than hitting a factory. Nikmod appears to provide a downside to low level bombing with both enhanced flak effectiveness and a low number of 4E bombers. If a player chooses to go in at 1000 ft against warships at 1000 ft he'll probably end up with a single digit number of 4E bombers on the map. But if your opp provides what to all appearances are ideal targets (single merchies) then I see no foul in going in low to get hits (can only get one per plane anyway).

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/7/2007 6:18:17 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: spence

quote:

1000 ft seems a bit too low, even though my bombers are low exp and only carry 6 bombs in Nikmod (same as a B-25C ). Nevertheless I will go up to 3000 ft in the future as I can already hear my opponent complain - which I would understand. On the other side, I only have 50 4E bombers on the whole map, so the effect isnīt that big...


Both sides should be able to benefit from hindsight without one side crying foul. It became apparent, even to the proponents of "high altitude precision bombing" that hitting a manuevering ship was a different kettle of fish than hitting a factory. Nikmod appears to provide a downside to low level bombing with both enhanced flak effectiveness and a low number of 4E bombers. If a player chooses to go in at 1000 ft against warships at 1000 ft he'll probably end up with a single digit number of 4E bombers on the map. But if your opp provides what to all appearances are ideal targets (single merchies) then I see no foul in going in low to get hits (can only get one per plane anyway).


Yes, I could agree to what youīre saying. Though I donīt know how my opponent is thinking about the matter. While I donīt think it was smart to send 3 TFs with 3 merchies each to that dot base 6 hexes away from Midway (lev 6 airfield) he could also think that this mission failed because of me setting my bombers to 1000 ft even though thereīs the deadly flak and the reduced bomb load in Nikmod. He didnīt complain to me, but I know bombing altitude is a very sensible thing in PBEM and I donīt know how Hortlund is thinking about. I wouldnīt have thought about it until Iīve seen a 80% hit rate - yes, on already floating wrecks...


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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/7/2007 6:31:21 PM   
castor troy


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Sub attack at 35,63 near Tarakan...

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Asagiri
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashi
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
SS Tambor, hits 2

finally we hit a major IJN vessel with an exploding MK14! Tambor receives a real hit in return and will retire to Darwin with 23 sys and 34 float... sure this is something my opponent doesnīt like! But I think Kumano will live on even though itīs a long way to the next major port as Soerabaja and Singapore is still in my hands (not for long anymore probably)...

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ASW attack at 115,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Case

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 61,88

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

Allied Ships
SS S-34

The AK that was hit with a MK10 last turn is now sunk by another 2 MK10 at Rabaul... go subs go!

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Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 3
CA Maya, Shell hits 6
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma, Shell hits 3
CA Kinugasa


Allied ground losses:
1607 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 5

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

Soerabaja will fall as soon Hortlund has brought some reinforcements...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 26
Beaufort V-IX x 13


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 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 80
P-40E Warhawk x 68


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
66 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
P-39D Airacobra x 25


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

a lot of training around the map. With the Japanese having a 20-25 exp advantage over ALL my pilots on the map, I donīt have a chance without doing training whenever I can... and there are still the 1500+ Japanese pilots in the pool...

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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 41

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 27

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 29th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

Hortlund is serious about China and I donīt really expect it to hold. Chances are 1:4 IMO...

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Day Air attack on 1st WS Garrison Battalion, at 17,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N Kate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, 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 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

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


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 11
Hudson I x 40
A-20B Boston x 14


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

the hit rate of my Hudsons is laughable...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120389 troops, 1388 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318

Defending force 56521 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1598

Japanese max assault: 1718 - adjusted assault: 1168

Allied max defense: 1191 - adjusted defense: 188

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1480 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
695 casualties reported
Guns lost 14


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39497 troops, 404 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1700

Defending force 78503 troops, 515 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2048



Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68123 troops, 820 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088

Defending force 41771 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1050



Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9304 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1122

Defending force 72591 troops, 622 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 1483



Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 513 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 1107 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7006 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404

Defending force 28874 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

we moved our corps to Pakhoi, we will try to take the base tomorrow with a shock attack. There are 2 understrenght bgd (one has just been forced to retreat a couple of days ago) and a couple of construction btn so I expect to fight against lev 2 or 3 forts already. Itīs a wooden hex and the IJA is flying massive ground support missions so itīs a gamble and not sure at all if we can ever take the base back...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/8/2007 4:28:39 PM   
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ASW attack at 27,51

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 Sailfish, hits 2

Japanese ASW is getting more and more dangerous. My subs are heading home to repair their sys damage, a lot of them are over 10 already due to 2 months of intense fights...

