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RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting... - 5/17/2010 10:13:06 AM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
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From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 16, 42
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ASW attack near Tokara Retto at 100,63

Japanese Ships
PB Syozui Maru
SC CHa-41
DD Okikaze
PB Muroran Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tambor



SS Tambor is located by PB Syozui Maru
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Okikaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 109,111

Japanese Ships
PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Shuko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Barb



SS Barb is located by PB Sonan Maru #5
PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Tanegashima at 105,68

Japanese Ships
E Saga

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut launches 6 torpedoes at E Saga
Sub escapes detection


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ASW attack near Sapporo at 118,51

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-9

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
Runner bottoming out ....
SC CHa-9 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-9 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-9 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-9 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-9 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Barb



SS Barb is located by PB Toshi Maru #3
Barb diving deep ....
PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Toko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC Ch 28

Allied Ships
SS Shad



SS Shad launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Toko Maru
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

itīs been time to get an exploding hit again... canīt wait for 43...

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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
DD Tachekaze
DD Kasumi
DD Arare

Allied Ships
SS Stingray



SS Stingray launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yamagumo
Stingray diving deep ....
DD Tachekaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 16th Light Cavalry Regiment, at 55,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 8 damaged


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


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

Also attacking 42nd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 42nd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 42nd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 42nd Cavalry Regiment ...

I donīt know what is wrong with those reports... either the destroyed/disabled squads arenīt correct all the time or the casualty number...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 43


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground


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



Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Lunga was heavily reconned and showed no fighters but other aircraft there so weīve sent the heavies for a visit... some Nells are destroyed, the base is hit hard and also the runway takes some damage...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 29


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground


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



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

two waves coming in, not much a problem without any fighters in the air and both waves being nicely sized... if this would be more or less the norm overall I would think it works very well but with those piece meal strikes of only a couple of ac I think itīs totally off...

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Morning Air attack on 223 Group RAF , at 55,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet

some uncoordinated strikes in Burma... trying to pick off leaking Cap...

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Morning Air attack on 223 Group RAF , at 55,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

and the same on New Guinea... I donīt know what is worse, the given air routines or the fact that you now get leaking Cap out to three hexes... that one Wildcat hasnīt a chance against 27 Zeroes isnīt surprising though...

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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 100,63

Japanese Ships
E Hato
E Kasasagi
E Kamo
E Kiji

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin



SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at E Hato
Sculpin diving deep ....
E Kamo fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at 99,128

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20039 troops, 404 guns, 573 vehicles, Assault Value = 670

Defending force 5760 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

Allied adjusted assault: 247

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1538 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3


Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
40th Infantry Division
I US Amphib Corps

Defending units:
4th Division
83rd Naval Guard Unit
50th Fld AA Bn /379
2nd Provisional Base Force /331

we finally kick out the Japnaese from the hex NW of Buna... our troops have been set to march North...

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Post #: 451
RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting... - 5/17/2010 10:26:48 AM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
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Sub attack near Suva at 131,161

Japanese Ships
SS I-29

Allied Ships
xAKL Pulganbar, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage



xAKL Pulganbar is sighted by SS I-29
SS I-29 launches 6 torpedoes

doesnīt matter if one or four torps...

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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Sanura Maru
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Sanura Maru
Sturgeon diving deep ....
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yakaze loses contact with SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon eludes DD Yakaze by diving deep
SS Sturgeon eludes DD Yakaze by diving deep
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

we keep firing duds...

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Sub attack near Calayan at 82,71

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
CL Kuma
DD Makigumo
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
SS Gunnel



SS Gunnel launches 6 torpedoes at DD Hatsukaze
Gunnel diving deep ....
DD Hatsuyuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsuyuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 58,47 (Meiktila)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 115th USAAF Base Force, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
26 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

itīs nothing but getting annoying... itīs repeated daily and I canīt do anything against it... not even if you set your fighters to LRCAP they stay in the hex they are assigned to and the fact that they accumulate 40 fat in one day from flying LRCAP in MY special edition isnīt helping either... so what? Stand your fighters down would be the advice... zzz...

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Morning Air attack on 267th Armoured Brigade, at 58,47 (Meiktila)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (0 destroyed, 16 disabled)


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

Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 267th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 267th Armoured Brigade ...

when looking at my units then I can say that these attacks arenīt doing anything...

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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 30

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

Prome is a level 2 airfield (the only one in the region near Rangoon) and it canīt be attacked from the sea so I will build it up asap, the problem is that I donīt have lots of engineer units in Burma at the moment and I can only march them there which will take over a month... as a sidenote, Iīve got nearly 100.000 supplies in my bases in Burma already, it was flowing from Akyab to Prome and was further dispersed from there... talk about a working supply routine... while I first thought that with the given routine it would "only" be possible to supply unlimited av outside of bases and it wouldnīt be possible to draw supply to bases in Burma I know have noticed that my HQs that were at Prome trigged a supply pull en masse from Akyab where Iīve unloaded quite a lot of supplies... this means that I donīt need Rangoonīs port to supply Burma, I can ship all the supply to Akyab and bring a million supplies to Burma within the next two months if I wish to... IMO this is just another thing that has to be looked at...

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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 28


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

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



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Gasmata has to be kept closed as this base is in Tojo range of our bases on New Guinea and the daily Zero sweeps are killing enough of our fighters already so I donīt need additional Tojo sweeps... with the given air routines you should think of another hr before starting a PBEM about not constantly attacking leaking Cap... but itīs working for both sides and thatīs the old story... I thought leaking Cap would stink in WITP and it still stinks in AE... if youīve got a toggle to set your fighters range then you shouldnīt see Cap leaking out 135 miles if you set them to defend your base... and if it does to attack a big incoming strike then not just a couple of fighters should leak... not at all, or in sufficient numbers, but I guess WWII commanders were just plain dumb... oh, no, itīs a game afterall...

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 23
P-40K Warhawk x 8


No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 13
P-40K Warhawk x 9


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged



Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

lots of dispersed strikes...

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Ground combat at Meiktila (58,47)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4612 troops, 62 guns, 545 vehicles, Assault Value = 1485

Defending force 416 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Allied adjusted assault: 270

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 270 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Meiktila !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
424 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1


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


Assaulting units:
267th Armoured Brigade
6th Australian Division
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
44th Cavalry Regiment
43rd Cavalry Regiment
255th Armoured Brigade
73rd Motorised Brigade
2nd British Division
2/11th Field Regiment
22nd Light AA Regiment

Defending units:
35th JAAF AF Bn

enemy base force is destroyed...

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Post #: 452
RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting... - 5/17/2010 10:33:21 AM   
castor troy


Posts: 14330
Joined: 8/23/2004
From: Austria
Status: offline 		AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 18, 42
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ASW attack near Perth at 40,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Cairns
AM Outarde



SS I-11 is located by AM Cairns
I-11 diving deep ....
AM Outarde fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns attacking submerged sub ....
AM Cairns cannot establish contact with SS I-11
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Palm Island at 93,143

Japanese Ships
SS I-33, hits 13, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Nepal
DD Fortune



SS I-33 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Morris
I-33 bottoming out ....
DD Nepal fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fortune attacking submerged sub ....
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the Brits are back in action... they act as targets as often as the USN DDs (in fact it was a US DD anyway) but in return they can dish out some damage... two real hits and lots of near misses should either have sunk the sub or itīs in real trouble now...

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Sub attack near Cooktown at 94,137

Japanese Ships
SS I-172, hits 2

Allied Ships
xAKL Ngakuta
AM Junee
xAKL Koonda
xAKL Karuah
xAKL Siaoe
xAKL Kini
xAKL Bisayas
xAKL Nevadan
AM Mirimichi
AM Bellechasse



SS I-172 launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Ngakuta
I-172 diving deep ....
AM Mirimichi fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Bellechasse fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bellechasse fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bellechasse fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bellechasse fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bellechasse fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Bellechasse attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-172 eludes AM Bellechasse by diving deep
Escort abandons search for sub

amazingly enough, the four torps missed the freighter...

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Sub attack near Sapporo at 120,49

Japanese Ships
xAK Hankow Maru
xAK Amagi Maru
xAK Senko Maru
PB Yamabato Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Hankow Maru
Runner diving deep ....
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 150th RAC Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (0 destroyed, 18 disabled)


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

Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...

15 casualties but 15 squads and 18 vehicles disabled... so how does this match?

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Shortlands and Lunga should be closed down, Munda (level 3 airfield) got some 100 enemy aircraft though and probably too many fighters in the air to send in the heavies directly... I would if I would be sure about seeing at least 40-50 over the target at a time but most of the "strike packs" would be considerable smaller so attacking the base would probably be not worth the expected 6-10 bombers lost, especially when we can count on bad weather and therefore a probable low hit rate...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 77

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

insane hit rate if thatīs correct... Lungaīs airfield is out of operation...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

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


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

the usual sweep to New Guinea but no leaking Cap today...



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ASW attack near Hengchun at 84,68

Japanese Ships
E Otori
E Kari
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Pescadores at 85,62

Japanese Ships
xAKL Ryua Maru
xAKL Horei Maru
xAKL Bokuei Maru
PB Nigitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish



SS Sunfish is sighted by escort
Sunfish diving deep ....
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Wakkanai at 121,48

Japanese Ships
PB Yamabato Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 110,109

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Maya
DD Isokaze
DD Natsushio
DD Oyashio

Allied Ships
SS KXV



SS KXV launches 4 torpedoes at DD Yugumo
KXV diving deep ....
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Natsushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oyashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

as usual, the wrong target is attacked... seeing the torps hit but failing to ignite hasnīt made it any better either...

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ASW attack near Itbayat Island at 83,69

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 17
AO Notoro
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut is sighted by escort
Halibut diving deep ....
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Ominato at 118,52

Japanese Ships
PB Yachiyo Maru
xAK Tatuha Maru

Allied Ships
SS Shad



SS Shad launches 4 torpedoes at PB Yachiyo Maru
Shad diving deep ....
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAK Kyokusei Maru
SC CHa-11

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



SS Albacore is sighted by escort
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

pretty unsuccesful day for our subs once more... it will become better soon... in six weeks to be more precise...

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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 5 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 36740.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes

frontal assault on Toungoo this time, there are some 50 reported aircraft... the Lightnings meet more fighters in the air than weīve expected but with a very long phase of dive the enemy is shredded... kill rate around 6:1... needless to say that the other P-38 squadron was set to attack too, but why on Earth could a dumb person (and a bad player too) expect to see both squadrons to go in at the same time when being set to the same HQ, being at the same airfield and having the same alt to go to the same target... itīs a feature afterall... would the enemy have halve a dozen fighters less in the air, the dive for us would not have ended and I doubt we would have lost a single Ligthning...

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Morning Air attack on 1st South India Base Force, at 56,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet

the enemy tries to sweep leaking Cap but none of my fighters in Burma is set to fly Cap...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,134

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Sipora, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Kohala



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

thatīs not good... unfortunetely, the game has the ability to check for Cap over a target and this is one factor if bombers fly or not... I had convoys going in and out all the time lately and everytime Iīve ste a hundred fighters to LRCAP the convoys and the enemy bombers never launched... this time Iīve stood my fighters down and voila... luckily only one of the small freighters was hit...

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Morning Air attack on 1st South India Base Force, at 56,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Madang , at 97,123

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 28


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 98,127 (Salamaua)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 24
P-40K Warhawk x 11


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

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 29000 feet

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 50th Fld AA Bn /379 ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 50th Fld AA Bn /379 ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 50th Fld AA Bn /379 ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 50th Fld AA Bn /379 ...

hmm... wonder where those Tojos are coming from... the one Tojo shot down wasnīt shot down by the fighters but by one of the B-25 gunners...

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Morning Air attack on Madang , at 97,123

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 2nd Provisional Base Force, at 98,127 (Salamaua)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 10


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

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (19 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
19 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Provisional Base Force /331 ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Provisional Base Force /331 ...
Also attacking 4th Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Provisional Base Force /331 ...

lots more Tojos in the air suddenly, this was shocking at the first moment... we had a numerical superiority in fighters and amazingly enough the dive for the Tojos ended in no time giving our fighters a chance... the whole engagement didnīt last long at all and we got away in good shape downing more enemies than ac lost on our side...

