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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 3:26:44 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		You're probably right Elf, just had a lot of poor poor results from bombing Bataan this last month.
Flak is a killer and we can't hit anything!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 04, 42

Sub / Surface Combat

Our damaged raider was caught and sunk by a the cruiser Perth!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Geraldton at 47,140, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Perth
DD Voyager
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Horn Island is a strategic little bottleneck...is this convoy heading to NE Oz or PM?

ASW attack near Horn Island at 90,129

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
xAK Clan Alpine
xAKL Bust
xAKL Marudu
AM Pieter de Bitter

SS I-123 is sighted by escort
I-123 bottoming out ....
AM Pieter de Bitter fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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This sub drew into the harbour and sank a troop ladden transport - is Andy reinforcing Darwin?

Submarine attack near Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 4

Allied Ships
xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

xAKL Carlisle is sighted by SS I-124
SS I-124 attacking xAKL Carlisle on the surface
SS I-124 low on gun ammo, Muto C. breaks off surface engagement and submerges
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Air Combat

Our web around Java is tighetning; this tanker convoy was destroyed by naval bombers from Kuching!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AO TAN 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Manatawny, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AO TAN 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
2e-1-VI.G.V Groep with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

Manatawny caught transferring cargo ...
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It's crawling with Allied ac on Soerabaja!

Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G3M2 Nell x 26

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 3:40:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 05, 42

Air Combat

Need to sweep out the hornets nest in Soerabaja!

Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
G3M2 Nell x 20

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
CW-21B Demon x 12
75A-7 Hawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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No more enemy ac in PM!

Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 24

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
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Ground Combat

Enemy assault value has been reduced from over 1800 to 1692 - I think the biggest losses have been in
support units, hopefully this will cause a loss of effectiveness when we start assaulting in a week or so.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47918 troops, 786 guns, 318 vehicles, Assault Value = 2029
Defending force 56072 troops, 1003 guns, 599 vehicles, Assault Value = 1692

Allied ground losses:
409 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (27 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
38th Division
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
16th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
41st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
Kowloon Bde /3
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
I Philippine Corps
1st PI Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
PAF Aviation
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
202nd PA Construction Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
201st PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Gp
Far East USAAF
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Wonder why Andy marched these poor voluenteers back into Moulmein - our main army is just a few days away!

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 261 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 1354 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
Allied adjusted assault: 3

Japanese adjusted defense: 109
Allied assault odds: 1 to 36 (fort level 0)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Burma Rifles Battalion

Defending units:
55th Engineer Regiment
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Java

Things are heating up; within a week the invasions of Java and Port Moresby will start and at the same time troops will
be marching towards Rangoon, start assaulting Bataan and finish the capture of Mindanao.

Hopefully all these operations will be completed before April!
- My cunning grand plan scheme is eagerly waiting to be released on Generalissimo Andy!




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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 5:37:16 PM   
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You use Nells for airfield attacks!?!?

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 5:56:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Try to avoid it but sometimes they will be forced into a dual role 
In general it's way to expensive, agree with youthere.
- When I found US Dauntless bombers in Java we had to suppress them to avoid them from sinking our invasion fleet(s).
Worked this turn as we unloaded without being attacked.

Most army bombers are tied up bombing Bataan and Rangoon and need R&R before they're ready to support the invasion of Java.
- Not sure the game will allow me to escort army bombers with navy fighters either

Another issue is that I don't have enough capacity and support in my airfields for both army and navy bombers.
Need to threaten enemy shipping, especially if carriers get back. This deficiency should be corrected in not too many days.

My Sally and Lily pools are actually empty and their poor range and experience make it hard to get much use out of them.
So advice; increase production of these.

The light bombers are used in an ASW role, 1/3 is on duty while the rest are training (ASW).





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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 7:42:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		Definitely do not have as many army bombers as before, and the planes are now worse.

Actually I've not found anything Japanese to be very good at all at airfield suppression. I generally prefer to sweep the fighter cover away then rely on CAP for the invasion fleet.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 7:50:30 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		CAP is very unreliable and leaky in AE, especially LR CAP - and I'm a bit afraid of getting 68 dive bombers coming to visit me....
Solution could be to have many TF's and protect them with destroyers and light cruisers and keep the valuable ships further back.

