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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/11/2010 10:58:44 AM

janh

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quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

Andy said he call Zone 3 for the Diversion Zone.
I asked if it's a diversion Zone for me or him.....

The troops we have in Oz are the troops available for offensive and defensive actions in SRA and Central Pacific.
Some will be diverted to Burma (tanks and arty mostly). Not sure what offensive missions I can put them to; nothing in Oz for sure.
- Suggestions elsewhere are welcome.

I can take New Caledonia, Noumea and Efate but this will only stretch our perimeter to thin.
- A major hit and run show would be nice. Suva is not an option, to heavily fortified. Not sure Johnston and Midway Islands are worth it.
So what's left then... Not much I'm afraid.

"Diversion Zone"? Where else could the his main effort be? Burma? With monsoons soon to come? Doubt it. Any noise on western AUS coast (threat to Java)? Do you have intel on southern CentPac? I would assume this would be a favorable spot for him because he could place the USN in a mutually supporting position, i.e. move it to East AUS if necessary. Or stage an attack there. That's what I would do. Could you post maps of your perimeter in CentPac? Another though would be Kuriles, but Cannoe has already shown that it takes a lot of forces and CV to go that route.
I'd disengage KB as soon as possible and join it with mini KB at Truk or Palau. Or even deploy both forward. Do you know what naval assets Andy may have in place to interfere with your evacuation? Would he use his CV's? Although he obviously correctly guessed your evacuation route (the Para interdiction), he would probably only try to use as little assets to bind as many of your's including KB if this is a diversion. Sounds to me like leaving a few BB/CA/DD, and sending KB off north for refuel and rest...

Once you can develop where Andy's main axis of advance will be, I would also favor hit-and-run invasions on his weaker spots. Attack where is does most damage to long term logistics and his airfields. And where he will feel compelled afterwards to start a counter invasion immediately, and to leave major troop concentrations to watch this spots afterwards.

(in reply to PzB74)

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/11/2010 7:06:27 PM

PzB74

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Most Jap weaknesses are well programmed in this game and maybe some units and weapon types are too efficient.
- What was established in 42-43 was that even 4Es could not challenge enemy air space without escorts when facing numerous enemy fighters.

Medium bombers sometimes turn back when sent in without escorts, 4E's don't.
6 Forts against 25 fighters ends up with no kills time and time again. They suck up some damage, fly on to the target - bomb it and then RTB.

Well, it's good to know what we have to expect. Afraid it will be very very tough to prevent B-29s from doing whatever they want, even without escorts.

Three incidents made the well planned evacuation of Zone 3 into a nightmare:
1. The Rockhampton garrison becoming stranded because of an hitherto unknown rail movement functionality.
2. A movement error by Andy's troops, moving them into Charters Towers which triggered Andy to use all his heavy bombers to close it down.
3. The unknown invisibility and uber abilities of Allied 4Es. 150 can shut down any base despite having the strongest defense.
- I don't think even Andy knew they were this uber, if he had they had been used much earlier.

The next 7-10 turns will be hard, cleaning up such a mess takes a lot of time and doesn't up morale much.
I will evacuate as much I can with as little losses as possible and make up tally when its all over.

Going to come up with something truly nasty to avenge this

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42

Surface Combat

The PT boats without fuel caused immense chaos today, forcing a TF loading troops to cancel and head out.
I had 3!!! surface combat groups of destroyers around Palm Island to take care of the little pests, amazingly these
were the last to engage.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 92,143, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Hachijo
DMS W-5
PB Saiko Maru
xAK Goyo Maru
xAK Nissyu Maru
xAK Yamagata Maru
xAK Dakar Maru
xAK Yamagiku Maru
xAK Taibun Maru
xAK Ryugi Maru

Allied Ships
PT-116
PT-117
PT-118
PT-119
PT-120
PT-121

Improved night sighting under 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 78% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
PT-121 engages DMS W-5 at 11,000 yards
PB Saiko Maru engages PT-121 at 11,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-118 at 11,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-117 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-119 at 12,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Ryugi Maru at 12,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Yamagiku Maru at 12,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Yamagata Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
E Hachijo engages PT-121 at 9,000 yards
PT-120 engages DMS W-5 at 9,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-119 at 9,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Yamagata Maru at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
E Hachijo engages PT-121 at 7,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-120 at 7,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Nissyu Maru at 7,000 yards
PT-120 engages DMS W-5 at 7,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-121 at 7,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-118 at 7,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Yamagata Maru at 7,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Goyo Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
E Hachijo engages PT-121 at 8,000 yards
PB Saiko Maru engages PT-121 at 8,000 yards
PT-119 engages DMS W-5 at 8,000 yards
PT-121 engages DMS W-5 at 8,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-120 at 8,000 yards
PT-117 engages DMS W-5 at 8,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Yamagiku Maru at 8,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Yamagata Maru at 8,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Nissyu Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-121 at 9,000 yards
PT-120 engages DMS W-5 at 9,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-119 at 9,000 yards
PT-121 engages xAK Ryugi Maru at 9,000 yards
DMS W-5 engages PT-116 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 92,143, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru
xAK Shinwa Maru
PB Kinsyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
PT-116
PT-117
PT-118
PT-119
PT-120
PT-121

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 27,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 92,143, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
PT-116, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-118, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-119, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-120, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-121, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-121 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-121 at 16,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-121 at 16,000 yards
PT-119 sunk by DD Maikaze at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
PT-121 sunk by DD Amatsukaze at 14,000 yards
PT-118 sunk by DD Amatsukaze at 14,000 yards
DD Amatsukaze engages PT-116 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Maikaze engages PT-116 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
PT-120 sunk by DD Maikaze at 7,000 yards
PT-117 sunk by DD Amatsukaze at 7,000 yards
PT-116 sunk by DD Amatsukaze at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Air Combat

The Chinese advance south is hit very hard by our bombers, 850 casualties in 3 attacks.
Our ground troops retire to consolidate in the nearest base.

