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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 1:11:31 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Finally assembling the Combined Fleet again after performing repairs and upgrades on most ship classes.
The Taiho takes lead of Car Div 1 and leads the Shokaku and Zuikaku. Ideally I would have liked to organize the carriers in Divisions of no more than 3 carriers but
this requires a lot of escorts and reduces our surface combat strength. 3-4 CVs + 1 CVL will most likely become the standard composition.

By the end of the year the Kido Butai will then field 4 Car Divs:

2 Taiho + Akagi + CVL (+11 escorts: 1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 7 DD)
2 Shokaku + 2 Soryu (+11 escorts: 1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 8 DD)
3 Katsuragi + 2 CVL (+10 escorts: 1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 6 DD)
1 Junyo + 5 CVE (or deteached slower CVLs)(+escorts: 1 BB, 1 CA, 1 CL, 5-8 DD)

In total such an escort force will draw upon all 4 Kongo class fast battleships, 7 heavy and 4 light cruisers as well as 26-29 destroyers.
That's over 40 warships.

I will organize the heavy battleships in the Battleship Group: Yamato, Musashi and Nagato and Mutsu as well as 2 CAs, 1 CL and 8 destroyers.
A heavy cruiser group under Tanaka: 4 CA, 1 CL and 7 destroyers

The new Shimakaze class destroyers will be organized in 2 DESRONS with 2 CLs.

Can anyone tell me if there's an advantage to attaching ships to different Navy HQs?
In Soerabaja we have the South Seas Fleet while the Combined Fleet HQ is at Truk.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 24, 43

Sub Disasters

Just like bugs drawn towards the fire...

TF 319 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Ships
SS O20, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Air Combat

Enemy is hitting Katherine; please blow up the place for us!-)

Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 30
B-24D1 Liberator x 20

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 62
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Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 4

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 15
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Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8

No Allied losses

Runway hits 4
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Industry review - 1/23/2011 2:30:50 AM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		A look at the industry chart:

Looks fairly ok!
I've now installed a 64 bit Win7 client and have to boot from my old WinXP drive to access Tracker (32 bit).
Need to reinstall it on the new OS but not quite sure how to proceed if I want to take with me the old history!




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RE: Industry review - 1/23/2011 2:59:50 AM   
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Just install 32-bit Java and the 32-bit C++ library (vcredist). Ask the Tracker boys about it. It works fine for me on Vista 64.


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RE: Industry review - 1/23/2011 5:06:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		You're right, not bad economy at all.  Particularly given your militry situation.  DEI still intact  You still hold Burma.  Allied offensive just starting ... almost one year later than history.  Looks really good actually.   

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RE: Industry review - 1/23/2011 8:15:45 AM   
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Yes, you should fight for Northen Oz, cause having there strongholds is best way to prevent attacks (both bombing your resources and invasions) on SRA. You have naval superiority and KB intact so you could give Andy a real headache.

But, since im not familiar with Allied Edition, perhaps northen OZ is not that important as it was in normal game.

Btw, whats your plans with War in the East?



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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 11:45:58 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

ORIGINAL: inqistor

Allies actually lose ASW bonus in 1944, I wonder if this counterbalance better DC.



Really? Where did you get this info? Was it from a developer?


Manual, 6.4.4.1. last paragraph.


quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB
By the end of the year the Kido Butai will then field 4 Car Divs:

2 Taiho + Akagi + CVL (+11 escorts: 1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 7 DD)
2 Shokaku + 2 Soryu (+11 escorts: 1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 8 DD)
3 Katsuragi + 2 CVL (+10 escorts: 1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 6 DD)
1 Junyo + 5 CVE (or deteached slower CVLs)(+escorts: 1 BB, 1 CA, 1 CL, 5-8 DD)

In total such an escort force will draw upon all 4 Kongo class fast battleships, 7 heavy and 4 light cruisers as well as 26-29 destroyers.
That's over 40 warships.

