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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 10/28/2019 10:32:44 AM

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ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart

The plus side of that cock-up is it would have lifted the spirits of your opponent.

I believe you're an advocate of separating BBs from CAs and CLs in surface TFs. Do you think you'd have had better luck if say it were the Indy and 5 DDs in one TF and the other ships in another one? Just curious what your thinking here is. Anyway, I'm amazed a top-heavy CV TF (only four DDs escorting) like that could come away that unscathed.

Cheers,
CB

He is surprisingly resilient but yes, I'm sure this was a welcome few days of pluses for the Empire. This is the stage where the Allies are close and everything is condensed in a way we don't usually see in 43. He can bring all of his heavy ships to bear in one spot without fear of leaving something else open. The one caveat is that a few more DDs look to have taken heavy damage or gone under and as you've noted, there aren't many to go around, even for the KB.

I think I had Shafroth or another equally good commander leading the Indiana TF. I'm not sure about composition in that one. It felt to me watching that Indiana just missed with ALL of her 16inch salvos. I can't figure out why that would happen when the CVEs should even limit the KBs speed and as you say there was little screening. The Allied cruisers spent most of the battle in range and the report shows them engaging the CVs, CVS and CVEs as well, but I think all of the registered hits on the ships were smaller caliber DD guns.

I don't mind mixing in some cruisers if necessary, but if I'd had another fast BB available I would have had a two BB led TF instead. All are repairing in Hong Kong now after previous battles.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 10/29/2019 4:43:08 AM

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IIRC, new USN BBs arrive with low crew experience (from the historic expansion of the fleet diluting the experienced sailors with lots of newbies.
Playing the Marianas/Philippine scenario in June 1944, the new USN BBs still do not perform well in surface action against Japanese BBs. The USN BB toughness usually saves them but the IJN scores hits more frequently.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 11/4/2019 12:06:15 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

IIRC, new USN BBs arrive with low crew experience (from the historic expansion of the fleet diluting the experienced sailors with lots of newbies.
Playing the Marianas/Philippine scenario in June 1944, the new USN BBs still do not perform well in surface action against Japanese BBs. The USN BB toughness usually saves them but the IJN scores hits more frequently.

Still, against CVs? CVEs? CS cruisers? At the distances involved those ships should have been decimated by 5inch guns from the BB, the DDs and the cruisers. I think even the 40mm should have been in range. The battle got to 6k yards.

Pretty frustrating. Still, I know the position in game is still overwhelmingly positive, so I can deal with it.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 11/4/2019 3:46:34 PM

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March 15, 1943

At Naha the invasion unloading continues and on the 15th the Allies sank about 6 midget subs. They unfortunately do land a hit on BB Indiana. Can't keep the BBs, fast or slow, on the playing field lately. Constant small repairs happening with now six BBs at Hong Kong, one at Singers and one more on the way to the shipyards.

At Naha the Allied troops get ashore well organised, and should be able to strike within a few days if I think it's enough to take the base. I'm not sure though and might await another few fully prepped units.

I also sent a quick forward invasion to Amami Oshima, hopefully beyond where the Japanese expected. This is the limit of LR CAP for the Allies, using only P-38s, and a few small Betty strikes did arrive, but luckily nothing more extensive. One AK took a fish, but that's it. Troops on the ground might not be able to take the base, but can at least wear down the IJA and monitor any additions to the garrison.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 1943
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Invasion Support action off Naha (95,66) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

174 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
BB Colorado
CL Trenton
DD Laffey
AMC Prince Robert
xAK Sommelsdijk, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
PG Charleston
SC-633
SC-631
DD Norman

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

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at BB New Mexico

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TF 7 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth, Shell hits 1

3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at DMS Wasmuth
DMS Wasmuth firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
4 mines cleared

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TF 425 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Ships
DD Sims, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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Submarine attack near Naha at 95,66

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-23, hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Oklahoma
CL Trenton
PC Yarra
SC-633
SC-631
AMC Prince Robert
AMC Cornwallis
APD Manley
AP Crescent City
AP President Adams
AP American Legion
AK Arcturus
AK Celeno
AK Arided
xAK Sommelsdijk, heavy fires
DD Norman
DD Reid
DD Laffey

SSX Ha-23 is sighted by escort
DD Norman attacking submerged sub ....
SSX Ha-23 forced to surface!
Massive explosion on SSX Ha-23
Sub slips beneath the waves

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Submarine attack near Naha at 93,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
DMS Southard, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

SS I-168 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Southard

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Sub attack near Naha at 95,66

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-5, hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 1
CL Richmond
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Walke
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Nestor
DD Dale
DD Cassin

SSX Ha-5 launches 2 torpedoes at BB Indiana
DD Isaac Sweers fails to find sub, continues to search...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Amami Oshima at 98,64

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AK Alchiba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD DeHaven
CA Quincy
AMC Worcestershire

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
15th FG/72nd FS with P-38F Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Saishu To , at 99,55

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AV Nippo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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

Port supply hits 1

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Morning Air attack on Moppo , at 100,54

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 2 damaged

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Mitchell II bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 97,65 (Tokunoshima)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D1 Liberator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 21
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amami Oshima at 98,64

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward
CA Hawkins
CA Quincy

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Pre-Invasion action off Amami Oshima (98,64) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

150 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Hawkins, Shell hits 2
CA Quincy, Shell hits 1
AK Alchiba, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Mariso, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Aaron Ward
DD DeHaven
AMC Hector

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Hawkins

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12630 troops, 217 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 606

Defending force 31406 troops, 588 guns, 429 vehicles, Assault Value = 1061

Japanese ground losses:
330 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind.Tank Co
52nd Naval Guard Unit
2nd Raiding Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
16th Division
64th Inf Group Brigade
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Southwest Area Fleet
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
47th JNAF AF Unit
108th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
19th Indian Division
763rd Tank Battalion
2nd British Division
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
26th Indian Bde /6
108th RN Base Force
4th US Naval Construction Battalion

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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2732 troops, 64 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Defending force 4209 troops, 61 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

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

Assaulting units:
Amami Oshima Fortress
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Sasebo 3rd SNLF /20
16th Field Construction Battalion
10th Special Base Force
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
8th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
254th Armoured Bde /6

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Nothing seems to be moving to try to get back into Korea from Manchuria. Genzan, my target on the East coastline, still as only one unit, which has to be the fort there.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 11/11/2019 10:57:48 AM

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March 16, 1943

The IJN moved the KB in close to Amami Oshima, but I'd sent all ships back immediately after landing troops. The nice part is that I was able to sweep the KB CAP with P-38s. It looks like the KB strikes, if any, were restricted in range and only a few Bettys aimed for nearby TFs.

The para-drop on Kuroshima, a small island off of Kagoshima, was only able to get a 1:1, and I think I'll pull them back since he'll reinforce for sure.