Morning Air attack on 56th Chinese Corps, at 79,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 93rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 56th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 80,54
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5

Allied aircraft
I-16-III x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16-III: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
524 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
11th FG/42nd FS CAF with I-16-III (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps, at 79,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Recce Battalion, at 92,146
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 9 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ...
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Again the 4Es come in alone and this time they close T'vill too....

Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,1
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
F1M2 Pete x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 45

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 37
B-17F Fortress x 19
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 45 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 4 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 28
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 72

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
Myoko-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
Nachi-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
Chitose Ku S-1 Det with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
F1M2 Pete x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 6 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Myoko-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
Nachi-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
Chitose Ku S-1 Det with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
F1M2 Pete x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 6 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Nachi-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 Det with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
Beaufort V x 4
P-400 Airacobra x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
Beaufort V: 1 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x Beaufort V bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
1 planes vectored on to bombers
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
1 planes vectored on to bombers
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Nachi-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
F1M2 Pete x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 Det with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Myoko-2 with F1M2 Pete (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
Nachi-2 with F1M2 Pete (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 92,146
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Recce Battalion ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
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Ground Combat

Wiped out the paras. Guess that little island was what reason Andy needed to send PT boats up there

Ground combat at Palm Island (92,143)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 381 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
Defending force 40 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 19
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palm Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /227
Yokosuka Assault SNLF /230

Defending units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /227
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/11/2010 8:17:43 PM

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I actually think you prematurely evacuate forces. Before fighting even Allied Vanguards (heck, you just beaten them up once already). It would be better to take a real fight, and then put battered remnants somewhere to rebuild, like Manila, or Java. There should be garrison there anyway, and it is safe enough for some time, and well supplied enough, to get really quick rebuild. After all, Japan is never short of land equipment.

Lets not panic about 4Es. Yet

. The real question is: How many planes will be total write-offs? As I understand that is, how it works for now - if plane takes too long to repair, it is written off. There is probably around 50 battle damaged 4Es now. Although operational fatigue looks to be near none. Every day I count similar number of planes, excluding damaged. Aren't 4Es some high maintenance now? Plus, they bombard on low altitude. CAP is flying far too high. Like 15000 ft too high. Lower it, and there should be better results. Anyone know, what is current Allies Lightning, and vehicles production now? Isn't 111 vehicles somewhere around 2 months worth of replacements?

Considering actions so far, I was wondering, where are Japanese battlewagons. Allies try attack by the coast (south of Bowen), a week of bombardment by half a dozen of Battleships, and two dozens of Cruises (plus, in the absence of CD guns, and almost no artillery, you can send your Destroyers at point-blank (HELLO NEW PATCH!)). That should reduce spearhead enough to direct counterattack, if only your Australian bases are big enough to resupply bigger guns. Since base bombardment can cause few thousand casualities on prepared, and entrenched enemy, what will be results on marching army in open terrain? What is best, Allies can only counter it by sending Carrier Planes. They can not even retreat quick enough on ground.

As for future:

With 260 ships at Pearl Harbor, and Midway in Allied hands, it is possible, that there is some close amphibious landing in planning. I don't see any anti-ship Allied planes in Australia strikes.

New Caledonia is worth lots of points, provide several, although exposed to naval bombardment, mutually supporting bases. And it should stretch LOC to Australia even further. So if Japan is still in Australia, it is a good option. What is current points ratio anyway?

PS. I like those numbers at Allied parachute unit. 228? Does that mean, that they are already divided into 228 smaller units? Does USMC battalion even have this total number of squads anyway? It should have eaten all available USMC commanders.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/11/2010 10:20:12 PM

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The loss of a dozen heavy bombers is crippling losses for the Allies in 1942. How many do you think they get? If you lose 12 in one day thats a disaster.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/11/2010 10:37:21 PM

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Andy mentioned we had a deal about not performing strat bombing in China which in return no B-29s would operate out of bases there...
Must admit that I had all but forgotten any such deal. So no more strat bombing in China.

Well, I'm glad the adventure in Zone 3 is about to end. All the small bases that could be gobbled up by Allies would eventually be the end of us.
I have a battered Guards division rebuilding at Soerabaja and it'll take a year before it's 90-100% again. More losses would mean it would take even longer.
Our only armored division still only has 200 out of 400 motorized support.

No idea how many write offs Andy got. He mentioned that 2 months production was destroyed; if this was in one or two turns I don't remember.
I've considered bombardments but getting within 7 hexes of bases with 400 ac and PT boats is very dangerous. Andy is expecting this and if he has brought in
SBDs and TBDs we could take ugly losses. I could rearm battleships in T'ville using an AKE in the size 5 port. 4Es bombing the ships in port forced me to move it
to the size 3 port in Cairns though, so when we burn our ammo we need to go to Rabaul to replenish.

If you para land 60 men of a Para battalion it will get an auto number like /227 and this does not mean there are 227 sub units

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 30, 42

Air Combat

Enemy Buffalos sweep Charters.
Our LR CAP over T'ville leaks over to Charters and cost Andy many lost planes.

Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 18 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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More extremely heavy casualties as we hit the Chinese Army out on manouver.
748 casualties in one strike is a record...

Morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 79,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 56th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 93rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 94th Chinese Corps, at 80,54
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 50
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 13 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 damaged

Allied ground losses:
748 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 7th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 10th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 72nd Chinese Corps, at 79,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ...
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Enemy 4E's take a break today and good is that! Only mediums stream into Charters and T'ville and is
greeted with a relatively heavy CAP provided from our emergency fields at Cairns. I railed the Air HQs in last night!

Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7
Hudson III (LR) x 23
Hudson III (LR) x 7
B-26 Marauder x 2
B-26B Marauder x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
8 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 9
A-29 Hudson x 6
B-18A Bolo x 17
B-25C Mitchell x 13
P-400 Airacobra x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 5 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort V bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27

Allied aircraft
B-25B Mitchell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25B Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (25 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(25 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
25 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
B-18A Bolo x 3

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Charters Towers , at 91,145
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 5
B-26 Marauder x 16
P-38E Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 27000 feet *

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
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We only have one offensive LBA unit left to strike back with.

Afternoon Air attack on 4th Aus Cav Brigade, at 92,146
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

This base could have been Andy's but he keep disturbing my rearguard so it can't leave the place...

Ground combat at Hughenden (88,145)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 70 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Defending force 682 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 57
Allied adjusted assault: 2

Japanese adjusted defense: 12
Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabl

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /231

Defending units:
3rd Tank Regiment
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/11/2010 10:52:38 PM

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Well well, WC in SA is over; congrats to Spain!
The only undefeated country in the contest is...New Zealand!

- Congrats Al

Good advice, will lower CAP attitude for bomber buster and keep some on high level CAP to counter enemy fighters.
Of course they will do the opposite...but what can I do about that

The good thing about having all US 4E's in Oz is that they aren't in Burma...that said I'm expecting Andy to attack through the SRA in this game.
We have a strong front in Solomons - Central Pac so he will aim for the area Burma - Sumatra - Malaya - Java - Timor - Celebes. All my efforts will from now on go into
reinforcing this zone. Don't think he's interested in Kuriles..dead end.

Andy will be hesistant using his carriers as long as the Uber KB is around, so we have to take advantage of this weapon; unfortunately it's a one shot Charlie and it takes 1-2 months to reload it.

Actually I think it's almost impossible to the Allied player to invade Japan and reach the historical boundaries by 1945-46, especially in scen 2 with all thos extra Jap units.
Another crucial factor is that Allied subs aren't efficient enough and I've never experienced running low on fuel and supplies. This completely revamps the picture and maybe Andy need Uber 4Es to
get anywhere at all.

Without occupying all of Oz, India or PH an auto victory is impossible. So we have to win by hurting and delaying the Allies until the end of the year.
If we do this well enough we get a draw or even maybe a win. Keeping the KB a force to be reckoned with throughout 1944 is key to achieving this, so any plans we develop can not risk this key factor.

This is Cent Pac:

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 8:21:25 AM

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A bit behind as it's midnight before I can get to the AAR.

We hang on to Charters throughout the turn....but it is with some shock I notice the 33rd Div has
entered CT!! What happened? In my inertia I must have clicked CT as target when railing the division from Bowen to
Townsville

This is the penalty for rushing turns at night before heading to bed. Last night I couldn't sleep for hours because of the
rush of the turns. Think I need to step back a bit.

This is obsetting, getting stuck in CT now in strat mode is suicide unless we can march out before more Allied troops arrive.
- What is annoying is that while the very same division was prevented from leaving Townsville 10 days ago as Allied troops
entered the base on the very same day as it was scheduled to leave, now was allowed to rail into CT when enemy troops
already were present *sigh*

Andy says this is how the routines have to work in order not to strand railing units somewhere out in the blu.
Seems like all this was programmed to inflict max casualties to someone in particular...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 01, 42

Air Combat

We bomb the Chinese heavily but are hit hard in return at Charters Towers as I need to rest
and refit our fighters.

Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 79,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 56th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 56th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 56th Chinese Corps, at 79,55
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 56th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 80,54
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 10 damaged

Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Army Tank Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 8 damaged

Allied ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (0 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Army Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 4th Aus Cav Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Army Tank Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 5th Recon Regiment, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
Hudson III (LR) x 16
Hudson III (LR) x 4
B-26B Marauder x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 17

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
9 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
7 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 1st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Recon Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 5th Recon Regiment, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
Beaufort V x 6
A-29 Hudson x 6
B-18A Bolo x 16
B-25B Mitchell x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 10
P-400 Airacobra x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-18A Bolo bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x A-29 Hudson bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 15th/C Division ...
Also attacking 41st Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 15th/C Division ...
Also attacking 5th Recon Regiment ...
Also attacking 15th/C Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 15th/C Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-38E Lightning x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 41st Naval Guard Unit, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th Recon Regiment ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 15th/C Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 28
B-17F Fortress x 7
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
346 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 1st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 41st Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 15th/C Division ...
Also attacking 1st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 5th Recon Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 41st Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 1st Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 41st Naval Guard Unit ...
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Hughenden (88,145)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 674 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 57
Defending force 60 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 19
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker: op mode(-)

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /231
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Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 20341 troops, 216 guns, 1571 vehicles, Assault Value = 1072
Defending force 22356 troops, 197 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 780

Allied adjusted assault: 960
Japanese adjusted defense: 464

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2757 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 139 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 117 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
358 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 192 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 201 (36 destroyed, 165 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Recce Battalion
10th Light Horse Battalion
255th Armoured Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
3rd Australian Brigade
1st Motor Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
4th Aus Cav Brigade
3rd Army Tank Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
2nd Australian Army
109th Tank Attack Regiment
2nd Australian Hvy AA Regiment
48th Light AA Regiment

Defending units:
1st Infantry Regiment
41st Naval Guard Unit
33rd Division --> NOT GOOD!
5th Recon Regiment
15th/C Division
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Allied Unit(s) Wiped Out at Hughenden by attrition!!!!!!
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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

(in reply to PzB74)

Post #: 937

RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 9:25:46 AM

PzB74

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This was an interesting turn to say the least....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 02, 42

Sub Attacks

We get off to a good start as we sink a loaded tanker off the West Coast!
We loose a small steamer of Nauru, Tresher deserved that kill for persistence alone.