I will organize the heavy battleships in the Battleship Group: Yamato, Musashi and Nagato and Mutsu as well as 2 CAs, 1 CL and 8 destroyers.
A heavy cruiser group under Tanaka: 4 CA, 1 CL and 7 destroyers


Nice, orderly, organization, but what is purpose of such composition? BBs will draw enemy planes, there are, like 2 CAs with slightly more FPs, but the rest? IIRC there is now possibility for some Japan CLs to convert into CLAAs.
Also, what with "Night Fighting Force"? Have you "upgraded" already those CLs with ridiculous number of torpedo tubes (like 2*12)? Put under Tanaka everything, which have many torpedo tubes. At night, and in bad weather, that should defeat anything, even pure super-duper-modern BB force.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 1:21:37 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Thx Mynok, will look into it! 

Hi Kresimir, good to see you in here again!
Yes, true as you say; but what would happen if Combined Fleet got pulled into major fleet action in the Cent Pac just as Allies launched a major land offensive towards Darwin?
With Daily Waters and numerous other bases in Allied hands Darwin would get shut down and reinforcements-evacuations would be endangered and we would risk loosing the entire Northern Oz Army.
Not an easy one this, but as I said, the dice is cast!

The fleet composition is the first step in organizing the Combined Fleet into divisions and squadrons.
Need to find out exactly which ships I have, which ones I will sent to the Far East and which ones to be used in AA and ASW roles etc.
I am of course very flexible with how these groups of ships can be reorganized but the idea is that most sea battles will see the carrier as the main fleet assets.
So by organizing into Car Divs we will go into combat well organized in balanced fleets. As soon as the carrier battle is over we can easily combine 1+1 Car Divs and "create" 2 new powerful surface combat fleets.
- If you look at the escort composition <1 BB, 2 CA, 1 CL, 7 DD> this is a very well balanced force, just need a good commander and the surface fleet is ready for action.

The supporting surface combat TFs thus need to be commanded by the best naval combat commanders like Tanaka.

One of the Kitakami "torpedo cruisers" have been sunk, the Kitakami itself is being upgraded to a CLAA (50 days to completion) - it will join one of the Car Divs when completed.
The Shimakaze class destroyers is the basis for our torpedo squadrons now, either in formations of 6 + 1 CL or alternatively as 10 + 2 CLs or 4 CA, 2 CL and 6 DDs.


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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 2:42:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would probably go with KB-old and KB-new. 5 CVs and a CVL in each along with 2 Kongo plus more DDs in each. Stationed each in Babeldoab and Marshalls area able to respond to any kind of threat with some force.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 2:43:25 PM   
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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 9:28:39 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Hi 5th Guards and welcome to the thread

It's certainly many possible ways to put together the KB but remember that a TF will have max FLAK in a 15 ship TF.
Flak on additional ships isn't counted. This means you want to have 15 ships in each Car Div. Breaking the KB into smaller units would require more escorts and
more political points spent on appointing Air Fleet Admirals. I consider between 3-5 carriers including 1-2 CVLs to be ideal in 43-44

Hm well, splitting in two has both its advantage and disadvantage; You can react to threats but if you're up against the combined Allied carrier fleets half the KB won't be a match.

Enemy 4Es hit Darwin today; no opposition.
I evacuated Katherine as enemy troops moved in, don't want them to defeat a smaller unit and pursue it straight into Darwin.
- Do have a plan for Darwin and another week to prepare is required.

Enemy commando para's also landed at Corunna Downs; our garrison defeated the attackers.
I'm going to airlift in some reinforcements to ensure that an eventual follow up drop also fails.
- I want to force Andy to expend resources to take these bases and nothing would be better than if he has to send ships.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 26, 43

Sub Attacks

Annoying when supply ships also load fuel..a single hit and they burn up.

Sub attack near Davao at 82,92

Japanese Ships
xAK Kumagawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Tatutaki Maru
xAK Kenyo Maru
xAK Keiyo Maru
E W-14

Allied Ships
SS Trout

SS Trout launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Kumagawa Maru
Trout diving deep ....
E W-14 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-14 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Air Combat

70 Libs hit Darwin port.
The last ship left port yesterday and loaded up the wrecked recon regiment.

Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 25
B-24D1 Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 22
Port supply hits 2
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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Port hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 15

No Allied losses

Port hits 4
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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Corunna Downs (57,131)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 260 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Defending force 402 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied adjusted assault: 12
Japanese adjusted defense: 9

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/6 Cavalry Cdo Bn /1

Defending units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
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Northern Australia




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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 9:39:20 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		A quick look at the inventory reveals the following about the surface fleet. There are:
9 battleships: 2 x Yamato, 2 Nagato, 4 Kongo and Ise.
10 heavy cruisers - lost a few too many for my liking
17 light cruisers including the Katori (this somehow makes up for the CA shortage)
105 destroyers - out of these 25 are older types now used as escorts

In the Line Islands we have 3 light cruisers and 11 destroyers.
The SRA Fleet has 1 BB (Ise), 3 CA, 2 CL and 15 destroyers.

