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RE: it goes on... - 1/15/2009 8:31:12 PM   
castor troy


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Status: offline 		Paul is hit by the synch bug... I never understood how poor programming must be to make such things happen...



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/42

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ASW attack at 31,75

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Shinonome
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

all fail to locate the sub...

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 24
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Takuna Maru #7
PC Takuna Maru #6
PC Showa Maru #5
PC Showa Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS S-47, hits 2

The yesterday succesful S-47 stays in Truk and today my PC think they could try an attack... 2 near misses...

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 50
Ki-21 Sally x 39
Ki-49 Helen x 115

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 23 damaged



Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 45

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

even with the pretty good naval bombardments so far, the two British base forces here put up a hell a lot of flak and 6 bombers (with 5 crews of course) are lost today! 1 to flak, 5 to ops...

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Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Ind. Brigade, at 47,29


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14263 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2689

Defending force 122303 troops, 794 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3787



Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22699 troops, 267 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2927

Defending force 238499 troops, 1321 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6250



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8429 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2519

Defending force 53240 troops, 350 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1102



Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22942 troops, 261 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 979

Defending force 43185 troops, 275 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 682



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Ground combat at Yenen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 42207 troops, 309 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1370

Defending force 178483 troops, 1721 guns, 653 vehicles, Assault Value = 3542

we will soon attack here! Our newly formed TK division has arrived at Yenen to support the assault!

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Ground combat at Delhi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31488 troops, 231 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 738

Defending force 30272 troops, 296 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 580


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27446 troops, 244 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 49237 troops, 517 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 979



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1



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RE: it goes on... - 1/16/2009 8:08:04 AM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/10/42

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
DD Yayoi
DD Fubuki
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

We fail to locate the sub, Greenling was later attacked by a Val but missed...

Paul asked if I´m expecting his invasion of Timor soon as I´m building up here and he knows of KB of course. I´ve told him that I don´t expect an invasion anywhere as this would just result in another major Allied defeat!

Seriously, the area around Timor is important and I have to build up my defenses to be prepared for any Allied attempt. Nevertheless I´m of course also building up the all the atolls and islands in the Pacific as this is the shortest way to Japan. Timor is the shortest way into the SRA...


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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied Ships
AK Empire Tennyson, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
867 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 14
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 3

my BBs are accumulating sys damage pretty fast doing those bombardments and Bombay is only a level 6(6) so not really a place to overhaul the big boys. I´m moving in a nav HQ with a transport convoy to increase the port size to 8, it will arrive within a week...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 37
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 162090 troops, 1714 guns, 652 vehicles, Assault Value = 3558

Defending force 48825 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374



Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

deliberate attack in two turns. This base just has to fall, forts are at 3 I guess and even if this is a wooden hex, I seriously hope that the defender doesn´t get his av adjusted to 4000+ again...

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Ground combat at Jamshedpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1640 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1171

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

Japanese max assault: 46 - adjusted assault: 25

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jamshedpur base !!!

we take the empty Jamshedpur, an important resource and HI center in India! Miller should have had troops here, he can´t defend the place but at least he would have had a big chance to destroy big parts of the resource or HI centers. That way we were able to take the place 100% undamaged!

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14257 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2692

Defending force 121984 troops, 793 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3793



Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22693 troops, 266 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2932

Defending force 238693 troops, 1321 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6251



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8389 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2518

Defending force 53239 troops, 351 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099



Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22934 troops, 262 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 978

Defending force 42472 troops, 269 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 682



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

my troops are still working to increase the airfield of Malir, now at 2(1) 79% going up 10% each day. As soon as it will reach 3 we will fly in 100 medium bombers and a sentai of Oscars to fly ground attacks against Karachi. 3 means low bomb load but I hope to disrupt the defenders with those attacks. Range 1 hopefully results in not too many op losses every day. Unfortunately there are 4 inf units at Karachi, I guess we will mostly attack only one, which will probably be the understrenght Indian division with 200 assault points. There are also 3 Chindit bgds with around 150 av each...

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Ground combat at Yenen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 42318 troops, 312 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1374

Defending force 178774 troops, 1725 guns, 652 vehicles, Assault Value = 3558


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Delhi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31600 troops, 230 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 741

Defending force 30247 troops, 294 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 578



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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27335 troops, 241 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Defending force 49269 troops, 518 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 978


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 4



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RE: it goes on... - 1/16/2009 5:44:38 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
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From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/11/42

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ASW attack at 29,72

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

still fighting Allied subs North of Timor...

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Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 70
Ki-21 Sally x 89
Ki-49 Helen x 54

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
I-153c x 21
I-16c x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
I-153c: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged
I-16c: 16 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 43

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

I´m happy to see Miller flying Cap over China, that way I can kill some enemy fighters, even if thei´re obsolete ones. This time the full strike arrives over the target, the escort was reinforced with a Zero daitai and my figthers pretty much down the whole Cap or force them to turn around.

Allied radar seems to be a decisive weapon, as when I look at the ground losses, the Allied fighters already seem to be able to nearly launch 100% of their fighters on Cap while we are stuck somewhere around 50% for the whole war, no matter at what percentage we set the Cap. 3 of the fragile and damaged Oscars crashed on the way home...




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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 30,18


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 41


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at 30,19

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 50005 troops, 345 guns, 1628 vehicles, Assault Value = 1411

Defending force 140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 1038 - adjusted assault: 854

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 854 to 1



Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

our "Panzer Korps" that is ordered to move on Asansol crossed the river, forcing the Indian base force to retreat for the third or fourth time already...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14207 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2693

Defending force 121817 troops, 791 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3790



Allied ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22718 troops, 267 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2930

Defending force 238235 troops, 1303 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6259



Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8413 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2517

Defending force 53044 troops, 353 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091



Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22960 troops, 263 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 979

Defending force 42795 troops, 269 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 686



Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 42324 troops, 314 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1376

Defending force 178826 troops, 1724 guns, 651 vehicles, Assault Value = 3562


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Deliberate attack tomorrow, all units have 50% more supply than what they require!
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Ground combat at Delhi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31688 troops, 231 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 739

Defending force 30299 troops, 295 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 578


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 27420 troops, 240 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Defending force 49295 troops, 519 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 979



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1





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RE: it goes on... - 1/16/2009 6:54:50 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/12/42

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise


Allied ground losses:
1578 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 3

This bombardment run caused an increase of sys damage on the BBs of 6 points on both BBs together... we have also already used half of the 65.000 tons of fuel at Bombay...