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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
17 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Raid is overhead
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

and here comes our second squadron... two squadrons, two sweeps... outnumbering the enemy and the never ending bounce due to the height advantage and obviously missing 100% radar coverage resulted in a slaughter... this day makes up for a week of picking off leaking Cap from Port Moresby, at least when talking about fighter losses...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 99,134

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Noora, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Atlantic
xAKL Honomu, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk



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

we lose another two small freighters, totalling in three for today... LRCAP would have saved them...

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Afternoon Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 5
Wellington Ic x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Raid is overhead
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 11 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers

the purpose of the P-38 sweeps in the moring was to clear the way for the bombers and even though it was perfect weather for the bombers in the morning, they decided to fly in the afternoon... something you canīt influence in the game unfortunetely... it resulted in a massacre of course... and once again it were the Brits that were hit hard...

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Afternoon Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 2
Wellington Ic x 9
B-17E Fortress x 27
B-25C Mitchell x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Raid is overhead
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers



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Afternoon Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Raid is overhead
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Raid is overhead

not one enemy fighter was destroyed on the ground which once again shows me that all of them were airborne... so on one side you get those strike packs but on the other side you seem to more or less most of the times get everything airborne...




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Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10855 troops, 218 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 2060

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 212

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 212 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Rangoon !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
70th British Division
39th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
42nd Cavalry Regiment
23rd Indian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
106th RAF Base Force
6th Medium Regiment
4th NW Frontier Base Force
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Eastern Army
21st Light AA Regiment
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
XV Indian Corps
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
RAF 221 Group Base Force


Rangoon was abandoned and is taken by our Southern Burma Army... 3000av are rolling down from the North, coming from Mandalay... the enemy is on retreat, holding position at Pegu at the moment...



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Sub attack near Hirosaki/Aomori at 117,53

Japanese Ships
PB Zuikai Maru
DMS Teiko
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Shad



SS Shad launches 6 torpedoes at PB Zuikai Maru
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Truk at 112,113

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish



SS Sailfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hayate
Sailfish diving deep ....
DD Hayate attacking submerged sub ....
SS Sailfish eludes ASW attack from DD Hayate
SS Sailfish eludes DD Hayate by diving deep
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
35th FG/39th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

the old story, tired to repeat...

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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 13 damaged



Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Raid is overhead

oops, forgot to stand the B-17 down... no problem for them though...

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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 33


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 51

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

taking care of Merauke...

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Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged



Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Raid is overhead

unescorted bombers is only bad news for the Tojos...

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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 14


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Merauke , at 89,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 22


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 58,48

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet

no leaking Cap in Burma...

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Afternoon Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 58,48

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...


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Afternoon Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 58,48

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAK Thames Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Yamabuki Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
SC CHa-11

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



SS Albacore launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Thames Maru
Albacore diving deep ....
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

big freighter hit just outside of Nagasaki but still looks in good shape... pretty sure the freighter wonīt sink...

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Sub attack near Iba at 77,75

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20
SC CHa-23

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



Captain of SS Halibut elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Halibut diving deep ....
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub




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Sub attack near Vigan at 79,73

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20
SC CHa-23

Allied Ships
SS Gunnel



SS Gunnel launches 6 torpedoes at SC CHa-20
Gunnel diving deep ....
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-23 cannot establish contact with SS Gunnel
SC CHa-23 cannot reach attack position over SS Gunnel
SC CHa-23 cannot establish contact with SS Gunnel
SC CHa-23 loses contact with SS Gunnel
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko


Allied ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 82 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 24 (0 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

CA Kumano firing at Rangoon
CA Suzuya firing at 23rd Indian Division
CA Mogami firing at 70th British Division
CA Ashigara firing at 39th Indian Division
CA Nachi firing at 70th British Division
CA Haguro firing at 70th British Division
CA Myoko firing at 20th Indian Division


7 heavy cruisers in this region? With halve a dozen of them sunk already there wonīt be a lot in other theatres. How many heavy cruisers are there in total? 18?

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Sub attack near Horn Island at 93,130

Japanese Ships
SS I-169

Allied Ships
APD McKean
APD Little
APD Waters
APD Stringham



SS I-169 launches 4 torpedoes at APD McKean
I-169 diving deep ....
APD Waters fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Stringham fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD McKean fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Waters attacking submerged sub ....
APD Stringham fails to find sub and abandons search
APD Waters fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Waters fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Waters attacking submerged sub ....
APD Waters attacking submerged sub ....
APD Waters fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

sending some APDs to Horn Island, want to do some fast transport duty in this region...

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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 36
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/7th FS with P-40K Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/40th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

weīve set our P-40 to LRCAP today to do something against those sweeps against our leaking PM Cap... we get a nice number of them over the right target today but Rainer knows that our P-40 can only reach 29.000ft, therefore the Zeroes are coming in at 30.000ft and get a nice long dive on our fighters... surprisingly enough, most of the P-40 are only damaged... outnumbering the enemy 2:1 doesnīt help you though when the enemy is diving down on you... no prewarning so I take this as being surprised...

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Morning Air attack on 267th Armoured Brigade, at 57,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
23 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 21000 feet



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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
35th FG/39th FS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/7th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
35th FG/40th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes


being 4:1 ountumbered should be a problem though as the Zero isnīt so uber compared to the Allied fighters in this example... in fact, the Zero should have problems against the P-40K IMO...

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Morning Air attack on 267th Armoured Brigade, at 57,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 5



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 267th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 43rd Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 267th Armoured Brigade ...


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Morning Air attack on 43rd Cavalry Regiment, at 57,49

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 20



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25


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




Aircraft Attacking:
23 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

while we get our head handed over in New Guinea against the bunch of early Zeroes doing sweeps while being heavily outnumbered, we do the same with our Lightnings in Burma, shredding the enemy Cap... the dive is your friend and itīs all about the dive...

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Afternoon Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 21000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

as long as you outnumber the enemy and have the altitude advantage you will get the endless dive and this will end in a slaughter usually... it seems that a dozen radar sets can help the defender in such an engagement but usually youīre bust...







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ASW attack near Kanoya at 103,62

Japanese Ships
DMS Uruko
TK Tatibana Maru
PB Shinko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo



SS Wahoo launches 6 torpedoes at DMS Uruko
Wahoo diving deep ....
PB Shinko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shinko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shinko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shinko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shinko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Eureka at 215,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-36

Allied Ships
YP Sumac
YP Alder



SS I-36 is located by YP Sumac
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
PB Uruboko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Uruboko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
xAKL Horei Maru
PB Nigitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



Captain of SS Seadragon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nigitsu Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
PB Yamabato Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
PB Yamabato Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yamabato Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Truk at 111,110

Japanese Ships
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Tachekaze
DD Kasumi
DD Arare

Allied Ships
SS Barb



SS Barb launches 6 torpedoes at DD Minegumo
DD Tachekaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

Terapo gets more leaking Cap from PM than the other targets in the area, means we lose more aircraft... once again, dive... blah blah blah... and forget about having "layered Cap", just one more myth... first the enemy dives on the squadron at 10.000ft, then he dives on the squadron at 29.000ft, followed by the squad at 10.000ft and so on... rocket propulsed Zeroes... works for both sides, itīs a airroutine for both sides at least so hopefully youīve got fighters that can reach higher than the enemy... or the enemy attacks a target with lots of your fighters and youīve got at least a dozen radar sets at the base as this seems to magically teleport fighters over their max ceiling...

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Morning Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes

five of our fighters lost for two of the enemy... skill 70 and we heavily outnumbered the enemy... how this is realistic for someone is beyond me as this is how it works all the time... and those fighters werenīt surprised, they were vectored onto the enemy 45 min before the enemy arrived so they at least knew that the enemy is incoming... flawed...

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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 6



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 10 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 15



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

am thinking about transferring some fighters to Burma to fly LRCAP but I fear to run into a disaster so perhaps itīs better to have the enemy just do those more or less unimportant bombing runs... I donīt need Rangoonīs airfield anyway as it can be trashed by naval bombardments...

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Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,51

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 25


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet *

tried a sweep here but no leaking Cap... two squadrons set to sweep...

sweep one...

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Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,51

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 25


No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

sweep two...

I want to see an AAR with daily combat reports that convinces me about all this coordination myths... so far I 100% stand by what Iīve said a hundred times already, it doesnīt work and all those advices on the main forum or in this air coordination guide are worth nothing... itīs as designed and itīs crap...

and for those who didnīt know so far (as if someone here on the forum would have read a book about WWII), thatīs how it was in real life... it was not possible for two squadrons to fly together... they just couldnīt do that...




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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
E Kamo
E Kasasagi
E Kiji

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 1



Captain of SS Seadragon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Seadragon diving deep ....
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo attacking submerged sub ....
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


Seadragonīs skipper has to be replaced...



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ASW attack near Laoag at 80,72

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20
SC CHa-23

Allied Ships
SS Gunnel



SS Gunnel is located by SC CHa-20
Gunnel diving deep ....
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Laoag at 80,72

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-23
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Gunnel, hits 1



SS Gunnel is located by SC CHa-23
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-23 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-23 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-23 is out of ASW ammo
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatuha Maru
PB Yachiyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
Runner diving deep ....
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatuha Maru
PB Yachiyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
Runner diving deep ....
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yachiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Samarang Maru
PB Teshio Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
Runner diving deep ....
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Teshio Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

lots of sub action but no success...

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Sub attack near Horn Island at 93,130

Japanese Ships
SS I-25, hits 2

Allied Ships
AM Cessnock, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Cootamundra
xAP Illisos
xAP Iron Warrior
xAP Echunga
xAP Dardanus
xAK Potter
xAK Maine
DE Ward
DE Chew
AM Muritai



SS I-25 launches 6 torpedoes at AM Cessnock
I-25 diving deep ....
DE Ward attacking submerged sub ....
DE Chew attacking submerged sub ....
AM Muritai fails to find sub and abandons search
DE Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Chew fails to find sub and abandons search
DE Ward attacking submerged sub ....
DE Ward is out of ASW ammo
DE Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Ward attacking submerged sub ....
DE Ward is out of ASW ammo
DE Ward is out of ASW ammo
DE Ward is out of ASW ammo
DE Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

an escort is sunk and two DEs have used up more or less all their DCs for two near misses... this convoy is going to Horn Island to pick up all the eng units, bringing them back to Townsville for their next deployment... no base to be built up in the region at the moment as PM, Milne Bay and Horn Island have reached their max airfield size anyway and Terapo is being built up by nearly a dozen eng units anyway...

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ASW attack near Nagoya at 109,63

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-35
SC CHa-28

Allied Ships
SS Peto



SS Peto is located by SC CHa-35
SC CHa-35 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
PT-28
PT-29
PT-42
PT-124



Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 100% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-124 at 12,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-124 at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-29 at 12,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-28 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-124 at 10,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-28 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-124 at 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-28 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-124 at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-29 at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-28 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

two DDs sent in to sweep Milne Bay of our PTs... weather definetely was on the Japanese side as they got perfect visibility... the DDs canīt hit a PT during the night at those ranges though... wonder if there will be something happening today as I canīt really see a reason for this attack...

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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-41
DD Okikaze
PB Muroran Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon is sighted by escort
Seadragon diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-21
PT-22
PT-23



Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-23 at 12,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-21 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-22 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-21 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-20 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-23 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-22 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-20 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-23 at 10,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-23 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-21 at 10,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-20 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-23 at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-23 at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-21 at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-20 at 9,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-23 at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-21 at 9,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-20 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-23 at 11,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-21 at 11,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-20 at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

second PT TF engaged, same result...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
PT-117
PT-119
PT-122
PT-123



Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-123 at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-122 at 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-119 at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-117 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-123 at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Hayate engages PT-122 at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-122 at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-119 at 8,000 yards
DD Oite engages PT-117 at 8,000 yards
Takatsuka, Minoru orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...

third one...

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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 26000 feet

CAP engaged:
49th FG/7th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

and the Zeroes against the 1 fighter leaking Cap again... having fighter squadrons at PM set to Cap results in more losses over a month to leaking Cap than I get replacements... well done...