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ASW attack at 27,67

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki
DD Isonami
APD APD-38
APD APD-34

Allied Ships
SS Shark

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke

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Naval bombardment of Pakhoi, at 39,39

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai


Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Hortlund seems desperate and sends in a single cruiser...

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TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Padang, 17,53


Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 24
Beaufort V-IX x 15


No Allied losses

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 3

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 8
P-40E Warhawk x 8


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

90% of the strike failed to find the target...
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 41
Beaufort V-IX x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 18
Ki-49 Helen x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-21 Sally x 70
Ki-48 Lily x 9
Ki-49 Helen x 18

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49 Helen 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 37
Ki-51 Sonia x 41

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on 4th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 34
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 15 damaged


Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tjilatjap Garrison Battalion, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Regiment, at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet

Hortlund wants to go for sure now...

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

Betty training... arenīt they at 80+ anyway??

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Day Air attack on 17th DAF Base Force, at 17,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N Kate x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet

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

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Siaoe, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Senang, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

damn, both small AKs sunk of course... I forgot to set the Hurricanes on Cap last turn and paid for it... wonder why no Zeroes escort the Nells. Hortlund canīt be sure that Iīm dumb enough to move AKs to Koepang without ordering some Cap into the air...

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke

our ASW sucks so far... even the IJN PCs are doing better...

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke


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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29265 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 590

Defending force 19188 troops, 97 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 227

Japanese max assault: 1064 - adjusted assault: 1176

Allied max defense: 188 - adjusted defense: 227

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 4 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
750 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
25262 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 12

no surprise, Soerabaja surrendered after those heavy air attacks the last couple of turns... nevertheless the Dutch fought bravely and disabled a lot of Japanese squads. So far no major Japanese operation in the SRA was achieving itīs goal easily...

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39698 troops, 404 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1731

Defending force 78750 troops, 517 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2065



Allied ground losses:
478 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68350 troops, 827 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1105

Defending force 41720 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052



Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9284 troops, 297 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1148

Defending force 72265 troops, 622 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1483



Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 474 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 1045 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 4

Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1



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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 44591 troops, 351 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1395

Defending force 29379 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 428

Allied max assault: 1782 - adjusted assault: 948

Japanese max defense: 426 - adjusted defense: 1693

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


Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
3050 casualties reported
Guns lost 65

this attack was this turnīs joke... while our av is halfed, the Japanese av is multplied by 4!!! With the super av of the Japanese we take horrendous losses of course. Itīs a wooden hex, not urban and forts arenīt at 9 but 4... This single attack did cost me so many av that no further attack can be ordered...


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ASW attack at 112,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Downes
DD Phelps
DD Selfridge
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
DD Worden

2 near misses, our ASW has to get better...

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Dunlap
DD Morris
DD Walke

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 92,34


Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported

Hortlund wants to occupie all the islands in the Aleutans... he can have them...

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ASW attack at 20,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
MSW Baroda
AK Katong
AK Kalgan
AK Empire Sunrise
AK Empire Johnson

another sub in the shipping lanes South of India. The single MSW was able to hinder the sub from an attack...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 66
P-40E Warhawk x 67


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-21 Sally x 59
Ki-48 Lily x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 34

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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

we were flying LRCAP over Pakhoi but Cap is useless in Nikmod, our P-40B are not able to take bombers down as the fight against the Zeroes was soon over but the bombers damaged more P-40s than vice versa...

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Day Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Ki-48 Lily x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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

same here, the IJA bombers are more dangerous to our fighters it seems...

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Day Air attack on Lark Force Battalion, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 20
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 6
Hudson I x 46
A-20B Boston x 15


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

is there any reason why 61 bombers only achieve 3 f***ing hits??

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Sub attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dunlap, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

the IJN subs are more a threat to our DDs than our DDs to the subs...

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TF 33 troops unloading over beach at Nukufetau island, 87,103



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Ground combat at Padang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1805 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 1201 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese max assault: 106 - adjusted assault: 90

Allied max defense: 12 - adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Padang base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1808 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

the Dutch units surrendered... soon there are no Dutch bases left...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 132171 troops, 1543 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 2540

Defending force 55264 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1566

Japanese max assault: 2203 - adjusted assault: 931

Allied max defense: 1243 - adjusted defense: 146

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2555 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1210 casualties reported
Guns lost 35


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 20726 troops, 243 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1754

Defending force 78245 troops, 518 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2062



Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68700 troops, 830 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1125

Defending force 41696 troops, 214 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052



Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9267 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1163

Defending force 71761 troops, 621 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484



Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nukufetau island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33 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: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nukufetau island base !!!


