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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/12/2014 9:29:48 PM

jmalter

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hi obvert,
In that AA guns screenshot, the * following the 41/12 date indicates that the device will upgrade, & a mouseover on that *'d 'From' date will show you the 'upgrades to' device.

As Albert posted, that mouseover shows the 90mm M2 DP as the upgrade device, so you must click on the 'DP Gn' category in the Industry/Troops/Resource screen to show its pool availability & production rate.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/12/2014 9:58:40 PM

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ORIGINAL: obvert

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ORIGINAL: Alfred

The 90mmM2DP.

Alfred

Thanks Alfred. I suspected this would be it but wanted to make sure.

Tracker will usually tell you which device is the upgrade.

I'm not running tracker in this game! Or combat reporter, or anything. Not because I don't like them. Just did a reinstall before the game and never took the time to set it all up again.

I absolutely need Tracker as the Allies simply to keep track of all the damn units arriving. And moving around. LCU has reached destination is one of the main things I do!

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/13/2014 8:27:42 PM

obvert

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ORIGINAL: jmalter

hi obvert,
In that AA guns screenshot, the * following the 41/12 date indicates that the device will upgrade, & a mouseover on that *'d 'From' date will show you the 'upgrades to' device.

As Albert posted, that mouseover shows the 90mm M2 DP as the upgrade device, so you must click on the 'DP Gn' category in the Industry/Troops/Resource screen to show its pool availability & production rate.

Thanks! I'll check it out.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/13/2014 8:28:56 PM

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I absolutely need Tracker as the Allies simply to keep track of all the damn units arriving. And moving around. LCU has reached destination is one of the main things I do!

I probably need this too! I just can't be bothered right now to set it up. Playing my Japanese game without it too!

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/15/2014 3:29:49 AM

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Hey, WitP:AE is a great game - but playing it w/o the add'l adjunct eyes/ears/analysis support of 3rd-party programs such as Tracker or IntelMonkey is a recipe for defeat! IIRC there's another program, CombatReporter.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 3:15:43 PM

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Hey, WitP:AE is a great game - but playing it w/o the add'l adjunct eyes/ears/analysis support of 3rd-party programs such as Tracker or IntelMonkey is a recipe for defeat! IIRC there's another program, CombatReporter.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.

Huh?

It's perfectly possible to play this game well without tracker, combat reporter or any other extra apps. Most of the now well remembered games of the past were played without any of these programs. It doesn't mean you don't plan, look at details, adult for upgrades and other things. You just find the information elsewhere or track it yourself.

As Allies it's not even close to necessary. As Japan it's a huge help, and I've lvdd having it, but after a few campaigns now, I don't absolutely have to either.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 3:33:32 PM

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ORIGINAL: jmalter

Hey, WitP:AE is a great game - but playing it w/o the add'l adjunct eyes/ears/analysis support of 3rd-party programs such as Tracker or IntelMonkey is a recipe for defeat! IIRC there's another program, CombatReporter.
Would seem to me that when players meet to start a game, not only do they need to agree on Preferences and HRs, but also to commit to playing w/ or w/o the support of support apps.

Huh?

It's perfectly possible to play this game well without tracker, combat reporter or any other extra apps. Most of the now well remembered games of the past were played without any of these programs. It doesn't mean you don't plan, look at details, adult for upgrades and other things. You just find the information elsewhere or track it yourself.

As Allies it's not even close to necessary. As Japan it's a huge help, and I've lvdd having it, but after a few campaigns now, I don't absolutely have to either.

I guess our definitions of necessary differ

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 3:35:14 PM

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I find the Alerts in Tracker a truly massive time and stress saver as Allies on a turn by turn basis. I also find the information in the Devices section even more imperative when dealing with squad upgrades and managing replacements, because there is no consolidated display of what units have what squads in-game.

I use plenty more, but those two things alone are just huge.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 3:46:57 PM

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Dec 18 - 21, 1942

SUBS: Lots of contacts in the Pacific and IO. Almost time for better torps!

