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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/14/2012 8:00:04 AM   
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21-23 March 1944 Thailand
In the Thailand sector things are quiet except at Moulmein he bombs with 4E every day and has a CA TF on constant rotation. Then on the 23rd:


Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 142469 troops, 2681 guns, 3056 vehicles, Assault Value = 5338

Defending force 40448 troops, 521 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 1101

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 12056

Japanese adjusted defense: 3677

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
5356 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 241 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 36 destroyed, 90 disabled
Guns lost 133 (34 destroyed, 99 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (15 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4054 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 583 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 125 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 114 disabled
Guns lost 138 (6 destroyed, 132 disabled)
Vehicles lost 83 (3 destroyed, 80 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
9th Australian Division
40th Infantry Division
7th Indian Division
24th Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
39th Indian Division
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
18th British Division
2nd British Division
6th Australian Division
Guides Cavalry Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
23rd Indian Division
2/7th Armoured Regiment
2nd Marine Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
44th Cavalry Regiment
37th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
72nd British Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
503rd Parachute Rgt /1
XI US Corps
168th Field Artillery Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
209th Field Artillery Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
8th Medium Regiment
147th Field Artillery Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
33rd Medium Regiment
IV Corps RIASC Base Force
I US Corps
14th Army
IV Indian Corps
XV Corps RIASC Base Force

Defending units:
33rd Division
8th Division
2nd Guards Division
12th Garrison Unit
4th Field AF Construction Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
32nd Field AA Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Field AF Construction Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
5th Field AF Construction Battalion
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
43rd Const Co
53rd Const Co
9th JAAF AF Coy


At this rate we will lucky to have two more weeks before Moulmein cracks :(

Then it will get real interesting...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/17/2012 3:39:21 AM   
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24 March 1944 Batle rages around Dobo - Unryu is lost :(

Indicators and Warnings
Enemy invasion TF headed towards Darwin escorted by CA Tf.


Subs

Submarine attack near Wessel Islands at 81,123

Japanese Ships
SS RO-104

Allied Ships
LCM 593C, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

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


Thailand
Mostly quiet due to weather.

Sumatra / Malaya

East DEI
At Dobo we brush away a DD tf with no damage to either side then hit the base:

Night Naval bombardment of Dobo at 83,116

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 47 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 31 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 10 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 11 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 13 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 20 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CL Oi
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
DD Kishinami
DD Fujinami
DD Onami

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 48


Then our air goes in:

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 185 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 13
A6M5b Zero x 72
D4Y1 Judy x 12
D4Y3 Judy x 15
Ki-84r Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
D4Y3 Judy: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 6 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 4 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 2 damaged
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 35
Ki-84r Frank x 45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IV: 8 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 30 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 37 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 7 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 14 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 17 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 9 damaged
PBM-3D Mariner: 2 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27
Ki-84r Frank x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 40 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 3 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 3 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 16 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 26 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 3 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 damaged
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 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 6




Also against the damaged DD TF:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 26
P1Y1 Frances x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Clarence Bronson
DD Strong
DD Stevens, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Morning Air attack on TF, near Dobo at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 17
B6N2a Jill x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 6 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
B6N2a Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Clarence Bronson
DD Strong, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


The allied air goes after our CV's at max range for the B-25...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Damar at 77,113

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 55
A6M5c Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9
P-38H Lightning x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
P-38H Lightning: 3 destroyed


Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Unryu
DD Hatsuzuki
CV Katsuragi
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki

Morning Air attack on TF, near Damar at 77,113

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 45
A6M5c Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
P-38H Lightning x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Unryu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CV Hiryu
CV Katsuragi
DD Tamanami

Morning Air attack on TF, near Damar at 77,113

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 42
A6M5c Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
P-38H Lightning x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed


Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Unryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb


Unryu sinks from 3 bomb hits! BUGGER! Her airgroups largely fly off though.

OZ

Pacific

China


Apart from the loss on Unryu it was a good turn :(

Our CV's will move back to keep out of range of the mitchells, but in range of the enemy invasion force if it does go to Darwin. Lots of fighters and strike aircraft head to Dilli... expecting the battle of Darwin to commence!

Have loaded up a Naval guard unit at Kendari to retake Taberfane next to Dobo, recon shows it is empty...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/17/2012 3:46:42 AM   
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25 March 1944

Indicators and Warnings
The invasion force heading to Darwin? turns back?

Subs
A sub is swapped for a DD.

Submarine attack near Trinkat at 33,63

Japanese Ships
SS RO-105, hits 27, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DE John D. Edwards
BB New Jersey
DE Edsall
DD Murray
DE Parks

Submarine attack near Dobo at 84,116

Japanese Ships
SS RO-106

Allied Ships
DD Wadsworth, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


Thailand

Sumatra / Malaya
Our aircraft keep Dobo supressed. A BB Tf heads in next turn.

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 37

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 31 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 6 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 5 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 21 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 3 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 21 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 15

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27
Ki-84r Frank x 55

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 11 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 20 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 9 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 14 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 2 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Afternoon Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 24
P1Y1 Frances x 13
Ki-84r Frank x 35

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 4 damaged

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7



East DEI

OZ

Pacific

China
We have slowly been working the left flank of the "Great wall of Chinese troops". We are only two hexes from breaking out into the plain and Andrew is moving his reserves around.
We have detected that the city next Chungking has only 1 unit (baseforce?) so two para regts will drop tomorrow under all the airsupport...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/17/2012 4:00:21 AM   
jrcar

 

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26 March 1944 Nice naval battles!

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Thailand
Moulmein is heavily attacked from the sea and air, but no ground attack follows.

Sumatra / Malaya

East DEI
Our FT Tf header=ing to Taberfane is intercepted by the CA TF detected theading to Darwin two turns ago... it ain't pretty :(

Night Time Surface Combat, near Taberfane at 82,117, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Tsuga, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
APD Aoi, Shell hits 9, and is sunk


Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chester
CA Wichita
CA Exeter
DD Halford
DD Anderson
DD Blue
DD Fanning
DD Drayton
DD Lamson

Japanese ground losses:
539 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)



Our bombardment TF gets its revenge though :)

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 3
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2
CA Tone, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Atago, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Akigumo
DD Asashimo
DD Akishimo
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Shiranui
DD Urakaze
DD Harusame

Allied Ships
CA Portland, Shell hits 1
CA Chester, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Wichita, Shell hits 6, on fire
CA Exeter, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DD Halford, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Anderson
DD Blue, Shell hits 4
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Drayton, Shell hits 2
DD Lamson, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage


Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, heavy fires
CA Atago, heavy fires
DD Akigumo
DD Asashimo
DD Akishimo
DD Isokaze, heavy fires
DD Shiranui
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Harusame

Allied Ships
DD Clarence Bronson, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Hyuga
DD Akigumo
DD Asashimo
DD Akishimo

Allied Ships
PT-327
PT-328
PT-331, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-339, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-340, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Hyuga
DD Akigumo
DD Asashimo
DD Akishimo

Allied Ships
PT-329, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-330, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-333, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

PT-334


Sinking two CA's was very nice, BB Nagato is ok, but will be in the yards for several months... like about half of the Japanese BB's now :(


The air assualt continues against Dobo.