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No. 106 RN Base Force Wiped Out at Brunei by attrition!!!



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TF 98 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (22,65)

Japanese Ships
PG Chohakusan Maru
DD Hatsuyuki
AK Tokiwasan Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Hortlund hasnīt cleared the mines at Soerabaja yet...

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TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Pontianak, 25,58


Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 66


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 10

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 69
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 33

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 38
Ki-36 Ida x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

the IJA is flying massiv attacks against my corps that are trying to free my cut off troops...

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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:
29 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 64

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 7
Martin 139 x 9
Hudson I x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Suwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet

long range strike from the hornet nest on Koepang. 10x250 lb bombs should probably be enough to sink a big AP!

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Blenheim IV x 28
Beaufort V-IX x 12
P-26A x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 14
B-26B Marauder x 11


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 TF at 45,46

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 46,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK San Lucas, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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

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Ground combat at 46,38

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16775 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372

Defending force 28773 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 857



Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

We have a clear 2:1 advantage here and will shock attack tomorrow but I can already see this attack failing again...

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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 129591 troops, 1451 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 2586

Defending force 53702 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1511

Japanese max assault: 3696 - adjusted assault: 3038

Allied max defense: 1191 - adjusted defense: 206

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2475 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Hortlund asked why those troops donīt retreat with a 14:1... well, those are the troops that marched 59 miles and then stopped marching further when the tk rgt used the rail road sling shot to cut them off in the South. So where should they retreat to? This is how ground combat and movement works in WITP... nothing new...

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 80039 troops, 804 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1775

Defending force 78554 troops, 527 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2078



Allied ground losses:
499 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69163 troops, 834 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1152

Defending force 41885 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063



Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23609 troops, 121 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 336

Defending force 13497 troops, 96 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 240

Japanese max assault: 646 - adjusted assault: 410

Allied max defense: 263 - adjusted defense: 825

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


Japanese ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

as long as we are holding our positions in Canton, the div and the eng unit wonīt be able to take Hong Kong... But with the development in Central China we will soon have to abandon our position in the South. We will soon see another 60.000 of our troops surrender, then Kweilin will fall, Wuchow, Nanning... soon we will be driven back to the line Kweiyang - Chungking...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9249 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1179

Defending force 71217 troops, 616 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 1482



Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18297 troops, 232 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 423

Defending force 53881 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088



Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

no more attempts to fight the IJA supermen at Pakhoi...


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ASW attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Case

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 33


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
Ki-36 Ida x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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

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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-48 Lily x 6
Ki-49 Helen x 23

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Ki-48 Lily x 11
Ki-49 Helen x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

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

again heavy air attacks on my troops, disruption must be high...
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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 No. 108 RN Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet

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Day Air attack on No. 108 RN Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 43

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 16
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 11th DAF Base Force, at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 28

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taan at 37,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kuroshio Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Martin 139 x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Saipan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet

only a dozen out of 50 bombers attack but we hit 2 big APs again... Kamakura Maru has been hit with 13 bombs so far...

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Day Air attack on TF at 43,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 47,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK West Cactus, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 44,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK San Lucas, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim IV x 27
Beaufort V-IX x 16
P-26A x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 17
B-25C Mitchell x 13
B-26B Marauder x 14


No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pescadores at 47,43


Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 6
IL-4c x 3


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Yamagiku Maru
MSW Choun Maru #18

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet

flying out of Hong Kong, but without any results...

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Ground combat at 46,38

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16882 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 379

Defending force 28384 troops, 198 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845



Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 80299 troops, 813 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1785

Defending force 78052 troops, 525 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2084



Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 46,37

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 94121 troops, 1118 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 2471

Defending force 52259 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468

Japanese max assault: 2738 - adjusted assault: 1966

Allied max defense: 1155 - adjusted defense: 307

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1122 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
564 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69346 troops, 838 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1163

Defending force 41878 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063



Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9247 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1191

Defending force 70922 troops, 614 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 1481



Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18382 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 428

Defending force 44180 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 900



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Ground combat at Pontianak

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2609 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 81

Defending force 2130 troops, 3 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese max assault: 166 - adjusted assault: 162

Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3174 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at 46,38

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 28336 troops, 197 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 843

Defending force 18636 troops, 160 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 379

Allied max assault: 706 - adjusted assault: 236

Japanese max defense: 376 - adjusted defense: 286

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
380 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

the air attacks probably showed their effect. You always need 2000 Chinese assault points if you want to kick 400 Japanese assault points out of the hex.

