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RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 10:12:29 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
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Status: offline 		We´re pretty much screwed...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/42

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TF 1051 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack
MSW Baroda
AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Mine hits 1
DD Humphreys
AP Rochussen, Mine hits 1
AP Van Landsberge, Mine hits 1
DD Crane
AP Van Imhoff, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Silksworth, Mine hits 1


Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

those mines are 100% useless... as my base forces are destroyed, there is of course no CD fire...

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Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1051
21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Humphreys
DD Crane
DD Kennison
AP Ariadne Moller


Allied ground losses:
738 casualties reported

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1052 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Rampur
MSW Patna
PG Nigella
DD King
AK Arkansan, Mine hits 1
PG Jasmine, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Sands


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1052

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported

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TF 1053 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Kingfisher
AP Empire Attendant, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Hull
AP Van Overstraten, Mine hits 1


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1053
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
496 casualties reported

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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, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Dorothy Philips, Mine hits 1
AK Eldorado, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Monaghan

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

Allied ground losses:
308 casualties reported

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

TF 1057 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Turkey
DD Dewey
DD Farragut
AK Willimoto, Mine hits 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1057
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Turkey


Allied ground losses:
497 casualties reported

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TF 1058 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1058 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Rail
DD Dale
DD Worden
AK Idaho, Mine hits 1, on fire

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1058

Allied ground losses:
541 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
AK Empire Tower, Mine hits 1

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

Allied ground losses:
435 casualties reported

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TF 1051 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1051 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Cuttack, on fire
MSW Baroda
DD Crane
AP Westralia, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Humphreys
AP Van Riebeek, Mine hits 3
AK Kwangtung, Mine hits 1
DD Kennison


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1051
7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1052 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Rampur
MSW Patna
DD Sands
PG Nigella

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1052

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported

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TF 1053 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Kingfisher
AK Liberty, Mine hits 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1053

Allied ground losses:
534 casualties reported

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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, on fire
AP Dardanus, Mine hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1054
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
AP Talthibius, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
327 casualties reported

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

TF 1057 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Turkey
DD Farragut
AP Empire Trooper, Mine hits 1
AK Sawokla, Mine hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1057

Allied ground losses:
441 casualties reported

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TF 1058 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1058 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Rail
AP President Monroe, Mine hits 1


Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1058
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Dale


Allied ground losses:
591 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

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

Allied ground losses:
400 casualties reported

there won´t be a single ship sinking due to mines or CD fire. Well, only some 3500 mines there (that have no effect) and over 50 CD guns, that aren´t existing anymore due to half a dozen nuke naval bombardments in one night... That way the enemy can land like at a hostile base without an enemy present. This is somewhat depressing. It´s really a good way to use those float planes, unfortunately this will mean I will never have a CD gunfire for the rest of the war. With this landing here and Allied 4E bombers able to reach Borneo´s South coast and the Japanese inability to do something against them... well, we have lost the war... yesterday...

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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
APD APD-31
APD APD-32

Allied Ships
SS Finback, hits 2

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 39
Ki-49 Helen x 116

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
Swordfish: 3 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 2 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 53

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

We attack at 16.000ft and lose 8 bombers today... against two base forces that must be totally wrecked...

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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 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 81

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

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 16
G4M1 Betty x 31
Ki-21 Sally x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Silksworth, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AP Van Diemen
AP Ruth Alexander, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Rooseboom, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Rees, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Humphreys, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jalarajan
AP Pijnacker Hordijk
AK Kwangtung
AP Orungal, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rochussen
DD Kennison
AP Westralia, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Ernest Meyer
AP Buyskens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ariadne Moller, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Crane
AP Mijer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

and here we go. After we didn´t launch a single strike yesterday due to whatever reason we start with most of my bombers failing to locate the target. The IJA bombers are useless at extended range, even though they all have 80+ exp... Miller has taken back all his carriers and combat ships, only the invasion ships remain at Lautern... as only two of the eight TFs unloaded yesterday, we could have killed a lot of troops on the ships yesterday...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Arkansan
DD Sands
AK Canadian
AK West Camargo, Torpedo hits 1
PG Jasmine, on fire
MSW Rampur, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Nilus

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

15 low exp Swordfish scored 4 hits on Hyuga yesterday and 33 high exp Betty/Nells achieve 2 hits on slow moving merchants today... hurrey...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-49 Helen x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Robert Morris, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Y. Williams
AK Empire Lapwing, Bomb hits 1
AK Sea Thrush, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Mauna Ala

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

now we get all those small strikes. Miller didn´t overdo with the number of TFs, I guess I can´t really blame him for using 8 TFs for his invasion, even though I used only 4 TFs to land 250.000 troops in the first wave in India.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Mauna Ala, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AP W.A. Holbrook
DD Farragut

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Red Jacket
AK Legazpi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Esperance Bay, Torpedo hits 1
DD Worden

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Kane
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

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

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52
G3M Nell x 19
G4M1 Betty x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 38

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Henderson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Wanganella
DD Humphreys, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jalarajan
AP Ruth Alexander, on fire
AK Silksworth, on fire
AP Rochussen
AP Ormiston, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK West Shipper, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Cuttack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kennison
AP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ariadne Moller, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ernest Meyer, Bomb hits 1
AP Taiyuan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kwangtung
AP Bloemfontrin, Torpedo hits 1
AK Shinkuang
AP Orungal, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

afternoon strike! We achieve a 20% hit rate with torps, not good, not bad...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
G3M Nell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Kwangtung, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP William Ward Burrows, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK John C. Fremont

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Empire Pride, Torpedo hits 1


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied Ships
AK City of Elwood
DD Dale, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Worden

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

and that´s it! The empty enemy invasion TFs are far from being wrecked, the IJA bombers proved to be more or less useless at 7 hexes. Miller will lose two dozen ships I guess when they will probably retreat tomorrow, so this invasion is already a full success for him.

Well done Paul!

Unfortunately, I have ordered KB to move out of this area a week ago, so this was absolutely bad timing I guess.

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Ground combat at Dimapur

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 75729 troops, 612 guns, 1471 vehicles, Assault Value = 1969

Defending force 5614 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese max assault: 3234 - adjusted assault: 3892

Allied max defense: 12 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 556 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dimapur base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
827 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

another Allied base in India falls. The plan now is: sieze all those bases East of Calcutta (shouldn´t be a problem) and then crush Calcutta. Urban hex with 200+ assault points. Will be a tough nut but with all the tanks it should be possible.

RETREAT from Karachi! Not with all troops, but with the majority. We will keep 2000 assault points at the base, this will mean the enemy won´t be able to break out with his ground forces. Of course he will be able to move them out with his ships. Two reasons for this: the first and major one is that defeating an enemy that gets an adjusted av of 12.000+ is near to impossible and Nikmod makes two wrecked Allied base forces (from my nuke naval bombardments) so strong that we can´t use our bombers against the ground troops from an altitude that makes it worth attacking. Even 16.000ft is too low. The second reason is of course the Allied advance directly into the SRA from Northern Australia. Miller can now move up to Java without having much problems as soon as he gets the level 6 airfield running on Lautern as he doesn´t need carriers here. He can stack 300 bombers on Lautern and send them unescorted on raids up to 14 hexes. 10/42 will make it even worse as then he will have Lightnings available. But I guess he will be better off sending his bombers unescorted...

I guess there´s not much doubt that I will win in game terms as I will surely achieve a decisive autovictory on 1/43 but this says nothing. In fact when Miller gets his machine running out of Timor in early 43 (when the Corsair arrives) then I have lost and I must admit defeat then.

No matter in which mod, Timor and Northern New Guinea seems always the best option for an attack into vital areas of the Japanese. The stronger the Allied bombers are, the worse for the Japanese. In my case, it is really bad as Nikmod is the mod I´ve played so far that makes the Allied bombers the strongest of all mods.

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14163 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2698

Defending force 117562 troops, 663 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3717



Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lautem

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2964 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Defending force 46469 troops, 693 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 1598

well, there´s no doubt that I lose this base within the next couple of days. When I look at all those Allied divisions that landed totally without opposition and therefor in perfect shape (as they did in the two previous invasions) I´m happy now that I have not more troops at the base.