INDIA: We move into Madras and take a big hit from the IJN in a bombardment, but once the forts are built up this should be less dire. I hope. A bombardment reveals what we suspected. We have about 2k AV to about 1.3k AV for the Japanese. It's be tough to crack here.

Bombarding and getting decent results near Ranchi, just about even losses plus the experience gain for Allied units and supply use for the Japanese.

CENT PAC: A few bombardment missions head into Nauru with light damage.

CHINA: The Japanese push the Allies back in a devastating attack near Kweiyang. Two units with higher first remain and are given another pounding on the 19th. This opens the rough areas to the Japanese tanks. All road hexes are covered well, but with this kind of power, he may not have to use them.

Another visit from the Japanese air forces at Chungking. These battles are going for the Allies every time, but they are wearing out the defending groups. It's entirely worth it though as very few Allied pilots are lost, but I know a lot of Japanese ones are going down with their planes.

OZ: Our troops lok lie they're spotted. I've got them LR CAPed but if he sends sweeps or escorted missions he could bomb the desert army here for weeks as it approaches Kalgoorlie. Will supplies keep up?

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 13
P-40K Warhawk x 24

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 16

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38F Lightning x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

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Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27737 troops, 502 guns, 2188 vehicles, Assault Value = 1400

Defending force 42204 troops, 283 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1057

Japanese adjusted assault: 1008

Allied adjusted defense: 479

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
373 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 65 (2 destroyed, 63 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7350 casualties reported
Squads: 270 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 25 disabled
Guns lost 37 (5 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
Guards Tank Division
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
13th Army
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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Ground combat at 74,48 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27343 troops, 502 guns, 2186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1348

Defending force 17599 troops, 87 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese adjusted assault: 571

Allied adjusted defense: 105

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5574 casualties reported
Squads: 233 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 232 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 36 (13 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
Guards Tank Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Army
21st Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28099 troops, 215 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 994

Defending force 6049 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Japanese adjusted assault: 913

Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
2115 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
17th Tank Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
40th Division
3rd Mobile Engineer Regiment
116th Division
3rd Mobile AA Battalion

Defending units:
3rd New Chinese Corps

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 20, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Wilson

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1

CL Trenton firing at Nauru Island
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CL Detroit

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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo

Allied ground losses:
435 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 55 (1 destroyed, 54 disabled)

CA Mikuma firing at 3rd Marine Division
CA Mogami firing at 2/1st Med Regiment

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 21, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo

Allied ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Mikuma
CA Mikuma firing at 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Canberra

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Cornwall firing at 21st Special Base Force

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Ground combat at Madras (35,40)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28906 troops, 485 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 2084

Defending force 43816 troops, 490 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 996

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

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Marine Division
254th Armoured Brigade
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
267th Armoured Brigade
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
73rd Motorised Brigade
102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
1st USMC Tank Battalion
Waziristan Division
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
64th Coast AA Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
65th Coast AA Regiment
501st Coast AA Regiment
369th Coast AA Regiment
2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
10th Garrison Unit
41st Division
6th Guards Division
52nd Field AA Battalion
50th Field AA Battalion
54th Const Co
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
2nd JAAF Base Force
3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
16th AA Regiment
23rd Ind.AA Gun Co
15th Army
6th Field Construction Battalion
12th JAAF Base Force
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Field Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
62nd JAAF AF Bn

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I'll keep going with these in spite of mediocre results since bombing here is even worse. Want to keep these units in low morale, without supply and losing a few squads here and there, since it'll be tough for him to replenish here.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 3:48:15 PM

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 4:02:29 PM

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I agree.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/16/2014 5:17:12 PM

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I agree.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/17/2014 1:59:55 AM

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I agree.

+2

Spot on!

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/17/2014 2:20:27 PM

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That's easy for you to say...

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/17/2014 9:32:05 PM

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I agree.

+2

Spot on!

Nothing but a bunch of yes-men around here.

Not to be a contrarian, but I don't accept this.

I am sticking with:

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/20/2014 2:17:05 PM

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Dec 22 - 25, 1942

Been busy at work. About two weeks behind from the game now. I'll try to catch up in the next few days.

SUBS: The O24 gets two fish into an AMC near Perth. Merry Christmas!