Submarine attack near Eureka at 215,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-35

Allied Ships
TK Elsa, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

TK Elsa is sighted by SS I-35
SS I-35 launches 6 torpedoes at TK Elsa
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Sub attack near Nauru Island at 127,127

Japanese Ships
xAK Daifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Kuraido Maru
xAK Kirisima Maru
xAKL Tamaki Maru
PB Bisaku Maru

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Daifuku Maru
Thresher diving deep ....
PB Bisaku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisaku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisaku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisaku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Bisaku Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Air Combat

I initiated an air offensive against Katha in Burma. Noticed a considerable build up of forces here and
ordered a large scale airfield attack. Our sweepers found no CAP. Destroying many ac on the ground the raid must
be considered a success.

I skip the usual bombing of Chinese ground troops today. Too much else to focus on.

Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 67
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
36 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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When looking at the CAP over CT I wonder were the Tojo's are.
- Today I ordered all available fighters on 100% LRCAP over CT and augmented the numbers
with some Zero's from the escort carriers.

Our Zero's on CAP cause many losses to the enemy and I'm quite pleased, but still wonder were
the 95 Tojo's are. Only after the turn I figure it out; another FUBAR by me late at night.
- Instead of putting the fighters on 100& LRCAP over CT I place them on 100% CAP.... :(
This could have been the knock out blow against enemy bombers in Zone 3. All Tojo's were set to lower
altitudes and rested to hit enemy bombers. I'm truly into a series of unfortunate scew up's these days.
Mulled over this for many hours.

Morning Air attack on 10th Light Horse Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 69
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 18

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 7
P-38F Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter Ic (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 21500
Raid is overhead
No.31 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter Ic (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 21500
Raid is overhead
8th FG/80th FS with P-38F Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 27000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 10th Light Horse Battalion ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 10th Light Horse Battalion ...
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 49

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
Hudson III (LR) x 22
Hudson III (LR) x 6
B-26B Marauder x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 12
A-29 Hudson x 5
B-18A Bolo x 9
B-25B Mitchell x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
A-29 Hudson: 3 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Infantry Regiment, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-26 Marauder x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kawai Det with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 33rd Division ...
Also attacking 15th/C Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 41st Naval Guard Unit, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 8
B-17E Fortress x 38
B-17F Fortress x 6
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-24D Liberator x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
307 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-18A Bolo x 16

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 6 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 4th Aus Cav Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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A carrier raid on Palmyra?
- Andy wondered if I had spotted him! Thought he was up to something near Townsville.
Is this the beginning of a major invasion of the Line Islands? It may be just so...

Morning Air attack on Palmyra , at 170,133
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 21000 feet

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
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A major carrier strike on Palmyra is slightly disrupted by the local CAP and we shoot down several
Wildcats. The weather is bad and damage on the ground is only moderate, leaving all fields open and operational.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 173,128
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (8 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
VF-8 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
Morning Air attack on Palmyra , at 170,133
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
SBD-3 Dauntless x 119
TBF-1 Avenger x 57

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 12
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x F4F-4 Wildcat sweeping at 11000 feet
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x Albacore I bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x Albacore I bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
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A long range counterstrike from Christmas Island!!
This looks promising me thinks; 31 Zero's and 27 Nells is a well balanced strike force.
- Notice one thing; raid is spotted 47 minutes out against 3-14 min when the carriers hit Palmyra.
Jap radar sux and Allied early radar is much better than what it often was in real life.

Initially there are only 18 Wildcats on CAP, but more and more raise as time goes by.
there are still 19 Zero's left protecting the bombers when the Wildcats go after the Nells.
(Think we diverted or shot down ca 20-24 CAP fighters)
- I was thinking that ca 50% of the Nells would be shot down by the remaining CAP, fearing that as
many as 75% would be shredded. Right, 2 out of 27 Nell's appear over the enemy TF and one is splashed by FLAK
while the last launch a fish against a battleship.

I thought A2A had been toned down a bit but for Jap bombers it's just as uber deadly as before.
The weather is light rain and still we loose 95% of our bombers to CAP. I would expect Zero losses to be higher
and bomber losses to be 20-40% lower.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 173,128
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
G3M2 Nell x 27

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 52

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 19 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota
CV Enterprise

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
9 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-8 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
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Ground Combat

We get kicked out of CT; not surprisingly after that heavy volley from the air!
Our 33rd Div is still changing from strat to combat mode and is routed without given much of a chance.
This is our unlucky division; will post it somewhere unlikely to be invaded and reveal Andy's secred
plans for a future surprise invasion me thinks....

Ground Combat
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 20106 troops, 234 guns, 1591 vehicles, Assault Value = 1224
Defending force 19992 troops, 197 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 626

Allied adjusted assault: 948
Japanese adjusted defense: 187

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
5769 casualties reported
Squads: 246 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 35 (35 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 120 (120 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
699 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 103 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 125 (12 destroyed, 113 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Motor Brigade
2/7th Armoured Regiment
3rd Australian Brigade
2/9th Armoured Regiment
10th Light Horse Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/8th Armoured Regiment
4th Aus Cav Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2nd Recce Battalion
255th Armoured Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
109th Tank Attack Regiment
2nd Australian Army
2nd Australian Hvy AA Regiment
48th Light AA Regiment

Defending units:
41st Naval Guard Unit
1st Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
33rd Division
15th/C Division
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Carrier Strike on Palmyra!