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ASW attack at 28,72

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 6

6 near misses and one caused damage to the sub´s fuel tanks...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 103

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 8
Hudson I x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 30,19


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 34


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

not sure those attacks are worth it, 6 Hurricanes are lost today (3 flak, 3 ops)...

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 172285 troops, 1717 guns, 652 vehicles, Assault Value = 3579

Defending force 48858 troops, 326 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1379

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 3547 - adjusted assault: 1247

Allied max defense: 1441 - adjusted defense: 2169

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


Japanese ground losses:
4140 casualties reported
Guns lost 105
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
1522 casualties reported
Guns lost 25

the two leading divisions got pretty much shredded again... but I guess we will take this base within the next three or four weeks...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14177 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2688

Defending force 121597 troops, 787 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3783



Allied ground losses:
244 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22721 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2934

Defending force 238268 troops, 1296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6257



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8423 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2519

Defending force 52925 troops, 356 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089



Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22969 troops, 264 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 979

Defending force 41313 troops, 266 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 683



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported



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RE: it goes on... - 1/16/2009 10:17:12 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		quiet boring day...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/13/42

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 34
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 137

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 61
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 10000 feet

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14226 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2688

Defending force 121317 troops, 780 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3786



Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22721 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2937

Defending force 238171 troops, 1293 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6265



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8427 troops, 288 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2516

Defending force 52907 troops, 350 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088



Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22961 troops, 262 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 979

Defending force 41822 troops, 274 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 689



Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported



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RE: it goes on... - 1/16/2009 10:22:39 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		Bad news...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/14/42

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Sub attack at 29,76

Japanese Ships
AP Genkai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayling

empty medium AP that left Koepang after bringing in an IJA base force... torps missed the unescorted transport...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

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

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,22


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 60
Hurricane IIc x 18


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

a lot of aircraft are on the airfields around Calcutta again... I guess Miller´s main task every turn is moving around 4 dozen sqadrons in India, they seem to change base every day...

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Ground combat at 31,20

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40086 troops, 310 guns, 1045 vehicles, Assault Value = 1412

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

Japanese max assault: 793 - adjusted assault: 888

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 888 to 1



Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

we´re now one hex North West of Asansol...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14280 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2690

Defending force 121055 troops, 771 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3778



Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22724 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2936

Defending force 238193 troops, 1289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6267



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8417 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2512

Defending force 52846 troops, 347 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1085



Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22969 troops, 264 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 978

Defending force 55800 troops, 397 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1045


This is the B A D news... A fully equipped Indian division teleported into Karachi today, increasing the defensive av by over 300 points and that´s a big problem. I have 4.000 assault points for the attack available but with forts and the urban bonus the 1045 Allied assault points can become 6000+ adjusted av pretty fast...

It´s far from sure that I will be able to crack that nut as there can be more and more units coming in via teleport...



< Message edited by castor troy -- 1/16/2009 10:32:49 PM >

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RE: it goes on... - 1/16/2009 10:32:29 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise

Allied Ships
AK Empire Tennyson, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
1719 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

The AK sunk... we did good damage to the base forces again... The inf units are 100% untouched though...

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Sub attack near Lae at 54,87

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze
DD Yunagi
DD Hatakaze
DD Asakaze
DD Oboro
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 3

my DDs from Truk arrived to attack S-36 that has been sitting in my port hex for over a week already. The torps missed and the DDs achieve 3 near misses, I guess the SS will leave now...

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Day Air attack on 57th Heavy AA Battalion, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 20


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet

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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 57
Hurricane IIc x 16


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-49 Helen x 67

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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

this is my first attack out of Malir and we attack the newly arrived Indian division. We attack at 16.000ft, a target that has been nav bombarded several times and from a range of 1 hex... it costs us 4 bombers with 3 crews lost...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14294 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2693

Defending force 120799 troops, 755 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3775



Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22707 troops, 268 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2975

Defending force 237778 troops, 1282 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6272



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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23398 troops, 272 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Defending force 15792 troops, 199 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

a division and two AA rgt were moved into Calcutta and a div and some eng units moved into Diamond Harbour. This means DH is now cut off and we will attack the four units there in two turns, hoping to see them surrendering immediately. No chance of achieving something at Calcutta though, this is an urban hex also...

I wondered why there were always 12 units spotted here... now I know, Miller managed to evacuate fragments of the troops at Madras and they have been rebuilding at Calcutta it seems, the 2nd UK div is at 50+ assault points already, some art and a TK unit...

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8387 troops, 288 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2514

Defending force 52976 troops, 343 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 1086



Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22964 troops, 263 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 4306

Defending force 53929 troops, 385 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1041



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 208558 troops, 1282 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6272

Defending force 142128 troops, 1605 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2975

Allied max assault: 6569 - adjusted assault: 4623

Japanese max defense: 2951 - adjusted defense: 4351

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3005 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
8449 casualties reported
Guns lost 284

a blood bath! I have feared this attack to happen and therefor I´ve ordered a division to reinforce my troops at Kweiyang. Unfortunately the division is still on the road 30 miles South East of Kweiyang. Our leading two divs have 10% of their strenght disabled, but also the enemy was hit hard. I would have liked to see a far higher adjusted av as we´re fighting in a wooden hex. Still, this attack must have cost the Chinese a hell a lot of supplies I hope and their assault value is probably 1000 points lower now. We don´t have to achieve something here else than to hold our position and with another div this should be pretty surely doable. We have to concentrate on the North where we´ve got our offensives going against Yenen and Sian.



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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 2:04:14 PM   
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 82
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 97
Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 56
Hurricane IIc x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 16 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

looks like I have to bomb that airfield soon...

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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 27


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 168341 troops, 1603 guns, 649 vehicles, Assault Value = 3391

Defending force 47561 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1311

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 3339 - adjusted assault: 1597

Allied max defense: 1369 - adjusted defense: 1225

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
4723 casualties reported
Guns lost 82
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
1755 casualties reported
Guns lost 54

ouch! Have to rotate 2 of my divisions out, a fresh one was ordered to move in. Looks like Yenen is a tougher target that I´ve first thought...

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Ground combat at Diamond Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1620 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Defending force 9036 troops, 38 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

no combat units at DH, the capture of this base shouldn´t be much of a problem!