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 59
Ki-84r Frank x 63

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 16 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 32 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 27 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 4 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 31 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 3 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 31



OZ

Pacific

China
After heavy air attack the paras take Neikiang


Ground combat at Neikiang (75,44)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 560 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 1081 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 20

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Neikiang !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
516 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1

Defending units:
44th Chinese/C Corps


We have moved in airbase units and fighters to Lanchow and Sian to protect the oil, and are repairing the oil at Lanchow.




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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/17/2012 10:10:29 AM   
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27 March 1944

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
ASW attack near Dobo at 83,116

Japanese Ships
DD Onami
CL Oi
DD Kishinami
DD Fujinami
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships
SS Cisco, hits 4
ASW attack near Boela at 78,113

Japanese Ships
DD Kishinami
CL Oi
DD Fujinami
DD Onami
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo

Allied Ships
SS Pollack, hits 3

Thailand

Moulmein is bombed. Were have fighters on sweep but bad weather stops them from flying.

Sumatra / Malaya
His is moving around our flanks at Langsa. Could get messy :(

His fighters start sweeping the surrounding bases against no opposition. Then:

Morning Air attack on Medan , at 46,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12
B-25G Mitchell x 16
B-25H Mitchell x 16

No Allied losses

Oil hits 34


This and other raids trash most of the Oil at Meden, couldn't get to it anyway, I'm happy as this stuff won't be available to fuel the allied fleets later.


East DEI
Our Bombardment TF heads in:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CL Oi
DD Onami
DD Fujinami
DD Kishinami
DD Natsugumo
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
PT-332
PT-335
PT-336, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-337, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-338, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobo at 83,116, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CL Oi
DD Onami
DD Fujinami
DD Kishinami
DD Natsugumo
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
PT-327
PT-328
PT-334, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Night Naval bombardment of Dobo at 83,116

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IV: 7 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 10 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 8 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CL Oi
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
DD Fujinami
DD Onami

Allied Ships
AGP Jamestown, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29
Port hits 27
Port supply hits 8


The oly air raid of the day, bad weather...

Afternoon Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9
Ki-84r Frank x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AD Rigel, Bomb hits 1

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1



OZ

Pacific
A random atack meant for the DEI area? Our fighters were too high, have put two groups lower.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 36

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokutai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire


China
We keep Neiking, which we captured, resupplied and get more troops in. Our bombers appear to have destroyed a unit that was in the open next to the town. Next turn we will try an attack to crumble his right flank so we are then only a hex or so away...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/18/2012 2:21:45 AM   
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28 March 1944

Still no invasion around Darwin area, looks like he is just probing and trying to get us to react while he is under his own aircover. Bastard!

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Thailand
The usual at Moulmein, although now he is amphib landing more troops direct to the hex... or maybe it is supply... Next turn will try a LRCAP trap over Moulmein.

Sumatra / Malaya
He is moving quickly down the west coast of Sumatra, we have some units moving that way to try and hold him. Sent in some Frank at low level to slow him as well. At this rate Langsa will become untenable soon.

East DEI
Several enemy TF are near Samulaki... is it a landing or another attempt to get us to react? KB is rearmed and is moving back this way. Mini KB is at Sorebaya.

Our air hits Dobo Port and Airfield keeping the place closed. here are some samples.

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 20
Ki-84r Frank x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AD Rigel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires


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

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 13
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 39
Ki-84r Frank x 15

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 9 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 26 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 4 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 1 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 18 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk IV: 10 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 destroyed on ground
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground


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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 20




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Pacific

China

We continue to crumble his flank:

Ground combat at 73,45 (near Neikiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4154 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 1158 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 160

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 160 to 1


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

Allied ground losses:
1470 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 96 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
5th Ind.Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
55th Prov Chinese Division


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29 March 1944

Indicators and Warnings
Invasion forces off the islands to the West of Sumatra.

Invasion force in the DEI pulls back, again.

Subs
Sub attack near Tsu at 107,65

Japanese Ships
E No.22
xAK Lisbon Maru
E No.24

Allied Ships
SS Grouper, hits 3


Thailand
Our fighters relieve some presure on the defenders of Moulmein. It ain't pretty, but for a day the damage is very light to the base.

Morning Air attack on 2nd Guards Division, at 55,55 (Moulmein)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 21
Ki-84r Frank x 117

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 5
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 10 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 17
Ki-84r Frank x 92

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 3
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 74

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 4
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Moulmein , at 55,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 6
Ki-84r Frank x 57

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 6 destroyed


No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 55,55 (Moulmein)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 45

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 6
Liberator B.VI x 18
Spitfire VIII x 1
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 7
B-24D1 Liberator x 19
B-24J Liberator x 125
P-40N5 Warhawk x 132
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20
SBD-5 Dauntless x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 34 damaged
P-40N5 Warhawk: 11 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed

SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Morning Air attack on 2nd Guards Division, at 55,55 (Moulmein)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 8

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 3
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged



Sumatra / Malaya
Invasion forces off the west of Sumatra. He hits the oil at Bengkalis.