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 9:32:49 AM

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A shredded counterstrike!

We had 45 Zero's and 45 Nell's at Christmas Island with 9 reserve ac and pilots for each group.
Despite loosing 27 Nell's today we still have another 27 left and the island has enough supplies and an Air HQ to enable it to receive replacement ac.
I moved 9 Val's, 3 Kate's, 9 Bettiesand 9 Zero's from Palmyra as well, boosting Christmas Island ac strength close to 120 which is its max capacity.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 9:51:56 AM

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PzB,

please, could you post a screenshot that shows the current (equipment) status of 33rd Division. And it would be quite interesting if you could somehow document its recovery after one month, three months and six months (assuming that parts of it will escape from Australia

).

Thanks!

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 10:12:17 AM

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ORIGINAL: PzB

A shredded counterstrike!

We had 45 Zero's and 45 Nell's at Christmas Island with 9 reserve ac and pilots for each group.
Despite loosing 27 Nell's today we still have another 27 left and the island has enough supplies and an Air HQ to enable it to receive replacement ac.
I moved 9 Val's, 3 Kate's, 9 Bettiesand 9 Zero's from Palmyra as well, boosting Christmas Island ac strength close to 120 which is its max capacity.

only 17 Wildcats and then 28 on Cap? Where are all his fighters? Or is that just what was in the air at the very beginning of the engagement?

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 10:35:22 AM

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Yes I can do so, the 33rd Div is routed but it's still in relatively ok shape.
It's being loaded on multiple transports and fast transports to get out of dodge within 2 days.

The way CAP works now is that a certain number of fighters is on patrol with more standing by and more on ready state.
Given 48 minute to intercept a strike the fighters on patrol will be joined by stand by fighters and eventually ready state fighters as the battle progress.
- So when Andy had 50 fighters on CAP he only had 17 airborne when the battle began.

The problem from my point of view is that our escort fighters don't manage to engage the enemy fighters that scramble late, so despite of fighting of 20+ Wildcats
the last 30 would just slip past completely and massacre our fragile Nells.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 10:48:25 AM

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Line Islands

If this is a full scale invasion of the Line Islands and not only a strike things will get interesting.
As I told Andy, I had to provide carrier and fleet support to cover my evacuation of Zone 3 and I remember Andy's outburst when he found out
the KB was in place. He also said he had been preparing for months for this.

Today was actually the day the full KB joined hands again for the first time in 50 days after repairing and upgrading in the Home Islands.
Only the Junyo is still in Tokyo, finishing her repairs tomorrow. She will then head out with the Kongo and 6 destroyers.

I did a calculation and the KB including 6 fleet and 2 light carriers can reach the Line Islands in ca 10 days including 2 refuelings.
There are already fleet oilers taking up position to meet the carriers. The heavy fleet units will take a bit longer as they need to go via Rabaul and Kwajalein.

Still, Andy has 10 days to secure his objectives before we're over him; the clock is ticking

Shortly we will go over our defensive postures in the Line Islands.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 11:07:53 AM

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Line Islands Defensive Dispositions

Most defensive units in the islands are prepped 100% for their respective bases.
Fanning island between Palmyra and Christmas is building an airfield, should be ready in a few days.
There's a 1500 man naval guard unit and some engineers on this atoll. Plan was to have a seaplane base here.

Canton and Baker Island serves as backup bases within air transfer range of Kwajalein and Line Islands.
There is also a crack inf regiment at Canton; I'm moving 30 long range transports to the base together with 27 Nells and 27 Zero's.
- Also loading up a para unit at Kwajalein and the Amph Bde is preparing at Rabaul.

Let's hope Andy also screws up a few things that will allow us to get back at him.
Question is how many divisions he has prepped for an invasion and how well they fare against our men.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 11:38:16 AM

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Zone 3

Soon both Zone 3 and 2 will be more or less abandoned.
Falling back from Zone 3 means Alice Springs has to be abandoned. How long we will stay at Tennant Creek before falling back upon Darwin and Katherine remains to be
seen. The goal is to keep a presence in Oz throughout 1942 if possible.

The good thing is that lots of troops and resources now become available for other purposes and the Solomons and New Guinea can be fully manned and the defenses in SRA are also filling out.

As soon as a stalemate can be achieved in Burma I hope to strike decisively against Andy both in offensive and reactive actions throughout 43.
A large convoy with a crack division and a motorized infantry regiment are being shipped to Burma as we speak.
- I also notice that Andy's plan in Burma is to slowly expand the basea and airfields in order to overwhelm us in the air and then explode superior ground forces against exposed troops. To counter this we need lots and lots of Tojo's and 3-4 major sized airfields. I'm working on both...

The bug that troops in non base hexes don't suffer malaria effects is unfortunate for us; large formations can camp in the open and bide their time and opportunity to launch an attack.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 7:27:34 PM

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Loaded 3/4 of the troops in T'ville today and making an effort to complete loading by tomorrow.
Cairn's is following suit, leaving only one Air HQ.

The Junyo has completed repairs and is heading south with the Kongo and destroyers.
Accelerated the last Katsuragi today and Taiho today, will run low on yard points but there is a CL that will be completed in 18 days
and the Musashi is 2 months away. Need to accelerate the Shinano too, in Scen 2 she's been changed to a Taiho class carrier.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 03, 42

Sub - ASW Attacks

An invasion force is confirmed near Palmyra!