Hortlund made some very honourable suggestions with this turn. He suggested to see China only as a side show in the future if I would be willing to give up the bases on the railway in Central and South China. IMO this would deprive him of a very good position in 43-45 when he could use all those China Army divs to defend the continent against the invasion coming from India (if he doesnīt knock out India before! ). I donīt know if I should agree as this would be a big present for me. Itīs very honourable but wouldnīt that just deprive Hortlund of a favourable situation later on? Should we just fight it out with the inevitable result to lose Central and South China, perhaps all of China? While we know that itīs too easy to take China (compared to real life when people are arguing it wasnīt possible at all) itīs still not as easy as always spoken about...

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Sub attack at 138,69

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
TK Empire Jet, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

far off the West Coast a IJN fleet sub sinks a fuel loaden TK... We have spotted Glens a couple of times over our TFs but werenīt able to spot the sub as it is too far away from the coast. This turn the damn sub found one of our unescorted fuel convoys...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 14

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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 31


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
Ki-36 Ida x 1

No Japanese losses

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

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 32
Ki-48 Lily x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 20

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pakhoi at 39,39


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 45,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK West Cactus

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

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Blenheim IV x 27
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 19
B-25C Mitchell x 13
B-26B Marauder x 16


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 20,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden

South of India, my DDs fail to locate the sub once again... not a single DC dropped...

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Ground combat at 46,38

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16783 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 380

Defending force 27489 troops, 185 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 794



Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 80741 troops, 819 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1809

Defending force 78191 troops, 527 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2090



Allied ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69527 troops, 844 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1176

Defending force 41850 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1063



Allied ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9247 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211

Defending force 70107 troops, 616 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473



Allied ground losses:
257 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18438 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 433

Defending force 44385 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 905



Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Attu Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 144 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Attu Island base !!!

last Allied base in the Aleutans falls...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/10/2007 2:09:40 PM   
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TF 98 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (22,65)

Japanese Ships
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru
PG Chiyo Maru

Hortlund should sweep the mines there...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 75
P-40E Warhawk x 63


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
12 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 35


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 40
Ki-36 Ida x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Chinese Corps, at 46,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 31

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 16
A-20B Boston x 18


No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

nearly all air attacks at the moment are just purely for training...

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ASW attack at 20,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden

we only drop 8 DCs of which 1 is a near miss...

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Ground combat at 46,38

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16809 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Defending force 27294 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 789



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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81102 troops, 822 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1831

Defending force 78524 troops, 531 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105



Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69958 troops, 850 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198

Defending force 41852 troops, 218 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1066



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9227 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1235

Defending force 69620 troops, 612 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473



Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18505 troops, 236 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 433

Defending force 37618 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 910



Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/10/2007 2:15:08 PM   
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Sub attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Walke
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris

no luck with ASW...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 36


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby Defense Brigade, at 54,91

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Ki-49 Helen x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

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

another invasion must be coming...

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,40


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8


No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet

we heavily hit an AK. Strike coming from Kweiyang...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kiungahan at 39,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Asaka Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 3000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Forbes Hauptmann, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage

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

talk about hit rates...

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,44

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-21 Sally x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK West Cactus, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage

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

the Japanese must have some decent pilots...

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Jeff Davis, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 41,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK San Lucas, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

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

we managed to sneak in a lot of supplies to bases that needed them. Those AKs were going to Hong Kong. Unfortunately with our agreement about China Hong Kong will soon be lost as Iīm taking my units back to bases off the railroad...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 42
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 22
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-26B Marauder x 15


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Rokko Maru
AK Yamagiku Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-60, Shell hits 2

wonder why the damn PT attacks at daylight when I didnīt set it to patrol do not retire... PT hit twice by a 3 inch shell from the AK...

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

no chance to get a shot at the Japanese subs...

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Ground combat at Hengchow

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 81517 troops, 831 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1853

Defending force 78138 troops, 522 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099



Allied ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9264 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1249

Defending force 69358 troops, 608 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471



Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 157362 troops, 1351 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 2825

Defending force 87397 troops, 642 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1356

Japanese max assault: 2747 - adjusted assault: 1249

Allied max defense: 1481 - adjusted defense: 1156

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
4771 casualties reported
Guns lost 119
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
3464 casualties reported
Guns lost 98
Vehicles lost 1

ouch! Already a 1:1 and supply level is also getting critical. The Japanese now have 7 divs + support troops at Singapore. The base wonīt hold out much longer, but we caused a lot of headache so far. Most IJA divs are at least 25% disabled...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/10/2007 2:17:17 PM   
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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

Not many more Dutch bases left. After Bankha thereīs Medan and Kuala further to the North but they will be attacked soon...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 72


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 48


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 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 14


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

The P-39s stayed home...

