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June 28 - 30, 1942
INDIA: Well, after the bad drop with most of the unit ruined, the next day brings some good news. The secondary drop on Cawnpore, (with 2 squads!), lands and takes the base. The question is whether the many scattered forces railing and flying in will be able to hold it for a day. If Nick sends both of his paras in it could be dicey, but I'll be flying an upgraded Indian 42 battalion and railing a division, two brigades, an HQ, AA units and multiple base forces. Many will make it within a day but it'll be two or three days before all are there, and maybe 5 days before everything can unpack.
The other good news is that the flying circus over Lucknow worked well. The sweeps hit air as the it seems the 11th Sentai Oscars and the 3rd Ku S-1 zeros were training? The bombing runs luckily had a bunch of LR CAP coverage and got through with minimal losses while taking out a good number on the ground (17) and some more in the air. Losses for the day are reported as 19:53 in favor of the Allies. 
SUBS: Permit nails a PB in what looks like a big reinforcement TF for Nauru, Kusai, Ocean or somewhere around here. maybe the KB is here to just shepherd in a number of new forces to hold the line in this area. The subs circling it have no luck, but drum gets two shots at the replenishment TF for the KB without a hit. It launched two at AO Notoro, but 4 at APD Tade? Damn.
The Salmon finds the same TF on the 30th but can't get a hit on the Kashima with 4 TT.
Pacific: The KB still hangs around the Gilberts, and it looks like the reinforcements have been landed at Makin at least, but I'm not sure which other base. I'll send more subs around to check. The supply subs have been given patrol orders now, so there are around 12 total in the area, both fleet and S-boats.
CHINA: Only one Corps from Liuchow still in the clear. The rest make it to the woods and will get into combat mode and move up the road to try to get dug in. I just realized the big corps from Chungking I sent to slow the mini-panzer attack in the mountains is too big for the 20k SL of the hex they're moving to!  I have another corps of 420AV but only 9 AT guns moving in. I like the other as it has 36 AT guns. Thought about splitting it up, but that seems a bad idea. I'll have to see if the x3 terrain can help a bit here and wreck some tanks.
OZ: The Allied cruisers miss out on a meeting with the IJN raiders, but they do attack some attention from a few Netties flying from Perth. Nick says the 20 that showed up are a small fraction not those set there, which was frustrating for him. I was likewise unhappy the ships did not return to port as ordered, but got closer to Perth instead, most likely following a react command even though I lessened it to 1 hex. Hopefully now with safe/normal settings and no react they will head for home.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 29, 42
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Sub attack near Nauru Island at 127,124
Japanese Ships
PB Shoei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DMS W-10
xAK Yosyu Maru
xAK San Francisco Maru
xAK Erie Maru
xAK Nishimi Maru
xAK Kogyoku Maru
xAK Venice Maru
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
Allied Ships
SS Permit
SS Permit launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shoei Maru
Permit diving deep ....
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Ground combat at Benares (51,27)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 717 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Defending force 1621 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
Allied adjusted assault: 6
Japanese adjusted defense: 46
Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /1
Defending units:
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 30, 42
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 32
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
P-38E Lightning x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 32
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 8
Blenheim I x 16
Blenheim IV x 16
Mohawk IV x 9
Wellington Ic x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
Wellington Ic: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 48
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 32
F4F-3A Wildcat x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (22 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Training flight from 3rd Ku S-1 has been caught up in attack
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
I-15-III: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet *
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 99 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 12
LB-30 Liberator x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 24000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 165 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Mohawk IV x 9
B-17D Fortress x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 16
F4F-3A Wildcat x 13
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 28750 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (21 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
21 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Training flight from 11th Sentai has been caught up in attack
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Morning Air attack on Yokosuka 5th SNLF, at 51,27 (Benares)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (29 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
29 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 32,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 12
B-17E Fortress x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 32
F4F-3A Wildcat x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 28500 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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Morning Air attack on 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, at 51,27 (Benares)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 1
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet
CAP engaged:
28th CG/11th FS with P-40E Warhawk (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
No.273 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Albany at 44,159
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 13 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Cornwall
CA Chicago
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Ground combat at Cawnpore (51,23)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 0
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Cawnpore !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /2
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The Oscar IIa didn't do so well in it's first action. Surprisingly the P-40Es were very effective hitting the IJN 2Es and their escorts over Benares. They got around 15 ills, and most were spread out between different pilots, bringing the effectiveness of the entire group up a notch, I hope.
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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 
This one device, AAMG, has messed me up more than any other in years of play. All the CommonWealth (CW) units via for devices and squads from the same pool. Enjoy!! 
I'll keep checking, but that would be a nice free pickup for naval search. 
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