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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
35th FG/40th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/7th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

and itīs daily the same... can of course move the two dozen squadrons of different fighters, bombers, recon and patrols in and out daily when theyīre needed, only an aditional 5 minutes work per base...

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Morning Air attack on 4th NW Frontier Base Force, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 5



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 15 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 4th NW Frontier Base Force ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 4th NW Frontier Base Force ...


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Morning Air attack on 150th RAC Regiment, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 65 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 23
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 8 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking XV Indian Corps ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...
Also attacking XV Indian Corps ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...
Also attacking XV Indian Corps ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...
Also attacking XV Indian Corps ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...
Also attacking XV Indian Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 31


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 hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Gasmata is kept closed...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13


Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Takanami
DD Shiranui
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

the two DDs didnīt manage to move out far enough and they staid in range of our divebombers... the Banshees performed pretty badly though, it wasnīt their only attack today...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 34


Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

keeping Lunga suppressed...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 42


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 40

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

still some damaged Nells at the base...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 18
P-40K Warhawk x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shiranui
DD Amatsukaze
DD Takanami
DD Tokitsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

hmm... so what about that one? After noticing that my bombers were only using reduced load on lownav attack Iīve asked on the main forum and michaelm was so kind to explain that all non attack bombers will have their bomb load divided by two on lownav attack... therefore I kept my Mitchells on normal range as they then would attack with 3 x 500lb bombs which still seemed sufficient to me when doing a lownav attack... now I made the mistake that I had them at 5000ft instead of the 1000ft I wanted them to be and I was surprised to see them dropping 6 bombs. I then thought that 5000ft would be normal nav attack and not lownav but when looking at the pilots flying this mission theyīve gained lownav skill... so what is wrong here? The pilots gain lownav skill but they fly a navbomb mission? Or do they fly a lownav mission and the bombload is wrong? Anyway, from 5000ft they canīt hit a DD with a lownav skill below 40... this seems to be a fast transport TF NE of Lae...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Tokitsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

more strike packs going in against this TF with the same result... itīs more than amazing that a bunch of 1942 IJN DDs can put up better flak than a dozen of my AA units and base forces in my Burma Armies...

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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

waste of bombers...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 102,129

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 7


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Oite



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

then the two DDs that attacked Milne Bayīs PTs are targetted by some Mitchells...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 102,129

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4
P-40K Warhawk x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

and thatīs it for the morning... lots of Mitchells, the Army divebombers but none of the three USMC dive bomber squadrons flew an attack... perfect weather over their base but they took their time off it seems... no need to attack, only nearly a dozen enemy DDs in range...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 102,129

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 18


Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Oite



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayate

weīre in the afternoon and the first USMC dive bomber squadron decided to attack, putting two 1000lb bombs into a second class DD... as seen earlier, a destroyer doesnīt show up as heavily damaged after being hit by two of those bombs... Rainer earlier told me that two 1000lb bombs usually are enough to finish a DD though, I donīt know if itīs true or if itīs just wrong intel...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13


Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Takanami
DD Amatsukaze



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

the Banshees attack the bigger DD TF again but other than taking heavy losses they achieve nothing... we lose 5 out of 16 Banshees today...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Takanami



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

then the Mitchells show up again, also taking heavy flak... four of them are lost... in total we lose quite some aircraft again, but hopefully weīve finished an enemy DD...


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Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27



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



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb




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Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6540 troops, 50 guns, 816 vehicles, Assault Value = 560

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 473

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 473 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Toungoo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)



Assaulting units:
255th Armoured Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
43rd Cavalry Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
44th Cavalry Regiment
267th Armoured Brigade

we pursue an enemy unit but everytime the enemy is able to move out the day we attack...

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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1780 troops, 134 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 2070

Defending force 58962 troops, 710 guns, 670 vehicles, Assault Value = 2122


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
7th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
42nd Cavalry Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
20th Indian Division
70th British Division
150th RAC Regiment
39th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
26th Indian Division
4th NW Frontier Base Force
III Indian Corps
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Eastern Army
6th Medium Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
XV Indian Corps
RAF 221 Group Base Force
106th RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
95th Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
48th Division
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
77th Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
5th Guards Division
Imperial Guards Division
Guards Tank Division
23rd AA Regiment
33rd Road Const Co
32nd Field AA Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
25th JNAF AF Unit
48th JNAF AF Unit

sorry, but the artillery routine is worse than the one from WITP... itīs better than pre patch but still worse than WITP... while weīre talking about 3.7 inchers, they nearly have the same effect as 18 or 25 pounders... but hey, all they were able to do is make the enemy artillery doing a "counterfire" that causes losses within our lines while we donīt even get a single wounded enemy...

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Ground combat at Taung Gyi (59,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8388 troops, 88 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 323

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 320

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 320 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)



Assaulting units:
19th Indian Division

19th Indian Div takes an empty base...

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Ground combat at Lashio (62,46)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3084 troops, 64 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Defending force 694 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7



Assaulting units:
73rd Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
15th JAAF AF Bn

and 73rd Mot Bgd is expected to take Lashio tomorrow... means we have a connection between Rangoon and Lashio again...




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ASW attack near Perth at 41,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
AM Outarde
AM Cairns



SS I-11 is sighted by escort
AM Outarde fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

still the occassional enemy sub sitting in the direct shipping lane to Perth but in this direction there wonīt ever move one of my convoys in... only the ASW TFs are patrolling here...

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ASW attack near Perth at 40,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
AM Cairns
AM Outarde



SS I-11 is located by AM Cairns
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cairns fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Sapporo at 119,49

Japanese Ships
PB Takunan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Runner



SS Runner is sighted by escort
Runner diving deep ....
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Saishu To at 99,56

Japanese Ships
xAKL Unyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Bunzan Maru
SC CHa-26

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



SS Seadragon launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Unyo Maru
Seadragon diving deep ....
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Seadragon finally gets a kill, even if itīs only one of the small garbage freighters...

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Sub attack near Port Arthur at 99,45

Japanese Ships
xAK Sydney Maru
xAK Tamon Maru
xAK Kano Maru
E Hishu

Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 2



SS Whale launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Sydney Maru
E Hishu attacking submerged sub ....
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Adak Island at 162,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-34, hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Quatsino
AM Courtenay
xAK Cold Brook
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
xAK West Shipper
AM Kelowna



SS I-34 launches 6 torpedoes at AM Quatsino
AM Quatsino attacking submerged sub ....
AM Quatsino cannot reach attack position over SS I-34
AM Kelowna fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Quatsino fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Kelowna fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Quatsino fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Quatsino fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near New Hanover Island at 103,122

Japanese Ships
DD Takanami
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS O24



SS O24 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Takanami
O24 diving deep ....
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds! OMG duds...

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Morning Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
35th FG/39th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes




with at least a couple of Zeroes that have been damaged crashing on the way home we lose 5 fighters for 3 enemies... but we are always on the losing side in those encounters, just as the enemy when we use our high altitude Lightnings against meager Cap...


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Morning Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 66 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 76 minutes

thank god our fighters are so low on morale (from flying 50% Cap with 30% rest) that all turn around anyway... got some 200 fighters at PM that are more or less useless due to low morale from flying Cap... something I already got to know of...

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Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 57,50 (Toungoo)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 35
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 28
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 4


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed


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


Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar sweeping at 35000 feet
28 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 16000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 26000 feet

CAP engaged:
8th FG/35th FS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...

I can just repeat myselve again, what the hell is this game doing? This is LRCAP and those Airacobras are leaking out of their assigned hex they should cover... great features, really... theyīre 130 miles off their assigned target hex and no, this hex is not on the way from their base to the target, itīs a completely different direction...

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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged




Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

unescorted Sally raid is caught by some of our fighters set on LRCAP... over a dozen are shot down... luckily there were no Tojos on escort...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wessel Islands at 83,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
B5N2 Kate x 37
D3A2 Val x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A2 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Manley, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APD Waters, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD Little
APD Gregory
APD Stringham



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
1 x D3A2 Val releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
24 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
11 x D3A2 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Waters

ahh, this has made my day... Rainer suffered a couple of times from not working fast transport missions when the AI just did stupid things and his DDs ended up in range of PMīs dive bombers... going from my nav search, Rainer is doing something like one fast transport mission each day and has suffered two or three times in the last months... well, weīve used fast transport here for the first time to pick up a unit from Wessel Islands and what is the stupid game doing? Sending in the APDs during the day to stay there... this perhaps wouldnīt be a problem (other than making the player shaking his head about a non working routine) but in this case (how should it be different?) itīs exactly happening when KB pops up North West of Merauke... thatīs just great...

instead of going into position 8 hexes off Wessel during the first turn and sprinting in at night (as designed), the stupid, non working routine sent in the APDs during the day and kept them in place... I have definetely no problem to be smacked by my opponent if heīs pulling off a good operation, Iīve got no problem losing ships, aircraft or LCUs when I do something wrong, but Iīm just getting pissed when I take losses because the game is not working as it should... those APDs were at Horn Island to refuel and had used 0 op points so all they should have done in this turn is going into position 8 hexes off the target... but hey, who could expect a working routine...

also here, it works for both sides... and as LCU movement reverts to 0 miles and defend also now and then, this "feature" must be the equivalent of the cases when LCU movement doesnīt work...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wessel Islands at 83,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 10
D3A2 Val x 10



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A2 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Stringham, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD McKean
APD Colhoun
APD Little, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Gregory



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A2 Val releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x D3A2 Val releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Little


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wessel Islands at 83,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

those Zeroes lost their bombers...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wessel Islands at 83,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APD McKean, on fire, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

only two APDs will survive...




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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1760 troops, 132 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 2071

Defending force 59030 troops, 713 guns, 675 vehicles, Assault Value = 2128

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


Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
42nd Cavalry Regiment
70th British Division
23rd Indian Division
39th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
20th Indian Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
26th Indian Division
XV Indian Corps
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
RAF 221 Group Base Force
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
4th NW Frontier Base Force
Eastern Army
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
106th RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
95th Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
48th Division
112th Infantry Regiment
77th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Guards Division
Guards Tank Division
23rd AA Regiment
33rd Road Const Co
32nd Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
25th JNAF AF Unit
34th Field AA Battalion
48th JNAF AF Unit

shaking head...
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Ground combat at Lashio (62,46)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3129 troops, 64 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 412 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 91

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lashio !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


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


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
73rd Motorised Brigade

Defending units:
15th JAAF AF Bn

we capture Lashio and now got a route from Rangoon to Lashio again... 15000 supplies / month more for the Chinese... wonīt really help them though, theyīve been down to 40-50.000 supplies for the whole theatre for nearly the whole war already... to supply your LCUs sitting in bases you would need at least 200.000 supplies as the bases wonīt share their supply if they donīt meet three (?) times their need...

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Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1302 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 30

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Myitkyina !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
22nd New Chinese Division


we also take the empty Myitkyina... am moving three small Chinese "Divisions" (theyīre far from what you would expect a division to be) to Burma to link up with three other subunits of a Corps to recombine them all... this one Corps is the only Chinese unit Iīwill have in Burma...



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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze
SC CHa-41
PB Muroran Maru

Allied Ships
SS Herring



SS Herring launches 6 torpedoes at DD Okikaze
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze cannot reach attack position over SS Herring
DD Okikaze cannot establish contact with SS Herring
SS Herring eludes ASW attack from DD Okikaze
Escort abandons search for sub

a better dud rate and there would be nearly none IJN DDs left...

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ASW attack near Hengchun at 84,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Hukusei Maru
xAK Tihuku Maru
SC CHa-11

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut is sighted by escort
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Vigan at 78,73

Japanese Ships
TK Nihon Maru
E Yaeyama

Allied Ships
SS Pollack



SS Pollack launches 4 torpedoes at TK Nihon Maru
Pollack diving deep ....
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Yaeyama fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

and far fewer tankers...

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Sub attack near Manus at 99,117

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 11, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC Ch 5
xAKL Higari Maru
SC Ch 10
SC Ch 6

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 3, heavy damage



SS O23 launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 11
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 10 attacking submerged sub ....
SS O23 forced to surface!
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 11 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 10 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 10 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 10 firing on surfaced sub ....
SC Ch 6 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

we get the lowest value target and lose the sub in return... looks like the subchasers were really lucky here, two real hits and a near miss forced the sub onto the surface and while none of the subchasers actually fired on the sub it was sunk... from my experience so far, two hits usually are far from enough to immedietely sink an Allied sub and also most often not enough to sink a Japanese sub... oh well, weīve lost only very few subs so far, guess this is number three or four to depth charges in nearly a whole year war..