INDIA: Tried some smallish night strikes on Madras which produced nothing. Advanced weather is a constant presence and stymies many of my efforts. Christmas Eve isn't too fun for troops in Madras as another big bombardment comes in. Not as bad as the previous one though as troops start to dig in.

CENT PAC: Nick shoots his mini-KB CVs up to near Ocean Island and tries for my bombardment CLs. He gets a few hits, one taking out a 6" turret on the Trenton, but he's frustrated as the Kates apparently don't fly. Lucky I guess. Everything scatter around the area, and he moves on back through the maze of subs.

His Kates are getting a good hit on one of our subs every few days now, and I've lost three in the last month even though I'm moving them on patrols to disengage from ASW range daily. This brings the total for the year up to only around 10-11, so not too bad. I'l be changing patrols daily to try to stay out of range.

SO PAC: I sent some DBs to their deaths bombing troops. Set them for Vangunu, but since no troops were actually there anymore, the DBs rerouted to a farther base unescorted. About 15 lost on the day.

CHINA: A few more battles at Chungking go our way, but they begin to weaken our ability to get up enough to contest a big strike. I'll have to abandon Chungking airfields soon. That will be bad for China as then the industry and supply can be hit. It's all starting to come apart at the seams, but it'll still hopefully be a long slow fall. Lots of Japanese supply, airframes and troops are being used here.

South of Kweiyang troops hold in a 1:1 giving heavier losses to the Japanese on the 23rd. Then on the 24th another DA pushes them back with major losses. Yuck. The Tuyun pocket collapses. Now it's all about guerrilla movements behind the lines.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 42
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 11
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 14

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

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 23, 42
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Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41784 troops, 371 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312

Defending force 39303 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 971

Japanese adjusted assault: 1094

Allied adjusted defense: 916

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1633 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1349 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Division
39th Division
16th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CL Yubari
CL Tatsuta
CL Natori
DD Mochizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Satsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
DD Mutsuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shiranui
DD Natsushio
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo

Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

CA Mikuma firing at 3rd Marine Division
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Mogami

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 68,151 , near Ceduna

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 34th Australian Lt AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Australian Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 42nd Naval Guard Unit, at 110,133 (Vella Lavella)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 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 TF, near Ocean Island at 132,130

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A1 Val x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Shaw
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1

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

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 132,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
D3A1 Val x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Hammann
DD Wilson
DD Shaw, Bomb hits 1
DD Hughes
CL Trenton

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Ground combat at 75,50 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40375 troops, 371 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 1168

Defending force 37958 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847

Japanese adjusted assault: 811

Allied adjusted defense: 367

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1876 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
12277 casualties reported
Squads: 494 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 295 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 20 (10 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th Division
6th Division
16th Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps

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Sub attack near Busselton at 47,150

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O24

SS O24 launches 4 torpedoes
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The Lightnigs shouldn't be used for CAP, but it's worked to get them in and I was able to hold off the Japanese for a few more weeks, with big losses for a few major battles. Now I'll have to begin pulling back, if I can actually fly them out.

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Dec 22 - 25, 1942

Been busy at work. About two weeks behind from the game now. I'll try to catch up in the next few days.

SUBS: The O24 gets two fish into an AMC near Perth. Merry Christmas!

INDIA: Tried some smallish night strikes on Madras which produced nothing. Advanced weather is a constant presence and stymies many of my efforts. Christmas Eve isn't too fun for troops in Madras as another big bombardment comes in. Not as bad as the previous one though as troops start to dig in.

CENT PAC: Nick shoots his mini-KB CVs up to near Ocean Island and tries for my bombardment CLs. He gets a few hits, one taking out a 6" turret on the Trenton, but he's frustrated as the Kates apparently don't fly. Lucky I guess. Everything scatter around the area, and he moves on back through the maze of subs.

His Kates are getting a good hit on one of our subs every few days now, and I've lost three in the last month even though I'm moving them on patrols to disengage from ASW range daily. This brings the total for the year up to only around 10-11, so not too bad. I'l be changing patrols daily to try to stay out of range.