The base is 100% damaged but all those troops will have it repaired within 7 days at the latest. Then the enemy will have a level 6 airfield 7 hexes from my next major resource base (Kendari). I can put 300 fighters there but 300 fighters on 90% Cap will mean 150 in the air and 150 fighters can´t even stop one attack of 300 bombers. After this one attack, Kendari is toast and Miller can move to the next base. Taking Koepang is no problem, then there will be 600 bombers on Timor... and so on... lol - game over!




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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65415 troops, 700 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3516

Defending force 43936 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1261



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15907 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3352

Defending force 210802 troops, 638 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4679



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported





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Post #: 511
RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 10:16:21 PM   
Ambassador

 

Posts: 1674
Joined: 1/11/2008
From: Brussels, Belgium
Status: offline 		Well, I just love the Stringbag, and here's why.  It's slow, it's unmaneuverable, it's fragile, it's obsolete... but it was so successful.

However, I'm sorry for your loss.

(in reply to castor troy)
Post #: 512
RE: it goes on... - 1/18/2009 10:20:48 PM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Ambassador

Well, I just love the Stringbag, and here's why.  It's slow, it's unmaneuverable, it's fragile, it's obsolete... but it was so successful.

However, I'm sorry for your loss.



It was my own fault. You´re stupid if you know that there are torpedo bombers and you still send in BBs...

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Post #: 513
RE: it goes on... - 1/19/2009 11:02:14 AM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/42

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1052 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Patna
PG Nigella
PG Jasmine
DD King
DD Sands
AK Canadian, Mine hits 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1052
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Sands


Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported

the mines seem to really have NO effect at all...

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TF 1053 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Kingfisher
DD MacDonough
DD Hull, Mine hits 1
AK Exmoor, Mine hits 1, on fire

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1053
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
335 casualties reported

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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
AK Sea Thrush, Mine hits 1, on fire

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

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

with all those CD guns I had there it would have been nice if they wouldn´t have been 100% knocked out by the enemy´s nuke nav bombardments... no counterfire from CD guns at all...

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

TF 1057 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Turkey
AK Legazpi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1057
2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Turkey


Allied ground losses:
436 casualties reported

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TF 1058 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1058 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Rail
DD Worden
AK Idaho, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Jeff Davis, Mine hits 1

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1058
4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Worden


Allied ground losses:
182 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
AP Crescent City, Mine hits 1


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

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

Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3
CA Aoba, Shell hits 3
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Fubuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
DD Kennison, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
DD Crane
MSW Baroda, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Cuttack, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
AP Ormiston, on fire, heavy damage
AP Orungal, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Planter
AK West Shipper, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK McCormick Terminal, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Ernest Meyer
AP Meigs, on fire, heavy damage
AK Silksworth, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shinkuang
AK Jalarajan
AP Taiyuan, on fire, heavy damage
AP Buyskens, on fire, heavy damage
AP Van Riebeek, on fire, heavy damage

We send in two cruiser squadrons today, this one is lead by Admiral Tanaka! Miller has retreated all his warships to Darwin to keep them safe. This way our cruisers get a chance to shoot up the more or less empty invasion TFs without being in real danger... CA Kumano lost a 8 inch turret to a 4 inch hit...




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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Fubuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
DD Sands, Shell hits 47, on fire, heavy damage
DD King
MSW Patna, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK American
AK Arizonan
AK Arkansan
AK Californian
AK Canadian
AK Carolinian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Manoa
AK San Rafael
AK West Camargo
AK West Ira
AK West Nilus
PG Nigella
PG Jasmine, on fire

another round and this time Tanaka ordered his cruisers to close in to 2000 yards to make use of the newly equipped Japanese secret hyper weapons: the 25mm AA gun and the 13.2 mm MG!!! DD Sands is made a Swiss cheese, DD King answers this attack with an ancient weapon: 15 inch torpedo! CA Aoba is retiring on fire, will end up with sys damage around 30...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 2
DD Inazuma
DD Shinonome
DD Mutsuki

Allied Ships
DD Hull, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
MSW Kingfisher, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
AP Tasker H. Bliss
AP President Fillmore, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP American Legion, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK John C. Fremont
AK Robert Morris
AP Empire Attendant, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AK Boero
AP Le Maire
AK Sinabang
AK Sipirok
AP Van Cloon
AP Van Neck
AP Van Overstraten
AK Exmoor, on fire
AK Liberty
AK Haraldsvang


Allied ground losses:
476 casualties reported

this is the second cruiser TF and it engages another troop convoy... but that´s it then. Out of 6 or 7 TFs still being in the hex we engage only 3. Killing those ships remains mainly a task for the airforce...

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

TF 1057 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Turkey
DD Farragut

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1057
6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Turkey


Allied ground losses:
299 casualties reported

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TF 1058 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

TF 1058 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78


Allied Ships
MSW Rail
DD Worden

Coastal Guns at Lautem, 33,78, firing at TF 1058
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Rail, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP President Garfield


Allied ground losses:
222 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 Rathburne
DD Kane
AP McCawley, Mine hits 1

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

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 37
Ki-49 Helen x 100

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 7

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

I will soon retreat those bombers... doesn´t make sense to attack anyway...

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Day Air attack on Maumere , at 28,73

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 98
LB-30 Liberator x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 25

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

the usual affairs... I move aircraft to an airfield, Miller can see it immediately, the bombers show up and kill my ac on the ground as they didn´t attack in the morning...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77


Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 19


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 6 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27 Nate x 34
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 209

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 83

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kainan Guard SNLF, at 33,78


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 23
B-26B Marauder x 23


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet

Miller has no problems launching ground attacks on extended range... doesn´t matter, my troops have no chance against the force Miller has landed anyway...

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Day Air attack on Kainan Guard SNLF, at 33,78


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 55
Wellington III x 28
Hudson I x 21
B-25C Mitchell x 79


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Division, at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 10


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 26th Division, at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 13


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 10th Tank Regiment, at 34,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 20


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Base Force, at 33,78


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 26
B-26B Marauder x 43


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 48
Ki-49 Helen x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet

lots of ground attacks today...
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and now our airstrikes against the helpless but empty invasion TFs begins again...

Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Taiyuan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ormiston, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Jalarajan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Planter

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Nigella, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 32,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G3M Nell x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP President Fillmore, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Sea Thrush, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Lepus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Red Jacket
DD Dewey
AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Royal T. Frank, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Farragut
AP Chaumont, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Luzon, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Moreton Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Willimoto, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sawokla, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported

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

first big raid today, this TF is pretty much obliberated now. Am using only Betties/Nells from Kendari and Amboina as the Helens/Sallies can´t achieve anything with their reduced bomb load...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Latouche, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 26
G4M1 Betty x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AP President Polk, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jeff Davis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mauban, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP President Monroe, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Hayes
AK Kanlaon II, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK City of Elwood
AK Magallanes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

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

next TF hit hard... seems to be a good day...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Crescent City, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,81

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Talthibius, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Empress of Asia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Dardanus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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


this invasion will cost Miller a lot of APs, for his next attacks he will have to rely on AKs I guess as there are not hundreds of APs around for the Allied at this stage of the war...

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Day Air attack on TF at 32,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 83
G3M Nell x 33
G4M1 Betty x 28
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-49 Helen x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Sipirok, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Boero, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Le Maire, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Fillmore, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Morris, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Van Overstraten, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Exmoor, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Sinabang, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Haraldsvang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Liberty, Torpedo hits 1


Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

combined strike out of Maumere and Kendari. The IJA bombers are based at Maumere. A lot of shipping is hit again, our main problem will be the fact that those ships only have to go 6 hexes and they can be disbanded at Darwin. Another problem for the Japanese when the Allied attacks out of Northern Australia, he can make use of his ports there. When the Allied attack in the Pacific, they have most times a looong way to the next level 6 or higher port and one torp can be devastating for an AK. In this case, one torp won´t sink a big AK/AP.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Latouche, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sawokla, on fire, heavy damage
AP Empire Trooper, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Farragut
AP Thomas Jefferson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Lepus, on fire
AP Largs Bay, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported

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

what would I have given for such attacks the first day when not a single bomber launched and 80% of the enemy troops were still on the ships waiting to get unloaded. We could have sunk a lot of troops on their ships as Miller did nothing with his carriers other than positioning them 5 hexes off the invasion site. This could have caused a lot of casualties but once again, he gets away with it. Of course it would not have had any influence on the invasion being a success, even 1/3 of the troops that were landed on the beaches could take the base.