ASW attack near Palmyra at 172,130
Japanese Ships
SS RO-67, hits 3

Allied Ships
APD Little
BB Resolution
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD John D. Edwards
KV Genista
PC Vigilant
PC Kimball
SC-638
SC-519
AMC Hector
AM Matai
AM Bellechasse
APD Manley
AP William Ward Burrows
AP Thomas Jefferson
AP President Hayes
AP President Jackson
AP Henderson
AP Barnett
AP American Legion
AP Hugh L. Scott
AP J. Franklin Bell
AP Tasker H. Bliss
AP Zeilin
AK Procyon
AK Arcturus
AK Electra
AK Algorab
AK Betelgeuse
AK Libra
xAP Devonshire
DD Thanet
DD Scout
DD Arunta
DD Voyager

SS RO-67 launches 4 torpedoes at APD Little
DD Thanet fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Scout fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arunta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Voyager attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arunta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arunta attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arunta cannot establish contact with SS RO-67
DD Voyager fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arunta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arunta fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Tillamook at 210,59
Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
xAK Rodman Coleman, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAK Rodman Coleman is sighted by SS I-15
SS I-15 launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Rodman Coleman
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Air Combat

We loose some Nicks as they are ambushed in Burma.

Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese/B Corps, at 61,45
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 30

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.113 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 66th Chinese/C Corps ...
Also attacking 66th Chinese/B Corps ...
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Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 85,143
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (0 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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A small strike on Fanning Island. Recon?

Morning Air attack on Fanning Island , at 172,137
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 114th Infantry Regiment, at 92,144 (Townsville)
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
F1M2 Pete x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7
P-38E Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
P-38E Lightning: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
10 planes vectored on to bombers
Myoko-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
Nachi-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
7 planes vectored on to bombers
5th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on 754th Tank Battalion, at 91,144
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

We attack Liuchow and it's only a matter of time before the base will fall.
A huge army occupies Bowen; 3845 AV alone and there's another couple of thousand around Charters.

Ground combat at Liuchow (74,55)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24367 troops, 182 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 928
Defending force 9176 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Japanese adjusted assault: 580
Allied adjusted defense: 191

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
362 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1722 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 161 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 118 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Assaulting units:
51st Recon Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
104th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th/A Division

Defending units:
6th Chinese Corps
9th Group Army
4th War Area
7th Chinese Base Force
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Bowen (93,147)

Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 103294 troops, 1907 guns, 2121 vehicles, Assault Value = 3845

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 5064
Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 5064 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied forces CAPTURE Bowen !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Regiment
4th Australian Division
5th Australian Division
8th Australian Division
41st Infantry Division
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
27th Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
2nd Australian Division
40th Infantry Division
13th Australian Brigade
6th Aus Cav Brigade
2/16th Field Regiment
4th Australian Lt AA Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
226th Field Artillery Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
108th Tank Attack Regiment
I US Amphib Corps
I Australian Corps
21/22 Field Regiment
30th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Australian Army
II Australian Corps
249th Field Artillery Battalion
2/3rd Light AA Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
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A quick look at China

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 9:48:13 PM

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The impending invasion of the Line Islands

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 10:39:37 PM

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You will not be able to sweep Palmyra. It is your own base.

Believe me I tried to do this many times against you in Malaya and Burma. It wont happen until the base changes sides.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 11:05:19 PM

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Dang, that explains it.
- Sweeping your own base when infested with enemies is essential.

When I do tomorrow's AAR update we'lll see that Andy's invasion force met a wall of steel and a poor odds!

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/14/2010 11:10:54 PM

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Maybe other's can explain why this is a beneficial feature? (disallowing sweep of own bases)

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 8:22:08 AM

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No idea Al, you should be able to sweep all hexes if you ask me.
If there is any beneficial results house rules should cover it.

NEWSFLASH: US INVADES PALMYRA - FIRST INVASION WAVE SUFFERS EXTREME CASUALTIES AND IS STALLED!

2 marine regiments and an engineer regiment landed at Palmyra today after extensive air and sea bombardments.
Despite heavy disruption and casualties the invaders were stuck on the beaches and suffered heavily.
US troops, initially numbering around 10000 have already suffered ca 3000 casualties.

- If Andy wants Palmyra he will need to re-embark his first wave and send in a second.
After bombarding with all remaining US and British capital ships ammo is probably low and a replenishment run to PH may
become necessary.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 04, 42

Sub Attacks

A couple of mighty fine sub successes; a large tanker and a large merchant are torpedoed and sunk.

Submarine attack near Coos Bay at 211,60

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
TK Montebello, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

TK Montebello is sighted by SS I-15
SS I-15 attacking on the surface
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Sub attack near Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
PT-23
PT-21

SS I-175 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy PT
Sub escapes detection
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Submarine attack near San Francisco at 205,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
xAK Malancha, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Malancha is sighted by SS I-172
SS I-172 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Malancha
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 205,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
xAK Malancha, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-172 launches 4 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Palmyra at 171,132

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Arunta
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
DD Thanet
DD Scout

SS RO-60 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Arunta
RO-60 diving deep ....
DD Thanet fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Scout fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Scout attacking submerged sub ....
DD Scout fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Scout fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Scout fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Surface Combat

Our brave destroyer disrupts the enemy bombardment groups and get away with it, landing a shell
in the Captein's cabin on the Mississippi!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Palmyra at 170,133, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Karii

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Idaho
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1
CA Astoria
CA Minneapolis
CA San Francisco
CA Vincennes
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Concord
CL Honolulu
DD Monssen
DD Sims
DD Hughes
DD Anderson
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Henley
DD Patterson

Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 7,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards
DD Karii engages BB Mississippi at 7,000 yards
DD Karii engages CA Vincennes at 7,000 yards
DD Karii engages DD Anderson at 7,000 yards
BB Mississippi engages DD Karii at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
BB Mississippi engages DD Karii at 9,000 yards
CA San Francisco engages DD Karii at 9,000 yards
DD Karii engages DD Sims at 9,000 yards
DD Monssen engages DD Karii at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Mississippi engages DD Karii at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Mississippi engages DD Karii at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Bombardments

The bombardments were ugly!
As you can see relatively few combat troops are killed, the support guys takes the heat and disruption went up sky high.