Peiping falls, the last major Chinese base to be reconquered. Chinese troops are now a bit useless, restricted to their borders. I've bought out the ones I ca, and turned off all reinforcements on the others. So at least I'll have a few strong Corps with good reinforced devices and infantry.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 16, 1943
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Sub attack near Naha at 93,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-1, hits 1

Allied Ships
AP George F. Elliot, Torpedo hits 1
BB Indiana
BB New Mexico
BB Oklahoma
BB Colorado
CL Trenton
PG Charleston
PC Yarra
SC-633
AMC Prince Robert
APD Rathburne
AP Crescent City
AP President Hayes
AK Arcturus
AK Arided
DD Norman
DD Reid
DD Mustin
DD Laffey

SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at AP George F. Elliot
I-1 diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
A6M2-N Rufe x 6
A6M3a Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 9
P-38G Lightning x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
582 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
802 Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
Hiyo-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,65

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 5
Spitfire Vc Trop x 22
Hurricane XIIb x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 28
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Okinoerabushima at 96,65

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 3
Hurricane XIIb x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 5
Hurricane IIc Trop x 12
Beaufighter Ic x 8
IL-2 x 51

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Sakura Maru, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Kantori Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMc Shanan Maru #16, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PB Nichiro Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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

Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x IL-2 bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Iwo-jima , at 108,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Meizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Senyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AG Ganges Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AG Muroto, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Toshi Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Rumonoe Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M2-N Rufe x 2
A6M3a Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 10
P-38F Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12611 troops, 217 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 596

Defending force 32034 troops, 603 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1065

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

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

Assaulting units:
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind.Tank Co
I/124th Infantry Battalion
2nd Raiding Regiment
52nd Naval Guard Unit
16th Division
64th Inf Group Brigade
1st Raiding Rgt /1
47th JNAF AF Unit
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Southwest Area Fleet
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
108th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
19th Indian Division
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
2nd British Division
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
26th Indian Brigade
108th RN Base Force
4th US Naval Construction Battalion

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Ground combat at Peiping (95,39)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 147678 troops, 644 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2566

Defending force 34339 troops, 332 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 397

Allied adjusted assault: 1417

Japanese adjusted defense: 525

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Peiping !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
10189 casualties reported
Squads: 195 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 434 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 162 (158 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 79 (76 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 24

Allied ground losses:
2506 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Kuroshima (100,61)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 801 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 15

Japanese adjusted defense: 10

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
30th Ind Engineer Regiment

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It's nearly Hellcat time!

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 11/11/2019 2:21:09 PM

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March 17-18, 1943

Shikuka has been changed over to a US base and I've flown SBDs, some Bolos and other airframes that could reach from the Aleutians. Some P-40Es provided a LR CAP and the Daunltesses hit Toyohara, where the Japanese ares still trying to pull resources. Sent some Soviet flying boats low as well. A good haul for a first strike.

On the 18th the KB moves closer, surprisingly, and strikes aim for the previously undetected (as far as I've seen anyway) Allied carriers. Yikes!

Luckily they are medium strikes which the defensive CAP could handle. I've configured to cover the Naha landings, which I think were the target, and thus didn't have a strike package to send in return. The Japanese strikes are demolished, only a few planes get through, and only one bomb lands, on the Hermes, which has the most unspectacular fuel storage explosion I've ever seen. After the turn she has a grand total of 8 system damage. That's all!

So this should make things easier for a few days anyway. I've turned on the DB/TBs from Ishigake and neighbouring islands in case any surface forces shoot in expecting a wounded Hermes, but I'll actually retire for a bit and let the growing LBA cAP handle things at Naha for now.

The pilot experience differential just got a lot better since many escorting zeros were lost here, and the Allied jocks got a LOT of kills. About 120 downed on the day.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 17, 1943
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,65

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 5
Spitfire Vc Trop x 22
Hurricane XIIb x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18
I-15bis x 7
SBD-3 Dauntless x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Denmark Maru, Bomb hits 1
AMC Asaka Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
AMC Nosiro Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
LSD Shinshu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 1 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18
I-15bis x 23
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Asaka Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
LSD Shinshu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Asaka Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Shinshu Maru

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18
MBR-2 x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Naples Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x MBR-2 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 kg SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Iwo-jima , at 108,77

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AG Ganges Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
TK Meizan Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
AG Muroto, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet *
Port Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 5
P-38G Lightning x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 32000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,47

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 15
I-153 x 32
SBD-3 Dauntless x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 8, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 12
SC Ch 10, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Antung , at 102,45

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 27,800 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 20

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 14
MiG-3 x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 3 destroyed

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Submarine attack near Naha at 93,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-168, hits 11, and is sunk

Allied Ships
AP George Clymer
AK Castor
DD Aaron Ward
DD Chevalier
CA Hawkins
CA Quincy

SS I-168 is sighted by escort
I-168 diving deep ....
DD Aaron Ward attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-168 forced to surface!
DD Aaron Ward firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Chevalier firing on surfaced sub ....
CA Quincy firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

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ASW attack near Naha at 95,66

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-8, hits 4, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PG Hindustan
KV Nigella
xAP North Coast
xAP Baranof
xAK Am. Press
DD Foxhound
DD Arrow

SSX Ha-8 is sighted by escort
Ha-8 bottoming out ....

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Morning Air attack on Tokara Retto , at 100,62

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M2-N Rufe x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 15 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
802 Ku S-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 94,66

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
A6M3a Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 18
D3A1 Val x 11
D4Y1 Judy x 27

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 19
F4F-4 Wildcat x 173

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 11 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 14 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Fuel storage explosion on CVL Hermes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kume-jima at 94,65

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9
D4Y1 Judy x 11

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Spitfire Vc Trop x 22
Hurricane XIIb x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D4Y1 Judy x 3

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 1
Buffalo I x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 94,66

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 10

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 111

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 94,66

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 13

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 108

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Naha at 94,66

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51
A6M3a Zero x 23
B5N2 Kate x 26
D3A1 Val x 31
D4Y1 Judy x 13

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 132

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 15 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 16 destroyed
D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
CLAA Juneau
CV Wasp
CV Yorktown

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Looks like Hermes' FSE was just FOW. The 8 points System damage looks about right for a small bomb hitting the armoured deck and not penetrating.

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Looks like Hermes' FSE was just FOW. The 8 points System damage looks about right for a small bomb hitting the armoured deck and not penetrating.

Or just the best dice roll for damage ever executed!

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like Hermes' FSE was just FOW. The 8 points System damage looks about right for a small bomb hitting the armoured deck and not penetrating.

Or just the best dice roll for damage ever executed!

Or maybe the stored fuel was cooking oil instead of avgas!

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quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Looks like Hermes' FSE was just FOW. The 8 points System damage looks about right for a small bomb hitting the armoured deck and not penetrating.

Or just the best dice roll for damage ever executed!

Or maybe the stored fuel was cooking oil instead of avgas!

Kindling?

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March 19, 1943

Finally. A bit of luck went my way against the KB!

The S-35 tracked down the KB and moved in, launched a spread of four and hit CV Hiryu with three of them! Wish I had a pic but I don't have the replay now. So good to get one down, as the Dutch KXIV hit her just after with another single torpedo. She was in the same hex, so I doubt that Hiryu has made it. Losses confirm with 31 A6M2 and 2 Vals lost on the ground.

The KB has lost a lot of strike planes in the last few turns so this makes good sense.
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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS S-35

Fuel storage explosion on CV Hiryu
SS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Hiryu
S-35 diving deep ....
DD Uzuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Submarine attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

CV Hiryu is sighted by SS KXIV
SS KXIV launches 6 torpedoes

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March 19, 1943 (continued)

Elsewhere the SBDs form the Aleutians that have moved into Shikuka nailed a bunch of transports near Toyohara today. Nice to get those. The noose is tightening everywhere.