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14279 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2693

Defending force 120748 troops, 748 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3774



Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22384 troops, 250 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2822

Defending force 224652 troops, 890 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5297



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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23270 troops, 272 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 479

Defending force 15780 troops, 199 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 219



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8357 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2513

Defending force 52980 troops, 343 guns, 276 vehicles, Assault Value = 1088



Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22957 troops, 262 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 4453

Defending force 54379 troops, 386 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 1044



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 195452 troops, 890 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5297

Defending force 137472 troops, 1411 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 2822

Allied max assault: 4400 - adjusted assault: 1040

Japanese max defense: 2277 - adjusted defense: 3799

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
2872 casualties reported
Guns lost 83
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
7219 casualties reported
Guns lost 133

after the disastrous 1:1 attack yesterday the Chinese attack are already attacking again! They must be disrupted and probably not with enough supplies but they still cause quite some casualties within my units. But the attacker is again shredded and the Allied lost probably another 1000 assault points here. Mostly disabled though as we scored only 22 points for ground losses, so this attack must have accounted for around 15 points.

I guess my position here is now 100% secure, the reinforcement division should arrive in the next two days and my troops are well supplied.

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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 2:11:41 PM   
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Sub attack near Taliabu at 37,70

Japanese Ships
APD APD-35
APD APD-38
APD APD-36
APD APD-33
APD APD-32
APD APD-31

Allied Ships
SS Trout, hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Trout fired a full 6 torp salvo at APD-35 and hit the ship but the torps once again failed to detonate. In return the sub is pretty much shot up as APD-36 scores two hits and 12 near misses. The sub was still afloat at the end of the turn, I guess it will try to make Darwin, some 15 hexes away...

We´ve been pretty lucky here...


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 50
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 23
SB-2c x 33


No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet

Lots of bombers at Chungking again. Wonder how the Chinese supply situation looks like, I would guess it must look desperate already, so those bomber strikes must make the situation even worse...

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Day Air attack on 57th Heavy AA Battalion, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 54
Hurricane IIc x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

my two AA rgt aren´t as effective as I would like them to be...

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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 47


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-49 Helen x 66

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 18 damaged

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

whereas the two totally shot up base forces at Karachi are still killers. 4 bombers lost... with all crews. Got over 200.000 troops at Karchi, but all crews die. Wonder how those subs can magically save so many pilots according to the myths on the forum. Doesn´t happen here... I see constantly 80%+ of the pilots lost for every ac lost, not the 25-45% LOL other people report.

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Ground combat at Diamond Harbor

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34593 troops, 268 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 766

Defending force 9036 troops, 38 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8

Japanese max assault: 640 - adjusted assault: 483

Allied max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 8)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 8


Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

hmm, looks like I underestimated the four support units at DH and the deliberate attack didn´t do the trick. Shock attack tomorrow!

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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 195421 troops, 2293 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 4457

Defending force 55146 troops, 391 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 1048



Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported

It doesn´t help, we have to deliberate attack for the first time soon...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14305 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2693

Defending force 120441 troops, 739 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3762



Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23202 troops, 269 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 477

Defending force 15730 troops, 199 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 219



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8383 troops, 288 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2513

Defending force 53056 troops, 339 guns, 277 vehicles, Assault Value = 1092



Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15692 troops, 186 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2695

Defending force 214846 troops, 705 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4515

A couple of days ago, the Chinese av was over 6.500, so the two attacks really cost Miller assault value here... and pretty sure a lot of supplies also!


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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 2:22:29 PM   
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ASW attack at 80,80

Japanese Ships
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Shonon Maru #10
PC Shonon Maru #3
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PC Nichi Maru #1

Allied Ships
SS Seal

Seal is sitting one hex SE of Kwajalein, one of the favourite hexes for Allied subs. No DCs were dropped...

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Shinonome
DD Inazuma
CA Kinugasa

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

Our DDs trigger an unsuccesful ASW attack, in return Miller gets intel about our cruiser TF at Lautern...

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
DD Mochizuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS Greenling, hits 3

another try, three near misses this time...

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 12
BB Ise, Shell hits 6


Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 2

one of the totally unsuccesful bombardments...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49
Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 16
SB-2c x 28


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 7
SB-2c x 9


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th Heavy AA Battalion, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 46
Hurricane IIc x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th Heavy AA Battalion, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 36


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 21 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

the enemy concentrated on my AA rgt today and left the division alone... 5 Hurricanes were lost today...

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Day Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 17
Ki-49 Helen x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

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

25th and 26th Indian division are the major inf units defending Karachi and I´m happy to see them both being attacked. My A2G attacks will be the key I guess but we need to fly those attacks constantly, every day! Will cost us a lot, we lost 5 bombers again today, this time with A L L crews lost. I´m wrecking my high exp bomber sentais fast with those attacks but it´s a must. I will have to increase the attack alt to 21.000 ft again, but this will probably mean we won´t hit anything...

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Ground combat at Asansol

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 49210 troops, 324 guns, 1625 vehicles, Assault Value = 1413

Defending force 7526 troops, 48 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese max assault: 2346 - adjusted assault: 2235

Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 149 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Asansol base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
865 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 3


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

My Panzerkorps shock attacks and the three base forces are forced to retreat! Asansol is a big resource and HI site and we capture both with only about 10% damage. Very good!

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Ground combat at Diamond Harbor

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36556 troops, 262 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 750

Defending force 8592 troops, 34 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 7

Japanese max assault: 1360 - adjusted assault: 1273

Allied max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 36

Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 7)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Diamond Harbor base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
8353 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 7

after the unsuccesful deliberate attack yesterday, the shock attack crushed the defenses of Diamond Harbour! A HQ and three support units surrendered, the Allied suffered 205 points for ground losses today, now at 12335 and it´s not over yet!

Excellent news is that we captured 60.000 supplies and 100.000 fuel at Diamond Harbour! Hopefully the fuel will reach Bombay where our BBs are refulling, the 60.000 supplies are also very welcome. As it looks now, with the supply we produce in all the captured bases and with this big supply depot captured today, I guess there´s no need to ship in supply the next weeks.

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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 195379 troops, 2294 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 4306

Defending force 58490 troops, 388 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 1048



Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14294 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2687

Defending force 120247 troops, 739 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3768



Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23220 troops, 272 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 477

Defending force 15752 troops, 199 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

we will have to siege Calcutta with the division here. When our tanks and the other division in this area have cleared the rest of the bases East of Calcutta (where we will hopefull face only base forces), then I will order my Panzerkorps to move to Calcutta to clear the town. I hope this is possible with all the tanks. Then those troops will march North and join the assault on Karachi.