Amphibious Assault at Siberoet (42,85)

TF 150 troops unloading over beach at Siberoet, 42,85

Allied ground losses:
870 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 159 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 417 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 52 (0 destroyed, 52 disabled)
Vehicles lost 134 (1 destroyed, 133 disabled)

Motorized Support damaged beyond repair during unload of 44th Indian Bde
13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost from landing craft during unload of 364th(Sep) Infantry Rgt /2


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Amphibious Assault at Sinabang (42,76)

TF 384 troops unloading over beach at Sinabang, 42,76

Allied ground losses:
725 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 142 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 346 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 120 (0 destroyed, 120 disabled)
Vehicles lost 92 (1 destroyed, 91 disabled)

10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 162nd USA Base Force
10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of RAF 231 Group Base Force
Humber I lost overboard during unload of RAF 224 Group Base Force



East DEI
Dobo is hit again:

Afternoon Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 91 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 24
P1Y1 Frances x 15
Ki-84r Frank x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 8 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PT-334, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AD Rigel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


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

Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

Afternoon Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 26
Ki-84r Frank x 17

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 9 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 2 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 4 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Afternoon Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IV: 5 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 1 damaged
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed on ground
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AD Rigel, and is sunk

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5


OZ

Pacific

China
Have him moving troops in the open to Nigsa, nice :)

Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 75,45 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 88
Ki-84a Frank x 30
Ki-84r Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
458 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)





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Well it certainly is starting to feel like soon we will have the straw that will break our back. Starting to concentrate for the defence of Singapore (wish to deny it to Andrew for as long as possible). Palembang will also become untenable soon, that will really hurt.

With almost no oil surplus except in China (and all the oil producing locations sucked dry) I'm really suprised that we only have about 77 days of fuel, and maybe another 30-50 days available.

Have started to shut down more HI production in the Home Islands, that will affect supply... we are at about 640k in Japan.

Have started to really cruch the shipbuilding as well.



Things I'd do different next time That I'm Thinking at the Moment
I think we possibly went a little overboard on our air research, this cost us a lot of supply. But I'm not sure how much we could tone back either...

Oil Oil Oil. Repair it and ship it back. Even the smaller places. You need it all.

Manage the ship building better. We produced a lot of stuff we didn't need, small xAK in particular. We did a better job on the warfighting ships but could have managed it a bit better.

Fuel conservation. We went a Viking with the fleet a lot, that cost us a fair bit in fuel. Conserve fuel where you can.


Things we did good
Air production / Reserach. We are still relatively capable in the air due to the effort we put in early.

Ground combat. Overall our fighting on the ground has been very good.

Overall strategy. Our overall strategy has worked well.


Cheers
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An overlooked area for Japan is in sending multiple groups of engineers to various bases to expand them and build forts. Unlike the Allies, this effort takes some time and needs to be done throughout the war.

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I'll second that. Thanks to Michael's advice I did this, and my fort levels are really in good shape as a result.

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

An overlooked area for Japan is in sending multiple groups of engineers to various bases to expand them and build forts. Unlike the Allies, this effort takes some time and needs to be done throughout the war.


Yeah, my base force at Hakodate still hasn't maxed the port to level 7 by 11/43!

I've been diligent about this, but still feel behind everywhere.

quote:

ORIGINAL: jrcar

Have started to shut down more HI production in the Home Islands, that will affect supply... we are at about 640k in Japan.


In this game your forts have seemed very strong in all of the recent areas the Allies attacked. at least that keeps things slow for now. I hope you can stall enough to keep the oil flowing through 44 at least.

Are you still building forts in the HI to protect against bombing and possible later invasions, or has this finished now that supply is getting scarce?

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Fort building in Japan stopped after we got to level 3. All the available engineers were shipped out. In the last 4-6 months we have started again building from the northern tip backwards, 6 forts 6 aflds.

We prefer to build defence in depth and try to get several lots of 100 engineers working, rather than build one mega base at a time. Usually build forts to 3, Afld to 4 then more forts with selected airfields going to 6 or more.

Have found that key bases really need to be 7, 6 just isn't enough to support CAP, escorts and strike aircraft in meaningful numbers.

Try to build "clusters" of 3-5 bases in mutual support at a time, this is much more resilient than one big base.

Only very recently have we got any to level 8-9, although we needed them in the home islands with all the air units that have arrived recently.


Due to the lack of action in the SWPAC we have all the islands back to Japan now at level 6, a few at 7 and a couple near 8... Level 6 forts are really sweet to sit behind...

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30 March 1944 - Moulmein Falls!

Indicators and Warnings
The Fall of Moulmein is a significant milestone...

Enemy CV forces continue to hang around the West side of Sumatra covering the invasion of the outer islands.

Enemy raider group near Iwo Jima, possibly supported by a CVE? and AO's detected near Marcus Is.

Subs
Empty xAP sunk:(

Sub attack near Iwo-jima at 106,73

Japanese Ships
xAP Miike Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAP Suwa Maru
xAP Hakone Maru
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
SS Shad

Thailand
Moulmein is hit with everything from the air and he is landing more supplies. Then the attack goes in. We do a fair bit of damage... now the rout is on, back to Bangkok we go...

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 140401 troops, 2662 guns, 2978 vehicles, Assault Value = 5211

Defending force 36779 troops, 522 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 782

Allied adjusted assault: 13036

Japanese adjusted defense: 1375

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Moulmein !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
13055 casualties reported
Squads: 199 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 665 destroyed, 82 disabled
Engineers: 281 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 241 (213 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 228 (223 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 16
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
4571 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 514 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 131 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 122 disabled
Guns lost 71 (3 destroyed, 68 disabled)
Vehicles lost 151 (7 destroyed, 144 disabled)
Units pursuing 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
40th Infantry Division
Provisionl Tank Brigade
Guides Cavalry Regiment
72nd British Brigade
2/7th Armoured Regiment
23rd Indian Division
7th Indian Division
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
18th British Division
27th Infantry Division
2nd British Division
9th Australian Division
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
6th Australian Division
37th Infantry Division
44th Cavalry Regiment
24th Infantry Division
39th Indian Division
2/5th Armoured Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Marine Division
503rd Parachute Rgt /1
209th Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Medium Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
181st Field Artillery Regiment
XI US Corps
8th Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
IV Indian Corps
147th Field Artillery Regiment
IV Corps RIASC Base Force
I US Corps
6th Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
XV Corps RIASC Base Force

Defending units:
2nd Guards Division
33rd Division
8th Division
12th Garrison Unit
4th Field AF Construction Battalion
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
26th Fld AA Gun Co
32nd Field AA Battalion
43rd Const Co
1st RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Const Co
5th Field AF Construction Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Field AF Construction Battalion




Sumatra / Malaya
The islands off Sumatra are taken, this is what he has bought...

Ground combat at Sinabang (42,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2309 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

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

Allied adjusted assault: 79

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 79 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sinabang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
Lushai Brigade
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
RAF 224 Group Base Force
6th USN Naval Construction Regiment
RAF 231 Group Base Force
339th Construction Regiment
151st USA Base Force
XXXIII Corps RIASC Base Force
853rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
19th USN Naval Construction Regiment
150th USA Base Force
162nd USA Base Force
858th Engineer Aviation Battalion



East DEI
We continue to hit Dobo.