Naha looks manageable and I'll start attacking very soon once all is unloaded and disruption is down.
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Morning Air attack on Tokara Retto , at 100,62

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 32000 feet

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20
I-15bis x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Syohei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Hauraki Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Teisin Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Lyons Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tusima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20
I-15bis x 8
I-153 x 32
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Lyons Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Teisin Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 32
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Durban Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Asuka Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Matumoto Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK London Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
xAK Terukawa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18
I-153 x 32
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Syohei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Matumoto Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Syohei Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Matumoto Maru

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12555 troops, 221 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 580

Defending force 34145 troops, 615 guns, 464 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
16th Division
52nd Naval Guard Unit
2nd Raiding Regiment
1st Ind.Tank Co
64th Inf Group Brigade
I/124th Infantry Battalion
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st Raiding Rgt /1
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Southwest Area Fleet
47th JNAF AF Unit
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
108th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd British Division
19th Indian Division
763rd Tank Battalion
26th Indian Brigade
IV Indian Corps
108th RN Base Force
4th US Naval Construction Battalion

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Beginning to have a good look around the home Islands to view strategic bombing targets. In range now but just getting supply and air support to the right bases.

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March 20-21 1943

Boyant form the sinking of Hiryu, the Allies push ahead with more troops into Amami Oshima and Naha, and begin pounding them both by air and sea two soften up the defences.

Simultaneously the advance down the Manchurian coastline toward Korea is picking up speed. The Soviets crush resistance at Antung and will let the armour fly ahead toward Heijo. The goal is Genzen on the East coast of Korea to isolate the peninsula and cut off any potential reinforcement from Manchuria. It doesn't look like he's moving any troops out of Mukden, Anshan, or other large concentrations in Manchuria. I also don't see Fusan or Moppo increasing in numbers to meet the challenge from the South.
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Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Detroit
CL Concord
CL Hobart
CL Perth

Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1

CL Detroit firing at Amami Oshima
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CL Concord

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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 damaged
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes

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

Manpower hits 2
Fires 344
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Vincennes
CA Vincennes firing at Naha

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Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Columbia
CL Montpelier

Japanese ground losses:
486 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 22
Port hits 21
Port supply hits 4

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Columbia
CL Columbia firing at Amami Oshima

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Morning Air attack on Tokara Retto , at 100,62

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 32000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Toyohara , at 124,46

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 30
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 3
I-153 x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Zuiho-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 9 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
203rd Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 13 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on Toyohara , at 124,46

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 16
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
I-15bis x 32
I-16m24 x 7

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

Allied aircraft losses
I-15bis: 4 destroyed

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Ground combat at Antung (102,45)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 70854 troops, 1307 guns, 2369 vehicles, Assault Value = 3492

Defending force 16192 troops, 229 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 503

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 3326

Japanese adjusted defense: 105

Allied assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Antung !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
8077 casualties reported
Squads: 139 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 288 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 102 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 197 (177 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 150 (147 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 9
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 61 (2 destroyed, 59 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
111th Tank Division
209th Tank Brigade
125th Tank Brigade
38th Rifle Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
73rd Tank Brigade
39th Rifle Division
43rd Tank Brigade
66th Rifle Division
172nd Brigade
206th Tank Brigade
193rd Tank Battalion
35th Rifle Division
3rd Tank Battalion
171st Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
263rd Motorized Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
39th Rifle Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade
624th Cannon Regiment
219th Corps Art Brigade
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
215th Cannon Brigade
221st Corps Art Brigade
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
45th Howitzer Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
1120th Cannon Regiment
227th Cannon Brigade
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
1128th Howitzer Regiment
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion
263rd Howitzer Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
37th/A Division
4th Raiding Regiment
37th/B Division
15th Tank Regiment
38th Division
37th/C Division
25th Army
49th Field AA Battalion
52nd Field Const Co
48th Field Const Co
49th Const Co
54th Construction Battalion
209th JAAF AF Bn

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 21, 1943
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Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
J2M2 Jack x 8

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12126 troops, 223 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 540

Defending force 34374 troops, 624 guns, 465 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153

Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit
2nd Raiding Regiment
64th Inf Group Brigade
16th Division
I/124th Infantry Battalion
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind.Tank Co
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
Southwest Area Fleet
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
47th JNAF AF Unit
108th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
19th Indian Division
2nd British Division
26th Indian Brigade
108th RN Base Force
IV Indian Corps
4th US Naval Construction Battalion

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Checked this the other day to see if I have coverage. Might need to add a few more patrols.

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March 22-23, 1943

These two turns go to the Japanese. Again Lowpe shows that when he's down he's at his most dangerous. The IJN sortied for a risky play near the concentrated fleet at Naha. I'd just sent back three surface combat TFs and the carriers to Miyako-Jima, and had only a token force protecting the unloading convoy there. Luckily only one old CL is lost, the Caradoc, and one BB damaged, the Idaho. She'll need yard time for a few months of course, which hurts. She and Mississippi went toe to toe with Kirishima and Fuso and held their own at least.

On the Japanese side Kirishima might need to get into dry-dock as well. They also lost one very good modern DD, the Teruzuki.

On the 23rd the Japanese jump some strikes against ground troops in Manchuria and get to the Il-2s. Almost 50 lost not he day which is very bad. I'll stand down all air up here since it's not really needed right now anyway. The troops move forward again easily and next stop is Heijo.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 22, 1943
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 95,66, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
DD Matsukaze
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CL Caradoc, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Arrow
DD Foxhound
KV Nigella
xAP Baranof, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAP North Coast, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAP Yukon, Shell hits 2

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 3,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 94,66, Range 29,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Matsukaze
DD Yukaze, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Idaho
BB Mississippi
APD Fox
APD Manley
APD Gregory
APD Little
APD Stringham
APD Crosby
APD Lawrence
APD Kane
APD Rathburne
AMC Prince Henry
AMC Prince Robert

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 94,66, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 9
BB Fuso, Shell hits 1
DD Teruzuki, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Kazegumo

Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 10
APD Fox
APD Manley
APD Gregory
APD Little
APD Stringham
APD Crosby
APD Lawrence
APD Kane
APD Rathburne
AMC Prince Henry
AMC Prince Robert, Shell hits 1

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Kinoshita, Mitsuo crosses the 'T'
BB Fuso engages BB Mississippi at 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 94,66, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Aoba
CL Agano
CL Yura
CL Kuma
CL Tama
CL Kitakami
CL Tenryu
DD Onami
DD Arashio
DD Arare
DD Yugure
DD Tachikaze
DD Yugao
TB Hato

Allied Ships
PT-118
MGB No. 380, Shell hits 1
MGB No. 381

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 4 damaged
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Mogami
CL Tama
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1
CL Yura

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Toyohara , at 124,46

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
I-15bis x 20
I-153 x 9
IL-2 x 28

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Hauraki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x IL-2 bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1242 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Defending force 380 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 10

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
III/IV Barisan Cdo
Marinier Battalion

Defending units:
37th JNAF AF Unit

Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 94,66, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Matsukaze
DD Yukaze

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 22, 1943
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Allied Ships
PT-118, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
MGB No. 380, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MGB No. 381, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 92% moonlight: 8,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on Mukden , at 104,42

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 18
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 34

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 87

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

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 17 destroyed, 27 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x IL-2 bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 103,46 (near Chinnampo)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 87087 troops, 1467 guns, 3987 vehicles, Assault Value = 3507

Defending force 15723 troops, 218 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 486

Allied adjusted assault: 3133

Japanese adjusted defense: 130

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
5937 casualties reported
Squads: 147 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 310 destroyed, 119 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 115 (74 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 256 (190 destroyed, 66 disabled)
Units retreated 8
Units destroyed 4

Allied ground losses:
528 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 37 (8 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 141 (5 destroyed, 136 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
43rd Tank Brigade
38th Rifle Brigade
172nd Brigade
3rd Tank Battalion
206th Tank Brigade
263rd Motorized Brigade
171st Tank Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
35th Rifle Division
39th Rifle Division
39th Rifle Brigade
66th Rifle Division
111th Tank Division
29th Motorcycle Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
125th Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
209th Tank Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade
221st Corps Art Brigade
624th Cannon Regiment
215th Cannon Brigade
1120th Cannon Regiment
1128th Howitzer Regiment
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
45th Howitzer Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
227th Cannon Brigade
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
219th Corps Art Brigade
263rd Howitzer Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
4th Raiding Regiment
2nd Tank/C Division
2nd Tank/B Division
2nd Tank/A Division
15th Tank Regiment
38th Division
37th/C Division
25th Army
49th Const Co
49th Field AA Battalion
52nd Field Const Co
209th JAAF AF Bn

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Using this class as surface combatants with the CAs shows the level of depletion of Japanese DDs.