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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8403 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2516

Defending force 53137 troops, 339 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1093



Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15730 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3194

Defending force 214458 troops, 706 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4530




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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 4:25:40 PM   
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Day Air attack on 57th Heavy AA Battalion, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 16


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet

purpose for those attacks with Swordfish and Hurricane can only be to train the pilots as those attacks don´t really have much effect on my troops, but what I don´t understand then is why on earth are those Swordfish bombing at 5000ft and not 20.000ft? The fighter bombers are hardcoded to attack at 2.000 but not the torp bombers...
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 36
Hurricane IIc x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet

1/3 of my bombers attack, doing no damage anymore from that altitude...


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Ground combat at 32,22

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 48870 troops, 318 guns, 1609 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401

Defending force 4320 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 1904 - adjusted assault: 640

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 640 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
972 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

we´re moving on Dacca now...

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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 195442 troops, 2292 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 4209

Defending force 58694 troops, 393 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052



Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14294 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2689

Defending force 120087 troops, 734 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3769



Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23200 troops, 265 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 480

Defending force 15792 troops, 201 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 219



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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8373 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2517

Defending force 53189 troops, 341 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1096



Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15784 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3216

Defending force 214257 troops, 697 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4548



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 176935 troops, 697 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4548

Defending force 156846 troops, 1528 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 3216


Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported



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Post #: 491
RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 4:38:13 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		This turn really made me jumping up and down in front of my computer once again, the game "features" are just not suitable for PBEM... if you create a game for PBEM also then you should think about what you´re doing... thank god many total oversights are corrected with the AE.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/20/42

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 35
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6
SB-2c x 9


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 32nd Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 20
SB-2c x 22


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged
SB-2c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet

the Allied get two attacks with the small bomber force they have at Chungking...

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Day Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 10
Ki-49 Helen x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet

we get only one and only 1/5 of our bombers attack, doing NO damage...

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Day Air attack on Calcutta , at 29,23

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
Ki-21 Sally x 99
Ki-49 Helen x 117
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 63
Hurricane IIc x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed, 20 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 4 destroyed, 26 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 14 destroyed, 36 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 16000 feet

for weeks Miller has flown ground attacks out of Calcutta with NO fighters on Cap at all. Miller is very careful and looks at all front line base every turn, this is something I´ve learnt so far. And he is also able to read the air balance numbers and he´s not a total stupid idiot, which you must be if you don´t be able to see the dark airfield symbols of the Japanese when they give orders you can already see in advance.

We move more ac into Mandalay (there was an airfield symbol beforce of course) and immediately Miller puts up his Cap as he can be 100% certain that we attack Calcutta as this is the only base full of enemy aircraft. Nice feature! Of course the other nice feature is the Allied radar which makes it possible to cramble three times more fighters on Cap as the Japanese are able to launch, but that´s not enough, this also enables the Allied fighters to bounce on and on and on and on and on without seeing this end.

All those things have been discussed on and on but it still makes me totally upset to see those stupid things.




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Ground combat at 31,23

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24804 troops, 9 guns, 1600 vehicles, Assault Value = 910

Defending force 2280 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 1518 - adjusted assault: 931

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 931 to 1



Allied ground losses:
296 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Calcutta

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 62888 troops, 535 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 1228

Defending force 15758 troops, 200 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese max assault: 812 - adjusted assault: 430

Allied max defense: 210 - adjusted defense: 1749

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7)


Japanese ground losses:
1186 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 8

Allied ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2

well, no wonder I´m upset this turn! What the heck is this? A river crossing!!!!! I moved from Diamond Harbour into Calcutta and crossed a river... The only division that was attacking suffered all the casualties and is now 18% disabled... last turn it was 100% combat ready...

Just look at this Allied adjusted av, it got multiplied 8 times! I´ve ordered a deliberate attack at Karachi tomorrow, if it gets multiplied by 8 also then the enemy gets 8000 adjusted av there.

urban bonus...

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 167904 troops, 1604 guns, 649 vehicles, Assault Value = 3366

Defending force 45816 troops, 261 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 3323 - adjusted assault: 2540

Allied max defense: 1318 - adjusted defense: 1015

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3606 casualties reported
Guns lost 88
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
830 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

we achieve a 2:1 but of course the Allied were able to build another fort level, as it has been level 1 just a few days ago. Just everything went wrong this turn! My divisions have ALL been wrecked in the meantime and I don´t care! At the moment I´m just like a three year old, those damn units will attack again as soon as they have recovered from disruption, they´re all over 70% disrupted! What was this????? A 0:1 attack??????

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14264 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2688

Defending force 119789 troops, 730 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3762



Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8349 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2518

Defending force 54373 troops, 393 guns, 290 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133



Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15752 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3224

Defending force 213671 troops, 694 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4561






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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 5:55:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		The wonder months are over it seems and we have passed the time when we were nearly unbeatable...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/21/42

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
2758 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 38

unfortunately we only target base forces and they keep on putting up heavy flak fire...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 144

Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 63
B-17E Fortress x 146
LB-30 Liberator x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 18 destroyed, 91 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 10 destroyed, 43 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 9 destroyed, 128 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 32 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 111

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet

look at all those 4Es! And we? We get 55% of our fighters in the air... this will be another "lets go and kill Japanese fighters on the ground" day... please also have a look at how many 4Es were damaged and how many were lost...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 71

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 91
Wellington III x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 11 destroyed, 69 damaged
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 34 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 62

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington III bombing at 12000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet

not surprisingly that we now see strike after strike. Miller is lucky enough to have ALL four bases ready to strike, not one was clouded in. We tried to hit Northern Australia with 200 bombers yesterday, didn´t happen due to bad weather. We could have torched 100+ bombers sitting on the ground... grmpf...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 80

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 79
B-26B Marauder x 184

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 29 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 15 destroyed, 50 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 25 destroyed, 29 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 17 destroyed, 140 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 60

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 13000 feet
17 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 13000 feet

of course also Lautern gets a visit from Wyndham and Darwin... more fighters die on the ground... not even 50% of our fighters are in the air!!! Hey, just give me one of the mighty Allied radar sets, would like to see 100% of my fighters in the air all the time instead of waiting on the ground with a big white cross on them while screaming: Hit me! Hit me!

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 41

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 150

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 13 destroyed, 16 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 10 destroyed, 125 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 111

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet

not much remaining to engage the enemy bombers. Miller launched 813 UNESCORTED bombers against Timor today... For every bomber shot down a2a we lose one fighter on the ground! This means we lose again, but I´m sure we will now see follow up attacks that will destroy the rest of my fighters on the ground. In the end we will lose 2 fighters or more for one bomber shot down a2a and this once again shows me that you are making a big mistake as the Japanese if you think you could do ANYTHING against Allied bombers in Nikmod!