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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 Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 60
A-20B Boston x 36


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

I canīt figure out why we have such lousy hit rates...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 70561 troops, 899 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 1271

Defending force 69023 troops, 603 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468

Japanese max assault: 1058 - adjusted assault: 314

Allied max defense: 1420 - adjusted defense: 2245

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


Japanese ground losses:
3550 casualties reported
Guns lost 114
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
644 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Hortlund should wait for reinforcements after Singapore has fallen. Heīs just further wrecking his troops...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 562 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 910 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 12

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/10/2007 3:30:36 PM   
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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 66


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

The Hurricane will be my main fighter over India and Australia so we want to have some decent pilots flying them...

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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged


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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 14th DAF Base Force, at 20,47

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42
Ki-49 Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 31
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-26A x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6


No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 44
A-20B Boston x 23


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 103,36


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

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

coming in too low...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8905 troops, 269 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 955

Defending force 67675 troops, 562 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 1435



Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3246 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 1307 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 178 - adjusted assault: 248

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 248 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bankha base !!!



Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Hortlund now really always wants to go sure he takes the base... overkill against a single 0 av base force...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 556 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 860 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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5th Dutch Naval Base Force Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!

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4th DAF Base Force Wiped Out at Palembang by attrition!!!

more and more units die of starvation...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/10/2007 4:08:49 PM   
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Sub attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Downes
DD Monaghan
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Phelps

IJN subs are more a threat to Allied ASW TFs than vice versa...

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Sub attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD Litchfield



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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 68


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
59 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Medan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 58
A-20B Boston x 38


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makassar Garrison Battalion, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Sub attack at 13,20

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
DD Decoy, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

third DD torpedoed today! I must be nuts sending out ASW TFs to hunt IJN subs... Hortlund isnīt even moving his subs, they just sit there, get spotted, then I send out my ASW TFs and then... then my DDs get sunk... 3 in one day...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9007 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 806

Defending force 67189 troops, 559 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1438



Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 582 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 818 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 14

Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/10/2007 5:00:47 PM   
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Sub attack at 28,78

Japanese Ships
SS I-124

Allied Ships
AK Empire Opossum, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

forgot to set a waypoint for the AK that was moving out of Koepang. Went directly over a hex with a spotted sub. Itīs one of the mine laying subs...

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ASW attack at 116,70

Japanese Ships
SS I-173, hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw

2 real hits, but I wonder if those were FOW...

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ASW attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 75
P-40E Warhawk x 70


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 68


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
90 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st NS Garrison Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged

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

Medan will obviously be the next Japanese target...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 18
P-26A x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 24


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
Hudson I x 41
A-20B Boston x 28


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makassar Garrison Battalion, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9057 troops, 279 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 615

Defending force 66915 troops, 560 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1436



Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 582 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 797 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 13

Allied max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Dagua

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: 4

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dagua base !!!

para drop...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/11/2007 6:46:58 PM   
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 68


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
55 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 45


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Medan Coastal Gun Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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

next target for a Japanese invasion... Medan...

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Blenheim I x 16
Blenheim IV x 56
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Makassar Garrison Battalion, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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ASW attack at 112,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DMS Southard

we would really like to damage, not to talk about sinking a sub...
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ASW attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD Litchfield

no DCs dropped... just a matter of time until the next DD is hit...

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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 71206 troops, 627 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1207

Defending force 13510 troops, 96 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Japanese max assault: 1790 - adjusted assault: 2364

Allied max defense: 265 - adjusted defense: 231

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Allied ground losses:
14044 casualties reported
Guns lost 93
Vehicles lost 1

no surprise, after Hortlund was able to move in another 3 divs, Hong Kong surrendered... it was a waste to send 15.000 supplies to Hong Kong (and to lose those AKs). The British had no chance after the Chinese accepted the truce and moved back... The brave British fought well in the last months and losing Hong Kong in mid February isnīt that bad...

The Chinese are seen as traitors within the British Army now...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9136 troops, 284 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Defending force 66734 troops, 556 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 1438



Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported

looks like the Japanese av is really shredded. With Singapore surrendering soon (7+ divs attacking there) Hortlund already has impended with another invasion somewhere.