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March 24-25, 1943

A very good two days for the Allies. More landings at Amami Oshima gave just enough of an advantage to get a 2:1 on the first attack. This will not take long now. This base is key to the next stage, which is an invasion of the Home Islands. All troops are already prepped for undisclosed invasion points, but the situation will still need a lot of preparation, air suppression and naval interdiction.

In Korea Heijo falls to a massive Soviet army on the first attack, as does Antung. Now the tanks will speed toward Genzen.

The 4Es have been sitting idle in Shanghai, upgrading, repairing, and I've also accumulated most of the best 2E there as well. Nagasaki is in range for the 2E and everything from Hiroshima west is on the menu for the 4Es. Strat bombing will begin to get serious now.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 24, 1943
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ASW attack near Nago at 96,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 7, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CA Vincennes
DD Jenkins
DD Saufley
DD Radford
DD LaVallette

SS I-21 is sighted by escort

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TF 14 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Ships
DD Foxhound, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 118 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AM Outarde, Shell hits 7, on fire
PG Hindustan
PC Yarra
DM Preble
DE Electra
AP Henry T. Allen, Mine hits 1

3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at AM Outarde
AM Outarde firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at AM Outarde
AM Outarde firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
24 mines cleared

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Pre-Invasion action off Amami Oshima (98,64) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

132 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Ceres, Shell hits 6, on fire
AP Crescent City
DE Express

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

3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CL Ceres
CL Ceres firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards

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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2741 troops, 62 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Defending force 10571 troops, 146 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 454

Assaulting units:
Amami Oshima Fortress
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Sasebo 3rd SNLF /20
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
16th Field Construction Battalion
10th Special Base Force
8th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
19th Australian Bde /2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 24, 1943
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Night Naval bombardment of Amami Oshima at 98,64 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

37 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Mexico
BB New Mexico firing at 10th Special Base Force
BB Oklahoma firing at 3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion firing at BB Oklahoma

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Morning Air attack on Amami Oshima , at 98,64

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 36,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 11

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 6
Hurricane XIIb x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 26
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
F4U-1 Corsair x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hurricane XIIb sweeping at 31900 feet

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Ground combat at Antung (102,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51000 troops, 733 guns, 2308 vehicles, Assault Value = 2181

Defending force 7067 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 143

Allied adjusted assault: 1860

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 465 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5296 casualties reported
Squads: 255 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 20 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 65 (60 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th Motor Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
45th Engr-Sapper Bde
3rd Marine Division
61st Tank Division
205th Tank Brigade
210th Tank Brigade
218th Tank Brigade
26th NKVD Regiment
1st Ussurii Tank Brigade
209th Rifle Division
35th Army
9th Air Army /1

Defending units:
58th Division

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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 13707 troops, 165 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 595

Defending force 6656 troops, 93 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

Allied adjusted assault: 308

Japanese adjusted defense: 115

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
950 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 23 (7 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
19th Australian Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
111th LRP Bde /1

Defending units:
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Amami Oshima Fortress
Sasebo 3rd SNLF /20
10th Special Base Force
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
16th Field Construction Battalion
8th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Heijo (103,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36012 troops, 850 guns, 3538 vehicles, Assault Value = 3040

Defending force 36105 troops, 440 guns, 401 vehicles, Assault Value = 1003

Allied adjusted assault: 901

Japanese adjusted defense: 173

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Heijo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
11691 casualties reported
Squads: 272 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 394 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 113 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 121 (116 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 310 (306 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 18

Allied ground losses:
573 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 134 (23 destroyed, 111 disabled)
Units pursuing 22

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
38th Rifle Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
66th Rifle Division
171st Tank Brigade
172nd Brigade
263rd Motorized Brigade
111th Tank Division
39th Rifle Division
39th Rifle Brigade
3rd Tank Battalion
74th Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
206th Tank Brigade
29th Motorcycle Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
43rd Tank Brigade
209th Tank Brigade
125th Tank Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
629th Cannon Regiment
221st Corps Art Brigade
624th Cannon Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
1128th Howitzer Regiment
45th Howitzer Regiment
219th Corps Art Brigade
215th Cannon Brigade
263rd Howitzer Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
1120th Cannon Regiment
227th Cannon Brigade
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion
390th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
37th/B Division
38th Division
2nd Tank/A Division
2nd Division
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank/B Division
24th NCPC Route Brigade
2nd Tank Regiment
19th Division
37th/C Division
20th Army
1st Army
32nd Field AA Battalion
25th Army
49th Field AA Battalion
7th Air Division
209th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Tank/C Division

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Hellcats are almost here! These planes will be a difference maker of the Home Islands very soon. Just in time.

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March 26-27, 1943

On the 26th Amami Oshima falls to the first DA here after some lengthy preparation. That is huge. Support troops and base forces will now move in.

On the 27th Naha falls, again a major achievement in landing against a heavily fortified defensive target close in to the Japanese Home Islands. Naga will be a thorn for a while, but all real resistance and potential use of these bases is ended with this result.

Now for the next steps. The small islands near Kyushu have long been targets, and I've had troops prepping for months to land there, but the Japanese have reinforced, some with large defensive base forces with DP guns and solid ground forces. This will take more than I had hoped, but that's the nature of this attempt to do operations usually conducted in 45 in 43.

The USA 32nd ID finally takes Davao from the tough defending units on Mindanao. It has been prepping for Tokyo Retto, the outermost island, and can now move up to take on that job. I've got more units recently used in the Marianas which have been switched to prep for these islands and are now traversing. It all just takes so much time!

Meanwhile tanks are nearing Genzen and the cutoff of all Manchurian troops from Korea. There is currently only one unit in that base, which is the static fort. If nothing rails in over the next two days these armoured units will take it easily and open the entire Korean Peninsula to a quick and decisive conquest.