In the raid on Soerabaja I felt confident that 20 Zero's on escort could deal with even 20 opposing fighters, actually 15 of them got through to harass and shoot down more than a handful of Nells. Didn't expect this from the Dutch fighters. Such experiences are valuable - when going up against really stiff resistance and high grade opposition mistakes will cost darely.


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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 8:30:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		Send in Zeros to sweep Soerabaja now, rather than wait for the transports to get there, unless there is not enough time. I'm finding that sweeps are better for a few days rather than "hope" the Zeros escort in your bombers. Sometimes the bombers go in without them and it is costly in planes and giving him free experience. 

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 10:13:54 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Fish were gone when we came out to catch it today; that's why it's difficult to sweep first and then
bomb. - Andy will rotate fighters around each turn and if I don't have capacity to both escort and sweep....

All industries and resources are still increasing ever so slightly each turn!

Base units will rail down to Oosthaven tomorrow and we will start bombing bases on Java from Palembang.
- Will mostly place Zero's in Oosthaven for sweep and CAP duties, same as in Bandjermasin.

Just a few more days now and there will be lots of action!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 06, 42

Sub ASW Attacks

Another enemy sub attack near the Home Islands.
It's dang hard to find the subs and much harder to kill them.
Need to work hard to train ASW crews, both airborne and seaborne.

In there will be fewer convoys, but larger and WELL escorted.

Submarine attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 99,60

Japanese Ships
xAK Hoeisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

xAK Hoeisan Maru is sighted by SS Skipjack
SS Skipjack launches 4 torpedoes
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Surface Combat

Sent a fast transport mission to Tulagi to unload some engineers.
Must be a fluke that Anyd sent 4 destroyers there this turn - or maybe Sigint?
We were lucky, one ship - the Arare was sunk but the Tanikaze escaped against the odds.
- Caught unloading it a doomed encounter.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Arare, Shell hits 27, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Russell
DD Brooks
DD Gilmer

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Sent pest control to PM and bagged some bugs!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 97,131, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi
DD Uzuki
DD Asanagi
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
PT-43
PT-44, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-45
PT-46
PT-47, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Air Combat

Strafing PT boats is useless as 20mm cannonshells doesn't cause serious damage.
- How can I then get rid of them?

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-43, Shell hits 3
PT-45, Shell hits 2
PT-46

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Airfields in PM are closed - another P-38 torched on the ground.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 33

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
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Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

No Japanese losses
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Ground Combat

We just managed to capture our forward fighter base with the troops we sent!

Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1107 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 452 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 15
Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandjermasin !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I./4th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
SE Borneo KNIL Bn /1
Bandjermasin Base Force
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Wanna see to occuby half a dozen bases in one swoop?

Ground combat at Sampit (58,97)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 42 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 3
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sampit !!!

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

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /2
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Ground combat at Terapo (96,127)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 102 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 7
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Terapo !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1
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Ground combat at Wau (98,126)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 95 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 7
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wau !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2
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Ground combat at Salamaua (98,127)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 105 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Salamaua !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /3
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Ground combat at Finschhafen (100,126)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 105 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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 Finschhafen !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /4
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 10:23:48 PM   
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Things are definitely different now. I'd be sure to run in a night bombardment on Soerabaja on invasion day. If he's got that many SBDs in the area, you might even find it worth bringing in the big guns (KB) to help put down the airfield.

SBDs and torp bombers are all I was really concerned about as an invasion planner. Andy is tricksey if he's bringing them that far west. I've never run into them in the Indies before.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/12/2010 10:53:35 PM   
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quote:

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Air Combat

Strafing PT boats is useless as 20mm cannonshells doesn't cause serious damage.
- How can I then get rid of them?