There are two things to keep in mind in Nikmod for the Japanese: unescorted bombers are far more dangerous than your fighters, so don´t try to defend your bases if it isn´t a 100% must, for what reason ever. And don´t use your bombers against bases if there are more than two Allied base forces as other than your flak, the enemy flak is able to take down your bombers in high numbers as it´s probably 4-5 times more effective than the ancient crap you have. Only possibility would be to overstack your bases with flak but that´s not something I want to do.




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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 19
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 173

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 31
Port hits 2

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

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Ground combat at Dacca

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24881 troops, 8 guns, 1606 vehicles, Assault Value = 914

Defending force 9482 troops, 48 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Japanese max assault: 1528 - adjusted assault: 2166

Allied max defense: 45 - adjusted defense: 12

Japanese assault odds: 180 to 1 (fort level 9)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dacca base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 21 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
568 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
Vehicles lost 1

Dacca is captured with a shock attack, the Allied units run towards Chandpur! Miller obviously oversaw that he has ac at the base, 40+ Hurricanes are lost!

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Ground combat at Karachi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 197825 troops, 2298 guns, 213 vehicles, Assault Value = 4261

Defending force 56452 troops, 389 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1056

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8

Japanese max assault: 4083 - adjusted assault: 1050

Allied max defense: 1145 - adjusted defense: 12625

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


Japanese ground losses:
6535 casualties reported
Guns lost 200
Vehicles lost 14

Allied ground losses:
757 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

so what comment should I make? Seeing an Allied adjusted av of over 12.000 is something that I can´t comment because I´m missing the apropriate words...

I´m thinking about just blocking this damned urban hex for the next two years! If I place three divisions there then the Allied are never able to break out. Keeping 4 BBs in the area to bombard the base for years is totally odd, but the same is the fact that units are teleporting in to Karachi, not to talk about the thousands of tons of supply that are popping up daily. It really looks like as if it would be 100% impossible to take this urban hex against 1000 enemy assault points.

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14274 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2688

Defending force 119520 troops, 730 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3756



Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Myitkyina

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8309 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2517

Defending force 54299 troops, 392 guns, 289 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132



Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15802 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3240

Defending force 213498 troops, 686 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4571



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported





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Status: offline 		For every bomber shot down, one fighter is lost on the ground, a hundred more will be lost the coming days. Two dozen bombers shot down by flak and a laughable number of 13 is lost to ops, flying at MAXIMUM range and the majority being DAMAGED!

Allied bombers in Nikmod are too endurable, but that´s something I´ve known already from playing the Allied in Nikmod a couple of times already.




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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 7:39:22 PM   
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Posts: 14330
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From: Austria
Status: offline 		The good news of the day: Tojo production moved one month and the fighter will now be available at 10/42. The bad news: it won´t really help me and 10/42 is also the date when the Lightning will arrive and it will eat the Tojo alive with it´s totally bad figther vs fighter abilities...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/22/42

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TF 53 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Mine hits 1, on fire

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Sub attack at 23,65

Japanese Ships
AP Kagi Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Finback, hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

one hex East of Soerabaja, the sub has been sitting there for quite a while, as has a 6 DD ASW TF...

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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, on fire
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
621 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 51

not much damage done, at least Kako isn´t severly hit. Will end up with 20-25 sys damage though...

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise


Allied ground losses:
3375 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 53
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

my four BBs in the area are nearing 10 sys damage already. We can´t keep up constant naval bombardments. And my bombers aren´t flying anyway, so no need to keep down the flak defense...

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TF 81 troops unloading over beach at Biak, 46,77


Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 21
B-17E Fortress x 34
LB-30 Liberator x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet

why am I not surprised? The majority of the strike failed to locate the target...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 5
Blenheim IV x 39
Wellington III x 29
Hudson I x 25
B-25C Mitchell x 147

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 8 destroyed, 13 damaged
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 27 damaged
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 5 destroyed, 34 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
123 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 67

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 10000 feet

strike out of Wyndham at extended range for the Mitchell... like I´ve mentioned yesterday we have no lost more fighters on the ground than the enemy lost bombers in the air... we damaged 600+ bombers and shot down 150 yesterday and today nearly 300 show up over my bases again.

Their loss rate is ridicoulosly low again, those bomber crews must now have a fatigue of 40+ but hey, why should that result in op losses? Op loss? What´s an op loss?




my Oscar pools are nearly empty now...
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 34
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 52
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8
SB-2c x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on 32nd Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 13
SB-2c x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet


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Ground combat at Chandpur

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24667 troops, 5 guns, 1590 vehicles, Assault Value = 900

Defending force 8464 troops, 47 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese max assault: 1504 - adjusted assault: 1398

Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 233 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chandpur base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed
Swordfish: 5 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
2070 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 4

mmm, the enemy was able to retreat out of the base into the hex East of it... not good... but the Allied suffered 117 points for ground losses again, now at 12.568...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14165 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2691

Defending force 119396 troops, 716 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3753



Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15791 troops, 192 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3249

Defending force 213559 troops, 678 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4599






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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 9:22:37 PM   
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ASW attack at 28,72

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
SS Albacore, hits 3

3 near misses... North of Maumere...

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ASW attack at 28,72

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

another try during the day, all DDs fail to locate the sub...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 28
B-17E Fortress x 59
LB-30 Liberator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 67

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet

I´ve got several base forces, one big base force (to bring up the air support to 250) and two AA rgts for flak defense at Koepang and Lautern. The big base force alone has 16 4,7 inch DP guns but the flak fire is far from being a real threat to the enemy...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 5
Wellington III x 8
Hudson I x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Wellington III: 4 damaged
Hudson I: 9 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 10000 feet

strike out of Wyndham, most of the bombers failed to locate the target. As you can see, lots of Wellingtons and Blenheims. Those must be the RAF bombers from India, I haven´t spotted a single bomber there for weeks. So instead of attacking with those bombers out of India into Burma we now seem to have a bigger problem with those bombers attacking out of Northern Australia directly into the SRA...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 118


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 25 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 100

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet

10.000 ft, a good base defense, losses are light... both Koepang and Lautern are totally destroyed of course... I won´t move in fighters, it doesn´t make sense I guess. But Miller will have to constantly use his bombers to keep those bases surpressed and I´ve got some 600 eng on Timor... the area is closed for shipping now, it´s BARGE time!