I have to go up with the numbers of expected sinkings, I guess in the end Miller will something around 40 ships. Sounds high for one invasion, is nothing for this war winning move though...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14254 troops, 460 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2697

Defending force 117242 troops, 657 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3710



Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lautem

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2803 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 64283 troops, 781 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 1648



Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 65565 troops, 704 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 3551

Defending force 43809 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256

deliberate attack tomorrow...

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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15923 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3362

Defending force 210780 troops, 631 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4710



Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lautem

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 64153 troops, 781 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 1647

Defending force 14330 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied max assault: 2644 - adjusted assault: 2588

Japanese max defense: 108 - adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lautem base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
774 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Allied ground losses:
311 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 6


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

this retreat costs us 200 points for ground losses, this is 40% of our total losses so far...


The Allied units landed until today and they get a higher adjusted av with a deliberate attack than their base av... what can I say, it doesn´t matter anyway, even if they get their av halfed, they still easily take the base.

The plan was to sink ships during the landing with mines and heavy CD fire but this plans are just phantasy as Miller will be able to always nuke my bases and therefore he won´t ever see real CD gunfire, no matter if I place 1 or 20 CD units in a hex. If I place 20 units there, only my losses will be 20 times higher.

Miller now have 5 division and a lot of artillery sitting here, I didn´t spot a single base force but I´m sure those will come in soon and then he has a level 6 airfield ready to bomb Kendari and Maumere to dust with unescorted bomber raids. All bases up to Kendari can also be reached by 4Es from Northern Australia and this means I will have to evacuate those bases in two months at the latest! LOL

Like I´ve mentioned earlier, IMO this attack was a war winning move. Not points wise, but campaign wise. We will still trigger autovictory in three months (if we don´t lose all of KB) but the game was won by Miller today! Therefor it proves now that my invasion of India was wrong. Not because I could use those divisions on Timor. Using them there is senseless when you have your troops in range of 1000 undestructable Allied bombers so I couldn´t use them there anyway. Wrong because my first plan was to attack Northern Australia as I always see an attack out of this area as the MOST dangerous! I´m all the time amazed that many Allied players don´t seem to realize that it´s the BEST direction of attack as you are immediately within the heart of the Japanese most important area. If you manage to advance up to Maumere, it means game over for all your oil and resources in Sulawesi, Java and Southern Borno as then your ships are in range of Allied 4Es - which can´t be stopped at all in Nikmod but I´m only repeating myself on and on.

As it stands now, I will thrown in the kitchen sink as I´m sure that Mille won´t ever change his major attack direction. The problem are still the same though. He can trash my bases just like he wishes to without having to fear my flak nor my fighters. He can also trash KB with one strike as KB´s fighter can´t defend KB against 150 Mitchells. I can attack his shipping... and that´s it! I can not attack his bases! Why? Because of Allied flak! What do you think I will achieve with 200 medium bombers from Kendari when they attack Lautern at 11.000ft? I will achieve 50 runway hits and will lose 30 bombers to flak in one attack with 90% of the rest being damaged. Then the 4Es will show up over Kendari and torch 150 of the damaged bombers at Kendari. The 50 runway hits will be repaired by a dozen sea bea units in one day.

In stock, this wouldn´t be a real desperate situation as we´re still early in the war and I could easily counterattack. Nikmod flak and Nikmod Allied bombers unfortunately don´t give me this possibility. If he gets just ONE succesful attack on Kendari then he will keep it closed easily... one attack and he can make his next jump another 7 hexes North...

I guess it will be a bloody fight the next weeks, perhaps two months, then my airforce, navy and perhaps the army will be totally exhausted and I will just have to wait for the autovictory to pop up and to ask Miller for peace and admit that I can´t stop him from moving into the SRA. It´s depressing that employing 600! fighters on two bases in Timor where not enough to keep us in the game against unescorted bomber strikes. And those bomber strikes are the reason I have to give up sooner or later.

Miller won´t have many more divisions available than those he commited at Lautern, so he probably will have to bring some of them out again, at the latest when he starts his next invasion. This could be the time when I could throw 10 of my divisions at Lautern for a counterattack but I´m 100% sure that the enemy 155mm guns from several of his art units, USMC CD units and USN base forces would eat my ships alive during the landing and my divisions would come ashore at perhaps 50% combat readiness. Then 600+ medium bombers from Wyndham and Darwin and 200 4Es from Derby would attack my shipping... this is when the IJN will go down in a blaze of glory.



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RE: it goes on... - 1/19/2009 11:30:28 AM   
bigbaba


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Status: offline 		god damnd dont be so pessimistic, chris...or is it just understatement?

-you destroyed a big part of the allied carrier force, while the KB is intact.
-you destroyed alot of allied shipping.
-you are at advance in china.
-you are close to secure india and burma.
-you have a strong position in SWPAC.
-and miller can not attack your ressource/oil centers with his 4E because of the HRs.
-you will get better protected fighters with more punch soon so the allied unescorted bomber attacks will be more expensive from then.

even at timor, you have the ability to turn the tide and to destroy the enemy troops there in some weeks.

btw: enjoying to follow this AAR from the beginning.



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RE: it goes on... - 1/19/2009 12:35:42 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bigbaba

god damnd dont be so pessimistic, chris...or is it just understatement?

-you destroyed a big part of the allied carrier force, while the KB is intact.
-you destroyed alot of allied shipping.
-you are at advance in china.
-you are close to secure india and burma.
-you have a strong position in SWPAC.
-and miller can not attack your ressource/oil centers with his 4E because of the HRs.
-you will get better protected fighters with more punch soon so the allied unescorted bomber attacks will be more expensive from then.

even at timor, you have the ability to turn the tide and to destroy the enemy troops there in some weeks.

btw: enjoying to follow this AAR from the beginning.





partially correct, but...

- the only place the Allied can advance without carriers is... exactly where Miller is now attacking...

- a lot of shipping would be 300 ships! Below that number, it´s nothing for the Allied. Two dozen APs lost, well he now has to use more AKs for troop shipping...

- China does help me nothing when the Allied move on Sulawesi and Java

- same goes for India and Burma, does help me nothing when 4Es will be in range of Soerabaja and Balikpapan soon

- The Pacific is secure, without his carriers he won´t attack anyway. Why should he, taking Canton Island means nothing. Two goals for the Allied in the game: attack the SRA, attack Japan. One goal already achieved, he´s already attacking the SRA. Kendari, Amboina, Sorong - all part of the SRA and they are now in full range of heavy AND medium bombers.

- correct, he can not bomb oil/resources of Japanese held Allied territory. But he can sink ships, especially TK! Move a dozen big TK to Soerabaja and then watch 100 B-17/B-24 (high exp by then) dropping bombs on your ships from 10.000ft. Those bombers are more a threat than Betties for everything smaller than a heavy cruiser as they can kill those ships, but they can´t be held off by fighters. The Betties can kill all ships but you don´t want them to meet 50 Allied fighters...

- the better protected fighter with more firepower is the Tojo! The Tojo is a killer against unescorted bombers in stock just like the Zero is... in Nikmod, the Tojo won´t help you against the bombers. Not at all. With the Tojo, the Allied would perhaps have lost 40 more bombers over Timor, but the end result would be the same. There is no chance to stop more than 50 bombers other than to see them turning away right at the start due to low morale. Morale can be recovered within 10 days and then launch one big strike. This strike takes out your airfield and that´s it... and you lose half of your fighters on the ground on the first day if all ordered strikes go in. On the second and third day, you lose the other half of your fighters that are now damaged and grounded...