SO PAC: I sent some DBs to their deaths bombing troops. Set them for Vangunu, but since no troops were actually there anymore, the DBs rerouted to a farther base unescorted. About 15 lost on the day.

CHINA: A few more battles at Chungking go our way, but they begin to weaken our ability to get up enough to contest a big strike. I'll have to abandon Chungking airfields soon. That will be bad for China as then the industry and supply can be hit. It's all starting to come apart at the seams, but it'll still hopefully be a long slow fall. Lots of Japanese supply, airframes and troops are being used here.

South of Kweiyang troops hold in a 1:1 giving heavier losses to the Japanese on the 23rd. Then on the 24th another DA pushes them back with major losses. Yuck. The Tuyun pocket collapses. Now it's all about guerrilla movements behind the lines.

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I am having a similar experience. The one benefit I see for Japans incursion into India is the total cut off of supply to China. If you want to take China out then this is the move to make as the Chinese just cannot support their own troops. However, I still think invading India creates more problems for Japan then it solves. Losing China is not a total disaster for the Allies as long as you lose it well.

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I am having a similar experience. The one benefit I see for Japans incursion into India is the total cut off of supply to China. If you want to take China out then this is the move to make as the Chinese just cannot support their own troops. However, I still think invading India creates more problems for Japan then it solves. Losing China is not a total disaster for the Allies as long as you lose it well.

Neither one of us will really know how we're doing for a year or so.

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You got a point there.

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Dec 26 - 29, 1942

SUBS: Sargo hits a medium sized TK near Truk. Hopefully a sign of things to come in a few days when the percentage of good fish gets better.

INDIA: Near Ranchi daily bombardments usually end up even or slightly favoring the Allies. This is good, as the troops need experience and the Japanese need less supplies.

At Madras arty is digging and I'll try a suicide scout mission soon. I have bought back Burma rifles and Indian battalions, and I need to try to find the first here before anything else.

CENT PAC: The Nauru invasion will be attempted again. Loading a fully prepped Marine Regiment from the 1st division and an Army regiment, plus a small amphibious tractor unit. I'll send most of the Pacific fleet at the island in the planned two day operation. Once everything is loaded fleets will gather at Nekefutau to fuel and move up from the South. There have not been any search planes here for a while, so hopefully stealth can be achieved.

SO PAC: Vangunu is building up now and small bombing missions are scouting the next targets. Loks like naval guards only on the next few islands North.

CHINA: The Japanese are maneuvering around and have invested hexes on both gray roads toward the Central plains. They sent in another big raid of sweepers to Chungking and the day ended solidly for the Allies with 53 Japanese planes lost to 28 for the Allies. Only 4 Allied pilots KIA and a few wounded.

OZ: Our Beaufighters in OZ had a nice treat when Bettys decided to go it alone and bomb the troops marching through the desert. About 10 IJN bombers shot down.

SIGINT: Looks like one of the divisions moved to Port Hedland may be coming back to Perth. A response to the walk in the desert I'm thinking.

10/56th Division is loaded on xAK Kinugasa Maru moving to Port Hedland.
3/4th RF Gun Battalion is loaded on xAK Kaisyo Maru moving to Port Hedland.
32/56th Division is located at Perth(49,147).

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Sub attack near Truk at 110,110

Japanese Ships
TK Katsukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Menado Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes at TK Katsukawa Maru
PB Menado Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...

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Morning Air attack on 34th Australian Lt AA Regiment, at 68,151 , near Ceduna

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

33 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
DD Shaw
DD Lang
DD Wilson
DD Hammann
DD Anderson
DD Hughes

Japanese ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

CL Trenton firing at 21st Special Base Force
21st Special Base Force firing at CL Trenton

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 10
P-38E Lightning x 5
P-38F Lightning x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 10
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38F Lightning x 19
P-40K Warhawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 30

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 6
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38F Lightning x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Still hanging around out here, but generally these fleets move in and then back to the shadows. I'll wait for the next move back, then strike at Nauru.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/23/2014 9:51:12 AM

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INDIA: After looking around to see what sources of HI/supply were really important for the IJ remaining in India, I noticed Jamshedpur was unguarded and has a good amount of HI. This is the last major HI base in India in Japanese control other than Madras, which is invested and not producing. So, I set a strike, but forgot something. As I set the orders I knew I wanted to destroy HI so set the 4Es to hit HI. Whoops!!

