PzB74
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Joined: 10/3/2000 From: No(r)way Status: offline
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I know who's going to die the most in the long run cause Allied 4E's don't go down easily Aggro is 62; high but shouldn't be suicidal!-) Mini KB has refuelled and is speeding home; Junyo is holding up, can still make 22 knots - one more than the CS Mizuho. Managed to get the KB all but out of fuel; directing a TF to give the ships some emergency fuel. On the way to the HI's to do some R&R and upgrade. Rabaul is almost maxed out as a base; will start on the forts next and remove an engineer unit. Lack of engineers is what makes it impossible to build up more bases. Capturing more would only add fuel to the fire. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42 Air Combat Switched to a night bombing attack to keep Andy cursing. Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Clear sky Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 50 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allied fighters finally back in the air north of Perth. We sweep the CAP and get tangled into a violent dogfight. Losses are fairly equal on both sides. Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 49,139 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: 49th FG/9th FS with P-40E Warhawk (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another TF is sunk near Akyab Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships KV Fritillary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Deloraine, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sole surviving P-40 shoot down 2 and damage another Sally. Allied fighters butcher all Jap bombers. Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 49,139 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 49th FG/9th FS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ... Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the afternoon the escort is lost (twice) escorting the Nells back towards another target. 2 sweeps mow down lots of P-40s. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: 23rd FG/74th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: 23rd FG/74th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strangely another 4 P-40s are on the scene when the Nell arrives. So we loose 4 and sink another light transport. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Elcano, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: 23rd FG/74th FS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat I now got a firm lock on this Chinese Army Group. Ground combat at 79,56 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 58032 troops, 484 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 2048 Defending force 25661 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 708 Japanese adjusted assault: 1259 Allied adjusted defense: 496 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 816 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 115 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 100 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2076 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 168 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 113 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Assaulting units: 22nd Division 116th/B Division 35th Division 37th Division 51st Infantry Brigade 17th/C Division 17th/B Division 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 10th RGC Temp./C Division Defending units: 46th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps 7th War Area 12th Group Army 30th Group Army 11th Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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