- like I´ve posted in my previous threat, I don´t see a real chance to turn the tide at Timor as I can´t see how I should surpress his single base. lol I just don´t have the bombers to do that as mine are fragile and the enemy flak is using SAMs. I would need at least 10 divisions to attack those 5 divisions there. Wooden hex, I would probably need 15-20 divisions. I don´t have that many, nor do I have the shipping to bring them in. Miller must play it out absolutely poor if he ever gets in danger of losing Lautern again. It will be the opposite IMO, he will soon seize Koepang on the West end of the island and then he has 2 level 6 airfields... means 600 bombers on Timor! Dili in between is a cake walk for him and can be built up to level 4 within a couple of weeks with half a dozen sea beas. Then we´re talking about 800 ac on Timor. I can base 300 at Kendari, hopefully soon 200 at Maumere and at the moment 150 at Macassar (also Sualwesi). Means I can soon base 650 aircraft North of Timor. Try to do something with 650 aircraft against 800 Allied with the Allied having their absolutely deadly flak. It´s a hopeless fight, I can´t even keep my bases secure if I would use 650 Tojos on them but then I don´t have spare room for a single bomber. The only thing I can use are naval bombardments and KB´s Kates that use laser guieded bombs even when attacking at 26.000ft where we don´t have to fear the Allied SAMs anymore... but what when I don´t get nukes constantly? And what means constantly? Can I do nav bombardments of Lautern for the rest of the war? What when PTs show up? How many DDs am I ready to lose against them? A dozen? 20? All of them?

you see, it´s a war winning move and not even 2000 assault points dispersed over Koepang and Lautern would have helped me, it would only delay the fall of Timor for a couple of weeks but then it´s the same. The war losing move was the fact that I didn´t attack Northern Australia first! When I look at how Miller acted (by not acting) in India, it would have been no problem to attack Northern Australia first and seize those four bases. A ground offensive is very difficult for the Allied as they won´t get much supplies from the East coast over the railline and we could hold those bases for a long time with only nav guard units behind high level forts. It would have delayed my Indian invasion by two months and it would have been worth it.

With 12.000+ adjusted av at Karachi I would have stopped at exactly the same line I do now, keeping Karachi and Delhi sieged, while conquering the rest of the subcontinent. It´s impossible to take an urban base when the enemy gets an adjusted av that is higher than your complete Kwangtung army has! And as mentioned, a2g attacks are no option, two wrecked base forces would take down 12-20 bombers every turn if I would attack at 11.000ft. That´s the dilemma...

I can only repeat myself again, my main - no, my only problems - are the undestructable Allied bombers that hurt you more when attacking unescorted than you hurt hem when you put 300 fighters at a base and the Allied flak that makes it more or less impossible to attack their bases. Voila, that´s it then...

I´m happy that you enjoy the AAR, I´m enjoying both the game and doing the AAR. It will be bloody months ahead but at the moment I can´t see how the game should go much longer than mid 43. If I would be in the position of Miller I would expect my troops sitting in Northern Java and Southern Borneo within the next 6 months. If something goes bad, then perhaps within the next 8 monts. As soon as they have Batavia, nothing is safe up to Singapore! Any more questions?


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RE: it goes on... - 1/19/2009 1:17:42 PM   
bigbaba


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Status: offline 		hi chris,

my only remaining question is:

why do you play nikmod?

i know that you find the weakness of "uber-CAP" in nikmod good, but imho, the develoüpers went too far and did not considered that their changes will cause a huge imbalance in air combat what is THE key aspect of WITP.

although it is not ok, when 100 zeros shoot down 100 B-25, its also wrong that 200 japanese fighters destroy 10-15 allied 2E bombers in the CAP role.

it seems realy that the nikmod "forgives" even more mistakes of the allied player, then stocks do.

have a nice day, chris.

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RE: it goes on... - 1/19/2009 2:46:22 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bigbaba

hi chris,

my only remaining question is:

why do you play nikmod?

i know that you find the weakness of "uber-CAP" in nikmod good, but imho, the develoüpers went too far and did not considered that their changes will cause a huge imbalance in air combat what is THE key aspect of WITP.

although it is not ok, when 100 zeros shoot down 100 B-25, its also wrong that 200 japanese fighters destroy 10-15 allied 2E bombers in the CAP role.

it seems realy that the nikmod "forgives" even more mistakes of the allied player, then stocks do.

have a nice day, chris.




good question and to be honest, I´ve asked this question also in the past. I´ve played this version of Nikmod from both sides so I wasn´t only on the receiving end of the all mighty Allied bombers and Allied flak. I´ve played stock of course, then switched over to mods. Started with an early Nikmod 5.x or so which worked quite good. Then I´ve switched to BigB, which also worked quite good but soon it was as bloody as stock, at least that was my feeling. So changing to Nikmod again with a version that totally damaged fighters from flying cap - PBEM quit. BigB again, too bloody.

Well, the last games with this Nikmod version and I can say that fighter vs fighter really seems to work very good. Also Allied fighters vs Japanese bombers seems to work quite good. But as you say, hundreds of Japanese fighters vs unescorted Allied bombers doesn´t work at all IMO. This is probably a big problem until mid 43 when the first Japanese fighter with at least gun value 10 shows up - the Tony. I´ve never seen it in combat all my NM games ended just before that date so I´m not really sure it will make that much of a difference. But, when you see the fights at places the Allied "usually" advance, means through the Pacific, from atoll to atoll and from the Solomons up to New Guinea then it also works! Why? Because in this area you can´t mass the 800+ bombers Miller can mass at his bases in Northern Australia and then it´s not that much of a problem. Of course Northern Australia and Timor and the bases further North are close enough together and big enough to really mass numbers of aircraft.

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RE: it goes on... - 1/19/2009 10:48:28 PM   
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RE: it goes on... - 1/20/2009 7:52:30 AM   
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ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Hard choice . . . on day one hit Manilla to take out the subs or PH to take out the nukes?



I would still attack the subs. If I would have sunk ALL BBs at Pearl, this would have no impact on the nukes - well, only a small one... One nuke or max two are enough and there is nothing shooting back anymore and you can achieve that with having all your float planes from the BBs and CA/CL flying recon the day before. If you see 40+ float planes over the enemy´s base then this raises the detection level that high that you ALWAYS trigger a nuke. The more support troops your enemy has at the base, the bigger the casualties from the nuke. There is only one way to avoid a nuke, as the receiver: don´t put ANY support troops at a base, as inf units aren´t targeted anyway.

So Miller needs, let´s say 4 BBs and a dozen CAs and he could nuke Lautern four times. 2x2 BB TF, 2x6 CA TF = 4 nukes = 20.000 casualties within the support troops on Lautern = 500 hits on the airfield = game over for the defense. Of course he could also repeat that a couple of times in no time because his CAs can go in and out from Darwin (6 hexes) in one day).

And he has far more than 2 BBs, no matter if you attack Pearl Harbour or not. In fact, I think CAs are most times even better for bombardments than BBs, at least I have had the overall better results with them when it comes to achieving hits on the airfields.

The problem isn´t the number of BBs, the problem is that the float planes enable his bombardments to be nukes all the time. I´ve played a lot of PBEMs so far but I have never seen naval bombardments that have such an effect on the game, because in his three invasions so far, we have seen the nukes completely wiping out the coast defense, meaning the landing at a hostile beach (bristling with CD guns the day before) is just like as if the enemy would land at an empty enemy base, taking some casualties but not at all comparable with a landing when at least a couple of the 50+ CD guns would fire at the landing. NONE of my CD guns fired at Midway, Canton and Lautern because they were ALL wiped out the night before due to the nukes.

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TF 1027 encounters mine field at Koepang (28,77)

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Mine hits 2, on fire

Type 4 and Type 93 mine hit...

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ASW attack at 34,72

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

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

a pity none of the APDs in my premium ASW TF attacked...

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Naval bombardment of Koepang, at 28,77

Allied Ships
CL Leander
CL Detroit
CL Marblehead
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Hobart
CL Perth

Japanese ground losses:
480 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 36
Port hits 18
Port supply hits 12

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Sub attack near Amboina at 39,73

Japanese Ships
ML Kurosaki
APD APD-2

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

MK14 torps failed to detonate...

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Sub attack at 33,79

Japanese Ships
SS RO-66

Allied Ships
AK Jeff Davis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

I´ve got my second class RO boats in this area. The short ranges from the homeport into the patrol area makes it possible to use those subs around Timor. And they are "expendable"...

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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 209

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 79

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 34,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 20


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Sipirok, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Haraldsvang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Morris, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Liberty, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tasker H. Bliss, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Boero, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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

it turns out now that it was very good to send my surface combat TFs into Lautern as they´ve forced out a couple of enemy TFs and two of them ended North West of Lautern last turn. This means they were still in range of my Betties (I´ve kept them at only 8 hexes which means one hex further than Koepang is away from Kendari). Miller told me he lost any joy of taking Koepang with the massacre of his ships already. Well, I would have preferred to hold Koepang and sink none of the ships.