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-43, Shell hits 3
PT-45, Shell hits 2
PT-46

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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I think its not a bad idea to attack em with Zero´s.
Probably the poor hit rate is because of the servere storms over target. Also with 60GP bombs couldn´t you go higher so you Dive/Glidebomb the PT´s?
That could increase your hit chance.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 10:08:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		you can´t glide bomb them because the only way to make Zeroes attack PTs is when they´re set to 100ft to perform a strafing run.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 11:53:59 AM   
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Ok FOW is sometimes really misleading but 7k instead of 100ft?

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 11:55:29 AM   
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ORIGINAL: LoBaron

Hm youre sure?

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Ok FOW is sometimes really misleading but 7k instead of 100ft?



I doubt that the Zeroes would fly a couple of hundred miles at 100ft... they only drop down to strafe... never got PTs attacked other than strafing attacks and if it would be only a bombing attack than the shell hits wouldn´t show up. You can also do a normal naval attack with fighters, just put them on anything else than 100ft and they only drop bombs.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 8:05:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		I agree with Castor + PzB here , never even seen a/c attack PT/barges unless set at 100ft. the odd search plane can and does attack them though. Whats thier LowNav skills PzB ? i suspect thats why the hit rate is so low.

So many skills to try and train up these days, every sqdn even with the same a/c can have differant specialities. its mind boggling at times

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 8:29:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yep, only strafing of PT boats from 100 feet - fighters go in from medium altitude and then skim the waves.
Not easy to hit 30+ knot boats with small bombs. What I do wish is that 20mm cannon shells occasionally could cause some more
damage.

Andy's new yippo is carrier based bombers based in strategic locatons ashore.
The only way around this is to spend some time building air strength around Java and then bomb the different bases.

Troops are loading at Truk and in a couple of days we will be heading for New Guinea and Port Moresby.
Recon indicates ca 22k enemy troops and we bring another 25k to the party. Airbase is 50+ damage and we harass the PT boats and defenders around the clock.

In Burma the spearheads are starting to move out of Moulmein.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 07, 42

Sub Attacks

Small transport for PM?

Submarine attack near Port Moresby at 95,130

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65

Allied Ships
xAKL Patris, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAKL Patris is sighted by SS RO-65
SS RO-65 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Patris
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Air Combat

Enemy carrier bombers damaged in this first Army bomber attack on Batavia.
A sub in port also bought it...!-)

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

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

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15


Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Another strafing attack, same miserable results!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-40, Shell hits 2
PT-37
PT-39, Shell hits 2
PT-38

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

Reinforcements are moving into Bataan - in a few days they will all be in place.
Bombardment results are improving as we improve our position.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 47898 troops, 786 guns, 318 vehicles, Assault Value = 2116
Defending force 55615 troops, 1003 guns, 572 vehicles, Assault Value = 1674

Allied ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
1st Recon Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
38th Division
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
16th Army
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
41st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Kowloon Bde /3
202nd PA Construction Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
II Philippine Corps
Far East USAAF
USAFFE
Manila USAAF Base Force
1st PI Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
PAF Aviation
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Provisional GMC Gp
Asiatic Fleet
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
I Philippine Corps
201st PA Construction Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa (73,83)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 504 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 153 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 9
Allied adjusted defense: 4

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!!

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

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

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
2nd PI Base Force
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 8:29:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		It is certainly a large increase to the number of factors you have to keep on top of. For someone that doesn't do well with micromanagement, but still wants to have effective forces, this can be a bit of a headache.

The temptation to set all units to 'general training' is high.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 8:35:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not much of a chance that I'll set my Zero's on naval attack training
Sweep and escort is what we need for now - but I do put some units on general training.

Here's an alternative AAR report from the game against you Al;
In this case we chased 3 of your cruisers and a destroyer with superior (quality) forces!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sangi at 77,96, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Tromp
CL Marblehead
DD Whipple, Shell hits 3, on fire
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 8:51:58 PM   
aprezto


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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 10:55:25 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Today the fully equipped 6th Guards Division arrived in Camh Rhan Bay - will prepare to move to Luzon in case our
assault there fails miserably.

Troops loaded for Port Moresby and we're getting our air cover in place around Java.
Ideally we complete the former operation before we initiate the one against Java.