He continues to move real or fake invasion forces around while keeping them under his fighter cover.

KB and Mini KB are marrying up. The aircraft from the CVE's are being sent to land bases in the DEI, the CVE's themselves will head back out of trouble. KB will then be formed with everything that is useful...

OZ

Pacific
Enemy raiders hit a tanker convoy, we are lucky to loose only one ship! Aircraft are scrambled into the area and a CL TF is sent out to hunt the AO's supporting the raiders... hopefully our aircraft will deal with the raiders.


Night Time Surface Combat, near Iwo-jima at 102,79, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma
E Kurahashi
E Kamo
TK Akatsuki Maru
TK Akebono Maru
TK Goyo Maru
TK Itukusima Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires [SINKS]
TK Nissyo Maru, Shell hits 1
TK Rikko Maru

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi
DD Callaghan
DD Capps
DD Halligan



Our aircraft fail to locate the raiders during the day phase, he has either run back to the AO's or gone deeper....


China
We continue to trash the forces advancing on Neiking, but looks like we won't be able to stop them.


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Indicators and Warnings
Enemy raiders detected near Babeldoab now! A hit of wher eth AO's are and our CL Tf is vectored in that way for next turn.

Subs

Thailand
The troops retreating from Moulmein are hit.

Abandoning central Malaya and starting to thin out in central Burma to create a strong defence at Bangkok.

Sumatra / Malaya
Have managed to get troops in front of his forces coming down the west coast of Sumatra... will see how long they can hold. A bit moot soon when he lands south of us.

Pulling stuff back into Singapore and getting it ready for a seige. Have started to setup some outlying bases to act as roadblocks.

Pulling out fragments of units back to Manila.


East DEI
Usual at Dobo. Continuing to kill aircraft on the ground.

He still moves invasion forces around.

KB and Mini KB continue to rearm and reorginise.

OZ

Pacific
AO's detected about 16 hex west from Marcus island heading back to Hawaii? May get to intercept it next turn...


China
Oil continue sto repair at Lanchow.

Moving armoured forces deeper into China.

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1 Apr 1944 - The Raiders are Tagged

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
A new wave of subs has moved into my convoy lanes between Takao and the Home Islands. I have recently occupied and built Bataan Is now I have a chain of ASW bases protecting the route. This combined with several ASW TF is largely keeping the subs detected and supressed so casulties have been very light.

Submarine attack near Taihoku at 86,62

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Angler

SC Ch 32 is sighted by SS Angler

Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,63

Japanese Ships
E Miyake

Allied Ships
SS Escolar




Thailand
The plan now is for our forces to retreat in two directions, mainly via Bangkok to the Vietnam / China border, some will retreat down the peninsula to Singapore.

We continue to thin out forces on the front line back to Bangkok. Moving fragments now back to Vietnam / China border to rebuild around Hanoi.

The Thai / Malaya Corridor will only be lightly held.

Sumatra / Malaya
No change, looks like We've managed to block in him North Sumatra for the moment... until he builds up the offshore islands that is.

Mainly focussed on getting the air defence of Singapore and Palembang organised.

East DEI
Dobo is again hit killing more aircraft on the ground.

He continues to move real / fake invasion forces around within the air cover of his bases. This is probably a feight.

OZ

Pacific
First we catch the AO TF that suported the raid:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 141,81, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu
CL Kinu
CL Tama
DD Okinami, Shell hits 1
DD Hamanami
DD Kiyoshimo
DD Hayashimo
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
DE Donaldson, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DE Manlove, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DE Mitchell, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
AO Ashtabula, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Then around Babeldoab our air gets in to the main force:


Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 86,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi
Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 86,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 4 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires
DD Halligan


The recently repaired CV Amagi is heading this way, and a coron of strike aircraft are put on alert if he tries to dash through the East DEI to Australia.

China
As expected Neiking falls, however look at the adjusted AV, wish I had flown in more troops now :(

Ground combat at Neikiang (75,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18543 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 597

Defending force 1335 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied adjusted assault: 43

Japanese adjusted defense: 8

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Neikiang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
707 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
284 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
30th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF


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Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Thailand
Our forces are routed again... not a lot we can do at the moment.

Ground combat at 55,56 (near Moulmein)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 8875 troops, 199 guns, 1017 vehicles, Assault Value = 868

Defending force 22607 troops, 291 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Allied adjusted assault: 731

Japanese adjusted defense: 263

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
8986 casualties reported
Squads: 499 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 159 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 79 (67 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (12 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 16

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 46 (4 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
44th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
2/5th Armoured Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
24th Infantry Division
39th Indian Division
33rd Medium Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
147th Field Artillery Regiment
XI US Corps
181st Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
8th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
33rd Division
2nd Guards Division
8th Division
12th Garrison Unit
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
23rd Field AF Construction Battalion
53rd Const Co
43rd Const Co
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
4th Field AF Construction Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
5th Field AF Const Bn /2



Sumatra / Malaya
He is punding Padang from the air. It is a level 7 fort so no hert to the troops.

Also attacking troops in North Sumatra. Going to try a CAP trap next turn...

East DEI
No change.


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Pacific
The raiders flee NE from Babeldoab back frm where they came. The CV Amagi is following, and our CL SCTF is coming from the other direction... naval strike aircraft are repositioned to attamept another intercept.

China
We are advancing on Hami, be there in another couple of days from two directions.


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Logistics 2 Apr 1944
Have shut down some merchant and naval shipbuilding, and re focussed which ships we now need (TK's, subs, escorts, DD's, LST's).

Have shut off 540 HI in the home islands. This has had a positive impact of fuel and resources, balanced against changes to Naval / Merchant yards has increased HI produced a turn.

Have pulled back fuel 70k from Truk.

Armaments and vehicles are slowly climbing... we will need them soon to rebuild the smash units from Thailand.






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2 Apr 1944 Air Production

So far going well, no new aircraft for a few months however Shinden is about 50% repaired, another month or so should see the first factory producing. Grace is coming along nicely. The only other aircraft is the Ki-83, thought it looked interesting!

We stuffed up with the Ha-43 Engine (for the N1k5 George in particular) as we only have two large factories, and they are not due until Jan 1945 (probably arrive Oct / Nov 1944).






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Thailand Withdrawel Plans
The intent is to fight hard on the Bangkok line to give time to pull out shattered units back to Lang Son.

Intermediate lines will be built to at least level 4 forts to act as delaying points for the withdrawel (as you can see have largely achieved that already). This should stop rapid exploitation of his armour and force him to bring up infantry divs... giving us time to get away.