When I look at the combat replay and see how his Southern Area units suffered so far and how many APs he lost so far, then Iīm not really afraid as he is still able to take a lot of territory if he wants but he will completely wreck his troops and shipping, making it just easier for me to go on the offense in late 42 already...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 155026 troops, 1274 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 2600

Defending force 82522 troops, 522 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2462 - adjusted assault: 1351

Allied max defense: 1358 - adjusted defense: 1298

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
2639 casualties reported
Guns lost 77
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
6558 casualties reported
Guns lost 105

we lose mostly support units but supply is decreasing fastly! Still, if we manage to cause 10.000 casualties (mostly disabled I know) this would be equivalent to the assault value of a whole IJA division. We will see...

I bet at least one or two divs from the Singapore attack will go to Koepang where we are further digging in. Here we are even in IJA medium bomber range from Kendari and we fear to see some BB bombardments that will probably take out most of our support units so in the end we wonīt be able to hold the base against a "real" invasion. If he comes piece meal (like in many other invasions earlier on) then he will have problems. But when I look at the latest attacks then he has obviously learnt from his earlier faults...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 565 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 776 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1



Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/12/2007 11:53:52 AM   
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TF 43 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 20,45


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 99,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD Litchfield

our ASW seems to be fruitless effort...

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TF 1057 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Genista
PG Fritillary
PG Freesia

the IJN subs laid mines at Colombo... a second one was spotted heading North so perhaps we will spot some mines at Karachi or Bombay soon...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 73


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
38 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 49
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-26A x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 21


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

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


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 60
A-20B Boston x 27


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 9th DAF Base Force, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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ASW attack at 89,114

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Dent
DD Smith
DD Drayton
DD Morris
DD Walke

usual ASW result...

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8160 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

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

Japanese max assault: 161 - adjusted assault: 324

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 324 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hsinyang base !!!

The Japanese start to take the abandoned bases on the railline...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9170 troops, 285 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 66343 troops, 552 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431



Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151646 troops, 1179 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 2437

Defending force 74321 troops, 360 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107

Japanese max assault: 1984 - adjusted assault: 977

Allied max defense: 1094 - adjusted defense: 1158

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


Japanese ground losses:
1665 casualties reported
Guns lost 45
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2361 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Vehicles lost 2

0:1 is fine, but we take more losses than the Japanese...

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Ground combat at Medan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2189 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Defending force 2473 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 16

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


Japanese ground losses:
364 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported

like the British, the stubborn Dutch are fighting bravely...

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Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7838 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 431 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese max assault: 102 - adjusted assault: 53

Allied max defense: 9 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1



Allied ground losses:
646 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

a Dutch unit that was already out of supply was moved back to Palembang but surrendered with the first Japanese attack...

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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 565 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 714 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 13

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1



Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/13/2007 7:18:24 PM   
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TF 50 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (43,42)

Japanese Ships
MSW Kaiyo Maru #1
MSW Hinode Maru #18

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 60


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
10 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 14
P-39D Airacobra x 48


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Blenheim I x 16
Blenheim IV x 46
Beaufort V-IX x 11
P-26A x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 22
B-25C Mitchell x 22
B-26B Marauder x 14


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 2

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


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 54
A-20B Boston x 27


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

all our pilots are increasing the desperately needed exp. for the upcoming fights but every turn we lose between 5 and 10 aircraft doing those training missions... wonder why I am the king of op losses, no matter if Iīm playing the Japanese or Allied side...

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Day Air attack on 9th DAF Base Force, at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37309 troops, 579 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 660

Defending force 66117 troops, 551 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 1429



Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kaifeng

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4860 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

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

Japanese max assault: 100 - adjusted assault: 222

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 222 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kaifeng base !!!



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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 565 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 664 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 24

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1



Allied ground losses:
908 casualties reported

a base force surrendered... the other unit was wiped out...

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Makassar Garrison Battalion Wiped Out at Macassar by attrition!!!



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/13/2007 8:07:13 PM   
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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 22
Beaufort V-IX x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 10
B-26B Marauder x 6


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 22000 feet

only a small part of our attacking aircraft located the target...
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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 74
P-40E Warhawk x 67


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 81


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

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

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Johanne Justesen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Peri, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

damn! Iīm really getting careless... Had several single ship TFs already unloading at Koepang and no enemy airstrikes came in and as soon as thereīs a 2 ship TF it is immediately annihilated... The AKs went down with all the supply they carried. Instead of bombing the SNLF in the hex next to Koepang our Hurricanes should have flown cap as there were enough of them to wreck havoc with 20 unescorted Betties coming in... damn damn damn...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 53
A-20B Boston x 32
B-26B Marauder x 6


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

with all those strikes we had 7 op losses again today and weīre in the lead again in aircrafts lost... overall a bad turn...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37389 troops, 581 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Defending force 65873 troops, 544 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1422



Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1462 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanning base !!!