I had asked for a HR to protect against what I feel is a system where directly targeted industry is destroyed way too effectively by making manpower the only viable method for these LBA level bombing attacks. Direct attack is still open for the more accurate CV air wings, but I effectively broke my own rule here and wiped the HI in Jamshedpur in one day. Nick asked me about it, and I realized what I'd done and said we should go bak a day and reset to manpower. To my surprise he decided not to take the offer, thinking I would have wiped it anyway with the manpower strikes, (or maybe just not wanted to redo everything). So, it stands, and we move on toward 43.

Anyway, it's my bad, and my memory is now refreshed, so hopefully I'll not do it again. I do think it would have taken several more missions to kill the industry with manpower strikes, which is as it should be. I've been reading 'Spies in the Sky,' by Taylor Downing, a fantastic book on aerial intelligence and recon in WWII, and learned a lot about how hard it was to actually shut down factories with air strikes, especially earlier in the war, even with several hundred plane strikes in Europe. This book is a great read, and puts Medmenham (the center for recon photo interpretation) on a par with Bletchley Park in importance.

CENT PAC: The IJN is still piled around Kusaie Island. The ASW air around this base is extremely effective. About a sub a day damaged on average. Loading and reconfiguring the invasion fleets and support fleets is happening at Nekefutau, out of range of even the Emilys.

I flew a LR P-38 sweep over Kusaie and fortunately got a lucky turn where the fleet was parked there with it's Cap up.I had seen them close, but didn't think we'd get this lucky! Lost 5 P-38s for about 3-4 A6M5. Good pilots there, of course, and now I know which CVs they come from!!! Fantastic intel!!!

So it's the slow, small Junyo and Hiyo with at least CVL Chiyoda. To make the numbers work, about 130 fighters and 90 bombers, I'd say it's three more CVL here as well, or Kaga. Not a bad force, but good to know it's the slow CVs. Better to find a fish in their belly now that torps will work more often!

CHINA: The Japanese have shifted their bombing campaign from troops to bases, trying to kill supply. This is good for us, as supply is entirely gone already on the bases being attacked!

OZ: A few days ago I noticed about 30 bombers and no fighters listed in Esperance. I turned on the 4E to try to get in a chew strike, but two turns later, after several weather delays, a group of Oscars came up to meet the B-17s. They fought our beasts off pretty well, maybe losing a plane or two and shooting up two B-17s enough that they didn't make it home, and we got one Betty on the ground. It still looks like he's not investing too much here, but the news of a division heading back to Perth is still causing some alarm bells to go off at HQ. I've got some ideas planned over here, but have to get other ops going elsewhere to make them viable.

SIGINT: Big news here. Another division being loaded up and sent to Perth. I'm going to put the walk on hold about three weeks out of Kalgoorlie. We can't take out two well supplied IJA divisions there with no air support. Now for plan B.

33/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on xAK Tamahoko Maru moving to Perth.
13/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on a Japanese xAP moving to Perth.
25/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on xAK Seiwa Maru moving to Perth.

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Morning Air attack on Esperance , at 56,153

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

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

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Jamshedpur , at 51,34

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 9
Wellington Ic x 24
B-17E Fortress x 46
B-17F Fortress x 18
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 39

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 106

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Kusaie Island , at 125,118

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 47

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet *

CAP engaged:
Junyo-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 10 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 between 15000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
Hiyo-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
Chiyoda-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

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Here's another look at what we're facing in Cent Pac.

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Fletcher only SC TFs - Since these bad ass DDs can move 11 hexes at Full Speed, maybe look to hit Kusaie with a TF made up of 8 of them in the near future. Use LRCAP to protect them. Have them start just outside Kate/Jill range from Kusaie above Ocean. It may not be successful, but it will give Nick something else to worry about if he places any type of CV/CVL close to the front lines.