Naval bombardment of Palmyra at 170,133

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Revenge
BB Warspite
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Newcastle
CL Enterprise

Japanese ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 57
Port hits 27
Port supply hits 6

BB Resolution firing at Palmyra
BB Revenge firing at Sasebo 6th SNLF
BB Warspite firing at Palmyra
CA Devonshire firing at Palmyra
CA Dorsetshire firing at Palmyra
CA Canberra firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
CA Australia firing at Palmyra
CL Newcastle firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
CL Enterprise firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
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Naval bombardment of Palmyra at 170,133

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB Idaho
BB Colorado
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CL Honolulu
CL Concord
CL Detroit
CL Raleigh

Japanese ground losses:
641 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 84
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 6

BB Mississippi firing at Palmyra
BB Idaho firing at Palmyra
BB Colorado firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
CA Vincennes firing at Palmyra
CA San Francisco firing at Palmyra
CA Minneapolis firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
CA Astoria firing at Palmyra
CL Honolulu firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
CL Concord firing at Palmyra
CL Detroit firing at Palmyra
CL Raleigh firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
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Invasions

Pre-Invasion action off Palmyra
68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Ramillies
CA Portland
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD John D. Edwards
AMC Hector
PC Jackson
PC Vigilant
PC Kimball
SC-638
SC-519
AM Bellechasse

Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

BB Ramillies firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
CA Portland firing at 1st JNAF AF Unit
DD Schley firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
DD Chew firing at 56th Infantry Regiment
DD John D. Edwards firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
57th JNAF AF Unit firing at AMC Hector
PC Jackson firing at enemy troops
PC Vigilant firing at enemy troops
PC Kimball firing at enemy troops
SC-638 firing at enemy troops
SC-519 firing at enemy troops
AMC Hector firing at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Palmyra
TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 170,133

Allied ground losses:
523 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 107 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 42 (0 destroyed, 42 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (0 destroyed, 22 disabled)

10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 21st Marine Rgt /235
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Invasion Support action off Palmyra
27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Ramillies
CA Portland
DD Schley
DD Chew
DD John D. Edwards
AMC Hector
PC Jackson
PC Vigilant
PC Kimball
SC-638
SC-519
AM Bellechasse

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Ramillies firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
CA Portland firing at Sasebo 6th SNLF
DD Schley firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
DD Chew firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
DD John D. Edwards firing at 57th JNAF AF Unit
56th Infantry Regiment firing at AMC Hector
PC Jackson firing at enemy troops
PC Vigilant firing at enemy troops
PC Kimball firing at enemy troops
SC-638 firing at enemy troops
SC-519 firing at enemy troops
DD Schley firing at enemy troops
DD Chew firing at enemy troops
AMC Hector firing at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Air Combat

-Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 85,143
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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The Chinese take a horrific pounding from the air. Probably 5000 casualties from air bombardment over
the last week or so. The attack below was the most effective last turn.

Morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps, at 80,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 12 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
436 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
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A heavy air attack; not fun vacating on Palmyra.

Morning Air attack on Palmyra , at 170,133
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 11
Martlet II x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
SBD-3 Dauntless x 103
TBF-1 Avenger x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Runway hits 14
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x Albacore I bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x Albacore I bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 4000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 4000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 2000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x Albacore I bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking Sasebo 6th SNLF /231 ...
Also attacking 17th Naval Construction Battalion ...
Also attacking 56th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking 57th JNAF AF Unit ...
Also attacking Sasebo 6th SNLF /231 ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking Sasebo 6th SNLF /231 ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking 56th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Sasebo 6th SNLF /231 ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking 56th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking 56th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking 56th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking Sasebo 6th SNLF /231 ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking Sasebo 6th SNLF /231 ...
Also attacking Palmyra ...
Also attacking 1st JNAF AF Unit ...
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Morning Air attack on 114th Infantry Regiment, at 92,144 (Townsville)
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
F1M2 Pete x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-38E Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 27000 feet

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 7th Armoured Brigade, at 91,144
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter Ic (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 21500
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 754th Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 7th Armoured Brigade ...
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Ground Combat

I notice that Andy has landed 2 marine and one engineer regiment - close to 10k troops,
this is 40% than the permitted stacking limit on Palmyra.
Maybe this is one of the reasons for the poor results?

Japs on the other hand were reduced to ca the allowed stacking limit by the time combat was initiated!
Still, Allied adjusted combat value was ...2!?