On the 28th I'll immediately begin putting more pressure on the Kyushu bases from several angles. A bit risky, but should be interesting.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 26, 1943
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Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46 KAI Dinah: 3 damaged

31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Devonshire
CA Canberra
CA Shropshire

Japanese ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 54
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

CA Cornwall firing at Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion firing at CA Cornwall

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34290 troops, 632 guns, 639 vehicles, Assault Value = 1278

Defending force 16186 troops, 242 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 529

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 2446

Japanese adjusted defense: 741

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
1172 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (27 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1032 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 111 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Assaulting units:
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd British Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
19th Indian Division
26th Indian Brigade
IV Indian Corps
97th Field Artillery Battalion
108th RN Base Force
I Marine Amphib Corps
4th US Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
1st Ind.Tank Co
16th Division
52nd Naval Guard Unit
47th Naval Guard Unit
64th Inf Group Brigade
2nd Raiding Regiment
I/124th Infantry Battalion
1st Raiding Rgt /1
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
47th JNAF AF Unit
Southwest Area Fleet
108th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14111 troops, 166 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 577

Defending force 5933 troops, 90 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Allied adjusted assault: 478

Japanese adjusted defense: 145

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Amami Oshima !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
1406 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 62 (61 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Marine Regiment
19th Australian Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
111th LRP Bde /1

Defending units:
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
Amami Oshima Fortress
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
10th Special Base Force
8th JAAF AF Bn
16th Field Construction Battalion
Sasebo 3rd SNLF /20

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 27, 1943
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TF 112 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Ships
DMS Perry
DMS Lamberton
DMS Zane

102 mines cleared

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Sub attack near Amami Oshima at 97,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-160, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Maury
BB North Carolina
DD Doyle
DD Frazier
DD Patterson
DD Russell
DD Hughes

SS I-160 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Maury
I-160 diving deep ....

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TF 112 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Ships
DMS Perry, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
DMS Lamberton
DMS Zane

98 mines cleared

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Sub vs Sub: SS Haddo attacking SS I-155 at 99,61 - near Kuroshima

Japanese Ships
SS I-155, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

SS Haddo launches 2 torpedoes at 3,000 yards

Ground combat at Davao (79,91)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11376 troops, 209 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 5661 troops, 41 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Allied adjusted assault: 180

Japanese adjusted defense: 82

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Davao !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1756 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 11

Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division

Defending units:
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
5th Indpt SNLF Coy
86th Naval Guard Unit
85th Naval Guard Unit
16th Div /3
11th Garrison Unit
8th Port Unit
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
8th JAAF AF Coy
5th Fleet /3

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Ground combat at Naha (95,66)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33432 troops, 632 guns, 638 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155

Defending force 15123 troops, 242 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 414

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1454

Japanese adjusted defense: 321

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Naha !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46 KAI Dinah: 2 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 10 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
6481 casualties reported
Squads: 155 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 168 (145 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 11

Allied ground losses:
686 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 85 (3 destroyed, 82 disabled)

Assaulting units:
763rd Tank Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Battalion
2nd British Division
19th Indian Division
26th Indian Brigade
97th Field Artillery Battalion
108th RN Base Force
IV Indian Corps
I Marine Amphib Corps
4th US Naval Construction Battalion

Defending units:
64th Inf Group Brigade
I/124th Infantry Battalion
16th Division
52nd Naval Guard Unit
2nd Raiding Regiment
47th Naval Guard Unit
1st Raiding Rgt /1
47th JNAF AF Unit
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Southwest Area Fleet
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
108th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4249 troops, 62 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 645

Defending force 4688 troops, 41 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Allied adjusted assault: 117

Japanese adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
131st Cmbt Engineer Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
19th Australian Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
12th MAG /2
6th USN Naval Const Rgt /4
10th Port Advn Base Force /1
7th USN Naval Const Rgt /1

Defending units:
Amami Oshima Fortress
3rd IJN Special Coastal Gun Battalion
10th Special Base Force
16th Field Construction Battalion
Yokosuka 6th SNLF
8th JAAF AF Bn

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 11/22/2019 1:42:59 AM

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I don't think you will 'need" Hellcat's in '43, but they won't hurt. With the whole of southern HI within range of your beasties, he won't have any economy left in 60 days. After that it is just a slog fest to finish. The killer for the IJ is that almost every important base is coastal and therefore susceptible to Naval Bombardment. This lack of shelter for the IJ air is a real issue.

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quote:

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

I don't think you will 'need" Hellcat's in '43, but they won't hurt. With the whole of southern HI within range of your beasties, he won't have any economy left in 60 days. After that it is just a slog fest to finish. The killer for the IJ is that almost every important base is coastal and therefore susceptible to Naval Bombardment. This lack of shelter for the IJ air is a real issue.

I do and will need them. Beasts in daylight will still get crushed by the large supported groups in all of the big Home Island bases, and night strikes can hit industry but only slowly, and mostly manpower. I also will not use them to hit airfields at night other than in small nuisance strikes. It wasn't possible, so I won't use it as my leverage to wreck Japanese airfields.

At this point I have literally two full and two half full groups of P-38 to sweep with, two 18 plane groups of Corsairs, and that's it. The MiGs are shot (only about 30 left) and there is nothing else that consistently can get an advantage over a large number of Tojo and Jack defenders. The P-40K is a good additional airframe for LR CAP, some sweeping and escort, but not a primary sweeper. Wildcats and Hurris are okay to add in but not on their own. Early Spits are better defensively than offensively.

Hellcats will provide a versatile, sturdy, hard hitting and plentiful service 1 option for the next 6 months if needed. I like that in this game the Hellcat will make an immediate and useful addition to the Allied cause.

Strat bombing is just beginning in earnest, and I hope to get to 10k points after a few months. With no additional fuel for the past 6 months, depleted industry and air forces, and an embattled IJN, it'll be tough for the Japanese, but they still have teeth.

My goal is to land on the Home Islands within the next month.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 11/30/2019 8:58:02 AM

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March 28, 1943

On the 28th several naval units surge ahead and tackle Home Island bases on Kyushu for the first time!! Two cruiser led TFs hit Kagoshima and Kummamoto, while DDs ineffectively hit Kanoya. Sweeps and 4E bombardments finish the job during the day, and the Japanese suffer big losses to the air power. The 4Es also locate CA Mikuma and drop no less than 15 500lb bombs on her, leaving her on fire in Kagoshima. They also hit another precious DD with four bombs, likely putting her out of action for a good while.

On the Korean Peninsula the capture of Genzen seals the fate of the IJA. No more reinforcements can come from Manchuria now, and tanks will surge down the Eastern coastline while other troops march on Keijo.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 1943
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TF 112 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Ships
DMS Lamberton

40 mines cleared

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TF 112 encounters mine field at Amami Oshima (98,64)

Allied Ships
DMS Lamberton, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 230 encounters mine field at Naha (95,66)

Allied Ships
YMS-99
YMS-94

52 mines cleared

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 102,60, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Kunashiri, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E W-8, Shell hits 20, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Nashville
CL Cleveland
CL Denver
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Gansevoort
DD Gillespie
DD Hobby

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 50% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 50% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 102,60, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E W-24, Shell hits 1
SC Ch 20, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
AKE Taketoyo Maru, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AKE Tazima Maru, Shell hits 59, and is sunk
AMc Rumeo Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Nashville
CL Cleveland
CL Denver
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Gansevoort
DD Gillespie
DD Hobby, Shell hits 1

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 50% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 50% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 102,60, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinugawa Maru, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Seia Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
PB Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Nashville
CL Cleveland
CL Denver
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Gansevoort
DD Gillespie
DD Hobby

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 50% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 50% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 102,60, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
ACM Fumi Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Yamaoka Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Takunan Maru #7, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Nashville
CL Cleveland
CL Denver
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Gansevoort
DD Gillespie
DD Hobby

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 39% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 39% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kagoshima at 102,60, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamazuki Maru, Shell hits 41, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PB Fukkai Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
SC Ch 28, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Nashville
CL Cleveland
CL Denver
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Gansevoort
DD Gillespie
DD Hobby

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 39% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 39% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Naval bombardment of Kagoshima at 102,60

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 35 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground
J2M2 Jack: 22 damaged
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2-N Rufe: 6 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 21 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 12 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 16 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Denver
CL Nashville
CL Trenton