Looks like Andy is abandoning Rangoon as well, so we're free to march in me thinks.
First the troops, then my 6000 ack ack guns...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 08, 42

Sub - Surface Attacks

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 174,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
APD Waters, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AM Mirimichi
xAP Nairana
xAK Makawao
PC Travis

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

SS I-174 launches 6 torpedoes at APD Waters
I-174 diving deep ....
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I wondered what this damaged ship was...turned out to be a small convoy that had run out of fuel without me knowing it.
Sys damage between 60 and 90..... :p) Well done not to hit your mark Triton.

Sub attack near Truk at 114,109

Japanese Ships
xAK Kazan Maru, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Triton

SS Triton launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Kazan Maru
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PT boat hunting TF hit a mine...ship sank. Tiny destroyer type.

TF 122 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
xAK Admiral Y. Williams, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Ensley City
PG Charleston

SS I-15 launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Admiral Y. Williams
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Disaster..8 torps against an AM! Half the torpedoes carried and I-153 now has to return to port.
Can't you put these boats to ignore targets of chiken $hit size?

Sub attack near Colombo at 29,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
AM Cairns, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Ipswitch

SS I-153 launches 8 torpedoes at AM Cairns
I-153 bottoming out ....
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Air Combat

Several sweeps over Java today and we got ca 10 enemy fighters and bombers;

Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet *
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 14000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Loemadjang , at 56,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
CW-21B Demon x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet *
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Army AF coordination; first comes the bombers, no escorts and then the fighters on sweep missions
Morning Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

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-21-IIa Sally x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 17000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 17000 feet *
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Afternoon Air attack on Madioen , at 54,104

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G4M1 Betty x 11

Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet *
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 11:01:49 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

Disaster..8 torps against an AM! Half the torpedoes carried and I-153 now has to return to port.
Can't you put these boats to ignore targets of chiken $hit size?

Sub attack near Colombo at 29,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
AM Cairns, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Ipswitch

SS I-153 launches 8 torpedoes at AM Cairns
I-153 bottoming out ....



See, in the mod section, that some of the boffin modders types have attempted to overcome exactly this issue - interesting.

Al

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/13/2010 11:21:29 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mynok

Definitely do not have as many army bombers as before, and the planes are now worse.

Actually I've not found anything Japanese to be very good at all at airfield suppression. I generally prefer to sweep the fighter cover away then rely on CAP for the invasion fleet.



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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/14/2010 7:32:31 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB
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Disaster..8 torps against an AM! Half the torpedoes carried and I-153 now has to return to port.
Can't you put these boats to ignore targets of chiken $hit size?

Sub attack near Colombo at 29,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
AM Cairns, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Ipswitch

SS I-153 launches 8 torpedoes at AM Cairns
I-153 bottoming out ....
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this sub class has a wrong db entry which gives them 8 fwd torpedo tubes, hence launching super salvoes. Take what you get, those are your most dangerous subs as no other sub in the game can fire 8 torps at once. 6 would be max. Don´t want to see those bug-subs firing on high value ships.

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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/14/2010 9:53:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Possibly so, but after sailing such a long way it's frustrating to see your subs turn about after sinking 2
rowing boats....

Looks like we're in complete control of airspace over Java - should be possible to put 150 fighters in the air and provide a heavy CAP over any invasion TF. Plan is to hold the carriers well back and out of range.

36000 troops loaded for Port Moresby.
Not sure Andy can do much about it - the lucky torp hit maybe...but if he doesn't send in the full carrier fleet the 23k enemy troops will be trapped soon!

Is it worth defending PM at such a cost and won't Australia be left wide open for attack?


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 09, 42

Sub Attacks

This transport made it back to Singapore.

Sub attack near Tandjoengpinang at 51,85

Japanese Ships
xAKL Rozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Shuko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 3
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Oh no, another 6 torps wasted on an AM....

