PzB74
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That's great info NY59! - Didn't know that... Thx for the support guys! I can promise nothing but blood, sweat and tears In a way I feel an aggrssive defense is best suited to Japanese mentality. Not sure I would be very good at sitting back waiting for Andy to hit a sharp brick Well, I don't consider it impossible to wipe out the enemy force at Waingapoe; what I would like is to send in enough troops to prevent Andy from defeating them. If we over time can isolate the place and reduce supplies it _may_ be possible to wipe them out. Another intense turn; takes a long time to complete these mega turns! Good this turn: Great sweep results Removed a PT boat squadron Inflicted heavy losses on crack enemy fighters Not so good this turn: Our main strike against enemy carrier fleet got through the enemy CAP...but only 8 bombers followed the 220 fighters. The rest of the bombers sat home or came out in dribs and drabs during the PM phase and got slaughtered. I'm now curious if Andy will hang around much longer; he has now witnessed how potentially vulnerable his fleets are. - I'm still working overtime to get 500 more air support into the area. I'm not touching Burma and Cent Pac air fleets; Solomons and New Guinea area units are being drawn in but leaving 150 fighters at Rabaul. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 23, 43 Sub Attacks The sub should make it...lucky! ASW attack near Sawoe-eilanden at 65,115 Japanese Ships SS I-19, hits 19, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Detroit CL Durban DD Bancroft DD Lawrence DD Cummings DD Henley SS I-19 is sighted by escort I-19 bottoming out .... DD Lawrence attacking submerged sub .... DD Lawrence cannot reach attack position over SS I-19 DD Cummings attacking submerged sub .... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Lawrence fails to find sub and abandons search DD Cummings attacking submerged sub .... SS I-19 eludes ASW attack from DD Cummings DD Henley fails to find sub and abandons search DD Cummings fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Cummings attacking submerged sub .... DD Cummings cannot establish contact with SS I-19 DD Cummings fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Cummings fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surface Combat Ah, Wunderbar - nuked moored PT boats Night Time Surface Combat, near Waingapoe at 63,113, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shinonome DD Shirakumo DD Yugiri DD Harukaze E Hasu DD Uruyuke Allied Ships PT-111, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT-228, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT-229, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-230, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-231, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-232, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PT-233, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 32% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 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 Allied ships attempt to get underway PT-233 sunk by DD Uruyuke at 2,000 yards PT-229 sunk by DD Uruyuke at 2,000 yards DD Uruyuke engages PT-228 at 2,000 yards DD Uruyuke engages PT-111 at 2,000 yards PT-232 sunk by DD Uruyuke at 2,000 yards PT-228 sunk by DD Uruyuke at 2,000 yards PT-111 sunk by DD Uruyuke at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Harukaze engages PT-231 at 5,000 yards PT-231 sunk by DD Shirakumo at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards PT-230 sunk by DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Notice the great sweep results agains the best Allied ac over Waingapoe! Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-61-Ib Tony x 32 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 4 P-38F Lightning x 11 P-38H Lightning x 8 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 44 F4U-1 Corsair x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61-Ib Tony: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane XIIb: 2 destroyed P-38F Lightning: 3 destroyed P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 19 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-38F Lightning x 4 P-38H Lightning x 7 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 39 F4U-1 Corsair x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sawoe-eilanden at 64,115 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 A6M3a Zero x 7 A6M5 Zero x 25 D4Y1 Judy x 9 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 63 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 51 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 9 Martlet II x 20 Martlet IV x 29 P-38F Lightning x 4 P-38H Lightning x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 222 SOC-1 Seagull x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed D4Y1 Judy: 6 destroyed Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 4 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Martlet IV: 1 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Endeh , at 65,113 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 A6M3a Zero x 3 A6M5 Zero x 2 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-61-Ib Tony x 4 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 4 Martlet IV x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 77 SB2C-1C Helldiver x 123 SBD-3 Dauntless x 44 SBD-5 Dauntless x 66 TBF-1 Avenger x 159 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 damaged Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-1C Helldiver: 6 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 56 Airbase supply hits 11 Runway hits 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCVP 532J, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCVP 532G, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCVP 532K, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCVP 532L, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCVP 532M, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCVP 532F, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk LCVP 532H, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 532J dead in the water ... 532G dead in the water ... 532K dead in the water ... 532L dead in the water ... 532M dead in the water ... 532F dead in the water ... 532H dead in the water ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Waingapoe , at 63,113 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 22 Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 31 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sawoe-eilanden at 64,115 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 6 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 8 Martlet II x 20 Martlet IV x 29 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 211 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sawoe-eilanden at 64,115 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 16 D4Y1 Judy x 19 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 8 Martlet II x 19 Martlet IV x 27 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 200 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Martlet II: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sawoe-eilanden at 64,115 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 60 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 A6M5 Zero x 3 G3M3 Nell x 10 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 7 Martlet II x 12 Martlet IV x 21 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 171 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed G3M3 Nell: 7 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sawoe-eilanden at 64,115 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 50 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 25 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 13 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 5 Martlet II x 10 Martlet IV x 17 F4U-1 Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 144 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 10 destroyed Ki-49-IIa Helen: 9 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Endeh , at 65,113 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 A6M3a Zero x 3 A6M5 Zero x 2 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 112 TBF-1 Avenger x 32 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makassar at 65,106 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Aoba xAP Tsingtao Maru CA Atago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Everything was wrong with this enemy attack on Derby...we have also cut of the enemy forces as a tank regiment has moved in behind them. Ground combat at Derby (64,127) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 3795 troops, 16 guns, 431 vehicles, Assault Value = 246 Defending force 1474 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Allied adjusted assault: 61 Japanese adjusted defense: 53 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-) experience(-) Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 100 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Armoured Brigade 10th Light Horse Battalion Defending units: II./4th Infantry Battalion 12th Garrison Unit /1 21st JAAF AF Bn /1 ------------------------------------------------------------- Heavy Air Combat
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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