Hortlund mops up the abandoned bases in China now...



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/13/2007 8:10:13 PM   
anarchyintheuk

 

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Status: offline 		Cheer up. You're hit rate at Lautem is picking up.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/14/2007 12:06:28 AM   
castor troy


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ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Cheer up. You're hit rate at Lautem is picking up.



yeah, not bad... 13 hits on the runway with 80+ bombers...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/14/2007 2:25:16 PM   
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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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ASW attack at 109,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-15, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw

2 near misses wonīt do much damage...

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Sub attack at 138,69

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
AVD Ballard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Gillis
PC Tiger
PC Reliance

I-23 hits again, sitting 20+ hexes South of San Francisco. Ballard went down of course, she was part of a TF with 3 AK that are transporting aircraft South. Better to lose the AVD than an AK with a 72 aircraft BG...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 29,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 85


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 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 16
Hudson I x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 54


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim I x 9
Blenheim IV x 49
Beaufort V-IX x 14
P-26A x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 23


No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37629 troops, 582 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 685

Defending force 65289 troops, 539 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1418



Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Merauke

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 76 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Merauke base !!!

West of New Guinea... Thursday Island will probably be the next target...



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/14/2007 2:58:20 PM   
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I-23 hits again, sitting 20+ hexes South of San Francisco. Ballard went down of course, she was part of a TF with 3 AK that are transporting aircraft South. Better to lose the AVD than an AK with a 72 aircraft BG...


If you sink the ship carrying planes, what happens to the pilots?

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/14/2007 6:20:13 PM   
castor troy


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quote:

ORIGINAL: BigBadWolf

quote:



I-23 hits again, sitting 20+ hexes South of San Francisco. Ballard went down of course, she was part of a TF with 3 AK that are transporting aircraft South. Better to lose the AVD than an AK with a 72 aircraft BG...


If you sink the ship carrying planes, what happens to the pilots?



donīt know but they are probably going down with the aircraft...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/14/2007 8:28:34 PM   
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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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ASW attack at 112,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DMS Southard

no luck with our ASW... note that we attack spotted subs that are in the same hex for weeks...

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 77
P-40E Warhawk x 68


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 91


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

there wonīt be much left of the SNLF when we will stop our ground attacks...

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Day Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 86,112


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 12
Hudson I x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 56


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 20
Blenheim I x 10
Blenheim IV x 23
Beaufort V-IX x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 19


No Allied losses

Port supply hits 1

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


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 55
A-20B Boston x 41
B-26B Marauder x 16


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

a lot of Allied aircraft in the air and we suffer 7 op losses again today... weīre already in the lead again in total planes lost and weīre closing in regarding op losses...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 37897 troops, 587 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 700

Defending force 64828 troops, 533 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 1414



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Thursday Island

Japanese Shock attack

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

Defending force 272 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 9

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

para drop on Thursday Island was repulsed by parts of a Aussie bgd that was unloaded there before a damaged AP sunk... 0:1 but no losses to the attacker...



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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/15/2007 2:03:32 AM   
racndoc


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Status: offline 		Nice defensive effort so far. Im amazed at how well your subs are performing. Did you upgrade their commanders or are they just gaining a lot of experience?

Way too risky to ship 72 plane BG or FG by AKs. I always split my 72 plane groups up before shipping them anywhere.

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/15/2007 1:56:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: AdmSpruance

Nice defensive effort so far. Im amazed at how well your subs are performing. Did you upgrade their commanders or are they just gaining a lot of experience?

Way too risky to ship 72 plane BG or FG by AKs. I always split my 72 plane groups up before shipping them anywhere.



I havenīt changed any of my sub commanders. All I did is what you get told on and on and on on the forum about how to use subs. I used them never alone, I always had preferable more than 5 in surrounding hexes and I moved them - not every one every turn but a lot of them every turn. I havenīt tracked their exp. but when looking at them it doesnīt seem they really gained a lot as they are still in exp ranges that look "normal" for subs. The most important factor so far where my search planes. I had a complete sight on what the IJN was doing and where the TFs are moving, so I was able to hunt down bigger convoys and many times just stumbled over one or two ship TFs. The only thing that isnīt true is the fact that you shouldnīt place your subs at enemy bases. It just doesnīt matter if they sit in a base hex or in a deep water hex. It doesnīt even matter if they are spotted on and on and on. Perhaps the difference is 10% but not more. Seeing this with my subs and in my other game as the Japanese as well.