ASW attack near Lahaina at 200,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Vireo, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Rail
AO Neches
AO Kanawha
TK Mobilgas
xAK Wanaka
xAK Am. Leader
xAK Makua
xAK Steel Voyager
DMS Perry
DMS Lamberton
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Air Combat

Again we swept some fighters over Java and destroyed some bombers on the ground, 9 in total.
Even encountered the tropical Hurricane version....

Morning Air attack on Madioen , at 54,104

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
15 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet *

CAP engaged:
2e-1-VI.G.V Groep with Hurricane IIb Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 36000 , scrambling fighters to 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Loemadjang , at 56,106

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 2
75A-7 Hawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet *
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 49
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 26

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
L-212: 1 destroyed on ground
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Tromp, Bomb hits 1, on fire -> Bonus!

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port fuel hits 1
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Enemy destroyers near Tulagi again - our Nells didn't score any hits on the fast ships!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G3M2 Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Gilmer
DD Mustin

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

Our reinforcements have arrived and we now outnumber the enemy. In 3 days the first assault will be attempted.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 54094 troops, 842 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 2688
Defending force 55344 troops, 997 guns, 569 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660

Allied ground losses:
358 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
24th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
8th Tank Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
9th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
114th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
16th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Manila Bay Defenses
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
61st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
31st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
14th PS Engineer Regiment
Kowloon Bde /3
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
201st PA Construction Battalion
Manila USAAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
USAFFE
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
Bataan USN Base Force
PAF Aviation
Asiatic Fleet
I Philippine Corps
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Provisional GMC Gp
1st USMC AA Battalion
Far East USAAF
1st PI Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Still struggling on Cagayan - another regiment will turn the tables me thinks!

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5424 troops, 35 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 215
Defending force 8273 troops, 53 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Japanese adjusted assault: 79

Allied adjusted defense: 81

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
338 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled

Allied ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps
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Didn't know there were troops on Horn Island...now I know!-)

Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 43 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Defending force 826 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)

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

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
Thurday Island Det. Battalion
Torres Strait Battalion
Horn Isl Det.
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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Horn Island by attrition!!!


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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/15/2010 10:24:46 PM   
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 10, 42

Sub Attacks

Submarine attack near Port Kembla at 90,170

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
xAKL Noora, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Trincomalee at 38,47

Japanese Ships
SS I-156

Allied Ships
xAKL Nordhval, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Submarine attack near Port Kembla at 90,170

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
xAKL Nevadan, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Nevadan is sighted by SS I-18
SS I-18 attacking xAKL Nevadan on the surface
SS I-18 low on gun ammo, Kotani N. breaks off surface engagement and submerges
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Air Combat

We sweep the occasional enemy fighter over Java and bomb all the usual places from PM to China.

Ground Combat

Mopping up!


Ground combat at Bacolod (79,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2637 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101
Defending force 765 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 66
Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bacolod !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
822 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (16 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Kanno Detachment
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/15/2010 10:34:59 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		The invasion force from Truk has sailed and is enroute to PM!
Andy must know we're coming but it's not much he can do about it - we're coming in force and
he's welcome to the party.

In China I'm squeezing pockets of enemy troops and mopping up the back yard.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 11, 42

Sub / Surface Combat

Was wondering if Andy was mad...sent 2 destroyers straight into the lions den of Rabaul.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Manazuru, Shell hits 1
DMS Taneko, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Brooks, Shell hits 1
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A tanker - prime targets!

Submarine attack near Trincomalee at 33,47

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
TK British Motorist, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

TK British Motorist is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 launches 8 torpedoes at TK British Motorist
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Our friends bang up a small TF...were is the cavalry?

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Higari Maru, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Brooks
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The ASW group is also hit and 2 patrol boats shot up!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Koei Maru, Shell hits 1
PB Fumi Maru #3, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PB Showa Maru #3, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PB Genmei Maru

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
DD Brooks
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Submarine attack near Port Kembla at 90,169

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
xAKL Minnipa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAKL Minnipa is sighted by SS I-16
SS I-16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Minnipa
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I mined the ports and islands between northern Luzon and China

TF 453 encounters mine field at Fusan (103,55)

Allied Ships
SS Pollack, Mine hits 1
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Air Combat

The occasional Warhawk is still appearing over PM!