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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6
SB-2c x 11


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 destroyed
SB-2c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 32nd Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 18
SB-2c x 17


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 25
Ki-49 Helen x 54

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet

no sense in attacking from 21.000 ft...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14100 troops, 454 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2690

Defending force 119372 troops, 707 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3749



Allied ground losses:
145 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15825 troops, 195 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3264

Defending force 213097 troops, 677 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4606




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RE: it goes on... - 1/17/2009 10:18:19 PM   
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Sub attack near Labao at 29,74

Japanese Ships
AK Shinrei Maru
MSW W.15
MSW W.11
MSW W.8

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
Blenheim IV x 36
Wellington III x 17
Hudson I x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 96


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 7 damaged
Wellington III: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 103

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Wellington III bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet

Miller flies low level attacks against heavy defenses that do nothing...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 58
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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

Playing Nikmod you can get mad when looking at Japanese bombers flying at 16.000ft against two wrecked base forces at 1 hex range and overfatigued Allied bombers flying at 10.000ft against several base forces at 8 hexes range... Nik has definetely something wrong here and I´m not saying Japanese bombers or Japanese flak should be as good as Allied but Allied bombers and flak surely were not 10 times better. Just look at this fu**ing result! Even the Oscars crash from flying one hex. All pilots dead! This is just a joke... I´m losing twice the number of bombers than in stock...

And the Allied bombers are immune to fighters, immune to flak, immune to fatigue... Fyling 300 bombers 16 hexes day after day against heavy flak defense at 10.000ft results in fewer losses than flying 100 Japanese fighters unfatigued from one base to the base three hexes away. And that´s not a joke, I´m serious...




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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 191736 troops, 1688 guns, 639 vehicles, Assault Value = 3618

Defending force 45295 troops, 260 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1264

Japanese max assault: 3508 - adjusted assault: 2028

Allied max defense: 1310 - adjusted defense: 1721

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
3814 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

nothing is working anymore, we can´t even deal with the Chinese, even if we outnumber them nearly 5:1... of course they were also able again to build another fort level. Look at the casualties we inflict! Is this a joke???????? Have we triggered some special date when our troops suddenly become useless?

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14063 troops, 454 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2695

Defending force 119057 troops, 704 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3743



Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Biak

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 667 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

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

Japanese max assault: 21 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Biak base !!!



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15846 troops, 198 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3284

Defending force 212884 troops, 670 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4608






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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 2:28:33 PM   
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

either you get nukes or nothing... the two sides of the WITP engine...

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise


Allied ground losses:
2246 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 21
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

here we get another nuke...

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Day Air attack on 25th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 47

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


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet

I hope to figure out one day why it is so hard to fly ground attacks in WITP when you launch 100% of your bombers on airfield/port attack without a problem at all...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 1
B-25C Mitchell x 29
B-17E Fortress x 61
LB-30 Liberator x 19


Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 24 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 61

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

it nearly looks like we have to face those strikes daily now!

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 1
Blenheim IV x 36
Wellington III x 27
Hudson I x 16
B-25C Mitchell x 72


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x Wellington III bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet

today it wasn´t a milkrun for the Allied bombers. Either bad weather of the fatigue (that must be around 50 already) caused 14 bombers to be shot down... Both bases are 100% damaged and it will take at least 7-10 days to get them back to 100% operational state but I guess I won´t have 10 days sometime again... at least today the Allied paid for it...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14113 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2700

Defending force 118805 troops, 691 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3742



Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15851 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3306

Defending force 212512 troops, 662 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4606




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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 3:07:01 PM   
bigbaba


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Status: offline 		hi chris,

it seems realy, that nikmod isnt very realistic after all. the air combat results and the huge difference between the OP loses of both sides are totaly crazy.

200 japanese fighters were very well able to cause heavy damage into allied 2E bombers. but in nikmod, the B-25 seem to be like B-29 and i can imagnie what will happen to the japanese, when the allied get more B-17, B-24 and even B-29! this must be like star destroyers then.

glad that i play the good old stocks and CHS (soon).

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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 3:53:53 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bigbaba

hi chris,

it seems realy, that nikmod isnt very realistic after all. the air combat results and the huge difference between the OP loses of both sides are totaly crazy.

200 japanese fighters were very well able to cause heavy damage into allied 2E bombers. but in nikmod, the B-25 seem to be like B-29 and i can imagnie what will happen to the japanese, when the allied get more B-17, B-24 and even B-29! this must be like star destroyers then.

glad that i play the good old stocks and CHS (soon).




Hi!

I was well aware of how the Allied bombers look like in Nikmod from previous games as Allied and Japanese. I wouldn´t want to touch stock again it was well too blody. The "over-endurance" of Allied bombers in Nikmod is more or less the only problem with the mod, but I prefer this than to see 200 Oscars taking down 100 Mitchells in one raid.

But it also means that I can´t even hold bases that are in Allied unescorted bomber range.

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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 4:01:40 PM   
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 18
B-17E Fortress x 40
LB-30 Liberator x 3


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 5 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 11 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 38

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet

Miller is doing round the clock bombing now...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 38
Wellington III x 24
Hudson I x 14


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 6 damaged
Wellington III: 5 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 45
B-26B Marauder x 78


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 66

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet
13 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 15000 feet

After losing quite some bombers yesterday, Miller slightly increased his bombing alt. Doesn´t make much difference in his hit rate (if it makes any difference), but again he lost 11 bombers today and I do like that. I guess it´s not the flak that is causing him trouble but more his fatigue that must be well around 40 from flying day after day at extended range. I think I figured out why all my flak guns at Koepang and Lautern aren´t causing him as much trouble as I´ve thought: all my base forces have high disruption, 60+ and while I know that disrupted ground troops have their assault value lowered by their disruption as a percentage, I didn´t think that the programmers thought about decreasing the flak fire due to disruption. This would really surprise me (positively) and when I look at the flak fire that is put up over Timor this really could be the case.

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 86


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 21 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 61

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet

what doesn´t surprise me is the fact that 100% damage isn´t the max a base can get... Both runways are 100% damaged so they must have more than 100% damage after the attack as at the end of the turn, the eng at the bases start repairs. So.... I´ve got 300+ eng at both bases and at the start of next turn, one shows still 100% runway damage (the runway is always the first thing that is repaired) which means that it was 100%+ damaged and the eng couldn´t even get it to 99%...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 84
B5N Kate x 4
G4M1 Betty x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 140

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 80
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14098 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2700

Defending force 118605 troops, 688 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3738



Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15856 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3318

Defending force 212054 troops, 655 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4624




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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 4:27:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Castor - I follow your AAR quite a bit as this is a NikMod game and I am in one as well.