Japanese ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 51

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Denver
CL Denver firing at Kagoshima
CL Nashville firing at Kagoshima
CL Trenton firing at Kagoshima

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Night Naval bombardment of Kumamoto at 102,59 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 36 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 81 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

92 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL P-150, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Kalinin
CA Quincy, Shell hits 1
CL Columbia
CL Montpelier
CL St. Louis

Japanese ground losses:
898 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 27 (4 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 73
Port hits 2

CA Kalinin firing at Tachibana-wan Fortress
Tachibana-wan Fortress firing at CA Kalinin
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Quincy
CA Quincy firing at Tachibana-wan Fortress
Tachibana-wan Fortress firing at CA Quincy
CL Columbia firing at 5th Division
CL Montpelier firing at Kumamoto
CL St. Louis firing at Kumamoto

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Night Naval bombardment of Kanoya at 102,61

Allied Ships
DD Morris
DD Walke
DD Meade
DD Barton
DD Lansdowne
DD Aaron Ward

DD Morris firing at 46th Division

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TF 230 encounters mine field at Naha (95,66)

Allied Ships
YMS-99
YMS-94

60 mines cleared

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Koshiki-jima Retto at 101,60, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E W-24, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
AMc Rumeo Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Nashville
CL Cleveland
CL Denver
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Gansevoort
DD Gillespie
DD Hobby

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 5,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 10
F4U-1 Corsair x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 15000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 10
P-38G Lightning x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Morning Air attack on Keijo , at 103,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 32,440 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11
J2M2 Jack x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Kanoya , at 102,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 74

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

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

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 6
xAK Kansai Maru, Bomb hits 1

Repair Shipyard hits 2
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 17
Port 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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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuzuki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 3

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ACM Kyo Maru #5, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
DD Hatsuzuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kansai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 3

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
P-38F Lightning x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

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

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6
P-38F Lightning x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 3

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

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Ground combat at Genzan (105,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 30966 troops, 335 guns, 3301 vehicles, Assault Value = 1694

Defending force 1902 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied adjusted assault: 2735

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 2735 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Genzan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2491 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 39 (3 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Assaulting units:
172nd Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
206th Tank Brigade
43rd Tank Brigade
29th Motorcycle Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
111th Tank Division
171st Tank Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade
125th Tank Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
209th Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade

Defending units:
Eiko-wan Fortress

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A shot of the main area of combat lately.

I'll keep putting pressure on the Kyushu bases as the Soviets and combined Allied forces march down Korea and begin to transport more and more across the Yellow Sea.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 12/13/2019 6:28:16 PM

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March 29-31, 1943

Trying to really get to work on Strat bombing now from Shanghai and soon with additional fields in Korea for more 2E. It's so interesting to try these 45 tasks in 43. Not nearly so easy to cause damage, but the NF aren't here yet either so he has to use all kinds of other 1E and 2E day planes at night. Damage does accumulate as long as I keep fires going for a few days.

A few invasions are imminent, most notably Iwo Jima and Daito Shoto. I plan to move as far as I can toward Tokyo on the Central Pacific island path and to shore up my LOC with Daito. Both atolls so I have to be careful.

A few sweeps here and there are testing the waters and getting good success still over the Home Islands. I can't wait to get some airfields in Southern Korea and get 200-300 planes on one target.
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Night Air attack on Shimonoseki , at 104,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 4
Fires 5232

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Shimonoseki , at 104,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 20274

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 34,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
J2M2 Jack x 18
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Kurume , at 103,58

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 39,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Morning Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 100,62 (Tokara Retto)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 42

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 4th Base Force ...
Also attacking 82nd Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 207th Ship Eng Coy ...
Also attacking 306th Ship Eng Coy ...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 30, 1943
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Night Naval bombardment of Tokunoshima at 97,65

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Oklahoma
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Port hits 6

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB New Mexico
BB New Mexico firing at Sasebo 3rd SNLF

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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1505 troops, 18 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Defending force 4539 troops, 48 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2/4th Ind Coy
6th US Naval Construction Battalion
24th US Naval Construction Battalion

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 31, 1943
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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 6

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 23
B-25D1 Mitchell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46 KAI Dinah: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 10
Fires 1917

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Mitchell II bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Kumamoto , at 102,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 18

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

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 26
Fires 5112

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Kumamoto , at 102,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 14
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

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

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 14
Fires 18189
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Here is Shimonoseki.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 12/13/2019 6:32:59 PM

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Not much at Iwo, so we're going in.

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Chichi Jima has a bit more, but not enough to stop what I'm bringing unless forts are much larger than expected.

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No detection yet on my approaching ships. There are a lot here, so this is a bit of a risk so close tot eh Home Islands. It's even within extreme range for the G3M3 Nell, but none of my subs have had detection, so if I can sneak in then Iwo will allow me air cover for the next two at Haha and Chichi.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 12/13/2019 7:41:26 PM

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April 1-2, 1943

A huge set of turns as advances are made in all vectors.

Keijo falls in Korea to give the Allies a great base for the future, and now the door is open to the road to Fusan. Tanks are already moving to the bases between and will strike several of them within two days.

I also crushed the defense at Moppo with 4Es and 2Es fro mShanghai, then used one of the large LRP para units on it, taking the base easily, without a loss!

At Iwo the troops easily storm the beaches, take few casualties' and destroy all of the Japanese resistance. No air or naval strikes challenge the ships here, but I'll take no chance and send most back to Pagan only half unloaded.
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Afternoon Air attack on Jaluit Base Force, at 98,69 (Daito Shoto)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 20

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged

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

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

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Ground combat at Manokwari (85,109)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1214 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 391 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Allied adjusted assault: 16

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Manokwari !!!

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

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

Assaulting units:
Lahat Cdo
Kendari KNIL Cdo

Defending units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit

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Ground combat at Kanko (105,47)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3288 troops, 243 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 407

Defending force 8670 troops, 27 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
39th Rifle Division
219th Corps Art Brigade
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
221st Corps Art Brigade
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion
624th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
17th Army
Korea Army
30th JAAF AF Bn

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 2, 1943
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Night Naval bombardment of Iwo-jima at 108,77

Allied Ships
DD Stalin
DD Raziashchij
DD Rezkij
DD Rekordnyj
DD Retivyj
DD Rastoropnyj
DD Ryanyj
DD Tblisi

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 16
Port supply hits 2

DD Stalin firing at Iwo-jima
DD Raziashchij firing at 10th JNAF AF Unit

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Amphibious Assault at Iwo-jima (108,77)

TF 41 troops unloading over beach at Iwo-jima, 108,77

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

13 troops of a USMC 42 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 2nd Marine Div /7

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Pre-Invasion action off Iwo-jima (108,77)

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Nevada
xAP Tjinegara
PC Taney

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

BB Nevada firing at 10th JNAF AF Unit
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Iwo-jima (108,77)

TF 64 troops unloading over beach at Iwo-jima, 108,77

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

13 troops of a USA 42 Rifle Squad lost in surf during unload of 24th Infantry Div /3

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Morning Air attack on 2nd Shipping , at 108,77 (Iwo-jima)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 12
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Combined 8th SNLF , at 100,54 (Moppo)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 12
Wellington Ic x 15
Wellington GR.VIII x 3
Beaufort V x 6
Mitchell II x 15
B-18A Bolo x 3
B-17E Fortress x 25
B-17F Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 26
B-24D1 Liberator x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 51
B-25D1 Mitchell x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese ground losses:
742 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (2 destroyed, 49 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufort V bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5396 troops, 48 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 129

