obvert
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Dec 2 - 4, 1942
INDIA: The second phase begins on the tip of India, landing paras in four vacant bases. Support troops will arrive tomorrow by rail. About 180 fighters, moslty P-40K move into benares in a show of force more than an active LR CAP. I'll cover that base and see what the reaction is for now. Marines and other troops ready to head out of Benares once more AA shows up.
CENT PAC: All major fleet units are at Canton and will move out for another foray here soon. B-17E groups hit Nauru but due to weather and flak, accumulation of damage is slow here. Only shown at 9 for the fields.
SO PAC: I got an interesting coast watcher report on the 1st and this led to a scrabble to see what I could get to explore it.
Coastwatcher Report: CVL Chitose reported in port at Umboi Island
I loaded up one PBY group with good ground attack pilots and transferred the last remaining B-17D group to Cairns where they'd have a long range shot at Umboi Island. I set F4F-7 recon planes to have a look. Everything flew, but to no avail. Not a single hit on anything. I wasn't able to even tell if this report was good intel or if this was an AG sitting there, or nothing at all.
The same report occurred a few days later again but recon during the day show nothing in the report. The good thing is that I noticed fighters moved to Umboi and ships moved out of Rabaul port. 
Also got this, the first sighting of the J1N1-C Irving. He's got recon legs in the Pacific now.
J1N1-C Irving sighted over Normanton
CHINA: Nick takes an empty Kweiyang after our battered troops move back. Another successful retreat without too much devastation. This cuts off about 1,500AV, seven Corps, an Army HQ and a base force in the Tuyun pocket. I'll try and hold in the good terrain here to delay a solid LOC using the rail lines for the Japanese.
Nick has been heavily bombing Changsha and now Wenchow. He's also sending in one DD bombardments at that base. Surprisingly successful.
SIGINT: Aha! This unit has moved back in! What other surprises will be over here soon?
1/5th Amphibious Brigade is located at Esperance(56,153).
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 2, 42
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Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 12
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Nauru Island , at 127,128
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Nauru Island , at 127,128
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 47034 troops, 501 guns, 275 vehicles, Assault Value = 1419
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 1421
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 1421 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiyang !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
51st Division
15th Division
9th Tank Regiment
16th Division
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Army
21st Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 3, 42
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Morning Air attack on Nauru Island , at 127,128
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Nauru Island , at 127,128
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 4, 42
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Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58
Japanese Ships
DD Susuzuki
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Resources hits 2
Heavy Industry hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1
DD Susuzuki firing at Wenchow
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Ground combat at Ontong Java (115,131)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 571 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 5
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ontong Java !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
Assaulting units:
1st Pion Bn /6
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Ground combat at Tanjore (32,42)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 62 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 4
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Tanjore !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Bn /1
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Ground combat at Trichinopoly (31,41)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 108 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 8
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Trichinopoly !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Bn /2
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Ground combat at Madurai (30,42)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 254 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 14
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Madurai !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Bn /3
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Ground combat at Trivandrum (27,43)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 94 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Allied adjusted assault: 6
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Trivandrum !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Bn /4
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This is the track I expect Nick will try to take. Lots of x2 terrain. He's shown a willingness to go off road, and this makes a lot of sense here. Especially forgoing the river crossing. It's going to be tough to stop three tanks divisions and all of the other little regiments trailing along in this territory.
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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 
If I recall by 1945 it was normal for all marine squads to have a flame thrower. Talk about a FP boost. I only look at the editor once in a while but it sure does help to understand game mechanics to look these things over on occasion.
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