In the end he really lost a lot of his APs and IMO he shouldn´t have used any APs in the landings as he needs his APs to ferry troops from the West Coast to Australia and he can use AKs for his invasions. And he used once again far too few ships for his landing. Would he have had three times more ships, he would have been away with them after one day or two, not staying in range with them for several days...

But that´s not really counting, 40 ships or so lost for taking Koepang is a good trade IMO...


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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
G3M Nell x 33
G4M1 Betty x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Boero, on fire, heavy damage
AK Haraldsvang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Liberty, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Robert Morris, on fire
AP Tasker H. Bliss, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sipirok, on fire, heavy damage

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

even though not a single bomber launched on the first day of the invasion, since then we always had most of the bombers taking off, not a single day when we had our bases clouded in...

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sinabang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP American Legion, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Le Maire, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Exmoor, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G3M Nell x 6

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged

strike from Amboina, range 10, means we attack ships two hexes North of Darwin and we encounter leaking Cap. The Zeroes can´t do much and the bombers turn around immediately anyway... low morale can also help you...

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Day Air attack on TF at 34,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Haraldsvang, on fire, heavy damage
AK Liberty, on fire, heavy damage

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

both ships were sunk already...

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 192873 troops, 1637 guns, 643 vehicles, Assault Value = 3581

Defending force 44096 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1267

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 3418 - adjusted assault: 3128

Allied max defense: 1114 - adjusted defense: 659

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
2292 casualties reported
Guns lost 78
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1097 casualties reported
Guns lost 23


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

finally, a little morale boost for the high command of the Japanese. While the Navy is blamed for not being able to defend Timor against the Allied counterattack, the Army shows that they still are the ruling party on the continent with finally taking Yenen in North China. We will now follow the retreating Chinese troops to the bases North of Sian and hope to thake those three bases there soon... then it´s time to kill the defending troops of Sian...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14174 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2652

Defending force 116777 troops, 647 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3701



Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15880 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3366

Defending force 210767 troops, 624 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4718



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Ground combat at Kohima

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 876 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

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

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 30

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kohima base !!!

Para drop into empty Kohima...



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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 39
Ki-49 Helen x 112

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

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

those attacks will be halted and my bombers withdrawn from India. I have already only three divs left at Karachi to block the enemy there...

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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 245

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 72

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 14156 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2649

Defending force 116751 troops, 642 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3695



Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15924 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3382

Defending force 210698 troops, 621 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4743

we have spotted the Allied carriers moving West from Darwin again, also several transport TFs. So either Miller is withdrawing his carriers again or this is the upcoming invasion of Koepang already. I just don´t know why he should withdraw his carriers, but I also can´t believe that he can already mount the invasion of Koepang after he threw 2000+ assault points at Lautern...

we´ll see...



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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 18


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 89
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 245

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 108

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 14164 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2648

Defending force 116421 troops, 636 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3688



Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported

the Allied assault value at Sian is dropping by around half a dozen points a turn now... looks like the troops there are slowly beginning to starve...

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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15929 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3392

Defending force 210527 troops, 618 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4754



Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported

The Allied troops at Kweiyang are recovering from their failed attacks here though. Will take a while until they get above 6000 assault again, if they will ever again...

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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 2:42:03 PM   
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TF 1005 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
PT PT-121, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

oh no... Miller moved 6 PTs from Darwin to Lautern... this is not good, means he has brought "American supply" to Northern Australia and he can now create as many PTs as he wishes there. Will be a huge problem for us...

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ASW attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

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 S-27, hits 3

the Allied subs are still heading to their very well known targets... a PC TF was already waiting... three near misses...

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Day Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 65
Ki-49 Helen x 65

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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

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Day Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 18
Ki-49 Helen x 13

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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


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Ground combat at Jorhat

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 75764 troops, 617 guns, 1471 vehicles, Assault Value = 1841

Defending force 5740 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Japanese max assault: 1520 - adjusted assault: 771

Allied max defense: 36 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 385 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jorhat base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1664 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

our troops cross the river and kick out the defending base forces... Guess all of India except Karachi and Dehli will be Japanese soon...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14264 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2648

Defending force 116094 troops, 627 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3684



Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15969 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3403

Defending force 210070 troops, 612 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4771



We have a plan! Look at the map below, we are trying to hit the Allied hard tomorrow! We have spotted Martlets and Seafires flying Cap over Wyndham and we got recon about CVs being in port. There´s no doubt I guess that there are two or three British carriers disbanded in the level 4 port of Wyndham with nearly no Cap over the base. Nearly no Cap is something like 50 fighters. Seems very careless to me, or Miller feels absolutely safe it seems. He also didn´t keep up the constant bombing of Lautern and so our base is ready for 200 ac to be moved in and strike tomorrow.

The plan is as follows: KB (with 450 ac) and another CV TF (CV, CVL, CVE with another 300 ac) will move to a position North of Timor, 11 hexes from Wyndham. The fighters will be set to sweep Wyndham with 50% Cap as I don´t want to run uncovered into 300 bombers at Koepang if Miller decides to move a couple of squadrons to this base. To make sure we won´t have to fear Koepang´s airfield, two CA bombardment TFs will bombard the airfield during the night, we hope to take out the airfield. In the morning, the first strike should come from Lautern as this base is the closest to Wyndham. 100 fighters on escort should enable 100 bombers to break through the Cap and put a dozen bombs into the carriers. Either 800kg AP bombs or torps! Then my carrier TFs should both launch their sweeps on the remaining Cap. Hopefully weather doesn´t cloud in both of my TFs. After those two sweeps I don´t expect any enemy fighters on Cap anymore and then 200+ unescorted bombers from Kendari should arrive over the base to finish off the already burning British carriers. This is an all out effort! As mentioned before, Miller arrived at an area where I will throw in the kitchen sink to "stop" him. Stopping him is impossible but I will surely wreck havoc on his ships a couple of times. His ground troops and aircraft are untouchable over the long run in this mod but I can and will hurt his navy which is easier in this mod as there´s nothing like an Uber Cap. There´s Uber flak though! To be more precise: ALLIED Uber flak...

I´m 100% sure that the airfield symbol at Lautern will atract hundreds of Allied bombers tomorrow (thanks to this special feature...) so the port strike MUST launch in the morning, otherwise all my ac will be destroyed on the ground. 150 fighers from Maumere will fly LRCAP over the base. I don´t expect them to achieve a lot, they will probably achieve nothing I guess. We will see what tomorrow will bring, either a hurting Japanese defeat or a hurting hit for Miller!






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TF 76 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome, Mine hits 1
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 2, on fire
DD Wakaba, Mine hits 1

the first of our bombardment TFs moves into Lautern and hits.... our own mines...

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TF 89 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi, Mine hits 1, on fire
CA Kinugasa, Mine hits 1
DD Kisaragi, Mine hits 1

the second bombardment TF moves into Lautern and hits... our own mines... what kind of stupid feature is this that your own mines suddenly turn into hostile mines? The base is lost and everyone has now forgot where our own laid minefield is now???? I´ve never understood this "feature"... well, I guess it´s no feature it is just something noone has thought of... I wreck 6 of my ships due to mine hits, one DD is in sinking condition, all other DDs and the CA has 30+ sys damage... STUPID!!!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ikazuchi, on fire
DD Inazuma
DD Shinonome
DD Mutsuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-122
PT PT-123
PT PT-124
PT PT-125, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT PT-126, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

I´m sure PTs will cause me major trouble in the next months/years... the SRA is just perfectly suited for them with all those bases...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Inazuma
DD Shinonome
DD Mutsuki

Allied Ships
PT PT-122, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT PT-123
PT PT-124, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

what a result, not a single hit on the airfield... daily recon by a dedicated recon aircraft (Dinah II) didn´t help...

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Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kumano


Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

and another useless bombardment with no result at all... well, the result was half a dozen ships wrecked due to the hits on our own minefield... Miller thanked me for laying the minefield in his next email...