I'd like to try to hold Vinh for a while if possible...

Lang Son will be built in strength, after that point the coastal plain can't be held... however want to cover the rail line if possible at Nanning.

Also building Phenom Penh (5 forts now) and Saigon (5 forts soon 9 Airfield). Will see how the retreat gods go to see what forces end up in these locations. Denying Saigon for a while would be very nice...




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4 Apr 1944 - Samulaki Invaded!


Indicators and Warnings
Invasion TF detected heading towards Wake!

Subs
ASW attack near Saumlaki at 80,119

Japanese Ships
SS RO-110, hits 22, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Portland
AGC Rocky Mount
APA La Salle
APA Wayne
LSI(L) Kanimbla
APD Rathburne
APD Noa
APD Overton
APD Sands
AKA Aquarius
AKA Titania
LSD Lindenwald
LSD Gunston Hall
LSD Epping Forest
AP William Ward Burrows
AK Situla
AK Lyra
AK Lynx
AK Sterope
LST-463
LST-462
LST-452
LST-125
LST-41
LST-29
LST-20
LST-17
LST-16
LCI-448
LCI-447
LCI-443
LCI-402
LCI-400
LCI-336
LCI-335
LCI-332
LCI-331
LCI-223
LCI-221
LCI-217
LCI-83
LCI-75
LCI-63
LCI-22
LCI-21
DD Anderson
DD Brown
DE Wileman
DE Levy

Submarine attack near Sanak Island at 173,50

Japanese Ships
SS I-45

Allied Ships
xAK Cape Stephens, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Sub attack near Boela at 78,112

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kishinami
DD Onami
DD Kasumi
DD Natsugumo
DD Asashimo

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 2


Thailand
The usual, the evacuation and repositioning continues as planned.

Sumatra / Malaya

East DEI
We bombard Dobo from the sea and air, sinking more PT boats and plane son the ground, however I fail to anticipate Andrew moving his CVE's forward and do not have LRCAP over the TF... a painful mistake.:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 78,112

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 8

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 78,112

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
TBF-1 Avenger x 6

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CL Oi, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CA Takao




Samulaki is invaded by two divisions. We had sequenced the CV's to be in range, but the escorts refueled and between that and weather over Dilli the planned attack did not occur, only a couple of small ones :(

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 9
N1K2-J George x 9

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 126

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVL Independence

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 9
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 121

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 9 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak


Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Manila Bay

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 48

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 110

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed by flak


Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Breton
CVE St. Lo
CVE White Plains
CVE Kalinin Bay, on fire
CVL Independence
CVE Barnes
CVE Manila Bay
CVE Corregidor


He has bought enough force to easily take Samulaki. The next bases will be harder...

Ground combat at Saumlaki (78,117)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 138 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Defending force 25501 troops, 513 guns, 596 vehicles, Assault Value = 1179

Assaulting units:
3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
146th Infantry Rgt /3
21st Air Flotilla
41st Field AA Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit
46th JAAF AF Bn
51st JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
8th Australian Division
30th Australian Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Army Tank Regiment
33rd Infantry Div /22
I Australian Corps
44th USN Naval Construction Battalion
16th USN Naval Construction Battalion
18th USN Naval Construction Battalion
1st Medium Rgt /1



OZ

Pacific

A large number of TF including CV are detected heading direct to Wake, aircraft are evacuated and we make sure we have fragments of all the forces pulled out.

We continue to get small hits on the raiders:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 104,79

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Halligan, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Callaghan, Bomb hits 1




China
Our advance to the north continues:

Ground combat at Ansi (80,23)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1895 troops, 4 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Defending force 536 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 85

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ansi !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
51st Recon Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
259th Brigade




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5 Apr 1944 - Big Batles around Samulaki


Indicators and Warnings
Invasion force is now 9 hex from Wake.

Can nothing stop the P-47 :(

Subs
ASW attack near Wessel Islands at 85,122

Japanese Ships
SS I-169, hits 5

Allied Ships
APD Fox
APD Rathburne
APD Noa
APD Overton
APD Herbert

Sub attack near Damar at 74,113

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire [16 Sys, 16 Float, 7 Damage: Air groups still fly]
CA Furutaka
CA Kumano
CS Chiyoda
DD Teruzuki
DD Hayanami
DD Suzunami
DD Tamanami
DD Kazegumo

Allied Ships
SS Tautog, hits 3

ASW attack near Saumlaki at 78,117

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-60, hits 9, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB West Virginia
DD Nicholson
DD Frankford
DD Baldwin
DD Lansdowne


Thailand
No change.

Sumatra / Malaya
No change.

P-47 sweeps from Siboret (level 3 Afld in 3 days :() over Palembang. Won't be long now until the place is untenable...

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 35
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 44

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 15 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 22
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 8 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 7

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet




East DEI
We damage / Sink upto 5 CVE while suffering a sub hit to one of ours and light damage on another. About half our ground based air doesn't fly dueto weather. The airgroups on KB are fairly battered. KB will now withdraw. Samulaki then falls.

Both our CV Tf and the allied reacted towards one another, despite no react and following a ASW TF, which then puts them in max range of the usually deadly B-25

We created some MTB and SSX last turn that manage to disrupt the landing and cause a bit of damage.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Saumlaki at 78,117, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-550
MTB G-551
MTB G-552
MTB G-553
MTB G-15
MTB G-16

Allied Ships
LCT-66
LCT-67
LCT-328
LCT-329
LCT-330
LCT-350, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCT-351
LCT-352
LCT-354
LCT-355
LCT-356
LCT-362
LCT-470
LCT-471
LCT-472
LCT-473, Shell hits 1
LCT-474, Shell hits 1
LCT-475
LCT-476
LCT-477
LCT-478, Shell hits 4, on fire
LCM 532A
LCM 532B
LCM 532C
LCM 532D, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
LCM 532E
LCM 533B
LCM 533C
LCM 542A
LCM 542B
LCM 542C
LCM 542D
LCM 542E
LCM 543A
LCM 543B
LCM 543C, Shell hits 1
LCM 543D
LCM 543E
LCM 592A
LCM 592B
LCM 592D, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
LCM 592E, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCVP 592J
LCM 593A, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCM 593B, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
LCM 593D
LCM 593E, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
LCVP 593F
LCVP 593G
LCVP 593H
LCVP 593J, Shell hits 1
LCVP 593K
LCVP 593L
LCVP 593M