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Why does andy have cruisers and destroyers in this port?

Morning Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 48
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 1

Runway hits 2
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This was the third air attack on the nuisance destroyers!!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 105,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G3M2 Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Brooks, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Ground Combat

All our troops are in place - tomorrow we attack! Andy estimates Bataan only can hold out a week.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68177 troops, 1002 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 2726
Defending force 55050 troops, 994 guns, 563 vehicles, Assault Value = 1638

Allied ground losses:
314 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
38th Division
24th Infantry Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
33rd Division
48th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
114th Infantry Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
16th Army
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd PA Constabulary Division
31st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
61st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Kowloon Bde /3
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
Bataan USN Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
Cavite USN Base Force
II Philippine Corps
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
I Philippine Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
1st PI Base Force
Provisional GMC Gp
1st USMC AA Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
202nd PA Construction Battalion
USAFFE
201st PA Construction Battalion
PAF Aviation
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Our reinforcements have arrived and now Cagayan is doomed!

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8577 troops, 55 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 328
Defending force 7899 troops, 53 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

Japanese adjusted assault: 124
Allied adjusted defense: 43

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
632 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd/101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps
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Post #: 205
RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/15/2010 10:45:51 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Lots of action! We capture a dozen bases all over the map - the first attack against Bataan goes in and
we capture Cagayan on Mindanao and bag 18000 prisoners. The suicide US destroyers battles the odds near Rabaul, one is sunk and another damaged.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 12, 42

Sub / Surface Combat

Submarine attack near Vizagapatnam at 42,45

Japanese Ships
SS I-156, hits 3

Allied Ships
xAKL Louisianan, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
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ASW attack near Fanning Island at 175,135

Japanese Ships
SS I-173

Allied Ships
AVD Casco, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Mirimichi
xAK Alaskan
PC Travis
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Sub attack near Koggala at 31,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
TK British Motorist, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

TK British Motorist is sighted by SS I-155
SS I-155 launches 8 torpedoes
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Submarine attack near Calayan at 82,71

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuritake Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Salmon
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The cavalry arrives but doesn't manage more than land a few shells....

Day Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,125, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure

Allied Ships
DD Mustin, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Air Combat

More hits on enemy warships! Strange...

Afternoon Air attack on Tjilatjap , at 51,102

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Barker, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Tromp, Bomb hits 1

Port hits 1
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Ground Combat

Almost 3-1 in the first attack! Looks like Bataan is a ripe fruit

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 80286 troops, 1034 guns, 1052 vehicles, Assault Value = 2728
Defending force 54628 troops, 988 guns, 559 vehicles, Assault Value = 1608

Japanese adjusted assault: 2135

Allied adjusted defense: 725

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3675 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 218 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 270 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 85 (1 destroyed, 84 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2065 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 238 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 256 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 24 (12 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (31 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
38th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
33rd Division
26th Recon Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
16th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Manila Bay Defenses
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
Kowloon Bde /3
1st PI Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
Far East USAAF
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
II Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
USAFFE
Cavite USN Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Gp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Manila USAAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
Asiatic Fleet
PAF Aviation
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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One of the Chinese pockets being eliminated!

Ground combat at 85,51
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17924 troops, 142 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 634

Defending force 5309 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
Japanese adjusted assault: 295

Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
980 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
39th Division
51st Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army
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Ah, finally Cagayan falls and 18000 troops surrenders.
This free up 2 regiments.

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8383 troops, 55 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 307
Defending force 7323 troops, 52 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 203

Japanese adjusted assault: 147
Allied adjusted defense: 31

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
17586 casualties reported
Squads: 461 destroyed, 293 disabled
Non Combat: 841 destroyed, 284 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 87 (71 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 105 (94 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps
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Moving into Sumatra....

Ground combat at 47,89
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 972 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 745 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I./143rd Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
Padang Garrison Battalion
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David meets Goliath

One of our bomardment TF's meet the renegade destroyer - think it's out of ammo!
So Andy knows we're coming.