Ground combat at Palmyra (170,133)
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4257 troops, 50 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
Defending force 8469 troops, 191 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 6th SNLF /231
17th Naval Construction Battalion
1st JNAF AF Unit
57th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
34th Combat Engr Rgt /240
9th Marine Rgt /241
21st Marine Rgt /240
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Ground combat at Palmyra (170,133)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7149 troops, 188 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
Defending force 6365 troops, 74 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Allied adjusted assault: 2
Japanese adjusted defense: 67

Allied assault odds: 1 to 33 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
444 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2541 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 90 destroyed, 137 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (16 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
34th Combat Engr Rgt /240
9th Marine Rgt /241
21st Marine Rgt /240

Defending units:
56th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 6th SNLF /231
1st JNAF AF Unit
17th Naval Construction Battalion
57th JNAF AF Unit
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 8:31:09 AM

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I did _not_ expect the Kari to return from her trip to Palmyra

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 8:40:06 AM

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Review of Palmyra

Our assault value is down from ca 190 to 130, not so bad taken in consideration.
Disruption is around 80+, but the same would be the case with US troops.
- I noticed that not all US troops were landed, will there be a follow up landing of remaining support troops today?
Wouldn't do so if I were Andy as this would trigger another shock attack.

Next turn will be very interesting!

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 8:50:16 AM

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Line Islands Strat Overview

Ideally Andy should have the capacity to invade both Palmyra and Christmas Island at once.
Now he has to be careful to avoid the angry samurais on Christmas as he supports the Palmyra invasion.

On a side note: I concluded loading of troops from Townsville today.
- A few thousand troops, mostly casualties, remain. Will try to take as many I can to Cairns by barge.
All ships are racing north to cover under the CVE / LBA umbrella just NNE of Cairns.

In Cairns loading of all but one base force unit has completed or is in process.
One unit of Tojo's remain on CAP for protection. Just a few days more and we should have evacuated Zone 3.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 9:56:37 AM

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Now the Line Island invasion explains his comment about the Zone 3 diversion. But what division do his two Marine Regiments belong to, where is the rest? I think he either must have them in the second wave, or he might have them scheduled for an attack on another target, nearby or distant?

How long would it take for Andy to evacuate the landed troops in case his second wave fails? Could you bring your quick reaction forces from Rabaul and use them to drive the invaders into the sea? After hitting his navy?
Can KB make it in time, and bring enough heavies? You could create havoc in the ranks of his CV and BB, if you are lucky and bold now. He brought some the slow british R-class battlewagons besides the british carriers, so maybe even if he pulls his CV back, you might be able to hunt down the BB and transport forces? Could you detach mini KB already?

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 2:08:21 PM

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It certainly does; especially in regard to were Allied naval assets are.
- Andy got plenty enough ground troops to both fight in Burma, Oz and perform landings in the Line Islands.
However, he only got enough naval assets to support one major operation.

I now see that he has moved almost all British capital ships to the Central Pacific.
Any operations in the Indian Ocean and all the way to the Solomons would therefore meet very little opposition.

The 9th and 21st Regiments belong to the 3rd Marine Division.
The Third Marine Division was first assembled in September 43 and the regiments fought independently until then.
- So Andy has the entire First Marine Division at disposal, most likely prepped for Christmas Island.
Not sure which other Marine regiments he also may have at his disposal.

Since not all troops have been unloaded at Palmyra Andy first has to complete unloading; this will take 1 day.
- Then he has to consider whether he will perform another attack with his ground troops already on Palmyra.
If he attacks again tomorrow not much will be achieved with the disrupted troops.

So let's assume he attacks again in 2 days after prolonged air and sea bombardments.
- Reloading of the troops on Palmyra will take 2 days, he don't want to overcrowd the island by landing more troops first.
So on day 5 he can land the second wave. This will most likely be more successful than the first wave. Let's assume they achieve
a 1-1 odds on the first day and reduce forts to level 3. Then another 2-3 attacks will be required to lower the remaining forts.
The question is then whether the second wave can capture Palmyra without wearing itself out.

If we assume that the second wave will manage to capture Palmyra after 3 attacks this will most likely require 1 or 2 days or rest in
between the attacks. In this equation it will take another 8-9 days to capture Palmyra, and then the island will be a wreck requiring fresh
engineers to clean up the rubble before aircraft can start using the fields.

My estimate is therefore that the KB should be able to intervene before Andy got an operational air base in the Line Islands.
- Even a size 2 airfield would be insufficient to be a threat to the KB and allow him to make a stand.

The only way Andy can win the battle for the Line Islands is to occupy Christmas Island as well before the KB arrives.
This does not seem very likely and my conclusion for now is that Andy has a few difficult choices to make

The Mini KB doesn't officially exist anymore. 4 slow CVE's and a CS support the evacuation of Zone 3.
- The Junyo is heading for Kwajalein and will need 3-4 days longer than the KB to reach the Line Islands.
Maybe it can play a role finishing of cripples then?

As I said; the KB consists of 6 fleet carriers and 2 light carriers.
This force should be sufficient to stand and fight the Allied carrier force if Andy doesn't retreat.
I will not split it up before a decisive victory can be won though.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 2:18:43 PM

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8 CV/L in one TF? Yikes!

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 3:22:17 PM

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By not splitting up I mean not operating independently.
I may well divide the carriers into divisions when we approach the Line Islands.
- Problem is that I don't have more than one appointed admiral with good air ratings right now.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 3:26:06 PM

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Sounds like we are up to follow some interesting battles in this AAR. Hopefully KB arrives in time to take a chunk out of his capital ships. If Andy manages to capture Palmyra just before KB arrives, will you consider a counter-landing to capture his disrupted marine division on the spot, i.e. before it can fortify?

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 7/15/2010 5:07:07 PM

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If Andy captures Palmyra and then has to leave his troops will be toast...

A few shuttle bombardments and then we'll land a force to recapture the island.
- Need to start prepping units for this eventuality. Got plenty as we just have evacuated Zone 3!

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