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ASW attack near Wessel Islands at 82,125

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
CL Sendai
DD Uranami
DD Shirakumo
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
SS KIX, hits 1



SS KIX is sighted by escort
KIX bottoming out ....
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
E Hayabusa
E Otori
E Kari

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut is located by E Hayabusa
Halibut diving deep ....
E Kari attacking submerged sub ....
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
E Hiyodori
E Otori
E Kari
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut launches 6 torpedoes at E Hiyodori
Halibut diving deep ....
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 26000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
35th FG/41st FS with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on 6th Medium Regiment, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 17 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 12 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 10 damaged


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...

really a lot of damaged enemy bombers but that doesnīt really hurt them at all... 3 were lost in total...

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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14
B-24D Liberator x 41


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

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



Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
801 Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Shortlands is hit again and is definetely out of operational state now... the Niks score an immediete kill and with more bombers coming in later on weīve lost four heavies today which is a high price...


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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 46


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 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 5
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

moved the B-17s to Akyab to hit Bangkok as a surprise for my opponent and while it probably was surprising (when looking at the number of fighters in the air) bad weather once again prevented us from hitting the airfield... such attacks are flown to get the enemy to disperse his fighters or he has to accept that I will constantly hit bases far behind the frontlines and not just the airfield or ports but also resources for example...

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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 15


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

the first strike pack was well sized but all those follow on piece meal strikes could lead into a disaster when the enemy can bring up four dozen fighters...

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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6


No Allied losses



Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Groote Eylandt at 82,129

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 50



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter Ic (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

have set those Beaufighters to LRCAP the two fleeing APDs that ended up two hexes from Horn Island (and some 8 or 9 hexes from Wessel) but the Beaufighters decided to fly 350 miles to cover a sinking APD that was still at Wessel... orders?

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Groote Eylandt at 82,129

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13



No Japanese losses


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


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Groote Eylandt at 82,129

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
D3A1 Val x 22



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
APD McKean, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
18 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1651 troops, 133 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 2073

Defending force 86947 troops, 969 guns, 778 vehicles, Assault Value = 3003

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


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
70th British Division
39th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
20th Indian Division
42nd Cavalry Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Eastern Army
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
4th NW Frontier Base Force
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
RAF 221 Group Base Force
106th RAF Base Force
XV Indian Corps
95th Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
55th Engineer Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
9th Division
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
77th Infantry Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
38th Division
5th Guards Division
Imperial Guards Division
48th Division
11th Tank Regiment
Guards Tank Division
48th JNAF AF Unit
15th Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
25th JNAF AF Unit
23rd AA Regiment
32nd Field AA Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
31st Field AA Battalion
62nd JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Wessel Islands (83,126)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 279 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 500 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 14

Allied adjusted defense: 29

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

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

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


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


Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1

Defending units:
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion


the enemy dropped some paras onto this dot base to take it from our paratroopers... expected them to lose more troops than us...

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Sub attack near Laoag at 80,72

Japanese Ships
xAK Tazan Maru
xAK Yamabuki Maru
xAK Hakodate Maru
SC CHa-11

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Tazan Maru
Sturgeon diving deep ....
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
E Hayabusa
E Otori
E Kari

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut launches 4 torpedoes at E Hayabusa
Halibut diving deep ....
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa attacking submerged sub ....
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Truk at 112,110

Japanese Ships
PB Sento Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Ujigawa Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXV



SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at PB Sento Maru
KXV diving deep ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Naval bombardment of Wessel Islands at 83,126

Japanese Ships
DD Tadeshiwa
DD Suzukaze
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame



Port hits 10
Port supply hits 4

DD Tadeshiwa firing at Wessel Islands
DD Suzukaze firing at Wessel Islands
DD Yudachi firing at 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
DD Harusame firing at 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion


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Naval bombardment of Buna at 99,129 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

189 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 4
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 10, on fire
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
CA Maya, Shell hits 1


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


CA Kako firing at 5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
CA Kinugasa firing at 5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
CA Aoba firing at 5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
CA Maya firing at 5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment

our CD unit did quite a good job hitting the enemy cruisers with 6 inch gunfire a lot of times... lot of superstructure hits and also some tower armor penetrating hits but it seems the cruisers werenīt impressed at all as they were able to move out 9 hexes during the day again... not a single hit on the base though and our CD unit was completely untouched...

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Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Uyo Maru
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Uyo Maru
Halibut diving deep ....
DD Yakaze attacking submerged sub ....
SS Halibut eludes DD Yakaze by diving deep
SS Halibut eludes ASW attack from DD Yakaze
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Wessel Islands , at 83,126

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 23rd Indian Division, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 19 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 23 damaged


Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 16th Light Cavalry Regiment, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81448 troops, 849 guns, 704 vehicles, Assault Value = 3006

Defending force 62370 troops, 999 guns, 1447 vehicles, Assault Value = 2065

Japanese adjusted assault: 1109

Allied adjusted defense: 994

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
4450 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 180 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 53 (3 destroyed, 50 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2056 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 477 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 377 (76 destroyed, 301 disabled)


Assaulting units:
77th Infantry Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
38th Division
112th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Division
5th Guards Division
55th Engineer Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
9th Division
Imperial Guards Division
Guards Tank Division
23rd AA Regiment
15th Army
34th Field AA Battalion
25th JNAF AF Unit
48th JNAF AF Unit
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
7th Armoured Brigade
20th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
39th Indian Division
70th British Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
42nd Cavalry Regiment
23rd Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Division
Eastern Army
21st Light AA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
III Indian Corps
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
106th RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
RAF 221 Group Base Force
4th NW Frontier Base Force
XV Indian Corps
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
95th Heavy AA Regiment

Iīve feared this to happen. The defeated IJA Army that was holding Shwebo and got kicked out by my "Northern Burma Army" reached Pegu yesterday and all of the enemy units here attacked today. I had hopes that Rainer wouldnīt attack but when thinking about how much av he could mass here I was sure he would. With 3000 av I would have expected to see a shock attack but luckily for us it was only a deliberate attack and both our adjusted av looked horrible while the IJAīs was even worse... my troops arenīt prepped for Pegu at all as I expect the enemy to fully abandon it as itīs also a clear hex and we can mass 5000+ av here soon. Hopefully the enemy lost more combat ability than we did, the losses in vehicles and support looked horrible though and they once again donīt match the "casualties" at all so I canīt say much about the real losses without counting up each and every squad in the units every day and itīs depressing that the combat report doesnīt tell you anything anymore with that kind of FOW... It will take at least another four or five days to have my armored spearhead arrive that is coming from the North which will give me another 500 av but even more important a lot of fire power as weīre talking about tanks here. The bulk of the Northern Burma Army will arrive within the next two weeks.


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Sub attack near Truk at 112,113

Japanese Ships
xAKL Ujigawa Maru, Shell hits 5

Allied Ships
SS Grayling, hits 1, on fire



xAKL Ujigawa Maru is sighted by SS Grayling
SS Grayling attacking on the surface
Olsen, E. decides to submerge SS Grayling due to damage

I never liked it when my subs attack on the surface as this most of the times is just bad news for the subs... same is true here, after the escort of this freighter being sunk yesterday Grayling decided that it would be a good idea to attack with her 3 inch, totally useless, deck gun... five hits later, the freighter thought it would be worth firing back and put a shell into Grayling that causes enough damage that the sub has to retire... well done... the freighter seems to suffer no real damage...

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ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,56

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
CL Tama
CL Kinu
CL Natori
DD Isonami
DD Shinonome
DD Satsuki
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
SS Trusty, hits 1



SS Trusty is sighted by escort
Trusty diving deep ....
DD Satsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Murakumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Murakumo cannot establish contact with SS Trusty
Escort abandons search for sub

bombardment incoming...

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Sub attack near Laoag at 80,72

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20
SC CHa-23

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



Captain of SS Halibut elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Halibut diving deep ....
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
CL Tama
CL Kinu
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo
DD Isonami
DD Shinonome
DD Ikazuchi


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


CL Kiso firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CL Tama firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CL Kinu firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CL Natori firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Satsuki firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Shikinami firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Murakumo firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Isonami firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Shinonome firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Ikazuchi firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

only one LCU, no ships and no aircraft at the base and that seems to be one of the factors that triggers a nuke or not...

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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

daily and annoying...

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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 26000 feet

Rainer spotted my aircraft at Prome but none of them were set to Cap as this would just be suicide against the Tojos...

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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet



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Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 26000 feet

look at all those dispersed sweeps... aircraft coordination...

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Sub attack near Saishu To at 99,56

Japanese Ships
xAKL Bunzan Maru
SC CHa-26

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon



Captain of SS Seadragon elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-26 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Cox's Bazar at 53,43

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
xAKL Kalarand
xAK Coquina
xAKL Elout
xAKL Duijmar van Twist
xAKL Memphis City
AM Oudh



Captain of SS I-154 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
AM Oudh fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Oudh fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Oudh fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

seems like both sides sub captains want to bring their torps back home...

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ASW attack near Jaffna at 29,45

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Preston
DD Thanet
DD Tenedos



SS I-30 is located by DD Preston
I-30 diving deep ....
DD Thanet fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tenedos loses contact with SS I-30
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76220 troops, 823 guns, 701 vehicles, Assault Value = 2775

Defending force 58231 troops, 999 guns, 1391 vehicles, Assault Value = 1922

Japanese adjusted assault: 990

Allied adjusted defense: 964

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5626 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 307 disabled
Engineers: 48 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 104 (5 destroyed, 99 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2137 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 272 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 97 (14 destroyed, 83 disabled)


Assaulting units:
38th Division
55th Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
9th Tank Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
112th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Guards Division
9th Division
77th Infantry Regiment
48th Division
Guards Tank Division
15th Army
35th Fld AA Gun Co
25th JNAF AF Unit
31st Field AA Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
48th JNAF AF Unit
32nd Field AA Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
23rd Indian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
39th Indian Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
42nd Cavalry Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
20th Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
70th British Division
26th Indian Division
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
RAF 221 Group Base Force
Eastern Army
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
106th RAF Base Force
III Indian Corps
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
XV Indian Corps
4th NW Frontier Base Force
21st Light AA Regiment
95th Heavy AA Regiment


back to back deliberate attack by the Japanese and again they donīt achieve anything... looks like we can hold...

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ASW attack near Trivandrum at 28,45

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Thanet
DD Tenedos



SS I-30 is located by DD Thanet
DD Thanet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub

not much an enemy sub will encounter near Ceylon... I rarely have ships going there and usually only this ASW force is in this area...

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ASW attack near Rambutyo at 103,120

Japanese Ships
DD Takanami
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS KXII



SS KXII is sighted by escort
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Shuko Maru #5
PB Sonan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Barb



SS Barb is located by PB Toshi Maru #3
Barb diving deep ....
PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #5 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shuko Maru #5 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Shuko Maru #5 is out of ASW ammo
PB Shuko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Tsushima at 102,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Misaki Maru
xAK Sinkyo Maru
xAK Ohio Maru
E Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



SS Albacore is sighted by escort
Albacore diving deep ....
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Tsushima at 102,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Misaki Maru
xAK Sinkyo Maru
xAK Ohio Maru
E Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



SS Albacore launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Kosin Maru
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Pre-Invasion action off Wessel Islands
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Tadeshiwa
DD Suzukaze
DD Harusame



DD Tadeshiwa firing at 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
DD Suzukaze firing at 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
DD Harusame firing at 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion


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Amphibious Assault at Wessel Islands

TF 183 troops unloading over beach at Wessel Islands, 83,126

guess the destroyers only brought some supplies...

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ASW attack near Iba at 78,74

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-20
SC CHa-23

Allied Ships
SS Pollack



SS Pollack is sighted by escort
Pollack diving deep ....
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Aogashima at 113,66

Japanese Ships
TK San Pedro Maru
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish



SS Sawfish launches 6 torpedoes at TK San Pedro Maru
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

high value target but the usual duds...