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 20


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 188

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

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 15 destroyed, 143 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
309 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 129

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 12000 feet

as mentioned in the last post, of course the enemy bombers are attracted by our airfield symbol... god do I hate this feature... 33 fighters on LRCAP? LOL, nice rate when you set over 100 to fly LRCAP...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 91
Wellington III x 54
B-17E Fortress x 130
LB-30 Liberator x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 34 damaged
Wellington III: 2 destroyed, 29 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 37 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 11 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 280

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Wellington III bombing at 12000 feet

300+ more bombers? We do no damage it seems, just look at the loss rate of the damned B-17 again... 2 lost??? The only thing that is positive is the fact that NONE of my ac is destroyed on the ground - this means all have launched to strike Wyndham´s port...


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 117
Ki-27 Nate x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 252

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 124

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Wyndham , at 30,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 105
G3M Nell x 52
G4M1 Betty x 63

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 33
Martlet II x 20
Spitfire Vb x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 19 destroyed, 17 damaged
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 33 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 28 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 13 destroyed, 7 damaged
Martlet II: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed

Allied Ships
CLAA Capetown, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet

looks like my plan works with Lautern´s airfield launching the first strike! It´s the usual happening, the Allied fighters get the bounce and and on and on and only a short time we don´t have to suffer from the Allied never ending bounce. This was the phase when we then were able to hurt the Allied fighters also. I guess during the bounce phase, the Allied fighters achieved a 10:1 kill rate which is quite amazing considering the fact that our Zeros are 80+ exp. Of course the British carrier pilots are well skilled also. The Seafire proved to be far deadlier than the Martlet!

Our fighters succesfully held off most of the Allied attackers on our formations and the bombers were able to push through and they soon sighted Wyndham´s port to drop their loads! BUT WHAT HAPPENED THEN??? Achieving one f*cking (sorry) hit on a CLAA???? 115 high exp IJN bombers drop their bombs on at least a dozen ships in port and we only achieve one f*cking hit? None of the CVs hit??? This is ridicoulos! I´ve never seen something like this before! Imagine your PH strike on turn one would only see one bomb hit from your Kates? Would you ask if the game is broken? Well, this result is not that far from a broken game it seems to me...

THIS IS JUST SO DEPRESSING...

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Day Air attack on Wyndham , at 30,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 13
Martlet II x 7
Spitfire Vb x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 19 destroyed
Martlet II: 9 destroyed
Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Now one of my CV TFs launched it´s strike, it wasn´t KB but the high exp KB pilots aren´t needed anyway, as multiple strikes really kill enemy CAP! It was a totally amazing result as those Zero pilots are nothing better than the escorts of the first strike, but not being on escort and being the second strike helped a lot. AND the Allied didn´t get a never ending bounce phase! There shouldn´t be any enemy fighters left for my next sweep or the bomber strike from Kendari...

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Day Air attack on Wyndham , at 30,86

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 131
G4M1 Betty x 85

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 1
Martlet II x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 9 destroyed, 69 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 28 damaged


Allied Ships
CLAA Columbo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Illustrious, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CV Formidable, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Mauritius, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Birmingham, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CLAA Ceres, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Glasgow, Bomb hits 1, on fire


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

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

KB was clouded in so here we go with our strike from Kendari. The bombers only meet 3 fighters that are no threat and then 216 bombers drop bombs and torps (around 25 bombers attacked with torps). I thought, well, the strike from Lautern was a very, very rare result and now the enemy high value ships at Wyndham are toast... bomb after bomb and torp after torp splash and nearly no hits... I began to wonder and in the same moment I got more and more upset! What the hell is going on? Why aren´t my bombers hitting something? Then we saw more hits and I thought it would be enough to cause major damage on the enemy carriers, as we are dropping 800kg bombs!!!! Well, it was NOT enough, it seems that a 800kg bomb is worth nothing! Just look at those carriers, they don´t even show up as heavily damaged! This means they don´t even have a combined sys and flt damage of 50!!!! This game is nuts!!!

Besides that my bombardment TFs were shredded by our own mines and that KB was clouded in (we didn´t need those fighters anyway) everything worked as planned and then I get such die rolls? Am I drunk? First I get ridicoulosly low hit rates and then 4 x 800kg bombs and a torp doesn´t even heavily damage a British carrier? I can´t believe it!

I thought that if both bomber strikes would arrive in full strenght over Wyndham that I would sink at least two of the three carriers, more probably would be all carriers sunk... and then this sh*t happened. 331 high (means 80+) exp IJN torp bombers achieved 17 800kg bomb hits and 3 torp hits! This would be the same as if your PH strike on 12/7 would achieve three bomb hits and one torp hit. What would you think about?

I just don´t get it! This is a level 4 port and there is not even nearly enough Cap and we launch the maximum of bombers we can launch (I guess all but 27 Nells on the whole map were attacking Wyndham in this turn) and all this for no result. Don´t know what is more depressing, the hit rate or the damage die rolls... never seen that before...

I guess even in real life 331 high exp bombers would have been able to achieve more hits on those big static targets in port. And in real life I guess 4 of those bombs (even if they would have been the 500kg bombs used in real life) would cause major damage to a British carrier even if it wouldn´t sink it would be no surprise if it would be a write off...


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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 40
Hurricane IIc x 14


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 31,73


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii

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

Miller only had a couple of bombers on Timor, two attack our mine layer TF...

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Day Air attack on Wyndham , at 30,86

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 77

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed

KB launched the sweep in the afternoon, the British carriers with Seafires aboard weren´t able to launch fighters but the one with Martlets could still launch fighters. This after suffering at least 4 800kg bombs...

Miller stated in his email that it was a bold move and that he now has two heavily damaged carriers but it could have gone worse. He asked if I would try to finish them off next turn. I won´t, the airfield at Lautern is 100% inoperational and all my other pilots need rest from flying at looong range. And I guess Miller would have 200 fighters on Cap next turn (to take away that info, he didn´t!!!! Next turn we spotted only a good dozen fighters over the damaged carriers!!! What is he thinking?)

But look at the losses of this turn... what can I say about Allied flak and what about Allied heavy bombers. I guess we would have to be super lucky if at least CV Formidable would go down, I seriously doubt it. So this means we have probably two CVs over 50 sys damaged and one below 50 sys and so those carriers won´t show up in the next 6-10 months. This leaves the Allied with 2 operational US CVs at the moment and this will also give us the chance and time to prepare against the Allied offensive out of Timor. With only 2 CVs it´s impossible to advance further. But of course the airfield at Koepang will cause us major trouble, especiall if we can´t bombard it due to mines (our own) and PTs or we don´t do any damage with our bombardments.




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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14240 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2645

Defending force 115776 troops, 620 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3674



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15989 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3405

Defending force 209902 troops, 606 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4778



Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported





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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 4:07:15 PM   
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Sub attack at 32,75

Japanese Ships
AG AG-352, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

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Sub attack at 32,75

Japanese Ships
AG AG-5033, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

Albacore operates succesfully against our barges North of Timor... everything else than barges is in danger of being sunk by Allied bombers in the Timor area... We will have to rely on the 50+ barges we have...

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 20


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 116
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 203

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 107

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Ki-49 Helen x 57

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 18

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported

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


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14217 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2648

Defending force 115498 troops, 606 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3666



Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16009 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3407

Defending force 209573 troops, 601 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4781


no confirmed sinking of the yesterday attacked ships and like mentioned last turn, there was nearly no Cap over Wyndham today... I don´t understand Miller, did he really gamble that I would not launch another strike immediately?


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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 4:22:21 PM   
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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 4:25:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ouch!  Twenty hits out of 331 bombers !  Around 6% hit-rate, on a static target, that's quite depressing...

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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 4:28:34 PM   
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Sub attack at 29,75

Japanese Ships
AG AG-123, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

Albacore keeps killing my barges... others are hit by Coronados on patrol... that way I will run out of barges soon...

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Sub attack at 110,119

Japanese Ships
SS I-26

Allied Ships
TK Gulfdisc, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Spencer Kellogg
DD Buchanan
TK Muskogee

one of our picket subs far down in the South East Pacific attacks an empty TK convoy obviously returning to the West Coast. The TK sinks immediately and the single DD as escort is not really a threat... nice but also pure luck that the TF ran over my sub...

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 14


No Allied losses

Runway hits 3

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

I like it when Allied bombers are using up supplies in China...