This leaves ca 54 destroyers (minus 5-10 always refitting or in different state of repairs) ready for action with the KB and Combined Fleet.
- Not a lot to face the storm with but we do receive quite a few new destroyers and another 4 CLs.



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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 10:40:42 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		A few interesting events today;

Our combined attack on Horn Island; Army bombers from 2 large fields tried to coordinate an attack
but ALL bomber units came in dribs and drabs. Need to look at how to organize this better. All bombers were Helen IIs and
most escorts were Oscar IIbs set at the same altitude. Still Zero's at other bases and at other altitude settings also followed the bombers in.

In Darwin the 4Es came in again; this time 2x20 Thunderbolt from the little island 9 hexes away also came sweeping in.
Defending Darwin with fighters would therefore have been futile and the defenders would have become trapped when the fields were closed.

Katherine was captured by the Allies, a huge armored force took the place and met no resistance.
Let's see if the come rushing into Darwin!

The last charge by the paras at Corunna Downs also failed.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 27, 43

Subs vs Mines

The end of Peto....lots of enemy subs have met their end in our minefields.

TF 317 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)

Allied Ships
SS Peto, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Air Attacks

Little effect these night air raids - as should be.

Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 10

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Wellington Ic bombing from 12000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,4
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Allied aircraft
Blenheim VD x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim VD: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Blenheim VD bombing from 12000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Air Combat

Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
A6M5 Zero x 16

No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 27
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 36
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 31

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 14
B-24D1 Liberator x 34

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 70
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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Runway hits 11
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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 20
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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 28
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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,12
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 20

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet *
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Afternoon Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
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Afternoon Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 26
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 36

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 34
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Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet *
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Katherine (76,128)
Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 670 troops, 3 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 1106
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 6
Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied forces CAPTURE Katherine !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
1st Motor Brigade
3rd Motor Brigade
1st Army Tank Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
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Ground combat at Corunna Downs (57,131)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 365 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Defending force 481 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied adjusted assault: 1

Japanese adjusted defense: 11
Allied assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 1)

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
2/6 Cavalry Cdo Bn /1

Defending units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
70th Div /1
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Australia




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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/23/2011 11:25:58 PM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 28, 43

Surface Combat

Spotted some ship near Frigate Shoals and sent a raider in against em.
Scored a couple of lousy 25mm hit before the enemy fled but those hits ignited a transport carrying fuel...

Night Time Surface Combat, near French Frigate Shoal at 170,101, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DMS Hovey
DMS Hopkins
LSD Carter Hall
xAK Owen Summers
xAK Robert J. Walker, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Asphalion
xAK Clan Mactavish

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 14% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hopkins at 2,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages xAK Robert J. Walker at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hopkins at 6,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
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Bombardments

We then bombarded the T-bolt nest - got 4 of em on the ground.

Night Naval bombardment of Groote Eylandt at 82,130

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Aoba
CL Kuma
CL Abukuma
CL Kinu
DD Usugumo
DD Hatsushima
DD Hagikaze
DD Urakaze
DD Shiranui

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (8 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 63
Port hits 15
Port supply hits 7

CA Furutaka firing at Groote Eylandt
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Aoba
CA Aoba firing at Groote Eylandt
CL Kuma firing at Groote Eylandt
CL Abukuma firing at Groote Eylandt
CL Kinu firing at Groote Eylandt
DD Usugumo firing at Groote Eylandt
DD Hatsushima firing at Groote Eylandt
DD Hagikaze firing at Groote Eylandt
DD Urakaze firing at Groote Eylandt
DD Shiranui firing at Groote Eylandt
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Ground Combat

Working on the paras...