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Morning Air attack on 50th Tank Brigade, at 56,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 22



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 26000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar sweeping at 35000 feet
3 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 16000 feet

CAP engaged:
8th FG/35th FS with P-39D Airacobra (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32100
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...

oh how do I love the leaking Cap feature even when you order the fighters to LRCAP a different hex... must be the case of being a bad player and not being a bad design again... unfortunetely there is no way to stop fighters ignoring orders in this game... that way we lose 8 Airacobras for not a single enemy fighter downed... hey, I really like the airroutines... especially because of the ongoing really realistic kill rates...

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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 44
B-24D Liberator x 23


No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 96

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Gasmata is trashed again... one of the main disadvantages of the Japanese is the lack of a lot good engineering units which makes it pretty hard to have a net of functioning airbases near the front that can be kept open... at the moment, thereīs only Rabaul (with hundreds of fighters) and Munda (with 50-75 fighters) operational in this area... all other bases can be suppressed at will with our heavy bomber force... canīt wait for 2/43 to get 48 Army Liberators and another 16 Navy Liberators (of which I canīt make use until mid 43 due to the lack of USN squadrons to put them in... were they produced to be kept in stock in real life?)

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Morning Air attack on Gasmata , at 103,127

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 46


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 68

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

two really big strikes were flown out of Port Moresby today... wonder what justifies the difference between bomber coordination and the ridicoulos non coordination of fighter sweeps all the time...

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23


Japanese aircraft losses
H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged

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



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 7 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

I will upgrade all my B-17 in India/Burma to B-24 in early 43 and use the B-17 in New Guinea again because I need the longer B-24 range to effectively attack targets deep into Thailand to force my opponent to further thin out the frontlines of fighters... a dozen OscarII wouldnīt be really a threat for our bombers Iīve thought but in the end we lose two of the bombers... range is really a factor here...

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
12th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

leaking Cap and Rainer knows anyway that my P-40 can only reach 29.000ft... with the screwed air routine that makes altitude the most important factor of all things in air combat, we will see a substantial change in 43 when all our fighters will reach higher than the Japanese fighters... until then, thereīs no Army fighter (except the P-38) that can go high enough to be a threat for the Japanese... funny when you think about the war in real life and how it turns out in AE... rubbish a crappy aircraft trumps a top notch one as long as it can go 10ft higher than the first line fighter... add in a good man rating and you will see the standard: x dives on... x fires from behind... so the best advice for the Japanese IMO is to focus on those fighters that can go the highest possible and have a good man rating (while every Japanese fighter has a better man rating than the Allied anyway I would focus on altitude)... funny, weīre talking about the war in the PACIFIC!




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Ground combat at Magwe (57,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1306 troops, 0 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 18

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Magwe !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion

empty Magwe is in Australian hands now...



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ASW attack near Itbayat Island at 83,69

Japanese Ships
E Otori
E Kari
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
E Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 110,110

Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
DD Kagero
DD Tachekaze
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
SS Perch



SS Perch is sighted by escort
Perch diving deep ....
DD Tachekaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asagumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Perth at 46,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Ballarat, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AM Outarde



SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at AM Ballarat
I-11 diving deep ....
AM Outarde attacking submerged sub ....
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Ballarat was obliberated... Iīm happy with my opponent if he keeps subs in the Perth or Ceylon area as they wonīt hit something valuable in these areas...

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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
PB Syozui Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Muroran Maru
SC CHa-41
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS Whale, hits 1



SS Whale launches 6 torpedoes at PB Syozui Maru
Whale diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

we take revenge and sink a patrol...

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ASW attack near Perth at 45,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
AM Outarde



SS I-11 is sighted by escort
I-11 diving deep ....
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-11 eludes ASW attack from AM Outarde
SS I-11 eludes AM Outarde by diving deep
AM Outarde loses contact with SS I-11
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-41

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



SS Albacore is sighted by escort
SC CHa-41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-41 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 97,59

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Herring



SS Herring is sighted by escort
Herring bottoming out ....
PB Toshi Maru #2 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 83,126 (Wessel Islands)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet
14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet

halve a dozen messages of fighters missing the bombers they were tasked to escort... as usual so to say...

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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

as usual here too... even if you may think a single or a couple fighters lost A2A daily wouldnīt really matter, well they do matter as you can easily lose more than the replacement rates are in a month... easily, it only depends on how many fighters are sent out as leaking Cap all the time to be killed for sure... both my opponent and me have completely focussed on high altitude and only taking on leaking Cap... speaks for itīs own I guess, but hey, weīre both bad players of course...

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Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 20


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 4 destroyed



CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 6 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32810.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

in this case I attacked Pegu directly as I hoped (how stupied can I be with a yearīs AE experience? ) that perhaps my two Lightning squadrons would sweep together... of course they donīt, this is working as it was (stupidly) designed... while our Lightnings completely shred the enemy during a long period of our fighters diving the enemy ones, with that number of enemy fighters in the air, the dive finally was over and then the Lightnings were shredded by the diving enemy fighters... halve a dozen P-38 were lost for for more than twice the number of enemy fighters... at least not a loop and looking at the numbers thatīs an ok result for me... during the dive the kill rate was something like 10:0 for the Lightnings...

sweep one...
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Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Raid is overhead
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes

and here comes the other squadron... not enough enemy fighters in the air anymore and the Lightnings being at 39.000ft meant the never ending dive for our twin tailed devils... result was a loopsided slaughter with 7 enemies lost for none of ours...

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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 56,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 26000 feet

either a failed escort attempt or an attempt to pick off leaking Cap... none of my rubbish low alt fighter aircraft were in the air...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 83,126 (Wessel Islands)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 29



No Japanese losses


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


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

looks like Rainer doesnīt want me to own that dot base...

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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-211 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
VMF-221 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/41st FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
347th FG/68th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

even if we get leaking Cap 1:1 in numbers with the enemy, that doesnīt help at all when the enemy is flying higher than us... none of my fighters got a single shot at the enemy...

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Morning Air attack on 255th Armoured Brigade, at 56,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 50th Tank Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd British Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...

those air attacks donīt do any damage in the long run as the single units donīt seem to notably suffer at all... the dozen flak units are 100% useless... Allied land based flak is totally pathetic...

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Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 3


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




Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet
1 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
286 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

and hereīs the rest of the two Lightning squadrons... as if the game is hardcoded to piss you off, the two fragments are now flying together... itīs so stupid, it just hurts... 1:1 in numbers, alt advantage, dive, the enemy had no chance...

in the end we claim something like two dozen enemy fighters today but weīve lost 6 valuable Lightnings... 4:1 kill rate is in the "ok-range" I guess but fact is that with the Japanese production numbers of Tojos alone, weīre pretty much on the losing end as all our low altitude fighters get eaten alive and are therefore more or less useless and the Lightnings would have to achieve one loop after another to make up for the Japanese production of aircraft and pilots... with the conservative way of fighting of the Allied so far weīre still ahead by 300+ aircraft in aircraft killed though...







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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59

Japanese Ships
E Hato
E Kasasagi
E Kamo
E Kiji

Allied Ships
SS Herring



SS Herring launches 6 torpedoes at E Hato
Herring diving deep ....
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kiji fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

duds...

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ASW attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 100,60

Japanese Ships
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Kosin Maru
xAK Misaki Maru
xAK Sinkyo Maru
xAK Ohio Maru
E Tomozuru

Allied Ships
SS Whale



SS Whale is sighted by escort
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



Captain of SS Albacore elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Shortlands at 110,132

Japanese Ships
PB Kanko Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-35



SS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Aogashima at 114,66

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
SS Pogy, hits 1



SS Pogy launches 6 torpedoes at CVL Ryuho
Pogy diving deep ....
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sazanami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sazanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pogy is on transit to her patrol area and meets a brand new Japanese carrier South of Tokyo... the sub attacks and scores an exploding hit and a dud... now that was nice, while not a war winner with the carrier not in danger of sinking that close of a major repair shipyard... nevertheless a nice little morale boost...





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Sub attack near Sangi at 77,96

Japanese Ships
E Hachijo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
E Ishigaki

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish, hits 1



SS Guardfish launches 6 torpedoes at E Hachijo
Guardfish diving deep ....
E Ishigaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishigaki attacking submerged sub ....
E Ishigaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishigaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishigaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

this didnīt make me sad either...

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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
PB Seikai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Herring



SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes at PB Seikai Maru
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Seikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 17
P-40K Warhawk x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/8th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 9 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/39th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
8th FG/80th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

lol, Iīm reall stupid... 300 fighters at Port Moresby and Terapo have been set on LRCAP the potential targets for the Zeroes to pick off leaking Cap... why I still try the myth of "layered Cap" is beyond me anyway but hey ho... the Zeroes are outnumbered 3:1 but come in higher than all my US fighters, only the newly arrived Aussie Spitfire unit can go higher than the historically well know high altitude fighter called Zero Sen... the result is the usual dive fire from behind insanity, resulting in no less than 9 of our fighters downed for 1 Zero shot down A2A and another one probably lost to ops from being damaged... the numerical superiority didnīt help us at all, the dive for the Zeroes never stopped until the Spitfires got their dive and downed a single Zero but at that stage there were nearly no Zeroes left due to them having used up all their ammo and fuel... nice little engagement... change the ceiling of the involved fighters with the editor and I bet that if the Allied fighters would be able to go higher than the Zero the kill rate would be 100% reverted... if that doesnīt clearly show the flaw of this design then I donīt know what... it was a pity that altitude wasnīt a factor at all in WITP but funnily enough, not having an altitude factor is better than having a ridicoulos one... the airwar in the Pacific wasnīt fought at the fightersī ceilings and if so, then the Japanese would by far have done differently with their paper fighters early on...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 83,126 (Wessel Islands)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *
14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *

failed escort attempt as usual...

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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 83,126 (Wessel Islands)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 35
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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



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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 99,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed



CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
49th FG/8th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
49th FG/9th FS with P-40K Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
35th FG/39th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
8th FG/80th FS with P-40K Warhawk (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead

the first Zero sweep of course wasnīt it, a fragment shows up a bit later... results were the same of course, being higher up, the two Zeroes shot down two of our fighters while being outnumbered 20:1 ... would you post that on the main forum, the first answer you would get would be that the two fighters shot down were surprised by the enemy being up high and then the two Zeroes would have used their speed advantage from the dive to flee... no problem with that, happened often enough in real life probably... but yeah and thatīs happening all the time here... lol... let alone that all Allied fighters here would be faster and arenīt really flying that low either... speed? forget about it (just look at the Oscar)... firepower? nice to carry a lot guns but that wonīt help you if you donīt get a shot at your enemy... armor and durability? nice too, you only lose halve of your aircraft from being constantly shot at... ability to imitate a Satelite? thatīs what you want to have, the higher you can go, the better... maneuverability? added in with the dive that you automatically get in 95% of the cases when you fly higher then the enemy this will give you more shots from behind than low man rating fighters get because the game seem to assume that in a dive á la zoom and boom youīre curving around like an autoscooter... when I look at Allied fighters with a usual high alt man rating than Japanese fighters then the Allied fighters get around halve the shots from behind when diving on the enemy than vice versa. I can only explain this with the man rating as the speed canīt be the factor with the Allied fighters being far faster compared to Oscar and Zero... pilot quality being equal of course... it can of course (and thatīs the probable reason) be seen the other way around, that the more maneuverable aircraft would be able to turn away from a diving enemy... still, if one fighter is more maneuverable and can go higher than the other then this is a more or less unbeatable combo as long as you actually order your fighters to go higher than the enemy...

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Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 59
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 14 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 16 damaged


Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 23 (4 destroyed, 19 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 3rd Carabiniers Regiment ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 254th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 16th Light Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 106th RAF Base Force ...

and as long as you stay above 40mm Bofors range you donīt have to fear a dozen Allied AA units... while the damaged numbers look horrible first, the losses arenīt at all... two bombers lost, one to flak, one to ops... and probably 75% being repaired in one turn with their service rating...

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 3


No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

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


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 24


No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

thoguh I canīt complain about not ready bombers either... normally using all my 4Es every second day, Iīve got them in a 90% ready state...