Allied ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Night Time Surface Combat, near Saumlaki at 78,117, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-550
MTB G-551
MTB G-552, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-553, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-15, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
MTB G-16, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
AO Brazos
AO Cuyama
AO Kanawha
AO Neches
KV Quesnel
PF Gascoyne
DE Godavari
AO Kurumba


Then our strikes go in:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 19
A6M5b Zero x 106
B6N2 Jill x 41
B6N2a Jill x 33

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 104

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 13 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 16 destroyed, 10 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 3 destroyed by flak
B6N2a Jill: 17 destroyed, 2 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak


Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Kitkun Bay, Torpedo hits 1
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Breton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CVE Anzio, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

CVL Independence
CVE White Plains, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 35
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 41
Ki-84r Frank x 6

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 95

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Kitkun Bay, on fire
BB Arizona
CVL Independence

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 10
B6N2 Jill x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Portland
LCI-444, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Brown, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,116

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 9
A6M5b Zero x 73
B6N2a Jill x 17

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5b Zero: 6 destroyed
B6N2a Jill: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak


Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Barnes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Taberfane at 81,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
A6M5b Zero x 17
B6N2a Jill x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
PF Gascoyne, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AO Brazos, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

DE Godavari


Followed by his, he mainly has fighters on the CVE's

Morning Air attack on TF, near Damar at 75,114

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
A6M5b Zero x 72

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 21
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 27
SBD-5 Dauntless x 27
TBF-1 Avenger x 33

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku, on fire [16 Sys, 16 Float, 7 Damage from sub hit]
CVL Shoho
CV Akagi
CV Hiryu
CV Katsuragi, Bomb hits 2, on fire [49 Sys, 19 Float, 12 Eng]


We then manage to fight off about 6 attacks by B25, shooting down around 20 of the enemy in the process, but at any stage was expecting a bad result :(... didn't happen though :)

Finally Nell from Koepang arrive:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 3
G3M3 Nell x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 13 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 4 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
LCI-400
LST-121
CLAA Prince Robert
AK Lyra
LST-166
DD Duncan
LCI-63
CA Portland
LST-451
CL Concord
DD Carmick
LCI-332, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk



Finally the ground attack.

Ground combat at Saumlaki (78,117)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28800 troops, 584 guns, 699 vehicles, Assault Value = 1192

Defending force 5568 troops, 58 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1881

Japanese adjusted defense: 117

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 5)


Allied forces CAPTURE Saumlaki !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 4 destroyed
D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 6 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
1316 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 93 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 23 (18 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
468 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Australian Division
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
2/4th Armoured Regiment
1st Army Tank Regiment
33rd Infantry Division
30th Australian Brigade
4th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
16th USN Naval Construction Battalion
44th USN Naval Construction Battalion
18th USN Naval Construction Battalion
I Australian Corps
1st Medium Regiment

Defending units:
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
4th Raiding Regiment
146th Infantry Rgt /3
46th JAAF AF Bn
21st Air Flotilla
41st Field AA Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit
51st JAAF AF Bn


OZ

Pacific
The raiders are now moving through the Iwo Jima / Pagan gap:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 103,81

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 13
G3M3 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage




China




A victory of sorts, we hit five CVE, sinking at least two, an AO and a few other ships for no loss. We have two banged up CV's though, and our Kate airgroups are again decimated (well much more than 1 in 10!). Samulaki falls, however we are forcing him to commit strong forces every time, which will slow him down.






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I dread seeing the P-47D25 models in serious numbers over my bases in three months time.

I'm willing to fight the early model P-47s and win the war by attrition, but not when he gets over 150 of those D25s per month. YIKES!! Even Japanese production cannot keep up with those losses.

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P-47D25s are really unstoppable. What about setting your CAP really low? They are arriving at 42,000 feet...and at that altitude you are always at disasvantage...probably forcing them to dive for 20/30,000 feet could change things a bit...but just a bit, mind you

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Thanks Guys, yes have tried low, low works a little until he drops...


06 Apr 1944


Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Thailand
We are being bombed and forced back. Troop movements to our defensive locations continue as planned.

Ground combat at 55,57 (near Moulmein)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 8249 troops, 139 guns, 975 vehicles, Assault Value = 585

Defending force 14828 troops, 220 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Allied adjusted assault: 572

Japanese adjusted defense: 73

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5071 casualties reported
Squads: 198 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 269 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 78 (78 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (13 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 16

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment
44th Cavalry Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
39th Indian Division
14th Army
33rd Medium Regiment
XI US Corps
147th Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
8th Medium Regiment

Defending units:
8th Division
2nd Guards Division
33rd Division
12th Garrison Unit
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
51st Construction Battalion
53rd Const Co
32nd Field AA Battalion
43rd Const Co
4th Field AF Construction Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Field AF Construction Battalion
5th Field AF Const Bn /2


Sumatra / Malaya
This is us at low level, losses are less ... however still unsustainable.

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 5
N1K2-J George x 28
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 16
Ki-84r Frank x 8

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed


Then the Superforts Arrive... we do ok considering, however the main body of 75 P-47 arrive after this, if it had of been before we would be in even worse shape.

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2
N1K2-J George x 22
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Refinery hits 10

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2
N1K2-J George x 11
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-84r Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Refinery hits 9


Here is the last sweep, no point in defending anymore :(

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 1
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 1

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 65

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed


No Allied losses


East DEI

Air Battles over Samulaki continue, but this is about it, now he has the base he can bring in lots of fighters. Ours are stuffed and we have no servicable ships to bombard with. Continuing to supress Dobo while we can...

Morning Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 24
Ki-84r Frank x 21

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 13
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 31
F6F-3 Hellcat x 106

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 31000 feet *

Morning Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 27
Ki-84r Frank x 20

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 12
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 30
F6F-3 Hellcat x 92

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 32
B5N2 Kate x 21
N1K2-J George x 32

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 11
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 30
F6F-3 Hellcat x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 10 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Manila Bay
CVE Barnes
CVE Corregidor
CVL Independence

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 4
B6N2a Jill x 29
N1K2-J George x 27
Ki-84r Frank x 15

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 10
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21
F6F-3 Hellcat x 67

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 18 destroyed
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K2-J George: 5 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed


Allied Ships
CVE Kitkun Bay
CVE St. Lo, heavy damage
CVE White Plains, heavy damage

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 16

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16
F6F-3 Hellcat x 55

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 6 destroyed

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 20

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15
F6F-3 Hellcat x 54

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed by flak


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed


Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh

Morning Air attack on Saumlaki , at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 25

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 13
F6F-3 Hellcat x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed

Morning Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9
Ki-84r Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 5
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 11
F6F-3 Hellcat x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 4
B5N2 Kate x 9
N1K2-J George x 28

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 23
F6F-3 Hellcat x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K2-J George: 5 destroyed


No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVE Barnes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Saumlaki at 78,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 12
B6N2a Jill x 9
N1K2-J George x 9
Ki-84r Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 3 destroyed
B6N2a Jill: 5 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed



Typical attack on Dobo:

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 27
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 30

Allied aircraft
no flights

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

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 33 damaged
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed on ground
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 7 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire VIII: 2 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 damaged
Kittyhawk IV: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21


OZ

Pacific

Invasion fleet continues to head in to Wake.