Defending force 2361 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Allied adjusted assault: 73

Japanese adjusted defense: 157

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
452 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
Torres Str Lt Inf
2/4th Ind Coy
6th US Naval Construction Battalion
24th US Naval Construction Battalion
16th US Naval Const Bn /9

Defending units:
1st Raiding Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

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Ground combat at Chinnampo (102,47)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 31470 troops, 399 guns, 793 vehicles, Assault Value = 1210

Defending force 33912 troops, 353 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 929

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 818

Japanese adjusted defense: 251

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Chinnampo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2325 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 132 disabled
Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 47 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 69 (46 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 143 (143 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
720 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 148 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 19 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 123 (10 destroyed, 113 disabled)

Assaulting units:
72nd Tank Brigade
3rd Marine Division
203rd Tank Brigade
75th Tank Brigade
209th Rifle Division

Defending units:
37th/B Division
38th Division
22nd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
2nd Tank/B Division
2nd Tank/A Division
43rd Naval Guard Unit
24th NCPC Route Brigade
19th Division
13th Garrison Unit
2nd Tank Regiment
37th/C Division
32nd Field AA Battalion
209th JAAF AF Bn
1st Army
7th Air Division
25th Army
20th Army
49th Field AA Battalion
2nd Tank/C Division

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Ground combat at Keijo (103,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 50958 troops, 878 guns, 1538 vehicles, Assault Value = 1834

Defending force 15388 troops, 54 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 1446

Japanese adjusted defense: 329

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Keijo !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3969 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 465 destroyed, 195 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 48 (26 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 203 (184 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Allied ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
77th Tank Brigade
218th Tank Brigade
35th Rifle Division
66th Rifle Division
263rd Motorized Brigade
39th Rifle Brigade
1st Ussurii Tank Brigade
38th Rifle Brigade
61st Tank Division
629th Cannon Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
263rd Howitzer Regiment
45th Howitzer Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
1128th Howitzer Regiment
227th Cannon Brigade
215th Cannon Brigade
1120th Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
8th Area Army
1st Area Army
25th Special Base Force
59th Field AA Battalion
Kwantung Army
76th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Iwo-jima (108,77)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3432 troops, 91 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Defending force 2151 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 122

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 122 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Iwo-jima !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2190 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Div /3
102nd Cmbt Engr Rgt /1
24th Infantry Div /6
11th Marine Def Bn /1
198th FA Bn /1
249th FA Bn /2
226th FA Bn /1
223rd FA Bn /1
2nd USMC FA Bn /1
503rd Cst AA Rgt /1

Defending units:
4th Port Unit
2nd Shipping
10th JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Moppo (100,54)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3039 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 1912 troops, 86 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 105

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 105 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Moppo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1604 casualties reported
Squads: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 230 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 92 (92 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (52 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1
77th LRP Bde /1
50th Indian Para Bde /1

Defending units:
Combined 8th SNLF
6th Air Division

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Fires still burning here and managing now to take a good chunk off of the resources especially.

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April 3-4, 1943

I've been targeting Fukuoka lately since it has the largest Manpower in range plus a large industrial and resource base. Fires get over 50k on the 4th, so lets see after a few days what the place looks like. The before shot is posted below.

A really interesting thing happened completely by mistake up North. A group of six USN fleet subs was transferring to Shanghai to set up shop and go out on patrol. The trouble is they were AI routed through the very well known minefield at Hakodate! (and of course would also have to transit the Tsushima strait).

The insetting part is that they were in one TF and only one sub took a mine, while the others proceeded to make multiple wolf-pack like attacks against the many targets in the area. One, the Tinosa, attacks in both phases, too. This is more like it! The Sunfish should also be fine after a month in the yards, so altogether a very interesting discovery. Maybe wolf-packs do work! (Something else I need to test).
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Night Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 2

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 4
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 21
Fires 8468

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Liberator II bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 34
Fires 36294

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 4, 1943
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Night Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-24D Liberator x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 14
Fires 12960

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Fukuoka , at 103,57

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 5
Fires 51588

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kure Ku T-1/C with F1M2 Pete (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

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TF 230 encounters mine field at Moppo (100,54)

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth

17 mines cleared

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TF 388 encounters mine field at Hakodate (119,53)

Allied Ships
SS Sunfish, Mine hits 1

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Sub attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakusika Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pompon

xAK Hakusika Maru is sighted by SS Pompon
SS Pompon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hakusika Maru

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Submarine attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamabuki Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tinosa

xAK Yamabuki Maru is sighted by SS Tinosa
SS Tinosa launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamabuki Maru

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Submarine attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Meiu Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

xAK Meiu Maru is sighted by SS Scorpion
SS Scorpion attacking xAK Meiu Maru on the surface

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ASW attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamayuri Maru
xAK Yamazato Maru
PB Hirotama Maru

Allied Ships
SS Snook

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

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Submarine attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamabuki Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tinosa

SS Tinosa is sighted by xAK Yamabuki Maru
SS Tinosa launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamabuki Maru

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Submarine attack near Hakodate at 119,53

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamabuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Snook

xAK Yamabuki Maru is sighted by SS Snook
SS Snook launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamabuki Maru

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Ground combat at Kanko (105,47)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14889 troops, 390 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 407

Defending force 8472 troops, 27 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 391

Japanese adjusted defense: 157

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Kanko !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2328 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 171 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 120 (113 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 4

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th Rifle Division
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion
219th Corps Art Brigade
221st Corps Art Brigade
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
624th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
Korea Army
17th Army
30th JAAF AF Bn

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April 5-6, 1943

Daito Shoto is invaded and taken easily in a shock. Lots of sweeps head over Kyushu and do well against solid IJ CAP.

Taiden also falls to the forward tank army, giving the Allies a great airbase on the Korean peninsula. I'll begin sending base forces and engineers immediately.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saishu To at 99,55, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Hakozake Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Higashiyama Maru, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
PB Nanei Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Aulick
DD Walke
DD Morris
DD Flusser
DD Cassin

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms with 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Ki-46 KAI Dinah x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 16
B-24D1 Liberator x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 52
Fires 7562

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 5
Fires 47523

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
J2M2 Jack x 21
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
J2M2 Jack x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Kumamoto , at 102,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 40,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
J2M2 Jack x 8
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 34500 feet

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Morning Air attack on Kumamoto , at 102,59

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11
J2M2 Jack x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Ground combat at Tokunoshima (97,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5442 troops, 48 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 1768 troops, 22 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied adjusted assault: 37

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tokunoshima !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
497 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (8 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
Torres Str Lt Inf
Makassar KNIL Cdo /1
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
VII KNIL Bn /1
2/4th Ind Coy
1st Marine Raider Bn /1
14th US Naval Const Bn /1
48th US Naval Const Bn /1
26th US Naval Const Bn /1
6th US Naval Construction Battalion
24th US Naval Construction Battalion
16th US Naval Const Bn /9

Defending units:
1st Raiding Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

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Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 168 troops, 17 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 937

Defending force 26718 troops, 444 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 899

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Armoured Regiment
Kowloon Brigade
1st Tank Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd British Division
26th Indian Brigade
97th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit
Guards Mixed Brigade
64th Inf Group Brigade
48th/B Division
52nd/B Division
I/124th Infantry Battalion
48th/C Division
48th/A Division
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
2nd Raiding Regiment
52nd/A Division
47th Naval Guard Unit
16th Division
52nd/C Division
108th JAAF AF Bn
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
57th JNAF AF Unit
47th JNAF AF Unit
11th Air Fleet
41st Air Defense AA Battalion
51st Ind.AA Gun Co
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
Southwest Area Fleet
17th JNAF AF Unit
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
115th JAAF AF Bn