I always forget about splitting my big BG before loading them on AKs so at the moment there are full groups moving around on single AKs...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/15/2007 7:03:52 PM   
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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

unfortunately Hortlund is unloading more troops at Thursday Island. This makes my plan to build up the base in the near future obsolete. I wanted to use this base as a staging point for further attacks on New Guinea with PM being the first target. Will be hard to achieve something if there are only targets left that must be taken with carrier support only...

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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ASW attack at 112,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
DMS Lamberton
DMS Boggs
DMS Trevor
DMS Zane
DMS Hopkins
DMS Hovey

the usual stealth subs...

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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90


Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Rampur

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 74
P-40E Warhawk x 50


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 63


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 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 12
Hudson I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 51


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 94
Ki-49 Helen x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 50
A-20B Boston x 41
B-26B Marauder x 18


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 29
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38107 troops, 595 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 707

Defending force 64510 troops, 530 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 1413



Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

wonder when the IJA will be serious about taking Manila...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 142374 troops, 1161 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 2473

Defending force 70957 troops, 277 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 985

Japanese max assault: 2372 - adjusted assault: 1785

Allied max defense: 1039 - adjusted defense: 877

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2053 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
3457 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 1

Singapore will fall soon...

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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy - 12/15/2007 7:08:30 PM   
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TF 71 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

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TF 1036 encounters mine field at Colombo (14,24)

Allied Ships
MSW Baroda
MSW Rampur

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TF 1085 encounters mine field at Wyndham (30,86)

Allied Ships
AK West Cawthon, Mine hits 1, on fire

Iīve recently spotted a sub at Wyndham, so I could have thought about it laying mines there... AK will live on but lost 30% of the loaded supply...

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

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

Allied Ships
SS Finback

In return we put a MK14 into a Japanese transport...

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ASW attack at 12,21

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden

just no luck with ASW...

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Day Air attack on Kure 2nd SNLF, at 30,76


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 60


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

damn, there was a TF 4 hexes away from Koepang bringing troops to Merauke but my fighter bombers were on training mission against the SNLF...

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Day Air attack on 2nd WS Garrison Battalion, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on 81st PA Division, at 42,58

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 41

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 31
Blenheim I x 15
Blenheim IV x 55
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 51
A-20B Boston x 40
B-26B Marauder x 19


No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Maumere at 28,73


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Ariake, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet

my first torpedo bomber strike failed to locate the big TF but we were lucky and the tiny strike hits a DD with a torp...

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ASW attack at 12,21

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Barker
DD Alden

usual outcome...

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 145475 troops, 1114 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428

Defending force 66211 troops, 175 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 856

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 2095 - adjusted assault: 1361

Allied max defense: 834 - adjusted defense: 1027

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
1254 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2736 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 1

I expect Singapore to surrender with the next shock attack...

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38314 troops, 600 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 720

Defending force 64245 troops, 525 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1407



Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Thursday Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2555 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Defending force 272 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese max assault: 39 - adjusted assault: 9

Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 3

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Thursday Island base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
3 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
357 casualties reported

No Allied base left on Southern New Guinea that I could use as a staging point now...


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ASW attack at 12,21

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Cyclamen
PG Genista
PG Fritillary
PG Auricula
PG Freesia

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Day Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 80
P-40E Warhawk x 71


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
10 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 16
Hudson I x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 57


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Dutch Naval Base Force, at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 29
Ki-49 Helen x 15

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


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 27
Blenheim I x 11
Blenheim IV x 41
Beaufort V-IX x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 19
B-25C Mitchell x 28


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,70


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 27
Hudson I x 24


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AK Tazima Maru
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1
AK Tatuno Maru
DD Yugure, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shigure
AK Taketoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Tamagawa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 3000 feet

this is the TF that brought troops to Merauke. Ariake took a torp earlier and I wonder if I sheīs in trouble...

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Coastal Guns at Cebu Island, 42,58, firing at TF 7
TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58


44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Samidare
DD Otori

Japanese ground losses:
762 casualties reported

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TF 57 troops unloading over beach at Kuala, 20,43


Japanese ground losses:
332 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38428 troops, 604 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 730

Defending force 63868 troops, 519 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401



Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Cebu Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2562 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Defending force 13669 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354




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