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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 38
Hurricane IIc x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 26 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 29,73

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 68

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Akashisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Toko Maru #2
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

now Miller has moved major numbers of bombers to Koepang! This troop convoy is one hex off Maumere, bringing in a nav guard unit. Looks like nothing is save anymore when within 8 hexes of Koepang... major problem... We´re just lucky that the Allied bombers still have a low exp, otherwise this TF would have been 100% obliberated by this big number of attacking bombers... unfortunately it´s impossible to close down Koepang... I guess not even for one day...

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Sub attack at 29,76

Japanese Ships
AG AG-5112, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

Albacore...
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Sub attack at 110,119

Japanese Ships
SS I-26

Allied Ships
TK Gulfcrest, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Buchanan

I-26 attacks another TK and sinks it! Nice!

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ASW attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
DD Numakaze
DD Namikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Tachikaze
DD Hokaze
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS S-35, hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

and one of the subs sitting at Kendari finally is finished off! 3 Type 91 hits are enough to get a confirmed sinking!

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Ground combat at 36,24

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 75199 troops, 611 guns, 1452 vehicles, Assault Value = 1821

Defending force 2352 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese max assault: 1268 - adjusted assault: 655

Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 655 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

we again cross a river and again the Allied base forces have to retreat...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14180 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2647

Defending force 114849 troops, 592 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3647



Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 15992 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3409

Defending force 208982 troops, 586 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4779

with the upcoming Allied assault on the SRA with all it´s major resource bases soon (guess within the next 6 months) being in range of Allied heavy bombers we have to seriously think about where to get the resources and oil from. From India resources (which we have conquered already and where we can draw a lot of resources from - at least for the next 12 months hopefully) but where do we get the needed oil when shipping to Palembang will be in danger of being attacked by Allied bombers. I hope to at least hold off the 4Es on long range naval attack but as soon as the enemy is 8 hexes from Palembang, there won´t be a real chance to bing out the oil. Soooo, only other place with oil is: RUSSIA!!!

China also has a small oil field at Lanchow and we will take that base within the next couple of weeks hopefully if the Chinese aren´t able to stall our offensive in the North again. While I absolutely denied of even thinking about an invasion of Russia a couple of months game time ago, Miller´s move on the SRA more or less forces me to think about attacking Russia to seize the oil we need. Of course this could give Miller also the chance to fly in heavy bombers from Alaska and also the P-38 will reach Russia from Kiska. But the P-38 numbers are limited and we would of course throw more or less all we have at the Russian airfields in the first days to keep them down.

We will see... This new situation just forces us to think different!

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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 43049 troops, 388 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1106

Defending force 71379 troops, 847 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 2



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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 4:30:03 PM   
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ORIGINAL: veji1

god this is awful, it reminds me of Sneer's result when a perfect attack of his slammed itself on a weakened yet impenetrable ubeCAP against Raverdave.. you should have sunk all those buggers.. I don't get it..


I don´t get it either, there´s no real reason I can see why this is such a bad result. All bombers reached the target, they were nearly not attacked by the enemy fighters and all are 80+ exp! Still, they didn´t hit anything it seems...

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Ouch!  Twenty hits out of 331 bombers !  Around 6% hit-rate, on a static target, that's quite depressing...


it is depressing...

All I can say is that Miller must have had super duper lucky die rolls and I must have had the 100% opposite...

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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 4:34:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, certainly.  It's even worse, since if you had sunk those CVs, they would not respawn.  And, you know it already, they have Swordfishes...

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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 5:12:21 PM   
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Yes, certainly.  It's even worse, since if you had sunk those CVs, they would not respawn.  And, you know it already, they have Swordfishes...


the Swordfish aren´t my problem, they will upgrade to Avengers in a year and if those Swordfish run into Cap, I guess the Swordfish is the ac in the game that can take the least damage and it´s dead.

The problem will be the 30+ Corsairs for each carrier in 10 months...

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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 9:10:54 PM   
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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 18


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Hurricane IIb x 45
Spitfire Vb x 13
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
Hurricane IIc x 26


No Allied losses

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet

as you can see, the Allied aircraft at Karachi are now using our base for training raids... will need flak in this area...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 3
Brewster 339D x 52
B-25C Mitchell x 92

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 36 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 64

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
15 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet

I´ve got at least a dozen units at Koepang that have flak guns, including three AA rgt and a big base force... this doesn´t mean we could hurt the attacking aircraft. Heck, Miller even uses his obsolete Dutch fighters for airfield attacks now! And it seems we can´t even harm them...

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Day Air attack on Dili , at 31,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 46
B-17E Fortress x 124
LB-30 Liberator x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 46

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

attack on my level 1 airfield... only to be used as recon base...

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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 26
Hurricane IIc x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 35
Hudson I x 1


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 140

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

couple of Mitchells attack KB... they all turn back before bein shot down... I guess the only thing that stops Miller from a bombing offensive out of Lautern is the fact that he probably hasn´t really a lot supplies there...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14223 troops, 455 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2648

Defending force 114356 troops, 580 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3636



Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported

Enemy av seems to be dropping fast now...

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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16009 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3411

Defending force 208560 troops, 578 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4790



Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Karachi

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 43419 troops, 389 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1114

Defending force 71354 troops, 846 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471


Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Seems like Miller has a new wonder weapon... Coronados out of Northern Australia are spotting EVERY single of my ships in range, they sink at least three barges every turn and today they put a bomb into CVE Chuyo that was sitting at Kendari under an umbrella of at least 250 fighters...

the only good thing was that I had luck with the damage die roll... only 14 sys damage in the end...



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RE: it goes on... - 1/23/2009 9:24:44 PM   
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TF 76 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Mine hits 1
DD Mutsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire

I´m beginning to really get upset about this total bullsh*t...

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ASW attack at 34,81

Japanese Ships
SS RO-66, hits 12

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Stuart
CL Leander
DD Panther
DD Paladin

OOOoooo.... this is South East of Lautern and means no good! Looks like a British TF is heading to Lautern...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
DD Yugure, Shell hits 2
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander, Shell hits 3
CL Perth
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
DD Stuart
DD Arunta
DD Le Triomphant
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Pakenham
DD Paladin, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Panther

Unfortunately I was right with my assumption when my sub was attacked by the British! I have to say I was shocked to encouter this British cruiser sqadron... we had Admiral Tanaka in command of our bombardment TF and thank god we launched a long lance attack at the beginning of the engagement. Nevertheless of the hits we achieve on the enemy cruisers, we really suffer also. I had this TF going into position yesterday and I´m really getting predictable... this was the alert for Miller that I will try another (desperate) naval bombardment and so he ordered his cruisers to engage our TF.

The British are as experienced in night battles as we are and it was a good idea of Paul to send the Brits instead of the Yankees. Guess we were lucky in the end that we did not suffer more damage on the cruisers while the British cruisers suffered a couple of hits. We did lose two DDs in this engagement though, second class DDs but still DDs that are precious for the fight against Allied subs...




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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, on fire
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Cornwall, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter, on fire, heavy damage
CL Leander
CL Perth, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
DD Stuart
DD Arunta
DD Le Triomphant
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Pakenham, Shell hits 1
DD Paladin, on fire, heavy damage
DD Panther

another round and I was not really happy to see the nav battle screen popping up again... We put a couple of 8 inch shells more into the enemy cruisers but none is confirmed sunk. The enemy DDs sink two of my DDs, in total we lost 3 DDs today. Two of my heavy cruisers were damaged (bringing the total of damaged heavy cruisers to 6 now!). The enemy lost a DD (probably) and had 3 heavy cruisers heavily damaged with another one on fire. I hope that at least one will be lost, otherwise it was a clear Allied victory...

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Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 16


No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
G3M Nell x 126
G4M1 Betty x 79
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 26000 feet

two things are disturbing here. First: I was dumb enough not to set my bombers on nav/airfield attack and so my bombers did not go after the damaged enemy cruisers and second: we only destroy 4 bombers while we lose half a dozen ac to ops...

it´s just not worth it...

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Day Air attack on TF at 33,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
Albacore x 4
Martlet II x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Martlet II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Albacore launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet

Miller moved some of his ex carrier based fighters and torp bombers to Koepang and they attack our burning cruiser just four hexes away from their base... the torp bombers miss and the 500lb bomb hit doesn´t do much damage while bouncing off... the 18 Zeroes leeking from KB helped a bit...