You are correct on the flak, I have noticed that after a big raid, and I am guessing I am facing about 1,500 4EB bombers available to the Allies in my NikMod game versus Bill (Spruance) the flak guns are pretty much disrupted.  In lots of cases, many of them are disabled if the strike hit the airfield.

So, you have a double whammy - your damaged fighters appear to land before the bombers drop their bombs (yes, on the rare occasions I have had full CAP I still have lost planes on the ground...) so they can be destroyed there and your flak is disrupted against follow on raids.  Additionally, by watching carefully it appears to me that the group number order factors in as well - later numbered bombing groups tend to not get as much flak damage; I believe this is because the flak is disrupted by the lower database number bombing groups.

The same thing is probably happening to your engineers as the raids tend to hit support troops and that is what they are classed as - I see most of my construction bns and base forces carrying high fatigue & disruption following 2 days of 300+ bomber raids and thus the repair rate is very slow.

There's not much you can do about it, and bringing in lots of planes to an airfield just makes the airfield symbol go dark red and invites an attack before you can react do to turn entry order.  I have tried LR CAP from multiple locations over a base, but, I have found the Ops losses to the Japanese fighters to be higher than the bombers shot down and I'd rather just lose the planes on the ground and save the pilots than lose them to crashes.

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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 5:16:40 PM   
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ORIGINAL: vaned74

Hi Castor - I follow your AAR quite a bit as this is a NikMod game and I am in one as well.

You are correct on the flak, I have noticed that after a big raid, and I am guessing I am facing about 1,500 4EB bombers available to the Allies in my NikMod game versus Bill (Spruance) the flak guns are pretty much disrupted.  In lots of cases, many of them are disabled if the strike hit the airfield.

So, you have a double whammy - your damaged fighters appear to land before the bombers drop their bombs (yes, on the rare occasions I have had full CAP I still have lost planes on the ground...) so they can be destroyed there and your flak is disrupted against follow on raids.  Additionally, by watching carefully it appears to me that the group number order factors in as well - later numbered bombing groups tend to not get as much flak damage; I believe this is because the flak is disrupted by the lower database number bombing groups.

The same thing is probably happening to your engineers as the raids tend to hit support troops and that is what they are classed as - I see most of my construction bns and base forces carrying high fatigue & disruption following 2 days of 300+ bomber raids and thus the repair rate is very slow.

There's not much you can do about it, and bringing in lots of planes to an airfield just makes the airfield symbol go dark red and invites an attack before you can react do to turn entry order.  I have tried LR CAP from multiple locations over a base, but, I have found the Ops losses to the Japanese fighters to be higher than the bombers shot down and I'd rather just lose the planes on the ground and save the pilots than lose them to crashes.



Hi!

I can only agree. I don´t have much disabled guns at my bases but disruption at least halves the flak effects at the moment. LRCAP isn´t an option at all, as you say, the op losses aren´t worth the non existing effect on the enemy bombers.

I´m not facing that many 4Es yet as we´re still in an early stage of the war but I know how it will look like. It´s severe enough to face hundreds of 2Es in a raid, but the 200+ 4E raids will kill everything in the range of 13 (B-17) or 14 (B-24) hexes and with strong opposition you can take down perhaps 20 of them, for the loss of 100 fighters on the ground. If you don´t lose that many on the first day, you lose them with the next raid at the latest as they are then sitting damaged on the ground.



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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 5:26:08 PM   
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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
AK Sansei Maru
MSW Wa 6
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

Albacore moved to Kendari and it´s funny that this low quality escort attacked the sub as I also have 3 DD/APD TFs in the hex which unfortunately did nothing...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 14
B-17E Fortress x 40
LB-30 Liberator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 13 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet

Miller is moving two big TFs along the coast of Northern Australia so he wants to keep my bases closed. Walrus and Seagulls have spotted one of my subs in this area so this means there are cruisers also. Is this an invasion already???

I mentioned in my email that Timor isn´t a nice place to be at the moment and Miller told me he has to keep my bases surpressed to bring supply to Northern Australia. I´ve got the feeling it´s not just a supply convoy.

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 35
Wellington III x 29
Hudson I x 14


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 10 damaged
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet

the hit rates are enough to keep my bases 100% damaged...

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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 31
B-26B Marauder x 29


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 13 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet
20 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 15000 feet

even thouh flak fire wasn´t really severe today, the enemy still lost a lot of ac today! I´m absolutely satisfied with this kill rate. That way the enemy loses over 100 ac in a week for no losses on my side. It takes 250 fighters on a base to kill 50 bombers in one day with 100+ fighters lost so it seems we´re doing better when NOT trying to defend our bases. Although 7 of the ac losses over Timor were Catalinas.




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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 51


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 15000 feet

and the last raid today... the strikes became smaller and smaller, I´m sure the Allied squadrons have the majority of their bombers damaged and the crew´s morale surely doesn´t look good. The question now is if we´re really facing an upcoming invasion of Timor. If not, then I´m not sure if it is really worth all those losses just to keep my Timor bases surpressed to move in a supply convoy.

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Day Air attack on 116th Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 20


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 32nd Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9


No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet

I´ve been trying to fly ground attacks in China for days already without any bombers taking off... same in India...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14189 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2698

Defending force 118452 troops, 680 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3741



Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64705 troops, 687 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3390

Defending force 44052 troops, 243 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1251



Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported

ordered a2g attacks here as it seems we can´t defeat those Chinese troops here but my bombers just refuse to fly...

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Ground combat at Dimapur

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24100 troops, 313 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 490

Defending force 5712 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18



Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15865 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3327

Defending force 211772 troops, 651 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4637






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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 6:01:22 PM   
Xxzard

 

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Status: offline 		If it does come down to an invasion, what do you have to counter at Timor?

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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 6:50:04 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Xxzard

If it does come down to an invasion, what do you have to counter at Timor?



see my next post!

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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 8:17:43 PM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/42

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed
Swordfish: 7 destroyed
Catalina I: 3 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato


Allied ground losses:
5388 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 6

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 26

Miller obviously tried to ambush our BBs with his Swordfish but they didn´t attack yesterday (or he moved them in "today") and we torch a lot of ac on the ground with another nuke. Those base forces suffered ten thousands of casualties already but are still putting up a hell of a flak fire if we go in lower than 21.000ft...