China

We continue to push north:


Ground combat at 81,22 (near Ansi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1017 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Defending force 293 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
51st Recon Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
259th Brigade



We are continuing to pull fuel and oil from Palembang, however there is no longer any point in trying to defend the place. Instead we will try to defend Oosthaven and try to pull as much from there as long as wel can with support from aircraft on Java.

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07 Apr 1944

Indicators and Warnings
Invasion fleet still heading in to Wake while the enemy planes start to soften the place up.

Subs
Full of fuel :(

Sub attack near Laoag at 80,71

Japanese Ships
TK San Diego Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage [SUNK]
PB Kyo Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Flasher


Thailand
The usual.

Sumatra / Malaya
No atacks on Palembang, just sweeps. We have no aircraft in the air so no losses.

Lots of air atacks on our troops in North Sumatra.

He tries to turn our flank at near Langsa bu fails.

Ground combat at 45,74 (near Langsa)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2895 troops, 42 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Defending force 1464 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied adjusted assault: 88

Japanese adjusted defense: 52

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
1st INA Subhas Regiment


East DEI
We hit Dobo as usual.

OZ

Pacific
We FINALLY get some more hits on these raiders. 1-2 DD have got away, we have chased with a single CV but always ended up to far away. The CV will return to the DEI.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 109,81

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 13
G3M3 Nell x 13

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Capps, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iwo-jima at 109,81

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 4 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Capps, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk


Air attacks on Wake.

Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wildcat V x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
FM-2 Wildcat x 34
F6F-3 Hellcat x 11
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 51
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
TBM-1C Avenger x 100

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2



China
Next turn we cross the river to atack Neiking with an Armourd div and some brigades. This is the dot base on the rail line north of Sian. Taking it gives us a few options...

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8 Apr 1944

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
This TF is pulling out troops from North Sumatra.

Sub attack near Malacca at 48,81

Japanese Ships
APD Susuki
AMC Saigon Maru
APD Tade
APD Hishu
E Tomozuru
E Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS Clyde, hits 2


Our anti raiding CL TF runs over a sub.

Sub attack near Agrihan at 110,87

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
CL Tama
CL Kinu
CL Isuzu
CL Yahagi
DD Kiyoshimo
DD Hamanami
DD Okinami
DD Mikazuki
DD Hayashimo

Allied Ships
SS Angler, hits 27, heavy fires, heavy damage


Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 103,69

Japanese Ships
xAK Karachi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Himalaya Maru
PB Taiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

ASW attack near Koggala at 30,55

Japanese Ships
SS I-23, hits 3

Allied Ships
CLAA Reno
CLAA Oakland
DD Young
DD Wickes


Thailand

Sumatra / Malaya
Our LRCAP that is supposed to be protecting the FT TF evacuating troops instead tries to defend Medan:

Morning Air attack on 33rd Infantry Regiment, at 45,77 , near Medan

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7
Ki-84r Frank x 56

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed


No Allied losses

Afternoon Air attack on 33rd Infantry Regiment, at 45,77 , near Medan

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Ki-84r Frank x 49

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on 33rd Infantry Regiment, at 45,77 , near Medan

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed


And then fails to turn up over the directed LRCAP Target! Bugger!

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,78

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter TF.X: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Hishu
APD Susuki
APD Tade, Shell hits 2

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

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,78

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD Tade
APD Hishu
APD Susuki


East DEI

OZ

Pacific
The attack on Wake begins!

Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

143 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Canberra II, Shell hits 2
DD Miller
DD Mertz
DD McCord
DD Marshall
DD Longshaw
DD Laws
DD Knapp
DD Johnston
DD Izard

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

Afternoon Air attack on 46th Naval Guard Unit, at 136,98 (Wake Island)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wildcat V x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
FM-2 Wildcat x 43
F6F-3 Hellcat x 14
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 51
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
TBM-1C Avenger x 99

Allied aircraft losses
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)


China
We cross the river and take Tienshui north of Sian on the rail line. This unhinges his defence of the river north of Sian. It should make him fall back and protect our long line of communications to the north.

Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24447 troops, 225 guns, 883 vehicles, Assault Value = 986

Defending force 21294 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

Japanese adjusted assault: 1228

Allied adjusted defense: 334

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tienshui !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
510 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled

Allied ground losses:
8325 casualties reported
Squads: 119 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 386 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 40 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 27 (20 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 10

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Division
10th Ind.Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment
1st Army

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
6th Group Army
8th Group Army
14th Group Army
7th Group Army
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force



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Oosthaven - Change some TF to have this base as their home port. This will make the AI move fuel from Palembang to there. Hopefully, you can use those small 1250 TKs to run to and from Batavia to get some fuel out.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 12/23/2012 7:52:16 PM   
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Thanks NY59Giants, been using OOsthaven for 12 months, I use 7950 size TK to move the fuel to Java on a shuttle. Now with lots of tankers it is going to Manila or Hong Kong direct. Only way to get out all the goodies from Palembang!


9 Apr 1944 - Wake invaded and falls

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
Empty ships returning to Japan (well they hav rsources loaded).

Sub attack near Iwo-jima at 99,82

Japanese Ships
xAP Teiritsu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage [SUNK]
xAP Kashima Maru
xAP Haruna Maru
E Manju

Allied Ships
SS Bonefish, hits 4, heavy damage


Thailand

The usual we are about 3 hex out of Bangkok now. There is over 1000AV at Bangkok.

Sumatra / Malaya
Palembang is swept against no opposition. Then the B-19 arrive. Each hit is causing about 10 damge to the refineries.

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 24

No Allied losses

Refinery hits 3

Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Allied losses

Refinery hits 3



Oosthaven is swept against opposition:

Morning Air attack on Oosthaven , at 48,96

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 30
N1K2-J George x 23

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5b Zero: 2 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed


Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
Morning Air attack on Oosthaven , at 48,96

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 18
N1K2-J George x 16

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses


East DEI
The usual at Dobo, can't keep this up though, too risky.