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 34


No Allied losses

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



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 30

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Light rain

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


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 98,59

Japanese Ships
xAK Yubari Maru
xAKL Fukuyama Maru
xAKL Kokuei Maru
xAKL Chosen Maru
xAKL Aiyo Maru
PB Menado Maru

Allied Ships
SS Shark



SS Shark is sighted by escort
Shark diving deep ....
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Naval bombardment of Pegu at 55,53

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
CL Tama
CL Kinu
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Shikinami
DD Murakumo
DD Isonami
DD Shinonome
DD Ikazuchi


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


CL Kiso firing at 26th Indian Division
CL Tama firing at 70th British Division
CL Kinu firing at 23rd Indian Division
CL Natori firing at 20th Indian Division
DD Satsuki firing at 23rd Indian Division
DD Shikinami firing at 39th Indian Division
DD Murakumo firing at 20th Indian Division
DD Isonami firing at 70th British Division
DD Shinonome firing at 70th British Division
DD Ikazuchi firing at 20th Indian Division

no idea if such a bombardment is worth it, I guess not... on the other hand, thereīs no real threat to the Japanese ships anyway... a 6inch CD unit would have been great against the light cruisers and destroyers...

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Ground combat at Wessel Islands (83,126)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 508 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Defending force 455 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 3

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wessel Islands !!!

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


Allied ground losses:
926 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF

Defending units:
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion

we lose an intact USMC para btn... thanks to the partially (for no reason) non working fast transport mission that has not just cost me five APDs, Iīve also lost the para btn now...



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no idea if such a bombardment is worth it, I guess not... on the other hand, thereīs no real threat to the Japanese ships anyway... a 6inch CD unit would have been great against the light cruisers and destroyers...



I would say that this is actually in your favour. Sure, his risk of losses is minimal, but it is there, and the casualties he inflicts is hardly worth the valuable fuel he spends on doing so imo.
Have you considered moving in one or two amc's and lay some mines as a present for him?

Terje

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no idea if such a bombardment is worth it, I guess not... on the other hand, thereīs no real threat to the Japanese ships anyway... a 6inch CD unit would have been great against the light cruisers and destroyers...



I would say that this is actually in your favour. Sure, his risk of losses is minimal, but it is there, and the casualties he inflicts is hardly worth the valuable fuel he spends on doing so imo.
Have you considered moving in one or two amc's and lay some mines as a present for him?

Terje



got no mine layers in the area and moving them to a hex just two hexes off a major Japanese airbase that I canīt touch at all (Moulmein) is probably more risk for me than for the enemy

Moulmein got something like 100-125 fighters and a big number of bombers. And so far our shipping around Diamond Harbour has often been spotted by Nells so moving any ship to the Rangoon area is a nogo at the moment. And I donīt need to, supply is flowing from Akyab into Burma just "perfectly". It shouldnīt though...

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Status: offline 		Ah, but there is an easy fix to place mines in areas close to the enemy. They are called subs

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Ah, but there is an easy fix to place mines in areas close to the enemy. They are called subs

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yeah, when youīve got mines for the subs... I havenīt...

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ASW attack near Nagasaki/Sasebo at 101,59

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze
SC CHa-41
PB Muroran Maru

Allied Ships
SS Herring



SS Herring is located by DD Okikaze
DD Okikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63

Japanese Ships
xAK Hikosan Maru
PB Senyu Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Greenling



SS Greenling launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Hikosan Maru
Greenling diving deep ....
PB Senyu Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyu Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyu Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyu Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Senyu Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Rekata Bay at 114,133

Japanese Ships
xAKL Ujigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-31



xAKL Ujigawa Maru is sighted by SS S-31
SS S-31 launches 4 torpedoes

mostly single going PBs or AKLs around in the Solomons... should be enough to keep the garrissons supplied though, Munda, Lunga and Shortlands all have reported 20-25000 troops... havenīt spotted any other bases there being built up...

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ASW attack near Taihoku at 89,62

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-21
SC CHa-37
SC CHa-29

Allied Ships
SS Growler



SS Growler is sighted by escort
SC CHa-37 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-37 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Koggala at 32,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Thanet
DD Tenedos



SS I-30 is sighted by escort
DD Thanet attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-30 eludes DD Thanet by diving deep
DD Tenedos fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Thanet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Thanet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Thanet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Thanet fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Koggala at 32,53

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Preston
DD Thanet
DD Tenedos



SS I-30 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Preston
I-30 diving deep ....
DD Thanet fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-30 eludes ASW attack from DD Tenedos
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tenedos fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the enemy sub then dared to attack on of the DDs but missed...

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Naval bombardment of Munda at 111,134

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City
CA Pensacola
CA Chicago
CL Nashville
CL Phoenix
CL St. Louis

Japanese ground losses:
491 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 64 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)



Airbase hits 78
Airbase supply hits 27
Runway hits 641

CA Minneapolis firing at Munda
CA Astoria firing at Munda
CA New Orleans firing at Munda
CA Salt Lake City firing at Munda
CA Pensacola firing at Munda
CA Chicago firing at Munda
CL Nashville firing at Munda
CL Phoenix firing at Munda
CL St. Louis firing at Munda

like Iīm always saying, all those "issues" usually work for both sides, no matter if itīs the supply routine, the air routine, the artillery routine and of course also the "if you get a 9/10 detection level you nuke the base bombardment routine"... at the moment I only get 16 B-24 a month and therefore I could not afford to attack Munda with my heavies only as I spotted just too many fighters there. In the past there were also a good number of Tojos which obviously arenīt there anymore... we destroy a lot of Zeroes and Betties though, considering the Zeroes not being really bomber killers a coordinated B-24 would probably have done the job too but that way it is definetely less costly and way more effective... I was more or less sure that one cruiser TF would be easily enough to 100% knock out the base but...

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... Iīve sent two, together with my carriers to cover them...

Naval bombardment of Munda at 111,134

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed on ground
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CA Vincennes
CA Quincy
CA San Francisco
CL Honolulu
CL Boise
CL Mauritius
CL Perth

Japanese ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 29
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 594
Port hits 2

CA Canberra firing at Munda
CA Australia firing at Munda
CA Vincennes firing at Munda
CA Quincy firing at Munda
CA San Francisco firing at Munda
CL Honolulu firing at Munda
CL Boise firing at Munda
CL Mauritius firing at Munda
CL Perth firing at 43rd JNAF AF Unit

more than 1200 hits on the runway, over 100 hits on the base with more than 40% supply destroyed... the ground losses were toned down for sure but everything else? I donīt know...

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Morning Air attack on IV Indian Corps, at 56,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 15


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
343rd FG/11th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 15 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

what can I say? The usual stupidity... the P-40 were set to LRCAP the hex nearby but nearly the whole unit flew into the other hex to be butchered by the Tojos that fly 1000 ft higher and get the never ending bounce... kill rate is the usual loop with 12 Warhawks lost for not even a single Tojo... the Warhawks did not even get a single shot at the enemy, let alone thinking about taking one down... skill 70 pilots as usual (got another 1200 in reserve)... if that airroutine isnīt off then I donīt know what... but hey, like mentioned above, the "fly higher than the enemy to get a loop" works for both sides just everything else that is out of whack... the Japanese get their high altitude dogfighters for the first 20 months and the Allied for the rest of the war...

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Morning Air attack on IV Indian Corps, at 56,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet

nothing left, all 15 Warhawks were either shot down or damaged by the 22 Tojos... while things like this were the exception in real life, they happen just daily in AE if you are foolish enough to actually put up your aircraft... AE tonwed down things? Yeah, the Allied replacement rates were toned down (admit that they were adjusted to more historical accurate numbers) so of course in the end there will be less losses... but when looking at one engagement after another, the results are just far more off than those from WITP when you at least did get somewhat reasonable results if you could field equally skilled pilots... not so in AE, all that counts is the at least 10ft height advantage which is enough to get you the never ending dive phase if the numbers for both sides are ok...

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Morning Air attack on 26th Indian Division, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 6
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 5



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 17 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


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


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32100
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
70th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40E Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 150th RAC Regiment ...
Also attacking 44th Cavalry Regiment ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...

but thatīs not it yet, after the Tojo sweep the bombers are coming in and my stupid squadrons of LRCAP the hex next to this one "leak" of course again and that results in more losses to our fighters of course... due to us being higher than the enemy fighters though we got the bounce and it looked promising first, the downside was that after two or three passes, the dive was over and switched to the all beating Tojos again, taking down another four or five of our fighters for one Tojo A2A... if the Corsair will be just halve as good as the Tojo then I will be glad and due to the fact that the Corsair can go slightly higher than the Tojo I expect it to kill the Tojo en masse (just like the Lightning) as long as we can take on "small" numbers of enemy aircraft with our single fighter squadron sweeps, best would be around a dozen enemies in the air as this gives you the never ending dive for sure when you come in higher and outnumber the enemy 2:1...

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Morning Air attack on 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 20



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged



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


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32100
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
70th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Raid is overhead

not much left of our Cap that obviously doesnīt care about the ordered target hex...

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Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
B-24D Liberator x 27


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Manus was (besides Rabaul which I canīt touch) the staging base for the ongoing Zero sweeps against our 1-3 leaking Cap from PM so I decided that itīs time to close it... means in future the Zeroes will launch from Rabaul and due to the fact that the Zero can go higher than all my USAAF fighters (except the Lightning) we will keep losing fighters without doing any damage... 12/42 is no different than 12/41 and the fact that my pilots are all skill 70 doesnīt help you at all when the enemy can fly higher than you can...

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Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground


Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 54

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

level 2 airfield should be seriously damaged now and hopefully wonīt have a lot of engineers there to repair it... with Munda being knocked out, Shortlands and Lunga being suppressed by 4Es there is only Rabaul left that could launch substantial Japanese air strikes (level 6 airfield) in this area... mostly fighters there, some 60 bombers reported, probably a Helen sentai and a Betty daitai... this should give us more or less operational freedom if we can keep the bases in the Solomons suppressed, the bases on New Guinea that are "nearby" have been suppressed for months already and that wonīt change I guess...

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Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground




Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

lots of piece meal strikes today, not even one good sized strike... that could be deadly against fighter opposition... hits are racking up...

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Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12


No Allied losses



Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

and thatīs it for the day...

the nuke naval bombardment was a "success", otherwise we were on the receiving end as usual due to the fact that ordering a target for LRCAP doesnīt mean anything in AE and your fighters just leak whereever they want to and the fact that the enemy fighters are just flying higher than ours... resulted in a pretty depressing A2A result again... knocking out Munda was an important result though...






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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze
SC CHa-41
PB Muroran Maru

Allied Ships
SS Herring



SS Herring launches 4 torpedoes at DD Okikaze
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Muroran Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,52

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiran Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Ichiyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Peto



SS Peto launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Nitiran Maru
Peto bottoming out ....
PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ichiyo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Peto sinks a fat freighter...

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ASW attack near Lihir at 111,118

Japanese Ships
PB Kanko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish



SS Sailfish is sighted by escort
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kanko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kanko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kanko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet

sweep on Rangoon, none of my aircraft here or set to LRCAP... thank god...

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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet

same as everything else, the non coordination feature also works for both sides... Rainer forgets to kill a chicken as often as I do...

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Morning Air attack on 23rd Indian Division, at 55,53 (Pegu)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 29
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 17 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 14 damaged


Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (0 destroyed, 11 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 255th Armoured Brigade ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Division ...
Also attacking 26th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...

first time our flak shows some teeth... considering that most of Indiaīs heavy flak was moved into this hex all I can say about Allied land based flak is that itīs totally pathetic... and as long as the enemy stays above 9000ft, he will only be shot at by heavy calibres... flak is a non issue for the Japanese when attacking a base, 10000 or 11000ft works just as fine as 6000ft but youīre pretty save... even worse for the Japanese, they donīt have anything that I would call land based flak so far...

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 45


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

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



Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 48

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 7 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

now that would be a perfectly coordinated strike then... 45 out of 45 ready bombers launched and arrived together over the target... first time in this campaign probably... note that we torched a Tony on the ground, seems like Rainer isnīt only focussing on the Tojo, wonder if thatīs going to be a fault or not... nice hit rate but a too big airfield to be knocked out and there are also some 35.000 reported troops at Bangkok...