Ground combat at Corunna Downs (57,131)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 472 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Defending force 325 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
70th Div /1

Defending units:
2/6 Cavalry Cdo Bn /1
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Raider...

If we had a Kormoran things would have been different!




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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/24/2011 8:52:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: PzB

Can anyone tell me if there's an advantage to attaching ships to different Navy HQs?
In Soerabaja we have the South Seas Fleet while the Combined Fleet HQ is at Truk.



Naval HQ's are cosmetic. Or organizational helpers. No game effect.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/24/2011 9:59:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Assumed as much, thx!

Enemy bombers hit Merauke and Buna today.
No doubt Merauke is high up on Andy's target list.

Over Buna we had 6 Nicks on CAP and they claimed almost 10 enemy bombers. Talk about B-25 kilelrs.
- The enemy's P38 sweepers first showed up when the fighting was over and got some revenge by shooting down 2 Nicks.

Enemy troops today entered Fenton in strength; our rear-guard will again fall back just in time.
It will then take the armor another 2 turns to enter Darwin, lanching an attack in 3.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 29, 43

Sub Attacks

A fleet of LCTs arrived at Exmouth and one of our subs commenced target practice!

Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
LCT-355, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

LCT-355 is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 attacking LCT-355 on the surface
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
LCT-178

LCT-178 is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy LCT
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
LCT-354, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

LCT-354 is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 attacking LCT-354 on the surface
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Air Combat

Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 7
B-25C Mitchell x 14
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6
P-38H Lightning x 9
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19
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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 15
B-24D Liberator x 23
B-24D1 Liberator x 37
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 87
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 10
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 20

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/24/2011 11:05:54 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		We're quickly running out of July...In August the Frances goes into production.
Not so sure it's an improvement over the Betty and Nells; it got a relatively high service rating (3).
- Got armor though, so I guess I will start a production line and convert some squadrons.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 30, 43

Sub Attacks

This sub captain will be fired! He shot 16 torpedoes at 2 unescorted and loaded transports
and scored...1 hit

Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
xAK City of Durban

xAK City of Durban is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 launches 8 torpedoes at xAK City of Durban
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Submarine attack near Exmouth at 50,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
xAK Clan Lamont, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

xAK Clan Lamont is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 launches 8 torpedoes at xAK Clan Lamont
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Air Combat

Vengefull fighters sweep thin air over Buna!

Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 20

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet
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Ground Combat

Takes time to get rid of these paras.
Fenton also falls to a huge enemy force; not a lot of places left to run now!

Ground combat at Corunna Downs (57,131)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 482 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Defending force 244 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

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

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

Assaulting units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
70th Div /1

Defending units:
2/6 Cavalry Cdo Battalion
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Ground combat at Fenton (76,126)
Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3577 troops, 0 guns, 497 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 240
Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 240 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Fenton !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)

Assaulting units:
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/6th Armoured Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
1st Motor Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
1st Army Tank Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
4th Armoured Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/25/2011 12:01:09 AM   
ny59giants


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Status: offline 		Port Hedland will be 7 hexes from Exmouth vs 10 from Carnarvon. Thus, he will be able to use more of his 2e bombers. In addition, he will soon be able to get into SRA area quicker. Your days in northern Australia seem to be numbered.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/25/2011 1:40:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Naval HQ's help with ship repair IIRC. And don't they also (in game code) spread around any naval support squads they have to nearby bases? Check your naval support numbers at bases near Naval HQ's and see if you can make them add up using only the naval support at the base - I bet the totals are off because they get credit for the nearby naval HQ.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/25/2011 1:55:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had thought that naval HQ's simply added naval support to the base they are in. I was not aware of any units with the ability to spread out support squads to separate bases automatically.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/25/2011 2:02:00 PM   
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Q's question and my reply were in reference to assigning TFs to a naval HQ. Not about actual on-map naval HQ units. Just to clarify! In retrospect I see how my wording wasn't very precise.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/25/2011 4:16:09 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lomri


Q's question and my reply were in reference to assigning TFs to a naval HQ. Not about actual on-map naval HQ units. Just to clarify! In retrospect I see how my wording wasn't very precise.