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Post #: 206
RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/16/2010 12:19:42 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 13, 42

Sub / Surface Combat

Sub attack near Port Moresby at 96,134

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65, hits 1

Allied Ships
xAKL Beatrice, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
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The plan to sweep mines and PT boats in PM failed...another small destroyer hit a mine and sank while the
DMS was destroyed by coastal guns. The other 2 destroyers turned back while the PT boats avoided contact.

TF 122 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS Teiko, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DMS Teiko
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DMS Teiko
2 mines cleared
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Submarine attack near Colombo at 28,46

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
xAP Zealandia, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAP Zealandia is sighted by SS I-158
SS I-158 launches 8 torpedoes at xAP Zealandia
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Air Combat

More sweeps over Java and airfield attacks, another handful of enemy ac destroyed.
We also found a tanker...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 52,100

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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We planned a bomber trap and scored nicely!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 58,102

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kidokawa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Ground Combat

Almost there but disruption and fatigue runs into 70-80's after 2 attacks.
Will rest 2 days and finish the job.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76456 troops, 1034 guns, 1051 vehicles, Assault Value = 2464
Defending force 51459 troops, 979 guns, 532 vehicles, Assault Value = 1375

Japanese adjusted assault: 744
Allied adjusted defense: 493

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3048 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 153 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 222 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Vehicles lost 243 (11 destroyed, 232 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4970 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 359 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 41 (23 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (18 destroyed, 32 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Recon Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
20th Recon Regiment
1st Recon Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
16th Recon Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
26th Recon Regiment
16th Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
55th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
51st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
93rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
61st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Kowloon Bde /3
201st PA Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
USAFFE
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
II Philippine Corps
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Asiatic Fleet
Far East USAAF
Bataan USN Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
PAF Aviation
Manila USAAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
Provisional GMC Gp
1st PI Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Bait!




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Post #: 207
RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/16/2010 4:21:39 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Need to rest our Bataan troops another day or two, still 75 fatigue in most combat units.
That's quite extreme...I would expect high levels of disruption when performing amph landings, but experienced troops should be able to fight more than one engagement before having to rest 4 days.

Things have been set in motion; Port Moresby is about to be invaded, Rangoon is liberated and Java is also on the list.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42

Sub / Surface Combat

The most annoying thing with the unsinkable enemy destroyer is that it dumped into 2 of our largest
formations and can report this back to Andy...now he knows exactly were 5 of the KB carriers are!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 105,134, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CL Abukuma
DD Akigumo
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranui
DD Amatsukaze
DD Urakaze
DD Katsutade

Allied Ships
DD Mustin
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Air Combat

We shot down another P-40 over PM, bombed the airfields and strafed the PT boats!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-39, Shell hits 2
PT-38, Shell hits 3
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-37, Shell hits 2
PT-39, Shell hits 1
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The KB sank 2 small transports!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,137

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
B5N2 Kate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Marudu, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
xAKL Bust, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Ground Combat

Cebu is the last enemy major stronghold outside of Bataan!

Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)
Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2252 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Defending force 1508 troops, 18 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Assaulting units:
81st PA Infantry Division
Cebu USN Base Force

Defending units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF /4
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Since Rangoon appeared to be deserted we dispatched a company of paratroopers to claim the city!

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 81 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 7
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon !!!

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

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1
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Port Moresby Invasion





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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/16/2010 4:26:32 PM   
PzB74


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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Java Invasion

Historically we are only 12 days ahead of schedule in Java, somewhat bettwe with Port Moresby.
The troops we are bringing to the party are also similar to what happened in WWII: 2 divisions and 2 regiments

"The Japanese forces were split into two groups: the Eastern Force, with its headquarters at Jolo Island in the Sulu Archipelago, included the 48th Division and the 56th Regimental Group. The Western Force, based at Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina included the 2nd Division and the 230th Regiment (detached from the 38th Division)."




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RE: BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac - 1/16/2010 4:32:11 PM   
CapAndGown


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Status: offline 		Why did you pick Semarang? What were you looking for in an invasion site?

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