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Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 27
B-24D Liberator x 59


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 damaged
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged



Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 86

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
801 Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

after knocking out Munda yesterday we visit Shortlands today and knock it out too... couple of enemy fighters destroyed by our most potent fighter killers -> the heavy bomber...

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Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead




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ASW attack near Aogashima at 112,66

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakonesan Maru
xAK Koryu Maru
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Zenyo Maru
xAK Asakasan Maru
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS Gato



SS Gato is sighted by escort
Gato diving deep ....
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma cannot establish contact with SS Gato
SS Gato eludes DD Inazuma by diving deep
DD Inazuma cannot establish contact with SS Gato
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2521 troops, 191 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 3425

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 56

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Pegu !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
20th Indian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
2nd British Division
42nd Cavalry Regiment
70th British Division
43rd Cavalry Regiment
39th Indian Division
267th Armoured Brigade
6th Australian Division
150th RAC Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
44th Cavalry Regiment
26th Indian Division
2/11th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
95th Heavy AA Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
106th RAF Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
III Indian Corps
IV Indian Corps
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
4th NW Frontier Base Force
XV Indian Corps
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
RAF 221 Group Base Force
Eastern Army
22nd Light AA Regiment

after all the enemy units moved out we take an empty Pegu... I expect most of the enemy troops holding their position East of Pegu sitting in their jungle hex behind the river... with some 2-3000av it would be quite bloody to cross the river and I donīt know what to really do yet... goal of my offensive was to take all bases down to Rangoon to have supplies flowing to China and thatīs what weīve accomplished already... as a bonus we pretty much shred a couple of enemy divisions at Shwebo at the beginning of the offensive, so I will now regroup and build up some bases to have potential bomber bases for deep strikes... we canīt really use any of our bases in enemy Tojo range though as our fighters would just be killed at a ridicoulos rate I guess... Iīm tempted to try out my Hurricanes once, perhaps Rainer comes in at the lately 30.000 ft standard attack height and my Hurricanes could dive on the enemy then if set to their ceiling... I guess it would go the other way though, the Tojos coming in at their ceiling, diving on the Hurricanes and slaughtering them... thereīs no no need to defend our bases anyway so really taking on the enemy fighters is senseless... thereīs no competetive British fighter until late 43, early 44... until then we will have to fight with obsolete Hurricane IIa, IIb and mostly IIc... none of those can nearly compete with the Tojo if employed rightly...



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Status: offline 		Well, I feel your pain. The uber tojo and high altitude sweep has completly altered my perception of the air war and the tactics I use. For now, it is massed heavy bombers go in first. I never use mediums anywhere where I suspect tojos are in number and my opponent has about a million of them and I just don't even try to fight tojos with P40s. I suppose a good house rule helps but my opponent does not feel it is necessary. Once I get the P47, he is going to see nothing by max altitude sweeps for the rest of the war.

It is 11/42 in my game and I don't think I have seen "one" coordinated air attack. No matter how I try it. I really like uncoordinated attacks and think that is should be a regular feature in the game-especially in poor weather conditions. But not all the time. Not in clear weather with short ranged, well led attacks. Even a blind squirrel should find a nut  now and then.....

What really amazes me is that so many players just accept the problems or sluff it off as no big deal.

In the end, most Allied players will win so who cares, right? Well, I care because it just don't feel right....

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ORIGINAL: crsutton

Well, I feel your pain. The uber tojo and high altitude sweep has completly altered my perception of the air war and the tactics I use. For now, it is massed heavy bombers go in first. I never use mediums anywhere where I suspect tojos are in number and my opponent has about a million of them and I just don't even try to fight tojos with P40s. I suppose a good house rule helps but my opponent does not feel it is necessary. Once I get the P47, he is going to see nothing by max altitude sweeps for the rest of the war.

It is 11/42 in my game and I don't think I have seen "one" coordinated air attack. No matter how I try it. I really like uncoordinated attacks and think that is should be a regular feature in the game-especially in poor weather conditions. But not all the time. Not in clear weather with short ranged, well led attacks. Even a blind squirrel should find a nut  now and then.....

What really amazes me is that so many players just accept the problems or sluff it off as no big deal.

In the end, most Allied players will win so who cares, right? Well, I care because it just don't feel right....



I totally agree but have given up to really bitch about the air routine on the main forum because the devs werenīt paid so it has to be a good routine (this seems to have been the standard argument), even though every sane man here that has read the standard books knows that how the airwar turns out in in AE is so off that it is a step back from WITP compared to real life. Or how do you explain the ongoing fights at the fighters ceiling with the one usually winning that can go 10 ft higher than the other? Like the one beta tester told me, the longer you will play, the more chrome will fall off the air routines and the more you will find out that this is the part of the game that needs the most tweaking.

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ASW attack near Pescadores at 86,62

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-27
SC CHa-21
SC CHa-37
SC CHa-29

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish



SS Sawfish is located by SC CHa-27
Sawfish bottoming out ....
SC CHa-37 fails to find sub and abandons search
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-29 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 108,111

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Natsushio
DD Tachekaze
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Asagumo

Allied Ships
SS Barb, hits 1



SS Barb launches 4 torpedoes at DD Kagero
DD Tachekaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagumo attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

the usual fast transport going to or coming from Truk... as weīve seen these fast transport missions daily this is pretty much the prove of ships being repaired far too fast IMO... just like my subs, those destroyers can do those runs for an endless period and the couple of points damage are repaired in a day or two if kept in a bigger port... Truk should be easily big enough for that matter...

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Sub attack near Hengchun at 85,68

Japanese Ships
E Otori
E Kari
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Halibut



SS Halibut launches 6 torpedoes at E Otori
Halibut diving deep ....
E Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa attacking submerged sub ....
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on I US Amphib Corps, at 98,127 (Salamaua)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
19 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

as usual...

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Morning Air attack on 45th Indian Brigade, at 55,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
36 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 26000 feet

CAP engaged:
343rd FG/11th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

as usual...

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Sub attack near Truk at 111,110

Japanese Ships
PB Kanko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Barb



SS Barb launches 4 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

only this ship capable of ASW in this TF it seems... sunk of course...


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Status: offline 		lost the 4th Dec but nothing spectacular happened anyway...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 42
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 124,48

Japanese Ships
PB Santo Maru
DD Sanae
PB Zuikai Maru

Allied Ships
SS O19



SS O19 launches 4 torpedoes at PB Santo Maru
O19 diving deep ....
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

the Dutch stick to their poor hit rates...

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ASW attack near Pescadores at 85,62

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 15

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish



SS Sawfish is located by SC Ch 3
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
PB Choko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Albacore



SS Albacore launches 4 torpedoes at PB Choko Maru #5
Albacore diving deep ....
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

not so the USN fleet subs, but they suffer from their know problem...

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ASW attack near Namatanai at 108,125

Japanese Ships
PC Take
PC Nire
xAK Sinno Maru
xAK Naples Maru
xAK Tatumiya Maru
DD Numakaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
SS S-33



SS S-33 is sighted by escort
S-33 diving deep ....
DD Numakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shiokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shiokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

must be some important TF here...

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ASW attack near Vella Lavella at 109,133

Japanese Ships
PB Koei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayling



SS Grayling is sighted by escort
Grayling diving deep ....
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Koei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Vella Lavella at 109,133

Japanese Ships
PB Koei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayling



SS Grayling launches 4 torpedoes
Grayling diving deep ....
PB Koei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Koei Maru loses contact with SS Grayling
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Koei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 108,108

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CLAA Tenryu
DD Akizuki
DD Tanikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Hamakaze

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack



SS Skipjack is sighted by escort
Skipjack diving deep ....
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

KB obviously returning to Truk... our sub didnīt get a shot... would be cool if my destroyers could guard my capitol ships as good as the Japanese... guess itīs only a matter of die rolls but when I think about having some 50 destroyers in the same hex as my 5 carriers and still getting hit twice when having such a configuration then Iīm not that amused...

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 34



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged



Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
246th Sentai with Ki-61-Ia Tony (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 24 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

looks like the Tony really comes into play now... guess Rainer is going to use that fighter type for "rear" area anti bomber duty but Iīm not sure how the higher service rating really turns out... I wasnīt amused to see such a number of enemy fighters in the air against a long range strike... but this being the fifth or sixth attack on Bangkok I just asked for something like this... daily recon only showed a dozen fighters at the airfield so Iīm not sure if recon was wrong or if this is leaking or LRACP... I would have bet not to see Tonies in the game and so far I was convinced (not due to experience but due to the statements on the forum and from looking at the aircraft stats) that I wouldnīt see Tonies but Tojos exclusively... Rainer seems to have a different oppinion though and it also makes the game more interesting IMO... his main IJAAF fighter stays the Tojo though when looking at the enemy factories followed by the Oscar and the Tony... guess further change or increase in numbers will mainly depend on the Tonies performance... as it stands now, Iīm sure the Tojo is absolutely convincing when looking at itīs performance...

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Morning Air attack on Bangkok , at 56,62

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 16



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 damaged
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

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



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
246th Sentai with Ki-61-Ia Tony (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Raid is overhead

it was a bloody affair today... we lose 9 B-17 which is a very serious loss... still hoping to get into 2/43 soon to get decent bomber replacements...

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ASW attack near Wakkanai at 121,48

Japanese Ships
DD Sanae
DMS Teiko
PB Zuikai Maru

Allied Ships
SS O19



SS O19 is located by DD Sanae
DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Zuikai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Ground combat at Salamaua (98,127)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10587 troops, 211 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 738

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Allied adjusted assault: 238

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 238 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Salamaua !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: op mode(-)



Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
40th Infantry Division
I US Amphib Corps


our PM and Buna liberators reached Salamaua which was already abandoned by the Japanese... I guess the remainders of 4th division were picked up by fast transport...




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Sub attack near Sale at 86,174

Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 1

Allied Ships
TK Sunchaser, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Frazier
DD McCalla
AO Kurumba
AO Neches
TK Eidsvold
TK Halo
TK Mindanao
TK Sunadmiral
DD Dewey
DD Farragut
DD Walke



SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Sunchaser
I-3 diving deep ....
DD Dewey fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Farragut attacking submerged sub ....
DD Walke fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-3 eludes DD Farragut by diving deep
Escort abandons search for sub

not good, losing a precious tanker... that was totally avoidable as I could just have moved this TF off the usual shipping lane near Sydney... but having a big DD escort made me think I would be "safe"... stupid me once again, I should know better...

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Sub attack near Sale at 86,174

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
TK Sunchaser, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dewey



SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Sunchaser
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

while the tanker probably had a chance to survive the first attack, another three torpedos of course doom the ship... the single DD was as useless as the 7 other DDs of the main tanker convoy...

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ASW attack near Hirosaki/Aomori at 117,53

Japanese Ships
PB Choko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Shad



SS Shad is sighted by escort
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Perth at 40,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 3

Allied Ships
AM Cairns
AM Bunbury
AM Ungava
AM Outarde



SS I-155 is located by AM Cairns
AM Ungava attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-155 eludes ASW attack from AM Ungava
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ungava fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Outarde attacking submerged sub ....
AM Outarde cannot reach attack position over SS I-155
AM Outarde fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

still one or two subs off Perth... other than minesweepers they wonīt find anything...

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Morning Air attack on Feni Islands , at 108,126

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25


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




Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

debut of the new Lightning model... I wondered all the time why my Lightnings have such a short range until I figured out I had to use the new feature of AE of using drop tanks... voilá, range increased from 6 to 16... this of course now enables me to attack targets around Rabaul when the Lightnings are based at Port Moresby... this was the first try against a dot base two hexes off Rabaul and we take on three leaking Tojos... one is shot down while the other two are damaged... we were diving on the enemy and none of the Tojos got a shot at the Lightnings... succesful debut...