KB was set to nav/airfield attack and while it was good weather in the am phase, KB was clouded in the pm phase and therefor didn´t launch the airfield strike...

a bad day Gentleman!

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14287 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2388

Defending force 114324 troops, 575 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3637



Allied ground losses:
157 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16029 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3410

Defending force 208440 troops, 567 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4803






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Sub attack at 34,81

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

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

Paladin was already in sinking condition and while limping back to Darwin our mine layer sub finished off the DD...

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TF 1004 encounters mine field at Lautem (33,78)

Allied Ships
DD Kane
DD Rathburne

two obsolete US DDs move into Lautern! Reinforcement? Surface combat TF? Of course the Allied don´t hit MY former minefield! But WE do all the time! STUPID ROUTINE!!!!

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Sub attack near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
ML Kurokami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD APD-2

Allied Ships
SS KXV

the usual happening in one of my ports where at least two dozen DDs are sitting... one of my second class MLs is lost... perhaps that´s good to lose MLs, so I can´t lay many mines that my own ships will hit as soon we lose a base...

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Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64, hits 8, on fire

Allied Ships
AK Red Jacket, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Adelaide
DD Rathburne
DD Kane
AK Timber Rush

This must be a resupply attempt! Even a light cruiser is in this TF... Didn´t spot the damn TF moving towards Lautern bt RO-64 hits a big AK. In return the sub receives a lot of near misses and a hit, forcing the sub to retreat to Kendari with 40+ sys damage. Another sub was hit by a Catalina West of Broome today... and of course the Coronados scored two times on my barges...

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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 86

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 54 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 80

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

6000ft... I´m soon starting to wonder why I can´t even attack at 21.000ft while the Allied attack a heavily defended target at 6.000ft... thought I wouldn´t play stock...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 116
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 210

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 141

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

our IJA fighters are still attacking Manila while waiting to get Tojos as replacement for their obsolete Oscars... the Tojo is still scheduled for 10/42...

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Day Air attack on 4th Division, at 27,10


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 22


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 18
Hurricane IIc x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hurricane IIc bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 25

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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

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Day Air attack on 79th Chinese Corps, at 47,29

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
Ki-21 Sally x 59
Ki-49 Helen x 62

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 108
G3M Nell x 63
G4M1 Betty x 40

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Timber Rush, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Potter
AK West Nilus, Torpedo hits 1
AK Arizonan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Lapwing, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Planter
AK Silverado, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Ira, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Rafael
AK John C. Fremont
AK Californian

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

we launch 103 bombers against this resupply attempt and if you wonder why we don´t score more hits, easy explanation: CL Adelaide was sunk quite fast and then 80% of my bombers still tried to attack it and so didn´t attack the TF... this is one of my favourite features of the game... still trying to attack sunken ships and then turning home with the bombload instead of dropping it on the ships of the same TF just 200 feet next to the sunken ship...

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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 36
Hudson I x 1


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Swordfish bombing at 10700 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 82
G3M Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIF x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Adelaide, on fire, heavy damage

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

afternoon strike out of Kendari... instead of 100+ bombers, only 9 attack... all trying to attack the sunken CL...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIF: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK West Nilus
CL Adelaide, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet

attack from the level 3 airfield at Macassar (West of Kendari) without a result...

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ASW attack near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Stuart
DD Panther
DD Pakenham
DD Le Triomphant
DD Arunta

and my mine laying sub stayed during the day as usual...

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Ground combat at Ledo

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 75409 troops, 612 guns, 1464 vehicles, Assault Value = 1836

Defending force 11740 troops, 5 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese max assault: 1340 - adjusted assault: 648

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ledo base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
18866 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 4

we shock attack over the river into Ledo and we easily force nearly a dozen base forces to surrender... The Allied lost nearly 400 points for ground losses today and are now at 13.347... Imphal is left, there are reported 15.000+ troops and then we will attack Calcutta...

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14245 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2880

Defending force 113915 troops, 569 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3631



Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16029 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3415

Defending force 208395 troops, 565 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4811



Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported



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Status: offline 		Japanese long range torpedo bombers sunk the light cruiser Adelaide during attacks near Koepang! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!


"BIRMINGHAM' Class Cruiser ordered from Cockatoo Island Shipyard, Sydney, and Australia in 1914. Build was delayed until adequate material was available and the ship was laid down on 20th October 1917. Although she was launched on 27th July 1918 her completion was leisurely until 5th August 1922 when commissioned for training duties. In 1924 she was deployed with HM Battlecruisers HOOD and REPULSE, HM Cruisers DANAE, DELHI, DAUNTLESS, DRAGON and DUNEDIN as part of the Dominion Cruise Squadron during tour by HRH The Prince of Wales. Later she served on the China Station. Old design made her of small value as a fighting unit and she was withdrawn from service to refit and placed in Reserve. In view of the political situation the ship was taken in hand to modernise the ship, which involved reducing her armament and conversion of all boilers to burn oil fuel. As a result only three funnels were needed. Three 4" HA guns were fitted for AA defence and the submerged torpedo tubes were removed. This work began in late 1938 and was completed in March 1939.






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TF 1022 encounters mine field at Broome (21,85)

Allied Ships
DD Dewey

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ASW attack at 31,84

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Inconstant
DD Jupiter
DD Griffin
DD Hotspur
DD Meredith

I don´t want to see British DDs attacking my subs... they achieve a hit and a near miss, the sub heads for it´s home port...

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Sub attack near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

I was sure one or two heavy cruisers were limping back to Darwin after the night battle with Tanaka´s cruiser squadron. Heavy cruiser Devonshire is caught without any escorts at the entrance of Darwin´s port and is sunk after two torpedo hits! Banzai! Means we lost three DDs, while the Allied lost at least one heavy cruiser and a DD...

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TF 1044 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)

Allied Ships
DD Nizam, Mine hits 1, on fire
DD Van Ghent, Mine hits 1

sub laid Type 88 mine hits... Van Ghent isn´t even on fire...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 116
Ki-27 Nate x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 210

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 128

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st Division, at 48,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 8


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Engineer Regiment, at 48,26


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 29,23


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 20
Hurricane IIc x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hurricane IIb bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 94

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 10
Albacore x 24
Martlet II x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
Spitfire Vb x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 67

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Albacore: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
Martlet II: 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 32 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVL Zuiho
CA Atago
CVE Unyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Hiryu

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Albacore launching torpedoes at 200 feet

We had to move out our carrier TFs to attack the shipping at Koepang but of course NONE of my carriers launched a strike the whole day even though weather would have allowed it! Hurrey! But of course Koepang launched a strike, unfortunately against my weaker TF with the CVEs in it. Allied fighters even get the bounce when being on escort and so even the low experienced land based US pilots are performing very well against my high exp carrier based pilots... this attrition will make us teethless within the next couple of weeks... both CVEs are hit hard but will make it. One Allied torp is enough to nearly sink a CVE but 4 x 800kg AP bombs AND a torp isn´t even enough to heavily damage a British carrier as seen at Wyndham...

Luck has definetely switched sides since day one of the invasion of Koepang...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
G3M Nell x 42
G4M1 Betty x 24

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 7
Martlet II x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
Spitfire Vb x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
G3M Nell: 20 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Seafire: 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne
AK Timber Rush, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Arkansan
DD Kane
AK West Planter
AK Nightingale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK City of Dalhart
AK City of Elwood
AK Californian
AK American Leader, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Potter

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

strike from Kendari with a more than poor result...

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Day Air attack on Malir , at 22,4


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 17
Hudson I x 1


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Swordfish bombing at 10700 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,80

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
Seafire x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
Spitfire Vb x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Red Jacket, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Nilus

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet

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ASW attack near Darwin at 36,84

Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 2

Allied Ships
DMS Dorsey
DMS Perry
DMS Chandler
DMS Elliot
DMS Lamberton
DMS Zane

would be nice if Miller would use those DMS to sweep the mines at Koepang... MY mines, that hurt me more than they hurt him... idiotic!

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 14225 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2880

Defending force 113778 troops, 568 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3628



Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16012 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3414

Defending force 208058 troops, 564 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4822




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