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 138
B5N Kate x 4
Ki-27 Nate x 34
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 210

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 67

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 32nd Division, at 41,35


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 23


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Division, at 33,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 21


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th New Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30
Ki-21 Sally x 52
Ki-49 Helen x 69

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

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

finally, we´re flying ground attacks against Yenen again...

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Day Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Indian Division, at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 58

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet

the airfield isn´t completely knocked out and we engage some Buffaloes over Karachi but they weren´t that much of a threat. As long as the enemy holds Delhi (we will never take the urban hex with 600+ assault points) he can move in aircraft from the South to Karchi as he did this time...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14149 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2698

Defending force 118301 troops, 673 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3739



Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 64903 troops, 694 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3422

Defending force 43771 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1241



Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Dimapur

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24133 troops, 312 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 892

Defending force 5595 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15893 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3334

Defending force 211657 troops, 649 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4653



INVASION!!!!

Look at this! There´s no doubt that Lautern will be invaded next or in two turns. I´ve got 300+ assault points at Lautern but 200 of those assault points is from base forces and as Miller used the diddly diddly du trick of using dozens of float planes to recon Lautern this turn I´m 100% sure he will set off half a dozen nuke bombardments next turn and my base forces will be 100% destroyed as they have been on Midway and on Canton... it´s wonderful... when I look at how many different TFs he has here then I have to think about my invasion of India when I put 250.000 troops in three TFs... we will see, I´m sure we won´t see any CD fire at all, as the nukes... well, you know...




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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 8:19:18 PM   
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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 8:32:00 PM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/42

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TF 1056 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
DMS Dorsey
DD Benham, Mine hits 1
DD Meredith, Mine hits 1, on fire

got 3800 mines at Lautern, this is my major defense, but it´s not worth much as Japanese Type 4 mines are only like hand grenades... I´ve also got a lot of CD guns, but they will evaporate...

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TF 1062 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DD Balch, Mine hits 1

the DDs aren´t even on fire when they hit such a mine...

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67

Allied Ships
MSW Agra
DD Rathburne
DD Kane

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DMS Perry
DD Reid
DD Preston
DD Smith
DD Perkins

the sub is dead after two hits...

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Clark

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, heavy damage

Allied Ships
AK Empire Antelope
AK American Press
AP McCawley
AP Barnett
MSW Agra
DD Rathburne
DD Kane

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Clark
DD Balch
DD Walke
DD O'Brien
DD Russell
DD Mustin

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Naval bombardment of Koepang, at 28,77 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Shell hits 5
CL Leander
CL Detroit
CL Marblehead
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Hobart
CL Perth

Japanese ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4

cruisers trying to nuke Koepang but without that much effect...

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra
CA Australia
BB Ramilles
BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 7
BB Revenge

Japanese ground losses:
3952 casualties reported
Guns lost 50

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 31
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 23

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
BB Valiant
BB Warspite
BB New Mexico

Japanese ground losses:
3411 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 27
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 5

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland
BB Arizona
BB West Virginia
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
3110 casualties reported
Guns lost 23

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 8

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Chester
CA Houston
BB California
BB Oklahoma
BB Nevada

Japanese ground losses:
2217 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 42
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 10

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
CA Salt Lake City
BB Mississippi
BB Idaho
BB Tennessee

Japanese ground losses:
1391 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 5

the losses from the nukes only decreased as there is from nuke to nuke fewer left to destroy. My support troops are 100% disabled/destroyed, just like at Midway, just like at Canton. This is the third invasion of Miller and the third time he does the trick with the float plane to be 100% sure to 100% destroy ALL my support troops and CD guns. I´m sure this will be the same for the rest of the war.

Ha! Another Allied fanboy should tell me that only the IJN is able to do nukes in the game.

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DD Isaac Sweers

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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1054 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Penguin
DD Aylwin
AP Empress of Asia, Mine hits 2, on fire
DD Monaghan


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1054
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
625 casualties reported

There is no CD fire! CD is 100% destroyed...

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TF 1054 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1054 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Penguin
DD Monaghan
AP Empire Chivalry, Mine hits 1
AP Zealandia, Mine hits 1


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1054

Allied ground losses:
522 casualties reported

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TF 1059 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1059 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Agra
DD Kane
AP McCawley, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Rathburne
AK American Press, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Silverado, Mine hits 1


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1059

Allied ground losses:
638 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PG Jasmine
PG Nigella
AK Manoa
AK Carolinian
AK Canadian
AK Californian
MSW Rampur
MSW Patna

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TF 1057 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
MSW Turkey

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 210

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 68

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,6


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet

SUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG! 15 low exp Swordfish attack and sink my BB... Well, the luck has switched sides again! The enemy airfield shows 94% damage but this is wrong intel it seems and the enemy achieves a wonderful hitrate with his low exp bombers. I´m quite pissed of as you can imagine. This is my first major loss and what really pisses me off is the fact that I was just dumb enough to send the BBs in again instead of bombing the airfield to be sure the Swordfish are destroyed.

Everything went wrong this turn...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14102 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2700

Defending force 117958 troops, 663 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3730



Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Lautem

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2924 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 9991 troops, 112 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 510



Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Miller landed parts of the 2nd USMC and parts of an Australian division. Nothing else ashore so far but I´m sure there´s more to come next turn. As it looks like, he uses one TF for each unit that he lands. We had not a single airstrike today, I hope to see one next turn. We spotted Hornet sitting four hexes South West of Lautern, I´m sure all available Allied carriers are nearby. We have only some 100 assault points from inf units, the rest is from the wrecked base forces which aren´t existing anymore. I have no doubt that Miller will take the base. This means from now on it will get an interesting game as we now have real war going on!

IMO Miller attacked a tad too early. Even if my defenses in this area don´t look how they should, he has no P38 yet, he has no Corsairs and of course he has no Hellcats. But he also is short by 3 US carriers at the moment. If he doesn´t get Lautern operational soon and keeps it operational then he´s in trouble. I´m already thinking about giving up the assault on Karachi and just keep the base sieged forever and move out 3000 assault points after securing the rest of India (except Karachi and Delhi) and throw it against the Allied invasion. We will see...

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65092 troops, 700 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3453

Defending force 43841 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1252



Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Dimapur

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24157 troops, 313 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1844

Defending force 5586 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18



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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15892 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3346

Defending force 211178 troops, 644 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4664



Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported



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Status: offline 		BB Hyuga sunk after an attack by obsolete British torpedo bombers. After the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in which the Swordfish played an important role, the biplanes now sink the Japanese battleship Hyuga as the admiral in command underestimated the threat of the outdated aircraft.






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