AFAIK this is true! Assigning TF's (or ships?) was put in strictly to help players manage things, if they found it helpful.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/25/2011 11:16:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, I've decided not to decide Northern Oz in force - just with the forces necessary to delay the Allied advance.
All my efforts are going into fortyfing the SRA now and the defenses are becoming quite formidable.
- Allied troops didn't move out of Fenton today. Supply issues?

I'm preparing to pound Allied troops that move into Darwin; maybe our garrison can hang on for some time.

Not much else to report from the last turn; the Frances is now in production and I'm going for 40-50 ac per month.
What's your experience with the early Frances?


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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/26/2011 2:06:23 PM   
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ORIGINAL: PzB

What's your experience with the early Frances?


The armor does help. The relatively high SR hardly matters. The range hurts and helps. The Nell is such a great 2E patrol with its long range. The Betty just lights up, even escorted for me. The Frances range is matched for Zero escort (good), but I've never been able to get enough of them in range of an allied fleet to make a difference.

IJN LB is for attacking fleets, neh? Sending 90 Frances+escort against the allied CV's in mid-43 is just suicide, you would need +400 to get through. Besides building the a/c (at 50/month, about 1 years worth, so now you are into '44), the issue is where/how to base and support so many? You have few opportunities to do so.

So, yeah I've used them and they are ok. I just haven't been able to use them effectively to date. Hoping that you will be able to show me what I'm doing wrong!

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/26/2011 9:01:34 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Hm, the Frances with its unreliable Nakajima Homare engines need to be operated from large well supplied and serviced bases.
They should therefore be usefully if deployed with heavy fighter support in set-piece battles.
- I will equip some training units behind the lines with the Frances and see if I can find a use for them.

The Frances could have been used in many roles, just like the Ju-88.
Here's a very interesting tale: Franes on one way suicide mission against Ulithi hits carrier

A slightly interesting turn!

I finally managed to persuade 2 AMC's to return to the Frigate Shoals to deal with the enemy transports there.
- No idea what Andy is doing there.

As mentioned before, the AMCs lack aggressiveness despite being allocated aggrssive captains.
The Bangkok Maru was useless but the larger Gokoku Maru shot up all of the enemy transports.

3 subs continously failed at hitting the DMS's there.
- I thrive at opportunities to inflict numerous small hit and runs on the enemy.
Add em all up and they'll be worth a major battle by the end of the war.

In Oz enemy fighters swept Buna, PM and Darwin - empty air.
In return our medium bombers hit enemy armor near Darwin.
Low naval attack Helen's also attacked enemy shipping of Exmouth but dissappointed.

I also noticed how Andy bypassed Katherine without placing a garrison there!
So I dropped some para's and promptly recaptured the place, cutting of the enemy armor heading for Darwin.
That will cause some annoyance.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 01, 43

Aub & Surface Combat

Night Time Surface Combat, near French Frigate Shoal at 170,101, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DMS Hovey
xAK Owen Summers
xAK Asphalion
xAK Clan Mactavish

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 7,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 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
Range closes to 6,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hovey at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hovey at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hovey at 10,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hovey at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hovey at 12,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 12,000 yards
AMC Bankok Maru engages DMS Hovey at 12,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
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ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 170,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
DMS Hovey

SS I-8 launches 6 torpedoes at DMS Hovey
I-8 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection
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Day Time Surface Combat, near French Frigate Shoal at 170,101, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMC Gokoku Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 1
xAK Owen Summers, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
xAK Asphalion, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Clan Mactavish, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Owen Summers at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 16,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Owen Summers at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 11,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Owen Summers at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 8,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 8,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Owen Summers at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Clan Mactavish at 4,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Owen Summers at 4,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 6,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 6,000 yards
Yamaya, E. orders Japanese TF to disengage
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 6,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 6,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Owen Summers at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 12,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages DMS Hovey at 17,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
AMC Gokoku Maru engages xAK Asphalion at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 170,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
DMS Hovey
xAK Asphalion, heavy fires, heavy damage

SS I-8 launches 6 torpedoes at DMS Hovey
I-8 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection
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Air Combat

Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 76,126 (Fenton)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 36

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 49,129
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Pringle
xAK City of Agra

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Army Tank Brigade, at 76,126 (Fenton)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Army Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Motor Brigade ...
Also attacking 3rd Army Tank Brigade ...
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 49,129
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Sage Brush

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Corunna Downs (57,131)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 487 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Defending force 181 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
70th Div /1

Defending units:
2/6 Cavalry Cdo Battalion
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Ground combat at Katherine (76,128)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Katherine !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
4th Raiding Rgt /2
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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/26/2011 11:53:58 PM   
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I finally managed to persuade 2 AMC's to return to the Frigate Shoals to deal with the enemy transports there.
- No idea what Andy is doing there.