You should be in love with your SeaBees and large construction regiments by now. You can place up to 500 plus engineers (and vehicles) in a base and see very rapid expansion.

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Fletcher only SC TFs - Since these bad ass DDs can move 11 hexes at Full Speed, maybe look to hit Kusaie with a TF made up of 8 of them in the near future. Use LRCAP to protect them. Have them start just outside Kate/Jill range from Kusaie above Ocean. It may not be successful, but it will give Nick something else to worry about if he places any type of CV/CVL close to the front lines.

You should be in love with your SeaBees and large construction regiments by now. You can place up to 500 plus engineers (and vehicles) in a base and see very rapid expansion.

I ran a few DDs up that way a while back. Just 2 of them, and not Fletchers. Currently I only have about 5-6 Fletchers and I still need every decent DD to escort the fleet. This kind of move will happen eventually, but right now I'm counting on the 30 subs in the area to be a deterrent to him moving those CVs down, especially now that I know their type, speed and resulting vulnerability.

The engineers are nice, although I just can't comprehend that new units are still coming. My God there are a lot of them!

With SL there is a surplus of base forces and engineers right now, as I just need to move forward once the prep is finished for the next stage. Should only be a few more weeks. I've also got to wait for a few Corsairs to give an edge in So Pac. At the end of January i should be able to get some new things going.

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STRATEGIC SITUATION: It's a new year!

At this point I feel the Allies have weathered the storm in India and China, at least managing to slow Japanese progress, make them use supply and resources to continue to stay on the offensive in those areas, and meanwhile in the Pacific we've gotten some useful footholds to propel future progress in SW Pac, So Pac and Cent Pac. The No Pac area is secure and plans are in the works to begin trying to take back SW OZ and the rest of India.

On top of all that, the Corsair is in production!!

Currently the Allied fleets are massing for an invasion attempt at Nauru. This will be dicey knowing what is in the area. I'll have to pick the right timing and be a bit lucky.

In India I'm hoping to get further information about the forts at Madras and keep burning supply with daily bombardments near Ranchi. In China the Tuyun pocket is nearly wiped out and this will give a much better LOC to the Japanese for their push on the central plains. It's important to try to get NE India back as soon as possible to try to get supply into China. In OZ a walk toward Kalgoorlie is on hold as we assess the possibility of an amphibious component at Esperance and Albany.

It's exciting to begin thinking toward the stage of creating multiple thrusts into the Japanese perimeter. Knowing the location of a significant mini-KB means I can be assured the KB is somewhere in the DEI or SW OZ, or in between. Now I have to flush it out.

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You should be in love with your SeaBees and large construction regiments by now. You can place up to 500 plus engineers (and vehicles) in a base and see very rapid expansion.

I think people underestimate what a massive advantage the Allied Engineering is, specifically the US engineering. USA can max-out any dot base within a month, or less, forcing the Japanese to defend literally every dot. And when you defend everything, well you know the rest.....

It's a great weapon. And the Allies get so many engineering units, you can't possibly even employ all of them...it's crazy

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
You should be in love with your SeaBees and large construction regiments by now. You can place up to 500 plus engineers (and vehicles) in a base and see very rapid expansion.

I think people underestimate what a massive advantage the Allied Engineering is, specifically the US engineering. USA can max-out any dot base within a month, or less, forcing the Japanese to defend literally every dot. And when you defend everything, well you know the rest.....

It's a great weapon. And the Allies get so many engineering units, you can't possibly even employ all of them...it's crazy

Sure you can use them all - just tell the Base Commanders they can build golf courses, swimming pools and baseball stadiums!

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I once had over 1200 Engineers (engineers + engineer vehicles) at a base. Needless to say, those beach front condos sure look nice.

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Jan 1 - 4, 1943

SUBS: Pike and Guardfish whiff on two supply convoys in Cent Pac to start the new year. Looking forward to less of this!

INDIA: Nearly ready to test the Madras fort levels.

CENT PAC: Hmmmm. The IJN disapears! Saddle up!

SO PAC: Just building and solidifying for now.