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 6, 1943
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Pre-Invasion action off Daito Shoto (98,69)

27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Detroit
CL Richmond
CL Concord
PC Ariadne
PC Aurora
SC-640
SC-634
LCI-22
LCI-21
LCI-23
DM Gamble
KV Vancouver
LCI-24

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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

CL Detroit firing at Jaluit Base Force
CL Richmond firing at Jaluit Base Force
CL Concord firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF
PC Ariadne fired at enemy troops
PC Aurora fired at enemy troops
SC-640 fired at enemy troops
SC-634 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Daito Shoto (98,69)

TF 196 troops unloading over beach at Daito Shoto, 98,69

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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Pre-Invasion action off Daito Shoto (98,69)

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
DD Stronghold
AP President Monroe
DD Stuart
DD Thracian

Japanese ground losses:
409 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

BB Mississippi firing at 9th Port Unit
CA Frobisher firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF
CA Hawkins firing at 9th Port Unit
DD Stronghold firing at Jaluit Base Force
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Daito Shoto (98,69)

TF 257 troops unloading over beach at Daito Shoto, 98,69

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

11 troops of a Aus Inf Sect 42 lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Australian Bde

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Invasion Support action off Daito Shoto (98,69)

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
PC Ariadne
PC Aurora
SC-640
SC-634
LCI-24
DM Gamble
KV Vancouver
LCI-21
LCI-23

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

PC Ariadne fired at enemy troops
PC Aurora fired at enemy troops
SC-640 fired at enemy troops
SC-634 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Daito Shoto (98,69)

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AP President Monroe
DD Stuart
DD Thracian

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on Shimonoseki , at 104,57

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 36
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Morning Air attack on Iki-shima , at 102,57

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 36,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
J2M2 Jack x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Ground combat at Daito Shoto (98,69)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7431 troops, 98 guns, 219 vehicles, Assault Value = 339

Defending force 1707 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 284

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 284 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Daito Shoto !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
963 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (23 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Australian Brigade
2/4th Armoured Regiment
14th NZ Brigade
762nd Tank Battalion
2/1st Pioneer Battalion
Mobiele Bn /1

Defending units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF /2
Jaluit Base Force
9th Port Unit

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Ground combat at Taiden (103,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 13488 troops, 176 guns, 1351 vehicles, Assault Value = 654

Defending force 1368 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 613

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 613 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taiden !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2038 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
1st Ussurii Tank Brigade
263rd Motorized Brigade
218th Tank Brigade
77th Tank Brigade
61st Tank Division

Defending units:
58th JNAF AF Unit

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 12/13/2019 8:43:01 PM

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Here is a shot of where it's at now. A lot of forward movement.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: Lowpe (J) vs obvert... - 12/14/2019 10:43:57 AM

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April 7-9, 1943

Lots of sweeps over these three days. Corsairs work Southern Kyushu to good effect. Lightnings, P-40K and Hurry IIC with some Spit VC go for Fusan as troops near it. I'd like to prevent a mass exodus of remaining Japanese forces that could be picked up here so it's important to kill the CAP and threaten the airspace. Overall it works well.

An invasion is nearing a landing at Haha-Jima, but one TF went a day early and let off a few unfortunate engineers and soldiers. They were roughed up, but some of the troops are still on the ships so they'll continue on the 10th with everyone else. At least the Japanese also took some damage from the landing and shouldn't be in great shape for the real deal.

Strat bombing is sporadic with weather interfering over several bases.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 7, 1943
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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Manpower hits 9
Fires 29005

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Manpower hits 6
Fires 31669

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Port Arthur , at 99,44

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Blenheim VD x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 6 destroyed
Blenheim VD: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
J2M2 Jack x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
J2M2 Jack x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 25000 feet

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Ground combat at Gunzan (102,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31174 troops, 643 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 954

Defending force 11955 troops, 75 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 595

Japanese adjusted defense: 56

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Gunzan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1945 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 309 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 47 (41 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (71 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8

Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
66th Rifle Division
35th Rifle Division
38th Rifle Brigade
1128th Howitzer Regiment
45th Howitzer Regiment
215th Cannon Brigade
413th Howitzer Regiment
1120th Cannon Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
227th Cannon Brigade
263rd Howitzer Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment

Defending units:
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division
8th Area Army
59th Field AA Battalion
1st Area Army
58th Field AA Battalion
Kwantung Army
19th Port Unit
58th Construction Battalion
25th Special Base Force
76th JAAF AF Bn

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 9, 1943
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Night Air attack on Nagasaki/Sasebo , at 102,58

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 5
Fires 8736

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

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Pre-Invasion action off Haha-jima (110,75)

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
SC-630
xAP Swartenhondt
AM Wallaroo
KV Quesnel

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

SC-630 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Haha-jima (110,75)

TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Haha-jima, 110,75

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

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Invasion Support action off Haha-jima (110,75)

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
SC-630
xAP Swartenhondt
AM Wallaroo
KV Quesnel

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

SC-630 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
J2M2 Jack x 8
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

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

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
J2M2 Jack x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 33,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 12
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 39
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
Spitfire Vc Trop x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire Vc Trop: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 35,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 35
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 34,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 12

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

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 34,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

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

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 29500 feet

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Morning Air attack on Kagoshima , at 102,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
J2M2 Jack x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M2 Jack: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Saishu To , at 99,55

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 23

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Hokuhi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 38,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 2
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Fusan , at 103,55

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 21
P-40K Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 34550 feet

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Ground combat at Nago (95,65)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29547 troops, 470 guns, 894 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222

Defending force 26867 troops, 444 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Allied adjusted assault: 1350

Japanese adjusted defense: 2890

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2088 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 31 (11 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2909 casualties reported
Squads: 115 destroyed, 146 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 48 (10 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (3 destroyed, 44 disabled)

Assaulting units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
1st Tank Battalion
267th Armoured Brigade
Kowloon Brigade
12th Armoured Regiment
2nd British Division
767th Tank Battalion
26th Indian Brigade
97th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
47th Naval Guard Unit
I/124th Infantry Battalion
Nakagusuko-wan Fortress
2nd Raiding Regiment
52nd Naval Guard Unit
48th/A Division
52nd/A Division
64th Inf Group Brigade
48th/C Division
48th/B Division
52nd/B Division
16th Division
Guards Mixed Brigade
52nd/C Division
108th JAAF AF Bn
11th Air Fleet
41st Air Defense AA Battalion
17th JNAF AF Unit
Southwest Area Fleet
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
47th JNAF AF Unit
Wake Coastal Gun Battalion
51st Ind.AA Gun Co
57th JNAF AF Unit
115th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Chinhae (103,54)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28425 troops, 305 guns, 3040 vehicles, Assault Value = 1626

Defending force 3885 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied adjusted assault: 1115

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 557 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Chinhae !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1869 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 162 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (36 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
125th Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
209th Tank Brigade
111th Tank Division
193rd Tank Battalion
73rd Tank Brigade
172nd Brigade
43rd Tank Brigade
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
206th Tank Brigade
171st Tank Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade

Defending units:
Chinkai Naval Base Force
33rd JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Haha-jima (110,75)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 690 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Defending force 1792 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 46

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
410 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
34th Cmbt Engr Rgt /2
37th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /2

Defending units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit

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