Morning Air attack on Dobo , at 83,116

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 27
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 36

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 9 damaged
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 17


Our LRCAP defends the transports this turn:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,78

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2
Ki-84r Frank x 16

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Tade
AMC Saigon Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 100 feet

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,78

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter TF.X x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter TF.X: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD Hishu
AMC Saigon Maru
APD Tade

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Beaufighter TF.X bombing from 100 feet



Finally an attack at Langsa, the base won't hold long :(

Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 106190 troops, 2026 guns, 3374 vehicles, Assault Value = 4299

Defending force 27447 troops, 365 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 925

Allied adjusted assault: 5010

Japanese adjusted defense: 1001


Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
3684 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 301 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 42 disabled
Guns lost 116 (12 destroyed, 104 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (17 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1523 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 120 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 89 disabled
Guns lost 74 (6 destroyed, 68 disabled)
Vehicles lost 184 (14 destroyed, 170 disabled)

Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
255th Indian Tank Brigade
32nd Infantry Division
766th Tank Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
11th (East African) Division
1st Marine Division
7th Australian Division
5th Indian Division
14th Army Engineer Battalion
38th Infantry Division
150th RAC Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
754th Tank Battalion
4th Armoured Brigade
50th Indian Para Bde /1
15th USN Naval Construction Battalion
98th Field Artillery Battalion
11th USN Naval Construction Battalion
1st RAA Jungle Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
Sixth US Army
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
I US Amphib Corps
226th Field Artillery Battalion
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
12th USN Naval Construction Battalion
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
14th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
9th Division
40th Brigade
25th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Tank Regiment
30th Recon Regiment
1st Guards Div /2
12th RF Gun Battalion
20th JNAF AF Unit /1
131st Naval Construction Battalion
24th Ind. Engineer Regiment
67th Construction Battalion
22nd Air Flotilla /1
3rd Medium Mortar Bn /8
91st JAAF AF Bn /1
30th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Air Div /2
29th Army /6



OZ

Pacific
Wake is invaded and falls, he has landed almost 2 Divs. They will be heavily disrupted.

Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

115 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 1
CL Denver
CL Cleveland, Shell hits 2
DD Uhlmann
LCI-524
LCI-523, Shell hits 1
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
LCI-522
DD Swanson

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

Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-82, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DE Lovering
DE Griswold
LST-457, Shell hits 1
LST-464, Shell hits 1
DE Emery
DE Martin
LST-459
LST-85
LST-447

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

Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI-522
CL Santa Fe
CL Denver
LCI-524, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCI-549
LCI-536
LCI-535
LCI-532
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
LCI-526
DD Swanson
LCI-527

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

Invasion Support action off Wake Island (136,98)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-82, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DE Martin
DE Lovering
DE Griswold
DE Emery
LST-85
LST-459


Then the attack goes in, he has bought enough force but his forces will be pretty banged up for a while.

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 21001 troops, 376 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 855

Defending force 2967 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 789

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 394 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2996 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 140 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 77 (77 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Allied ground losses:
3053 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 121 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 38 (27 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (39 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Marine Regiment
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
3rd Marine Division
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
18th Combat Engineer Regiment
4th USMC Tank Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
82nd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
46th Naval Guard Unit
Maizuru 2nd SNLF /1
3rd South Seas Gsn /4
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
50th JNAF Coy
49th JNAF AF Unit
7th JNAF Coy /1


China
The forces that took Neikiang by aerial attack have been pushed back into the forest then hunted down and destroyed:

Ground combat at 74,44 (near Neikiang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 10788 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 327

Defending force 181 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 530

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 530 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
30th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF



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Methinks the Wake invasion is the beginning of a Hail Mary. For all his success in SE Asia, he still won't win the war without a move in the Pacific.

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Thanks Cribtop, not so sure, certainly is putting additional presure on. I think he was just trying some things out with forces he had "spare". The next step will be difficult, all our next lot of bases are well defend at around 300AV each and level 7 forts, as well as mutually supporting... The exception being Marcus Is.


10 Apr 1944

Was wondering why our George pools were so low, found that I'd left "upgrade on" so they had all converted to the George 5 version, which would normally be OK but we have no engines available for it yet! So I've downgraded a 5 back to a 2, converted over a Zero factory to geaorge, turned on more Zero's and changed the Toko rocket to the Ha-43 which is what we need... all of which will cost us a fair bit of supply just when things are getting tight :(

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Thailand
The usual. Next turn will try a LRCAP trap.

Sumatra / Malaya
Palembang is swept by P47..

Have decided to try and be proactive, will sweep Sibolga and send in about 100 Helen...

He attacks at Langsa, we hold... just...

Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 103431 troops, 2016 guns, 3364 vehicles, Assault Value = 3953

Defending force 23849 troops, 354 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 620

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1965

Japanese adjusted defense: 459

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3


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

Japanese ground losses:
3254 casualties reported
Squads: 110 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 27 disabled
Guns lost 64 (36 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 70 (16 destroyed, 54 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2081 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 71 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 127 disabled
Guns lost 70 (3 destroyed, 67 disabled)
Vehicles lost 138 (8 destroyed, 130 disabled)

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
7th Infantry Division
763rd Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
14th Army Engineer Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
11th (East African) Division
7th Australian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
1st Marine Division
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
38th Infantry Division
4th Armoured Brigade
IV Corps Engineer Battalion
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
766th Tank Battalion
5th Indian Division
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1st RAA Jungle Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
98th Field Artillery Battalion
11th USN Naval Construction Battalion
32nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
15th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
12th USN Naval Construction Battalion
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Sixth US Army
14th USN Naval Construction Battalion
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
I US Amphib Corps
205th Field Artillery Battalion
226th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
50th Indian Para Bde /1

Defending units:
25th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Tank Regiment
30th Recon Regiment
40th Brigade
9th Division
1st Guards Div /2
22nd Air Flotilla /1
3rd Medium Mortar Bn /8
12th RF Gun Battalion
30th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Air Div /2
67th Construction Battalion
131st Naval Construction Battalion
29th Army /6


East DEI
Boela is swept against no opposition and turned into a crater, getting a lot of our planes on the ground :( I got overconfident... aircraft are pulled back and moved around.

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 6 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 destroyed on ground
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 49

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed on ground
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed on ground
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed on ground

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 12
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 7

Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4



OZ

Pacific

China


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