CHINA: At Chungking more sweeps arrive on the 1st and I wonder why the Oscars are doing so well. Turns out I had forgotten about our 5k step up in allowable CAP/sweep altitude, but Nick hadn't. This helps seal the fate of the Chngking airfield, even though we get even results, as after the damage taken in these sweeps the CAP wasn't strong enough to be used again.

All flyable planes were moved to Kunming, then back to India. About 8 were destroyed on the fields. Now it gets dire in Chungking and the rest of China.

OZ: In the desert Bettys hit a lone NZ armor unit, disabling a bunch of Humbers and Mot. Support. It's not bad actually looking at the open turn, and all of these will be with AA next turn. I've got an Aussie Light AA and two heavy AA out here plus a base force with more. Should be sufficient, but it'll take some supply to operate, so hopefully that continues to flow.

SIGINT: More of this.

39/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on xAK Konsan Maru moving to Perth.
39/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on xAK Konsan Maru moving to Perth.
11/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on xAP Dairen Maru moving to Perth.
35/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Perth.
19/Imperial Guards Division is loaded on a Japanese AK moving to Perth.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 1, 43
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 7
P-38F Lightning x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 2
P-38F Lightning x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
49th FG/8th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
35th FG/39th FS with P-38F Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
3rd FG/7th FS CAF with P-66 Vanguard (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 20000 , scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 23

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 1
P-38F Lightning x 3
P-40K Warhawk x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment, at 67,150 , near Ceduna

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)

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

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 2, 43
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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 58

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
P-66 Vanguard: 1 damaged
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed on ground
P-38F Lightning: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 31
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
26 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 3, 43
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Ground combat at 74,52 (near Tuyun)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35020 troops, 401 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091

Defending force 11247 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 342

Japanese adjusted assault: 782

Allied adjusted defense: 418

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
449 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
39th Division
16th Division
11th Army
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 4, 43
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Ground combat at 74,52 (near Tuyun)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34666 troops, 401 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052

Defending force 10430 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 247

Japanese adjusted assault: 724

Allied adjusted defense: 118

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4323 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th Division
1st Tank Division
16th Division
11th Army
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
35th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/23/2014 9:03:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants
I once had over 1200 Engineers (engineers + engineer vehicles) at a base. Needless to say, those beach front condos sure look nice.

Engineer points can do just about anything, 'cept build in the Aleutians / Kuriles during winter (November thru March). Their ability is halved.

Also I believe that a base's size limits the amount of engineer points that can be usefully employed, see
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2885601&mpage=1&key=�

So, building at a 0(0) dot-base can use at most ~200 engr points to get to 1(0), then the base can only use ~175 engr points to get to 2(0), and the gain per turn goes *way* down.

Be careful where you employ your engrs - they'll do much better expanding a 0(3) capacity than they will at a 0(0) location.

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RE: ::Felix, Ferdinand and FRUPAC:: obvert (A) v Greyjo... - 11/23/2014 9:46:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: jmalter

quote:

ORIGINAL: ny59giants
I once had over 1200 Engineers (engineers + engineer vehicles) at a base. Needless to say, those beach front condos sure look nice.

Engineer points can do just about anything, 'cept build in the Aleutians / Kuriles during winter (November thru March). Their ability is halved.

Also I believe that a base's size limits the amount of engineer points that can be usefully employed, see
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2885601&mpage=1&key=�

So, building at a 0(0) dot-base can use at most ~200 engr points to get to 1(0), then the base can only use ~175 engr points to get to 2(0), and the gain per turn goes *way* down.

Be careful where you employ your engrs - they'll do much better expanding a 0(3) capacity than they will at a 0(0) location.

I was actually surprised at how easy it was to build a level 1 field from a 0(0) potential at Dutch harbor. I will only do this when it's absolutely necessary, but it's nice to know it's not that hard at all for the US. For the Japanese I don't even consider it as the supply expenditure is the most limiting factor.

I'm slowly building a filed at Ocean just in case I need to get closer to Nauru with some CAP. It'll be another month or so before it's ready and I may have Nauru by then if all goes well!

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