He probably has enough SeaBees to throw 2 or 3 here plus a BF to use to build up the base as a steady stepping stone to get him to Midway. He can use those dot bases to get him close enough for LRCAP.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/27/2011 8:09:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would recommend bombing the armor that you have cut off from supplies. That way you might be able to slow their return to katherine down to a crawl. More turns without supply = good for you. An d you might trash some decent armor units + Darwin holds out longer = win win win!


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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/27/2011 9:31:43 AM   
beppi

 

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Status: offline 		Yes hit the cut off troops as hard as possible but watch out for LRCAP you will destroy some units and you will push them out of movement mode to combat mode which will slow them down.

Had a 1500 AV Armor blob moving to Wyndham a few weeks ago and my opponent just did low attacks with some fighters and pushed some of the units to combat mode. This lead to a split up of my army and i got a little careless and moved only a part to Wyndham as i wanted to race there as fast as possible. Almost did cost me 10 units as the enemy had 1500 AV there and hit my armored spearhead with a lot of naval bombardment. Barely was able to leave with my units to regroup them with the ones stuck in combat mode.

In addition it is quite funny as last turn in my PBEM which i did yesterday in the evening my units are leaving Katherine, and i set a bde to stay to to avoid exact a possible nasty paradrop by my opponent. I had to laugh when i saw that you did it.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/27/2011 10:49:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, Frigate Shoals are out of fighter range to Midway...probably 16-18 hexes.
So not quite sure but it might be surplus material

I have ordered an all out bombing run against the 11 units in Darwin. Another 3-4 larger units are still outside the town.
Not sure if we can stall em, I've only left partial units with low prep and supplies as a rearguard. 200+ AV and 4 forts.
- It's only if the enemy armor is low on supply and disrupted we can hope to stall them for some time. Not convinced at all about how well inf units stand against armor in clear terrain. Would have been better to have placed the 4 Jap tank divisions in Darwin, that would have surprised Montgomery

Hehe, yeah I sent recons to Katherine and was surprised to see that Andy left it wide open.
Fenton is also open but I won't divide the para unit between multiple targets. Fying in parts of another unit for that job.

Actually, large parts of the KB is now hovering undetected near Timor.
I've been unsure whether to let them strike the enemy armor - this will most likely stop them dead in their tracks, but would it be worth
revealing the KB's position? Andy may kick of another invasion run against the Line Islands.

It will be another week before the last KB carrier completes her upgrades, 2 weeks until 2 CVLs complete their conversion a month until the first 2 Katsuragi's arrive.
These are such substantial reinforcements that I don't wish to sail the KB into combat before they arrive.

Also; I can't remember whether it is effective or possible to bombard enemy troops in a friendly hex like Darwin?
Do I have to wait until it's captured by the enemy before bombarding?

Next turn I've ordered a BB and 2 CA's to hit the island north of Mornington again to suppress the T-bolts there.

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/27/2011 1:19:27 PM   
PaxMondo


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ORIGINAL: PzB

Also; I can't remember whether it is effective or possible to bombard enemy troops in a friendly hex like Darwin?
Do I have to wait until it's captured by the enemy before bombarding?


I'm 90% sure it works fine. I would have said 100%, but then just your mentioning it made me think, and I cannot recall exactly the last time it did it....

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RE: NEWSFLASH; Efate captured! - 1/27/2011 3:22:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		No, not KB... or what significant but a few days delays would you expect to come from that?  I would rather move it eastward in secrecy -- just in case as you indicate that Andy tries a simultaneous operation in OZ and CENTPAC.  Andy surely will have something in stock to force you to split your units.  How are things in the Indian Ocean?  Or Kuriles?  Silent? 

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