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Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 4 destroyed



CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

we also flew Lightning sweeps in Burma but this with devastating effects for us and not for the enemy... tried to attack a small portion of leaking Cap but there were a hell a lot of fighters leaking out of Moulmein... the result wasnīt what I hoped for, due to the high numbers of enemies, the dive for the Lightnings had an end and then the enemy was diving on our fighters... due the 98% true uncoordination for every sweep ordered in this game (a feature after all) we did not get the numbers over the target as would have been reasonable (why would 36 fighters from one airfield to one target reasonable? the air team wasnīt paid afterall)... we took out halve a dozen enemies but lose no less than 9 of the P-38F...

sweep one...

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Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 15


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes

and here comes the rest of the squadrons, just as usual... I wonder when I will start not being pissed off on and on and on but I fear I will just never accept and swallow this BS... yeah, one and a halve fighter squadrons were not able to fly together... for sure... we come in higher as the enemy fighters and dive on them but due to the still higher number of defenders than attackers, the enemy fighters started to dive on the Lightnings on some point... weīre victorious in this engagement but lose two of the P-38E of which we donīt get any replacements anymore and also donīt have any ac left in the pool... I "love" the stupid non coordination feature for fighters... wile you can perhaps argue about it when it comes down to the more or less "working" bomber strikes, when it goes for fighter sweeps then itīs just total BS... 2 squadrons, at least two sweeps... 5 squadrons, at least five sweeps... 20 squadrons, at least 20 sweeps... stupid...

sweep two...

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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
23 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet

Milne Bay has got no fighters...

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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 28


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

three of the Nicks arenīt a threat... airbase suppressing duty...

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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 27


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

still enemy bombers and some Zeroes being left back damaged at the base...

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Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground


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



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 95,118

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 1 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Higari Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

single xAKL going to Aitape, the bombers from Terapo finish the ship off... noticed it earlier during the attacks against single xAKLs at Merauke already, one reason for the high hit rates is the ships being unloading...

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Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 56,54

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 2
P-38F Lightning x 3


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




Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet
1 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 26000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

as if the game was specifically designed to piss off paying customers, the rest of the sweeping squadrons has the 99% habit of going in "coordinated" then... yeah, in WWII, there were always bits and pieces of squadrons that got lost but those flew with different squadrons then who they met somewhere in the air on the way to the target... this worked, but having two experienced fighter squadrons in late 42 fly together to a target one or two hexes away was an impossible task... dream on...

sweep three...

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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 29



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied Ships
SS Grayling, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AGP Aldebaran, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage



Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

it was a good turn in regards of being pissed off... someone made up a thread of ships (especially subs) disbanding themselve into port due to "damage"... but the damage was always only one or two points of sys or eng and Don Bowen said, IIRC, the cumulated damage has to be 10 or so that the sub disbands automatically when going back to itīs homeport to replenish... and when reading this I thought to myselve, heck, perhaps thatīs how it "should" work but thatīs definetely not how it works in the game... I didnīt chime in in that thread as the original thread starter was shouted down anyway and I thought I had enough problems with my pet peeve air combat anyway... well, today I not only get pissed off by the usual, stupid fighter uncoordination but also due to this non working feature of which the forum members (paying customers) were told that it would work just perfectly... it doesnīt... those two subs disbanded themsele into Milne Bay (their homeport for replenishment close to the front) due to having minimal damage, just like it has happened in this campaign dozens of times already... not every time but for sure every second or third time a sub retires with minimal damage the patrol is terminated and the sub auto disbands... this happens only with subs in my PBEM but it is completely annoying and just shouldnīt happen or only if you allow auto disband... so in this case Iīve got two subs disbanded into the port and today some Helens show up to bomb them by accident... one is in sinking condition, the other may make it... itīs not may fault, itīs yet again a non working feature and thatīs what is making me far more angry than my faults or nice moves of my enemy...

either the feature isnīt like Don said, or itīs broken and a so called BUG... as it happens really often, I doubt that I am one of the few who experiences this...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 95,118

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 10



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

also a couple of subchasers at Aitape but only halve a dozen Mitchells flew in the afternoon... a total of some 60 bombers set to low nav attack here...






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RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting... - 5/28/2010 11:44:01 AM   
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Sub attack near Laoag at 80,72

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-23
SC CHa-20

Allied Ships
SS Grouper



SS Grouper launches 6 torpedoes at SC CHa-23
Grouper diving deep ....
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC CHa-23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

the hit rate of the Mk-14 torps stays insane, itīs far over 90% no matter what we target... if there wonīt be some serious change as soon as the torps start to work then the enemy will run out of escorts in no time I gues... numbers of subs in enemy waters is about 50% of our total strenght but this could be easily changed into 70-80%...

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Sub attack near Kobe at 107,61

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitian Maru
SC CHa-40
SC CHa-31
xAK Joyo Maru
xAK Ehime Maru
xAK Hitati Maru
PB Takashima Maru

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo



SS Wahoo launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Nitian Maru
Wahoo diving deep ....
PB Takashima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takashima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takashima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takashima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takashima Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Iriomote at 88,68

Japanese Ships
PB Eifuku Maru
PB Choko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Haddock, hits 1



SS Haddock launches 6 torpedoes at PB Eifuku Maru
Haddock diving deep ....
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #5 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Cairns at 93,140

Japanese Ships
SS RO-66

Allied Ships
AM Junee, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Katoomba
AM Kapunda
xAKL Meroendoeng
xAKL Kohala
xAKL Nevadan
xAKL Iowan
AM Mildura
AM Lithgow
AM Launceton



SS RO-66 launches 4 torpedoes at AM Junee
AM Mildura fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Lithgow fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Launceton fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Mildura fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Lithgow fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Lithgow fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Lithgow fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Lithgow fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

mine sweeper sunk... one of the supply convoys with lots of small freighters that is shuffling between Australia and the seized bases on New Guinea...

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ASW attack near Orchid Island at 87,68

Japanese Ships
E Otori
E Kari
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Tunny



SS Tunny is sighted by escort
Tunny diving deep ....
E Kari fails to find sub and abandons search
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 87,68

Japanese Ships
E Hiyodori
E Otori
E Kari
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Tunny, hits 2



SS Tunny launches 6 torpedoes at E Hiyodori
E Kari attacking submerged sub ....
E Hayabusa attacking submerged sub ....
E Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub and abandons search
E Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Goodenough Island , at 101,131

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
15 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes

note that we had a Spitfire on leaking Cap here... Iīve brought in two squadrons of Australian Spitfires because they can fly by far higher than the US fighters, no matter if P-40 or F4F-4 for example... while we canīt keep the Spits from leaking either, the fact that they can go higher than the Zeroes resulted in the dive for the single Spit instead of the Zeroes and two Zeroes were shot down before they caught the Spitfire... the pilot survived btw... looks like the 18 SpitfireV per month will be the best weapon against Zero sweeps... of course, the Oscar and the Tojo could both go higher than the Spit but at least the Tojo doesnīt have the range to reach out far enough from Rabaul and we do our best to keep all other airfields in the area suppressed...

sweep one...

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Morning Air attack on Great Sitkin Island , at 163,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk III x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
20 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.118 Sqn RCAF with Kittyhawk III (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

Zero sweep against leaking Cap near Adak, same story as always... one fighter, dive, kill...

sweep one...

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Morning Air attack on Goodenough Island , at 101,131

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed




CAP engaged:
No.77 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
No.76 Sqn RAAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 37000
Raid is overhead

I really find it funny that the air routine always works exactly the same... let the fact aside that leaking Cap shouldnīt be there anyway the way it is modelled IMO, the first strike encounters some enemy figthers, the next strike finds more of them then... and itīs always like this... predictable...

in this case, the 8 Spitfires at 37.000ft (max alt) were very bad news for the Zeroes at 32.000ft (max alt)... the usual story, dive and four Zeroes are shot down for no loss on the Spits... a couple of those encounters should end those Zero sweeps as long as weīve got fighters that can fly higher...

sweep two...

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Morning Air attack on Great Sitkin Island , at 163,52

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6



Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed




Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
18th FG/6th FS with P-400 Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
343rd FG/18th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes


been lucky here, while the Zeroes were diving on our fighters, they could only achieve some damaging hits while at the end of the engagement a P-40 got a lucky shot at one of the Zeroes and downs it... all four of our fighters were damaged though and three were lost (1 shot down, 2 written off)...

the side that has fighters that can fly higher than the enemy will put an end to such sweeps pretty fast...

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Sub attack near Ishigaki at 89,68

Japanese Ships
AO Notoro, Torpedo hits 1
SC Ch 17
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon



SS Sturgeon launches 4 torpedoes at AO Notoro
Sturgeon diving deep ....
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

a precious AO is hit but the ship seems to be empty and only one torp hit probably wonīt be enough to sink it...

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ASW attack near Cairns at 93,140

Japanese Ships
SS RO-66, hits 11, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Nepal
DD Fortune



SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Morris
DD Nepal fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nepal attacking submerged sub ....
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nepal fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

RO-66 sunk a minesweeper yesterday and weīve sent out our ASW TF immedietely... we didnīt locate the sub but the sub dared to attack Morris... two torps missed the agile destroyer and both DD Fortune and Nepal scored hits and lots of near misses... no confirmed sinking but the sub should be in trouble for sure...

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Sub attack near Moppo at 100,52

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiryu Maru
xAK Hokuzyu Maru
xAK Syunsei Maru
xAK Havre Maru
xAK Akagisan Maru
PB Ryusei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Peto, hits 1



SS Peto launches 6 torpedoes at xAK Nitiryu Maru
Peto bottoming out ....
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Ryusei Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Iriomote at 88,68

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
SS Tunny



SS Tunny launches 6 torpedoes
Tunny diving deep ....
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Atka Island , at 164,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24



Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 2


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
18th FG/6th FS with P-400 Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes

our game is just like Groundhog day...

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet

CAP engaged:
801 Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Raid is overhead

we send in the bombers to do a milk run on Lae and the bombers got escorted which in that case was a bad idea... the Rufes took out two of the P-40K for no loss... sometime I wonder if itīs worth it spending hours and hours on my pilot training programme to have a thousand 70 skilled fighter pilots in the pool when they donīt seem to be any better than the 45 skilled pilots I had at 12/7/41...

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

after the Rufes succesfully attacked our escorts, the bombers took care of them and damaged all three... none left on Cap, donīt know where they are coming from anyway...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

first wave of bombers of a Lunga strike...

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Morning Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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


Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 54


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 109

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

I wonīt let Lunga, Munda or Shortlands become operational again...

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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 9


No Allied losses



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Atka Island , at 164,52

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 4


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
343rd FG/18th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
18th FG/19th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

more of the same... as usual, we lack the ability to fly higher than the Zeroes...

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Morning Air attack on Namatanai , at 107,125

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
12 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
13th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 22000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes

we have the ability to fly higher than all Japanese fighters if we send out our Lightnings... after the succesful first sweep out of Port Moresby with drop tanks we today targetted the base just one hex East of Rabaul in the hopes to meet some leaking Cap... "some" wasnīt true here, more fighters than I wanted to see to be honest but we had the dive of course... many of the Tojos turned back due to low morale which indicates once more that the features and problems of this game usually hit both sides... the Tojos more or less never saw combat but have a low morale from flying Cap over Rabaul... amazingly enough, the one Lightning lost over the target was shot down by one of the Nicks but in the end we take out 11 enemies for 2 Lightnings lost (including one pilot)... thatīs the way to go for both sides, use your fighters on sweeps to engage leaking Cap and hope to be able to fly higher than the enemy...



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RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting... - 5/28/2010 12:13:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		They really need to fix the altitude thing... Simply toning that down would revolutionise how air combat works. Surely that's only a minor tweak?

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RE: AE = Alpine Edition <-> Rainer79 vs. ranting... - 5/29/2010 7:58:57 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: EUBanana

They really need to fix the altitude thing... Simply toning that down would revolutionise how air combat works. Surely that's only a minor tweak?



yeah, putting the altitude bands into the game was a nice step forward but that doesnīt help you at all if it turns out in the game as it does now, with the dive being so powerful that everyone tries to get higher than the enemy. While diving on the enemy in real life surely was something you wanted to achieve, I seriously doubt that this lead to fighters flying at their ceiling all the time and as we all know, the airwar in the Pacific was usually fought at low - medium altitudes and not at altitudes like over Germany. Itīs the total opposite in AE though, the altitudes we fight leaves the war over Germany looking like a low altitude fight.

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